Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |  Cyprus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 2 March 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | Elena Patroklou | |||
| Selected song | "S.O.S." | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 60 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus was represented by Elena Patroklou, with the song "S.O.S.", at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, which took place on 4 May in Rome. The song was chosen after a national final organised by broadcaster CyBC.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Epilogí Tragoudioú Giourovízion
[edit]Competing entries
[edit]CyBC announced their intention to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 on 25 September 1990.[1] The CyBC then opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs from 22 November 1990 until 10 January 1991.[2] By the end of the submission period, 72 entries had been submitted.[3] On 10 February 1991, a 15-member jury panel, along with a chairman and four non-voting members, listened to the submitted songs and decided the eight competing entries.[3][4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| 3 | Andri Kyriazi | "Mitera Gi" (Μητέρα Γη) | Giannakis Varnavas |
| 6 | Panikos Charalambous | "Eleftheria" (Ελευθερία) | Petros Giannakis |
| 14 | Antonis Saralis | "E, kai ti egine" (Ε, και τι έγινε) | Savvas Savva, Tonia Kyriakou |
| 18 | Elena Patroklou | "S.O.S." | Kypros Charalambous, Andreas Christou |
| 55 | Evridiki | "O epomenos aionas" (Ο επόμενος αιώνας) | Giorgos Theofanous, Leonidas Malenis |
| 56 | Yiannis Dimitriou | "Mila mou, mila mou" (Μίλα μου, μίλα μου) | Giorgos Anastasiou Stavrou, Giorgos Karavokyris |
| 59 | Kostas Violaris | "En i mana mou pou ftaiei" (Εν η μάνα μου που φταίει) | Kostas Violaris |
| 62 | Yianna Panayidou and Savvas Savva | "Psachno gia elpida" (Ψάχνω για ελπίδα) | Savvas Savva, Maria Kourou |
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Final
[edit]The final was broadcast live at 21:10 EET on RIK on 2 March 1991 in a show named Epilogí Tragoudioú Giourovízion (Επιλογή Τραγουδιού Γιουροβίζιον).[3][7] The final was held in the International Convention Centre in Nicosia, and was hosted by Evi Papamichail.[3][6] The results were decided by a 24-member jury.[6] The running order was drawn at random.[3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result | Place |
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| 1 | Yiannis Dimitriou | "Mila mou, mila mou" (Μίλα μου, μίλα μου) | 103 | 6 |
| 2 | Antonis Saralis | "E, kai ti egine" (Ε, και τι έγινε) | 124 | 4 |
| 3 | Andri Kyriazi | "Mitera Gi" (Μητέρα Γη) | 116 | 5 |
| 4 | Evridiki | "O epomenos aionas" (Ο επόμενος αιώνας) | 153 | 2 |
| 5 | Elena Patroklou | "S.O.S." | 196 | 1 |
| 6 | Yianna Panayidou and Savvas Savva | "Psachno gia elpida" (Ψάχνω για ελπίδα) | 62 | 7 |
| 7 | Kostas Violaris | "En i mana mou pou ftaiei" (Εν η μάνα μου που φταίει) | 32 | 8 |
| 8 | Panikos Charalambous | "Eleftheria" (Ελευθερία) | 150 | 3 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final, Elena Patroklou performed 21st in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Italy. At the close of voting "S.O.S." had received 60 points, placing Cyprus ninth out of 22 countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[8]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "Η Κύπρος στη Γιουροβίζιον του 1991" [Cyprus in Eurovision 1991]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 26 September 1990. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Διαγωνισμός τραγουδιού για τη Γιουροβίζιον '91" [Song Contest for Eurovision '91]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 22 November 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Διαγωνισμός Τραγουδιού της Γιουροβίζιον" [Eurovision Song Contest]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 13 February 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Διαγωνισμός τραγουδιού της Γιουροβίζιον" [Eurovision Song Contest]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 14 February 1991. p. 6. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b Επιλογή Τραγουδιού Γιουροβίζιον [Eurovision Song selection] (Television production) (in Greek). CyBC. 2 March 1991.
- ^ a b c d Mantzilas, Dimitrios (24 November 2018). "Κύπρος 1991. Η Έλενα Πατρόκλου εκπέμπει S.O.S. με οικολογικές ανησυχίες" [Cyprus 1991. Elena Patroklou broadcasts S.O.S. with ecological concerns]. INFE GREECE (in Greek). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "ΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗ" [TELEVISION]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 2 March 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.