Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Encyclopedia
Cyprus
was represented by Lisa Andreas
and the song "Stronger Every Minute", with music and English lyric by Mike Connaris, and Greek lyric by Matheson Bayley
and Andrew Adams. The Cypriot National Final was held on February 17, 2004, hosted by Loukas Hamatsos who participated in the 1990 and 1993 Cypriot finals,with the winner being chosen by an "expert" jury (40%) and televoting (60%).On January 25, an internal jury selected 10 songs that made it to the final.
At Eurovision, Lisa Andreas came in 5th place in the semi-final,behind Serbia & Montenegro, Ukraine, Greece and Albania. Andreas repeated this success in the final, coming in equal 5th with Sweden, behind Ukraine, Serbia & Montenegro, Greece and Turkey, its equal highest placing ever to date in the Eurovision Song Contest (the other times being in 1982 with Anna Vissi and 1997 with Hara&Andreas Constantinou). Cyprus also received its most ever points in one contest (170 points from 32 countries).
Cyprus also won a Marcel Bezençon Award. Mike Connaris (lyricist and composer) walked away with the first ever Composer Award for his composition of Cyprus' entry.
Cyprus did not receive points from , or
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
was represented by Lisa Andreas
Lisa Andreas
Lisa Andreas is an English singer of Cypriot descent. At age 16, she represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and came fifth with her performance of "Stronger Every Minute". Andreas was the youngest singer taking part in the competition that year.-2001 - 2003:Andreas won a...
and the song "Stronger Every Minute", with music and English lyric by Mike Connaris, and Greek lyric by Matheson Bayley
Matheson Bayley
Matheson Bayley , is a British pianist, composer, orchestrator, singer and television host. He studied commercial composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London...
and Andrew Adams. The Cypriot National Final was held on February 17, 2004, hosted by Loukas Hamatsos who participated in the 1990 and 1993 Cypriot finals,with the winner being chosen by an "expert" jury (40%) and televoting (60%).On January 25, an internal jury selected 10 songs that made it to the final.
Cyprus also won a Marcel Bezençon Award. Mike Connaris (lyricist and composer) walked away with the first ever Composer Award for his composition of Cyprus' entry.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Cyprus did not receive points from , or