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Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Tora zo" (Τώρα ζω), written by Phivos Gavris and Peter Yiannaki, and performed by Elpida. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), selected its entry through a national final and, subsequently, the performer internally once the national final was over.

Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Participating broadcasterCyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
Country Cyprus
National selection
Selection processSong: National final
Artist: Internal selection
Selection date(s)Song: 19 February 1986
Artist: 19 March 1986
Selected artist(s)Elpida
Selected song"Tora zo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Phivos Gavris
  • Peter Yiannaki
Finals performance
Final result20th (last), 4 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1985 • 1986 • 1987►

Before Eurovision

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National Final

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Competing entries

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The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) confirmed its participation in the 1986 contest on 19 November 1985 and opened a submission period for entries until 11 January 1986 that was later extended until 20 January 1986.[1][2][3] By the end of the submission period, CyBC had received 64 entries.[4][5] However, three of the entries were disqualified during the initial presentation of the songs when they were found to break the rules of the preselection.[5][6]

Format

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On 6 February 1986, after the song submission period, CyBC held a meeting to discuss the selection procedure of its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1986.[4] It was decided to hold a national final with a similar format to their 1984 and 1985 selections, but without a public jury.[7] The national final was held on 19 February 1986 in the Hall of Nations in the Filoxenia hotel in Nicosia.[7] The results were decided by a 44-member jury consisting of: 17 musicians, 13 journalists, 9 CyBC employees, and 5 representatives of the municipalities of Cyprus.[5]

The competition consisted of five stages and lasted the entire day, from around 10:00 EET until 22:00 EET.[5][8] In the first stage, the submitted recordings of all 64 songs were presented, the invalid entries were removed from the competition, and each jury member chose their sixteen favourite songs, after which the votes were collected and the sixteen songs with the highest number of votes progressed to the second stage. In the second stage, the sixteen songs were presented again and were then whittled down to eight songs, which were then whittled down to four and then two songs. The winner was chosen out of the final two songs, where each jury gave one vote to their favourite song.[5] The last part of the competition, with the final four songs, was broadcast live at 21:05 EET on television in a program called Diagonismós Tragoudioú Giourovízion (Διαγωνισμός Τραγουδιού Γιουροβίζιον).[7][8][9]

Fourth stage - 19 February 1986[10][11]
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Result
12 Anna Vissi "Thelo na gino star" (Θέλω να γίνω στάρ) Andreas Giorgallis, Stavros Sideras Advanced
26 Panikos Charalambous "Tora zo" (Τώρα ζω) Peter Yiannaki, Phivos Gavris Advanced
Alexia & Andros Papapavlou "Tragoudo" (Τραγουδώ) Andros Papapavlou Eliminated
"Mechri chtes" (Μέχρι χτες) Eliminated
Fifth and final stage - 19 February 1986[5][12][10]
Draw Artist Song Result Place
12 Anna Vissi "Thelo na gino star" (Θέλω να γίνω στάρ) 15 2
26 Panikos Charalambous "Tora zo" (Τώρα ζω) 29 1

Artist change

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Shortly after the national final, Peter Yianniki entered discussions on how to stage and perform "Tora zo" at the Eurovision Song Contest with CyBC.[13] Peter Yianniki proposed for the song to be performed by a group of three boys and three girls, with Panikos Charalambous being the main singer.[14] However, CyBC believed that the entry should be sung by a different singer, as they believed Panikos Charalambous' voice was more suited to folk songs, and started looking for famous Greek singers to represent Cyprus.[15] On 19 March 1986, CyBC announced that Elpida had been chosen by a 3-member group to replace Panikos Charalambous as the singer of "Tora zo" at the Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen.[16][17]

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Elpida performed fiftenth in the running order, following Germany and preceding Austria. At the close of voting "Tora zo" had received 4 points, placing Cyprus in last place out of 20 countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[18]  

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Η Κύπρος και στο νέο διαγωνισμό Γιουροβίζιον" [Cyprus also in the new Eurovision contest]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 20 November 1985. p. 16. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Δεν θα μεταδοθεί «ζωντανός» ο Διαγωνισμός της Γιουροβίζιον το '86" [The '86 Eurovision Song Contest will not be broadcast "live"]. ΜΕΣΗΜΒΡΙΝΗ. 21 November 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Το ΡΙΚ θα μετάσχει στο Γιουροβίζιον" [RIK will participate in Eurovision]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 10 January 1986. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Τον κίνδυνο απολύσεων προβάλλει πάλι το ΡΙΚ" [RIK raises the risk of layoffs again]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 5 February 1986. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Με το «Τώρα ζω» πάμε στη Γιουροβίζιον" [With "Tora zo" we are going to Eurovision]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 20 February 1986. p. 16. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Με ρυθμό σάμπας πάμε στη Γιουροβίζιον" [We are going to Eurovision with a samba rhythm]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 20 February 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "50μελής η Επιτροπή για τη Γιουροβίζιον" [The Eurovision Commission has 50 members]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 8 February 1986. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "ΤΗΛΕ ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ" [TODAY TELEVISION]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 19 February 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  9. ^ Michailidos-Andreos, Persefonis (16 February 1986). "Ζωντανή από την T.V. η τελική διαδικασία επιλογής τραγουδιού για τη Γιουροβίζιον" [Live from T.V. the final song selection process for Eurovision]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Μετά τα χειροκροτήματα και τους πανηγυρισμούς: Σοβαρά τα προβλήματα τώρα με τη Γιουροβίζιον... Αναζητείται επειγόντως χορευτικό συγκρότημα" [After the applause and celebrations: Serious problems now with Eurovision... Dance group urgently wanted]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 24 February 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  11. ^ Mantzilas, Dimitrios (7 November 2018). "Κύπρος 1986: Φρούδες ελπίδες για την Ελπίδα. Η Κύπρος έρχεται τελευταία" [Cyprus 1986: High hopes for Elpida. Cyprus comes last.]. INFE GREECE (in Greek). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Γιουροβίζιον: Μέτριο το επίπεδο των περισσότερων τραγουδιών" [Eurovision: The level of most songs is average]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 21 February 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  13. ^ Chatzinikolaous, Stavros (25 February 1986). "Με Το Τραγούδι «Τώρα ζω» Φέτος Στην Γιουροβίζιον" [With The Song "Now I Live" This Year At Eurovision]. ΜΕΣΗΜΒΡΙΝΗ. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Με συγκρότημα θα πάμε στη Γιουροβίζιον" [We are going to Eurovision with a group]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 21 February 1986. p. 12. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  15. ^ Dometios, Agios (13 March 1986). "ΡΙΚ και «Γιουροβίζιον»" [RIK and "Eurovision"]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Η Ελπίδα θα τραγουδήσει το «Τώρα ζω»" [Elpida will sing "Tora zo"]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 20 March 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Ελπίδες με την ελπίδα στη «Γιουροβίζιον»" [Elpida with hope in "Eurovision"]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 21 March 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

 

 

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