Sunday, December 21, 2014

Cyprus: 'Eurovision Song Project' - Show dates


Cyprus returns to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, after a one-year-break in 2014. Cybc, Cyprian broadcaster, decided to find their representative for Vienna in a national selection called 'Eurovision Song Project'. In total 10 shows the 55 contestants will be reduced to 6 acts for the national final, which will take place on 1st of February 2015. Host of the show will be Antri Keratoni.

Eurovision Song Project - Trailer




'Eurovision Song Project' - Show dates:

  • 07.12.2014 - Audition - Show 1
  • 14.12.2014 - Audition - Show 2
  • 21.12.2014 - Audition - Show 3
  • 26.12.2014 - Audition - Show 4
  • 28.12.2014 - Audition - Show 5
  • 04.01.2015 - Audition - Show 6
  • 11.01.2015 - Audition - Show 7
  • 18.01.2015 - Eurochallenge 1 (20 acts)
  • 25.01.2015 - Eurochallenge 2 (10 acts)
  • 01.02.2015 - National Final (6 acts)

'Eurovision Song Project' - Judges (Auditions)

  • Elena Patroklou (ESC 1991) 
  • Alex Panayi (ESC 1995 / ESC 2000)
  • Despina Olympiou (ESC 2013)
  • Tasos Trifonos.

'Eurovision Song Project - Judges (Eurochallenges & Final)

  • Elena Patroklou (ESC 1991) 
  • Alex Panayi (ESC 1995 / ESC 2000)
  • Despina Olympiou (ESC 2013)
  • Tasos Trifonos.
  • Christer Björkman (Swedish Head of Delegation)
  • Dimitris Kontopoulos (Composer & Producer)

'Eurovision Song Project' - The Voting (National Final)

  • 50 % Tele voting
  • 50 % Jury voting

Despina Olympiou represented Cyprus 2013 in Malmö with her song 'An me thimase' (engl. If You Remember Me), but she failed to qualify to the final.

Despina Olympiou - 'An me thimase' (Eurovision 2013)



Cyprus debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with Island and the song 'Monica'. The best results for Cyprus was in the years 1982 (Anna Vissi with 'Mono i agapi'), 1997 (Hara & Andreas Konstantinou with 'Mana mou') and 2005 (Lisa Andreas with 'Stronger Every Minute'). All three ended on 5th place in the Eurovision final. Cyprus will perform in one of the Semi-Finals on 19th or 21st of May 2015 in Vienna.

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