"Gimme" is a song recorded by

Cypriot Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus. * Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes: **Armenian Cypriots **Greek Cypriots **Maronite Cypriots **Turkish C ...

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One, written by

Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom ...

. It is best known as the entry at the

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, held in

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Background

The song is a boy band number, with a girl being asked to give a sign that she loves the singer. The band recorded the song in English, Greek ("") and Spanish ("Dame") and was released over two CD singles.

Eurovision

The song was performed first on the night, followed by the 's

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with " Come Back". It was the first time in the contest that the Cypriot entry did not feature any

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lyrics as it was performed fully in

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. At the close of voting, it had received 85 points, placing 6th in a field of 24. A few seconds after the lead singer

Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christophorou (Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου, born in Limassol, Cyprus on 25 April 1977) is a Greek-Cypriot singer. He represented Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest as a solo singer with "Mono Yia Mas" (1996) an ...

began singing, a technical hitch led to a caption bearing the words 'the ugly duckling' on the background video screen (it was the postcard meant to be shown before the United Kingdom's performance). The picture of the stage was quickly brought back. Constantinos Christoforou had already participated for Cyprus at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1996 The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the in Oslo, Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NRK) and presented by Norwegian journalis ...

with the song "

Mono Yia Mas Constantinos represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the in Oslo, Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Unio ...

". He would later make a further solo appearance at the 2005 contest with "

Ela Ela (Come Baby) Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" written and performed by Constantinos Christoforou, who was selected by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in November 2004 to r ...

" after the band formally disbanded. Therefore, the song represents the middle leg in a rare sequence of a Eurovision contestant performing solo, then as a member of a vocal group, before a second solo performance.

Charts

References

{{authority control 2002 singles Eurovision songs of Cyprus Eurovision songs of 2002 One (band) songs 2002 songs Songs written by Giorgos Theofanous