Cyprus was represented by Anna Vissi, with the song "Mono i agapi", at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, which took place on 24 April in Harrogate. The song was chosen after an internal selection organised by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC).
Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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Country | ||||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 16 February 1982 | |||
Selected entrant | Anna Vissi | |||
Selected song | "Mono i agapi" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Anna Vissi | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 5th, 85 points | |||
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editInternal selection
editCyBC opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs until 23 January 1982.[1] Each artist or composer were only allowed to submit up to two entries each.[1] By the end of the submission period, CyBC had received 29 entries, of which four were invalid.[2] The internal selection took place on 16 February 1982 and the results of the internal selection were decided by a 9-member jury.[3] The competition consisted of multiple stages and in the final stage of the internal selection, five songs remained and "Mono i agapi" by Anna Vissi was declared the winner.[2][4]
Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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Anna Vissi | "Mono i agapi" (Μόνο η αγάπη) | Anna Vissi | 1 |
Constantina | "Agapi mou, nisi mou" (Αγάπη μου, νησί μου) | 2 | |
Lia Vissi |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final Anna Vissi performed eighth in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting "Mono i agapi" had received 85 points, placing Cyprus in 5th of the 18 participating countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Germany.[6]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ a b "Το ΡΙΚ Στη Γιουροβίζιον" [RIK at Eurovision]. ΜΕΣΗΜΒΡΙΝΗ. 11 November 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Vissy song for Eurovision". The Cyprus Weekly. 19 February 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "«Μόνο ή αγάπη» της Βίσση στη Γιουροβίζιον" ["Mono i agapi" by Vissi at Eurovision]. Η ΔΕΙΛΙΝΗ. 17 February 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Τό τραγούδι μου είναι μελωδικό καί κάπως παράξενο..." [My song is melodious and somewhat strange...]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 20 February 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mantzilas, Dimitrios (24 October 2018). "Κύπρος 1982: Βίσση-Καρβέλας love forever, η πεντάδα και η γκάφα της ΕΡΑ" [Cyprus 1982: Vissi-Karvelas love forever, the five and the ERA blunder]. INFE GREECE (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.