Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Milas poli" (Μιλάς πολύ), composed by John Vickers, with lyrics by Haris Anastasiou, and performed by Anastasiou himself. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), selected its entry through a national final.
Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) | |||
Country | Cyprus | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 13 March 1990 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Anastasiou | |||
Selected song | "Milas poli" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 14th, 36 points | |||
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editDiagonismós Tragoudioú Giourovízion 1990
editCompeting entries
editThe Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs until 20 January 1990.[1] By the end of the submission period, over 85 entries had been submitted.[2][3] On 15 February 1990, in radio room 1 at CyBC, a 17-member jury panel listened to the songs and selected the competing entries.[4][5] The selection was done in three stages: first the songs were listened to and the invalid entries were taken out of the contest; then the jury voted and selected 20 entries; and from those 20 entries, the ten competing entries for the national final were selected.[5]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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7 | Loukas Chamatsos and Maria Siakalli | "Ti nychta afti" (Τη νύχτα αυτή) | Maria Siakalli |
18 | Evridiki | "Ta logia pou mou les" (Τα λόγια που μου λες) | Giorgos Theofanous, Leonidas Malenis |
30 | Kaiti Chartosia | "Mono esy" (Μόνο εσύ) | Marios Oikonomidis |
31 | Kaiti Chartosia and Nikos Logothetis | "San mia mousiki" (Σαν μια μουσική) | Marios Oikonomidis, Giorgos Xinaris |
37 | Alex Panagi | "Pistevo" (Πιστεύω) | Andreas Giorgallis, Alex Panagi |
54 | Haris Anastasiou | "Chronia Polla" (Χρόνια Πολλά) | John Vickers, Soula Christou Orfanidou |
55 | Haris Anastasiou | "Milas poli" (Μιλάς πολύ) | Haris Anastasiou, John Vickers |
56 | Haris Anastasiou | "Kante me star" (Κάντε με σταρ) | Haris Anastasiou |
57 | Kristis Fantaios | "Gia sena asteri mou" (Για σένα αστέρι μου) | Kristis Fantaios |
85 | Yiannis Dimitriou | "Synantithikame" (Συνάντηθήκαμε) | Aristos Moschovakis, Yiannis Dimitriou |
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Final
editThe final was broadcast live at 21:00 EET on RIK on 13 March 1990 in a show called Diagonismós Tragoudioú Giourovízion 1990 (Διαγωνισμός Τραγουδιού Γιουροβίζιον 1990).[6] The final was held in the Convention Centre in Nicosia, and was hosted by Stavros Louras.[8][9] The results were decided by a 23-member jury, consisting of 14 of the juries who chose the competing entries (indicated in bold) plus 9 random members of the audience.[7][8] Each jury member awarded songs in the same way as in the Eurovision Song Contest: from 12 to 1.[4][10]
Draw | Artist | Song | Conductor | Result | Place |
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1 | Loukas Chamatsos and Maria Siakalli | "Ti nychta afti" (Τη νύχτα αυτή) | Doros Georgiadis | 77 | 10 |
2 | Haris Anastasiou | "Kante me star" (Κάντε με σταρ) | 148 | 3 | |
3 | Haris Anastasiou | "Chronia Polla" (Χρόνια Πολλά) | 113 | 8 | |
4 | Kaiti Chartosia | "Mono esy" (Μόνο εσύ) | Zan Pol Seisy | 145 | 5 |
5 | Yiannis Dimitriou | "Synantithikame" (Συνάντηθήκαμε) | Thomas Strase | 116 | 7 |
6 | Kaiti Chartosia and Nikos Logothetis | "San mia mousiki" (Σαν μια μουσική) | Doros Georgiadis | 108 | 9 |
7 | Kristis Fantaios | "Gia sena asteri mou" (Για σένα αστέρι μου) | 135 | 6 | |
8 | Haris Anastasiou | "Milas poli" (Μιλάς πολύ) | Kristian Leibl | 178 | 1 |
9 | Evridiki | "Ta logia pou mou les" (Τα λόγια που μου λες) | 166 | 2 | |
10 | Alex Panagi | "Pistevo" (Πιστεύω) | Andreas Giorgallis | 148 | 3 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the final, Haris Anastasiou - performing mononymously as Anastasiou - performed 21st in the running order, following Austria and preceding Finland. At the close of voting "Milas poli" had received 35 points, placing Cyprus 14th out of 22 countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Italy.[11]
Voting
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References
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- ^ a b c "Με το «Μιλάς πολύ» πάμε στη Γιουροβίζιον" [With "Milas poli" we are going to Eurovision]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 14 March 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Τα 10 καλύτερα τραγούδια για τη Γιουροβίζιον" [The 10 best songs for Eurovision]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 16 February 1990. p. 14. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Μπροστά στις κάμερας της TV η τελική επιλογή για τη Γιουροβίζιον" [In front of the TV cameras the final selection for Eurovision]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 17 February 1990. p. 4. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Τα δέκα επικρατέστερα τραγούδια για τη Γιουροβίζιον" [The top ten songs for Eurovision]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 13 February 1990. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Επιλογή τραγουδιού για τη Γιουροβίζιον" [Song selection for Eurovision]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 13 March 1990. p. 2. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Τα πλήρη αποτελέσματα της τελικής επιλογής" [The full results of the final selection]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 15 March 1990. p. 9. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Η επιλογή του τραγουδιού για τη Γιουροβίζιον" [The selection of the song for Eurovision]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 1 March 1990. p. 18. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Mantzilas, Dimitrios (21 November 2018). "Κύπρος 1990: Ο Αναστάζιο με διεθνές άκουσμα. Η Ευρώπη όμως δεν "άκουσε"" [Cyprus 1990: Anastazio with an international audience. But Europe did not "listen"]. INFE GREECE (in Greek). Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b Διαγωνισμό Τραγουδιού Γιουροβίζιον 1990 (Television production) (in Greek). CyBC. 13 March 1990.
- ^ "Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.