EUROVISION 2017: The 43 Countries. XX: CYPRUS. Continues tomorrow.

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EUROVISION

2017

As countries begin selecting their entries for the Eurovision Song Contest in May, this blog will look back on the stats and the best from each of the 43 participating nations.

UKRAINE

ITALY

FRANCE

GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

SPAIN

BELGIUM

SWITZERLAND

THE NETHERLANDS

DENMARK

AUSTRIA

SWEDEN

NORWAY

FINLAND

PORTUGAL

IRELAND

MALTA

ISRAEL

GREECE

CYPRUS

 

Cyprus first competed at Eurovision in 1981. It has participated 33 times and is yet to taste victory. The 2016 entry "Alter Ego" by Minus One made it through to the Grand Final. Cyprus' best result has been a few finishes in 5th place; most recently in 2004 with Lisa Andreas.

 The 2017 Cypriot entry will be performed by Hovig. His song will be composed by Swedish hit writer Thomas G:son.

WINS: 0

BEST ENTRY EVER:

MONO I AGAPI Anna Vishy

HONOURABLE MENTION(S):

LA LA LOVE Ivi Adamou

STRONGER EVERY MINUTE Lisa Andreas

To get you in the mood for Eurovision in Kiev, check out Caffé Latté’s special ESC playlist on Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte

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