Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
| Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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 Cyprus
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovision Song Project | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Auditions: 7 December 2014 14 December 2014 21 December 2014 28 December 2014 4 January 2015 11 January 2015 Eurochallenges: 16 January 2015 23 January 2015 Final: 1 February 2015 |
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| Selected entrant | Giannis Karagiannis | |||
| Selected song | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 87 points) | |||
| Final result | 22nd, 11 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The Cypriot entry was selected through the Eurovision Song Project, a national selection similar to the structure and format of the Swedish Melodifestivalen. The selection was intended to be organized by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) and MAD TV. However, due to low number of submissions, it was decided that the broadcasters would not collaborate for the selection. Cyprus was represented by the song One Thing I Should Have Done. It was performed by Giannis Karagiannis and is written by Karagiannis together with Mike Connaris.
Prior to the 2015 Contest, Cyprus had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-one times since its first entry in 1981. Its best placing was fifth, which it achieved three times: in 1982 with the song "Mono I Agapi" performed by Anna Vissi, in 1997 with "Mana Mou" performed by Hara and Andreas Constantinou, and 2004 with "Stronger Every Minute" performed by Lisa Andreas. Cyprus' least successful result was in 1986 when it placed last with the song "Tora Zo" by Elpida, receiving only four points in total. However, its worst finish in terms of points received was when it placed second to last in 1999 with "Tha'nai Erotas" by Marlain Angelidou, receiving only two. In 2012, Cyprus selected Ivi Adamou to represent the country in Baku. Adamou achieved the 16th place in the final making it their best result since 2004. In 2013, Cyprus failed to qualify to the final after selecting Despina Olympiou to represent the country. In October 2013, the withdrawal from the 2014 contest was announced, the broadcaster cited the public opinion regarding the 2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis and budget restrictions as factors that influenced this decision.
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