Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
- Doros Georgiades
- Stavros Sideras
1981 | • 1982► |
Cyprus was represented by the group Island, with the song "Monika", at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, which took place on 4 April in Dublin. This was the first time Cyprus had been present at the Eurovision Song Contest. The song was chosen after an internal selection organised by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC).
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
CyBC opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs until 18 January 1981, with the deadline later being extended to 21 January 1981.[1][2] Each artist or composer was only allowed to submit up to two entries each.[1] By the end of the submission period, CyBC had received 22 entries, of which four were invalid.[3] The internal selection took place on 29 January 1981 and the results were decided by a 7-member professional jury who listened to recordings of each submitted entry and unanimously chose "Monika" as the winning song.[3][4][5]
To ensure anonymity of the composers of the non-winning submitted songs, the tapes of all non-winning entries were destroyed after the selection was complete.[6] Thus, very little is known about any other competing entries besides the eventual winner. It is also unknown who the performer(s) of "Monika" were on the submitted recording. "Monika" was also submitted to the Greek 1980 selection but was rejected.[7]
Song | Songwriter(s) |
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"Monika" (Μόνικα) | Doros Georgiades, Stavros Sideras |
Artist selection
Doros Georgiades and Stavros Sideras, along with CyBC, searched for two women and two men to perform the song at the Eurovision Song Contest.[8] The chosen performers were Areti Kasapi Charalambidou, Alexia Vassiliou, Aristos Moschovakis, and Roger Lee.[8] Along with Doros Georgiades, these five members formed the group Island.[7]
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Island performed eighteenth in the running order, following Greece and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting "Monika" had received 69 points, placing Cyprus in 6th of the 20 participating countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[9]
Voting
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References
- ^ a b "Διαγωνισμός τραγουδιού «Γιουροβίζιον» 1981" [Eurovision Song Contest 1981]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 25 December 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Ό διαγωνισμός τραγουδιού της Γιουροβίζιον" [The Eurovision Song Contest]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 20 January 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Με το «Μόνικα» στη «Γιουροβίζιον»" [With "Monika" at Eurovision]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 30 January 1981. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "18 Συμμετοχές για το διαγωνισμό της Γιουροβίζιον" [18 Entries for the Eurovision Song Contest]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 24 January 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Cyprus entry for Eurovision". The Cyprus Weekly. 30 January 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Ό διαγωνισμός της Γιουροβίζιον καί τό ΡΙΚ" [The Eurovision contest and the RIK]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 21 January 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b Mantzilas, Dimitrios (20 October 2018). "Κύπρος 1981: Ένα εντυπωσιακό ντεμπούτο στην Ευρώπη". INFE GREECE (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Cyprus Diary". The Cyprus Weekly. 27 February 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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