Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Country |
 Cyprus
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Artist: 1 February 2018 Song: 2 March 2018 |
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| Selected entrant | Eleni Foureira | |||
| Selected song | "Fuego" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 262 points) | |||
| Final result | 2nd, 436 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) announced in September 2017 that they had selected the Greek Swedish composer Alex Papaconstantinou to compose the Cypriot entry. While the artist was originally to be selected through a national final, the Cypriot broadcaster later announced that they would internally select both the artist and song.
Prior to the 2017 contest, Cyprus had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-three times since their debut in 1981. The nation's highest placing in the contest was fifth, which they 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. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Cyprus had featured in six finals. Cyprus' least successful result in the final has been last place, which they achieved in 1986 with the song "Tora Zo" performed by Elpida. The country managed to qualify in 2016 represented by the band Minus One with their song "Alter Ego" and ended 21st in the final out of 26 entries. In 2017, Hovig managed to qualify to the final in Kiev, with the song "Gravity, finishing 21st with 68 points.
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