Eurovision 2023: Cyprus

Apr. 25th, 2023 08:59 pm
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Artist: Andrew Lambrou
Song: Break a Broken Heart
Currently with bookmakers: 23rd (200/1-250/1)
Place 2022: 12th out of 18 in Semi final 2
Wins: 0



Andrew Lambrou tried to represent Australia last year with Electrify which was a weak song and finished 7th in the National selection contest Australia Decides. Lambrou is of Greek-Cypriot descent and though he was announced as the Cypriot representative at Eurovision in October last year, the song was not released until March this year

Break a Broken Heart was written by a group of Scandinavian songwriters and internally selected to represent Cyprus. What we need to see is how he does the vocals live, seeing he was not entirely live at Australia Decides and was knocked out before the live shows in X-factor in Australia. Though this song is better than Electrify it will need a much better performance that he put on at Australia decides to get any traction.

Cyprus, or the other Greece, has had little success at Eurovision other than a second place in 2018 with Fuego they have not been top three. In 1987 Cyprus made the top ten finishing 7th which was a good result, possibly that 12 points from Greece pushed it higher than it deserved though.
 

 

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Eurovision 2022: Cyprus Vs Estonia

May. 11th, 2022 01:04 pm
passionpop: (putting my foot in it)
Most Wins: Estonia 1 (Cyprus 0) 
Most Entries Cyprus 37 (Estonia 26)
Bookies favourite: Estonia 200/1 (Cyprus 250/1)


Stefan came to Estonia's attention when he was about 12 when he reached the final of children's talent show Laulukarussell and has since won The Masked singer (Maskis Laulja), and this years Eesti Laul on his 4th attempt. Andromache went to The Voice of Greece in 2015 and was knocked out in the first round of Live shows. in 2017 she worked with famous Cypriot singer/songwriter Giorgos Papadopoulos which lead to some success.

Stefan is sending spaghetti western dance music to Eurovision, which is surprisingly listenable. Andromache has giving us a song with middle-eastern, Balkan, Spanish, and pop tones. It is so pop that it sounds like it wants to break out into a rap, but fortunately does not. 

In the end these are both in the very competitive second semi which could leave some very good songs missing out. Andromache's is good, but Stefan is catchy. 

This round goes to Estonia
 

 

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Eurovision 2021: Cyprus

May. 2nd, 2021 04:51 pm
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Selection: Internal
Wins:0
2020: Sandro - Running
2021: Elena Tsagrinou – El Diablo

Current Bookmakers: 9th



Elena Tsagrinou is singing one of no less than 3 songs written by Jimmy "Joker" Thornfeldt for this year’s Eurovision and one of two in the first Semi. It is controversial with the Orthodox Christians in Cyprus though because the song screams ‘I love El Diablo’. I don't get why any Christians would have issues with that, the devil is their creation after-all... 

This song sounds like 3 songs squashed together, which is possibly better than last year’s selected Eurovision entry which sounded like 2 songs squashed together. 2020 would have given us a more standard song, this year at least is threaded together in an interesting way and it could be an interesting performance. It could also be a mess.

Like many Cypriot entries, Elena is from Greece and famous in Cyprus from her Greek fame. When sending Greek singers though, Cyprus usually gets more points if Greece is actually competing in Eurovision. Even when they are there they are not guaranteed to give Cyprus top points. 1989 saw Greece give Cyprus 7 points.

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Eurovision 2019: Cyprus vs Greece

Apr. 19th, 2019 10:36 am
passionpop: (sweet and innocent)
Cyprus - 0 Wins
Tamta - "Replay"

Verses

Greece - 1 Win
Katerine Duska - "Better Love"



Cyprus verses Greece is generally Greece verses better Greece, and this year is no exception. The Georgian born Tamta is a household name in Greece after she applied for Greek Super Idol just to get Greek residency. She is favoured by the bookmakers (just) over the Canadian born Greek entry, and good on her for that. After 12 years of trying to get to Eurovision Tamta is 7th overall with the bookies in her first event.



Pink veils are the in thing in the Greek speaking world atm is appears.These songs also have the fact they are tried and true pop songs. Cyprus' song was written by the same Greek-Swedish song writer that wrote Cyprus song last year which finished second. Well Alex P is one of the many people with a song writing credit. As with all pop songs it is a team effort, even Greece's song has 3 credited song writers. 
 
Vocally Katerine Duska vocally sounds a bit like the UK entry from last year, SuRie, though her song is better and it is My Number One out of these two. I am going Greece. 
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Eurovision 2018: Cyprus

Apr. 30th, 2018 04:16 pm
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Appearances: 34
Wins: 0
Selection method: Internal Selection
Vote: initially Cyprus was going to vote for the artist, but that was taken away to prevent them accidently voting in a Turkish Cypriot
Winner: Eleni Foureira
Song: Fuego



Another Beyonce wanna-be booty shaking in a bodysuit. The toga bodysuit is a novelty, but everything else about this song has all been done before, including at least once outfit almost identical to a Beyonce one, and the tempo is a bit slow for the big summer hit that this wants to be. Instead of booty shaking, this song demands Greek dancing, something the Albanian born Eleni would have seen growing up in Greece.

The among the writers of this song are people who are responsible for contributing to Eurovison songs from 2007, 2009 and 2012 and all of these songs surprisingly made it to the final, one even finished 3rd. This won’t reach those lofty heights. The bookmakers have it in a group of maybe qualifiers and that’s the best it can hope for.

It is understandable why Greece has rejected Eleni for Eurovision thrice, she just tries too hard. Also what it is with glitter this year? A glitter bodysuit is really a step too far. Eleni needs to work on styling, routine and the song to have a chance to win.

In 1985 Cyprus finished 16th. If they finish that well this year it is better than they deserve. 
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Eurovision 2017: Cyprus

Apr. 11th, 2017 07:02 pm
passionpop: (subliminal)
Cyprus
Semi final 1
Artist: Hovig
Song: Gravity
Odds: $67

Word of the day:
Puan - σημεία - Points
12 of them from Greece.



Gravity is the only song Thomas G:Son has co-written to appear in this year’s Eurovision. He has previously written or co-written Eurovision entries for Sweden, Spain, Norway, Georgia, Denmark, as well as last year’s entry for Cyprus and why would you not employ this guy as a writer? G:son won Eurovision in 2012 and out of the 12 previous entries that he has been involved with prior to this year, only one failed to make the final. Sure he has written about 70 songs that have failed to make it through various national selections, but it is only the ones that make it that count.

This will get 12 points from Greece because Greece always gives Cyprus points. Hovig is also well known to Greek audiences after appearing on X-Factor Greece in 2009. He is also the closest thing to a Turkish Cypriot that Cyprus will ever send to Eurovision, being of Armenian descent. Well Armenia is close geographically to Turkey…

This is not the first time that a song called Gravity has gone to Eurovision. This year’s Eurovision Hosts Ukraine sent Gravity in 2013. Cyprus’ Gravity is a better song, but Ukraine had a giant which scores bonus points.

This is far from the worst song Cyprus has ever sent to Eurovision. That award appears to go to the song from 1986


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Eurovision 2016: Cyprus

Mar. 30th, 2016 07:38 pm
passionpop: (completely)
Cyprus
Previous entries: 32
Wins: Nil
First Entry: 1981 Island – Monika
Most Recent Entry: 2015 Giannis Karagiannis – The Thing I Should Have Done
National Anthem: ÎŽμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν

2016:



Minus One –Alter Ego

Cyprus is sending a Greek-Cypriot act to Eurovision, which is pretty much the standard. Cyprus is more likely so send in a ringer from the UK than a Turkish-Cypriot act. I have to keep reminding myself that there is no politics in Eurovision.

On the topic of standards, this is pretty standard corporate rock. This could be a car commercial or the opening theme for a sports show. I could see clips of soccer players weaving the ball around opponents set to this song. That’s what his song is good for so it baffles me why instead it is going to Eurovision.

Greece and Cyprus are both in the same semi, so theoretically both should qualify for the final. Greece and Cyprus will swap points as they often do, after all the whole purpose of Cyprus being in Eurovision is to give Greece points. An added dimension this year though will be France will likely give Cyrpus points in the final too seeing Francois Micheletto from Minus One is in the French version of The Voice at present. This still won’t win though, it won’t even come close.

Middle of the road is generally where Cyprus sits in Eurovision, like in this flashback from 1985

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Eurovision 2015: Cyprus

Apr. 5th, 2015 08:26 pm
passionpop: (die bitch)
Cyprus
Population: 1 117 000
Area: 9 251 km2
Language: Greek, Turkish
Eurovision Attendances: 31
Eurovision wins: 0



John Karayiannis - One Thing I Should Have Done

This song is pleasant for a toilet break song, though it sounds too much like ‘To Be With You’ (that 90’s classic) by Mr Big for me to like it as much as the bookmakers, and they only have this as mid-range. It may qualify only because there are a lot of votes in ballads.

In the Cypriot national section, it is a 50/50 split (jury and public) to determine the winner. This song was neither favourite with the public nor the jury, it was bridesmaid in both votes and won by default. Listening to the songs that the jury and the public respectively favoured, I realise that default a respectable choice. Out of the 3, the jury song was less of a toilet break.

I doubt Cyprus will win a Eurovision until they start sending Turkish-Cypriot acts to represent them, but that will never happen. I love the politics of Eurovision.

A couple of the people on the Cypriot jury were former Eurovision entrants themselves, including the performer of this 1991 classic

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Eurovision Song Review: Cyprus

May. 3rd, 2013 06:37 am
passionpop: (subliminal)
Country: Cyprus

History...
Debut: 1981
Previous Appearances: 30
Wins: 0

2013...
Artist: Despina Olympiou
Song: An Me Thimáse



Twelve points from Greece! Unless it doesn't qualify for the final or someone else gives Greece money for their votes because Greece would do anything for money. Lets face it, so would Cyprus and that’s the only reason why Cyprus is in the competition this year, to sell their votes to the highest bidder.

Granted this is a pretty ballad, and it appears that Despina can sing, but there is enough pretty in this years contest and without 'friends' to get it into the final, this wont make it, and the bookies agree.

Lets hope Cyprus can afford an entry next year so they can get that elusive win, because this year wont be the one.

Please try again Cyprus. Keep coming back and Mi Stamatas

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Eurovision 2012: Cyprus

Apr. 30th, 2012 09:02 pm
passionpop: (completely)

Performer: Ivi Adamou
Song: La La Love

Dull, Soulless dance music. This will be big in Malta and Greece, but no one else will really care for this song, and rightfully so. Nothing more really needs to be said... but I will waffle a bit

It is another of last decades Sydney Mardi Gras. My favourite part of the clip is how long her mouth is... The Joker only got a mouth like that with the air of a knife, can you get a mouth like hers with a knife... if you can I fear her plastic surgeon. 

The clip is meant to be based on Snow White, but where are the dwarfs... were they elsewhere being tossed. God I hope this promo clip isn't the best she has got and she actually performs at Eurovision. 

Maybe I am wrong about Malta liking this song. Their crap is better than this, but then Cyprus is a word synonymous with crap


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