Cyprus: The search for the Eurovision 2021 act to start at the end of August

Cyprus: The search for the Eurovision 2021 act to start at the end of August
Monday, 27 July 2020

  • The Cypriot Head of Delegation has revealed that the Mediterranean state island will begin its search for the Eurovision 2021 representative by the end of August. 

    As Cyprus is striking a serial of positive results in the recent editions of the Eurovision Song Contest, more and more acts have come forward expressing interest in representing the country. 

    During her interview to the magazine TV Ethnos, the Cypriot Head of Delegation. Evi Papamichael, revealed that the nation will launch its research for the next Eurovision act by the end of August. She confrmed that the Cypriot broadcaster, CyBC, is in search of an artist from Greece or Cyprus or have some kind of connection from either countries. 

    As she stated: 

    "We are always open to  take into consideration or listens to any serious proposal. In the recent years we have been cooperating with major Hellenic record labels. As you know Greece and Cyprus have a single record and single market."

    Papamichael went on saying that up to now no contact between the Cypriot national broadcaster and any interested acts. The serch for that is expected to kick off by the end of August, with tCyBC making its first contact with record labels. 

    The Head of Delegation confirmed that this years artistic director, Martin Dietmann, will be the one to deliver the job in Eurovision 2021 also. 

     

    Cyprus in Eurovision

    Cyprus debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with the group Island, achieving an honorable 6th placing in Dublin. Aphrodite’s island has been represented by some of the biggest names in the Greek and Cypriot music industry: Anna Vissi (1982), Michalis Hatzigiannis (1998), Evridiki (1992,1994,2007), Ivi Adamou (2012), Despina Olympiou (2013), etc.

    The country achieved its best Eurovision result this year when it placed 2nd with Eleni Foureira’s Fuego. The Greek famous star was selected internally to fly the Cypriot flag at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. Eleni’s explosive performance on  the Altice Arena stage blew away Europe which boosted the country to its highest position ever in the competiton.

    In 2019 internally selected Tamta, want to make a strong repeat of last year’s success with her song enttitled , Replay, and through her energetic performance at Expo Tel Aviv accomplished a 13th place for Cyprus, keeping the country on the left side of the final scoreboard.

    This year, CyBC internally selected Sandro Nicolas to fly the flag in Rotterdam with his entry Running, written by Alfie Arcuri, Sebastian Rickards, Octavian Rasinariu and Sandro himself while the productionwas work of Teo DK. Unfortunately for Sandro he won't be back in ESC 2021 as CyBC to internally select a new act for next year's edition in Rotterdam.