Cyprus entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Teriazoume" by

Evridiki Evridiki Theokleous ( el, Ευρυδίκη Θεοκλέους, ; born 25 February 1968), known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Greek-Cypriot rock, pop, and electropop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home countr ...

, after she won the Cypriot national final.

National final

The Cypriot broadcaster,

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, held a national final to select the Cypriot entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in

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. The contest was held on 13 March at the International Conference Centre in

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

, hosted by

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. The winner selected from the eight songs that competed was chosen through the votes of a 24-person jury. The winner was

with the song "Teriazoume", composed by

George 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 h ...

and

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At Eurovision

Evridiki performed 9th on the night of the contest, following

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and preceding

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. "Teriazoume" received 57 points, placing 11th of 23 countries competing.

Voting

References

External links

Cypriot National Final 1992
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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