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7 unusual facts about Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest


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As mentioned above, Anna Vissi returned to the Contest in 1982, then representing her native Cyprus with "Mono I Agapi", and a third time in 2006 with "Everything", again singing for Greece.

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While her first performance was not a success, her second remains the highest placing that Cyprus has ever achieved in the Contest.

Chatham Grammar School for Girls

Lisa Andreas, came joint-fifth (with Sweden) in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, representing Cyprus (received 12 points from Greece and Monaco, and 10 points from the UK and the Netherlands), singing Stronger Every Minute, aged 16

Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest

Cyprus and Turkey, another participant, never voted for each other until 2003, a taboo attributed to the ongoing Cyprus dispute.

Íme ánthropos ki egó

It was succeeded as Cypriot representative at the 1995 Contest by Alexandros Panayi with "Sti Fotia".

Mono Yia Mas

It was succeeded as Cypriot representative at the 1997 Contest by Hara & Andreas Konstantinou with "Mana Mou".

Teriazoume

It was succeeded as Cypriot representative in the 1993 Contest by Kyriakos Zimboulakis and Dimos van Beke with "Mi Stamatas".



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