Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000: Difference between revisions

| Entrant = [[Voice (duo)|Voice]]

| Song = [[Nomiza]]

[[Cyprus]] competed in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2000]], held on 13 May 2000 at the [[Avicii Arena|Globe Arena]] in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. The [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation]] (CyBC) organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest. 11 songs competed in the national final, held on 16 February 2000, where a panel selected the winning song. The duo [[Voice (duo)|Voice]], consisting of Christina Argyri and [[Alexandros Panayi]], received the most votes with their song "[[Nomiza]]" and were selected to represent the nation in the contest. Voice performed 11th at the international contest and at the close of the voting process, finished in 21st place, receiving eight points.

Prior to the {{Escyr|2000||2000 contest}}, Cyprus had participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] 18 times since its first entry in 1981.<ref name="CyprusHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=14|title=History by Country: Cyprus|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)|website=eurovision.tv|access-date=2021-10-16|archive-date=7 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907194341/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=14|url-status=dead}}</ref> It then participated yearly, only missing the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1988|1988 contest]] when its selected song "Thimame" by Yiannis Dimitrou was disqualified for being previously released.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|p=212}} To this point, the country's best placing was fifth, which it achieved twice: in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982|1982]] with the song "[[Mono Ii Agapi]]agapi" performed by [[Anna Vissi]] and in {{Escyr|1997}} with "[[Mana Mou]]mou" performed by Hara and Andreas Constantinou.<ref name="CyprusHistory" /> Cyprus' least successful result was in {{Escyr|1986}} when it placed last with the song "[[Tora Zo]]zo" by [[Elpida (singer)|Elpida]], receiving only four points in total.<ref name="CyprusHistory" />

To select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, CyBC hosted a national final on 16 February 2000 at the Nea Leoforos Nightclub in [[Limassol]],<ref name="16feb">{{cite web|url=http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/riken/2000/00-02-16.riken.html|title=Eurovision|date=16 February 2000|access-date=31 March 2021|newspaper=[[Cyprus Mail]]|archive-date=2 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202075028/http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/riken/2000/00-02-16.riken.html|url-status=live}}</ref> hosted by Loukas Hamatsos. 11 songs competed with the winning song chosen by a 21-member jury, which included [[Eurovision Song Contest 1999|Eurovision 1999]] winner [[Charlotte Perrelli|Charlotte Nilsson]] and Lina Kawar who was a backing singer for Cyprus in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997|Eurovision 1997]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest 1999|1999]].<ref name="infe">{{Cite web|title=Κύπρος 2000: πανωλεθρία με τους Voice και οδυνηρός αποκλεισμός|url=http://infegreece.gr/cyprus-2000-voice-nomiza-apokleismos/|last=Mantzilas|first=Dimitrios|date=26 December 2018|website=INFE Greece}}</ref><ref name="17feb">{{cite web|url=http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/cna/2000/00-02-17.cna.html|title=Eurovision - Cyprus song|date=17 February 2000|access-date=27 October 2021|newspaper=Cyprus Mail}}</ref><ref name="natfinals">{{Cite web|title=Cypriot National Final 2000|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Cyprus2000.html}}</ref> The event was broadcast live via satellite as well as on the CyBC 2 television station and radio Channel 2. During the performance, Nilsson was also featured as a guest singer.<ref name="16feb"/> At the close of voting, "[[Nomiza]]" performed by Christina Argyri and [[Alexandros Panayi]] received the most votes and was selected as the Cypriot entry.<ref name="17feb"/>

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| align="left"| '''[[Alexandros Panayi]] and Christina Argyri'''

| align="left"| '''"[[Nomiza]]"'''

| align="left"| '''Alexandros Panayi'''

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| '''1'''

| align="left"| Marian Georgiou and Kostas Kountos

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| align="left" | "[[Nomiza]]"

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at the Globe AreaArena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000.<ref name="Stockholm 2000">{{cite web |title=Stockholm 2000–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)|website=eurovision.tv|access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102233622/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision rules]], the 24-country participant list for the contest was composed of: the winning country from the previous year's contest; the 18 countries, other than the previous year's winner, which had obtained the highest average number of points over the last five contests; and any countries which had not participated in the previous year's content. Cyprus was one of the 18 countries with the highest average scores, and thus were permitted to participate. The running order for the contest was decided by a draw; Cyprus was assigned position 11, following {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=2000}} and preceding {{Esccnty|Iceland|y=2000}}.<ref name="Stockholm 2000" /> The performance included backing vocals by George Gabriel, Lina Kawar, Christina Lazarou, and Michael Moschou.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cybc.com.cy:80/EUROVISION2000.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818202635/http://www.cybc.com.cy:80/EUROVISION2000.html|title=Eurovision Song Contest Cyprus Entry 2000|year=2000|access-date=10 December 2023|archive-date=18 August 2000|publisher=[[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation]] (CyBC)|website=cybc.com.cy}}</ref> At the end of the voting, Cyprus received only 8 points, placing 21st in the field of 24 countries. Due to poor results, Cyprus was not permitted to take part in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2001|2001 Contest]] the next year; however, they were re-admitted for the following year. Thus, the song was succeeded as [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest|Cypriot representative]] at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2002|2002 Contest]] by [[One (band)|One]] with "[[Gimme (One song)|Gimme]]".

|+ Points awarded to Cyprus<ref name="2000detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000/final/results/cyprus |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)|website=eurovision.tv |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410201617/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000/final/results/cyprus |archive-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>