Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Cyprus
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)21 December 2018
Selected entrantTamta
Selected song"Replay"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 149 points)
Final result13th, 109 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Replay" written by Alex Papaconstantinou, Teddy Sky, Viktor Svensson, Albin Nedler, and Kristoffer Fogelmark. The song was performed by Georgian-Greek singer Tamta.

Background

Main article: Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2019 contest, Cyprus had participated in the

2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis and the broadcaster's budget restrictions,[2] Cyprus has managed to qualify for the grand final in all of the contests in which they have participated.[1]

The Cypriot national broadcaster, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), broadcasts the event within Cyprus and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. CyBC confirmed their intentions to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on 22 August 2017.[3] Cyprus has used various methods to select the Cypriot entry in the past, such as internal selections and televised national finals to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. In 2015, the broadcaster organised the national final Eurovision Song Project, which featured 54 songs competing in a nine-week-long process resulting in the selection of the Cypriot entry through the combination of public televoting and the votes from an expert jury. However, since 2016, CyBC has opted to select the artist and song internally.[4]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 21 December 2018, it was announced by CyBC that Greek-Georgian singer

Minos-EMI/Universal, initially planned to host the show Eurovision Cocktail Party on 5 March for the presentation of the Cypriot entry, however, it was instead presented during a newscast on CyBC on 5 March.[6]
Nevertheless, Eurovision Cocktail Party was still aired, but later on 2 April 2019.

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 took place at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel. It consisted of two semi-finals held on 14 and 16 May, respectively, and the grand final on 18 May 2019.[7] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Cyprus was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[8]

Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Cyprus was set to perform in position 1, preceding the entry from Montenegro.[9]

Semi-final

Tamta performing "Replay" in the semi-final on 14 May 2019.

Cyprus opened the first semi-final, preceding Montenegro. At the end of the show, they were announced as one of the ten countries who qualified for the final. It was later revealed that Cyprus placed ninth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 149 points: 54 points from the televoting and 95 points from the juries.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results will be released shortly after the grand final.[10]

The audience audibly booed Cyprus awarding Greece the maximum twelve points.[11]

Points awarded to Cyprus

Points awarded by Cyprus

Detailed voting results

The following members composed the Cypriot jury:[10]

  • Despo Karpi (jury chairperson) – senior officeer CyBC
  • Christos Panayioti Pieri (DJ Chris P) – radio producer, DJ
  • Lisa Tsangaridou – ballet teacher, choreographer
  • Stefanos Andreas Arestis – musician
  • Andrie Michael Daniel – journalist, editor in chief
Detailed voting results from Cyprus (Semi-final 1)[12]
Draw Country Jury Televote
DJ Chris P D. Karpi L. Tsangaridou S.A. Arestis A.M. Daniel Rank Points Rank Points
01  Cyprus
02  Montenegro 4 6 11 12 5 7 4 16
03  Finland 6 13 14 8 14 13 15
04  Poland 5 14 16 15 13 15 12
05  Slovenia 3 11 3 10 12 6 5 13
06  Czech Republic 11 3 10 7 10 10 1 9 2
07  Hungary 15 12 7 16 9 14 14
08  Belarus 13 16 15 5 16 16 5 6
09  Serbia 12 7 5 6 4 5 6 6 5
10  Belgium 2 8 13 4 3 2 10 8 3
11  Georgia 14 4 9 3 7 4 7 2 10
12  Australia 9 2 12 11 15 11 7 4
13  Iceland 16 15 6 2 2 3 8 10 1
14  Estonia 8 10 4 9 11 12 4 7
15  Portugal 10 9 2 13 8 8 3 11
16  Greece 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 12
17  San Marino 7 5 8 14 6 9 2 3 8
Detailed voting results from Cyprus (Final)[13]
Draw Country Jury Televote
DJ Chris P D. Karpi L. Tsangaridou S.A. Arestis A.M. Daniel Rank Points Rank Points
01  Malta 8 4 8 10 15 8 3 14
02  Albania 14 14 6 16 3 9 2 23
03  Czech Republic 16 19 25 19 16 21 16
04  Germany 21 24 15 24 22 25 25
05  Russia 1 2 4 1 2 2 10 2 10
06  Denmark 22 23 14 20 21 22 20
07  San Marino 7 5 10 25 14 12 22
08  North Macedonia 9 6 11 15 13 13 21
09  Sweden 3 10 3 11 9 4 7 11
10  Slovenia 24 21 20 17 17 23 19
11  Cyprus
12  Netherlands 10 11 12 4 5 6 5 5 6
13  Greece 2 1 2 2 1 1 12 1 12
14  Israel 25 8 23 22 25 19 6 5
15  Norway 18 17 21 6 24 17 10 1
16  United Kingdom 20 25 13 18 23 20 24
17  Iceland 13 20 18 3 7 11 12
18  Estonia 17 18 24 23 19 24 13
19  Belarus 19 22 22 8 20 18 15
20  Azerbaijan 6 7 5 9 6 5 6 17
21  France 23 3 9 5 18 7 4 8 3
22  Italy 4 9 1 14 12 3 8 3 8
23  Serbia 12 15 19 12 8 16 18
24   Switzerland 11 16 7 13 4 10 1 4 7
25  Australia 15 13 16 7 10 15 9 2
26  Spain 5 12 17 21 11 14 7 4

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cyprus - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ Psyllides, George (3 October 2013). "CyBC pulls out of 2014 Eurovision song contest". Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (22 August 2017). "Cyprus: CyBC confirms participation in Eurovision 2018". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ Egan, John (3 May 2018). "More Than Qualify: Cyprus Aims Higher". ESC Insight. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b Farren, Neil (21 December 2018). "Cyprus: Tamta to Eurovision 2019". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  6. ^ Χαραλαμπόπουλος, Σωτήρης (1 March 2019). "Tamta: Ακύρωσε την εμφάνισή της στο Eurovision Party στην Κύπρο". znews.gr (in Greek).
  7. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest–Tel Aviv 2019". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ Jordan, Paul (28 January 2019). "Eurovision 2019: Which country takes part in which Semi-Final?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Exclusive: This is the Eurovision 2019 Semi-Final running order!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  10. ^ a b Groot, Evert (30 April 2019). "Exclusive: They are the judges who will vote in Eurovision 2019!". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  11. ^ Belam, Martin Madonna was excruciating: what we learned from Eurovision 2019 The Guardian, 19 May 2019
  12. ^ a b c "Results of the First Semi-Final of Tel Aviv 2019". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Results of the Grand Final of Tel Aviv 2019". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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