"Nomiza" was the Cypriot

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...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Eurovision Song Contest 2000

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...

, performed in Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 and Italian

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

 ("Rosso vivo" - the first time that the country had not sung entirely in Greek) by the duo Voice, made up of Christina Argyri and Alexandros Panayi

Alexandros Panayi

Alexandros Panayi , was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. Alex is a Cypriot singer, vocal coach, vocal arranger and composer, best known for having represented his country twice at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995 & 2000.-Early life:Alex Panayi grew up in a family of musicians and artists, and took his...

. Panayi had previously represented Cyprus at the 1995 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1995

The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...

 with "Sti Fotia

Sti Fotia

"Sti Fotia" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Greek by Alexandros Panayi....

".

"Nomiza" was performed eleventh on the night, following Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

's Nathalie Sorce

Nathalie Sorce

Nathalie Sorce is a Belgian singer from Mornimont. She was secretly registered in a talent competition by a relative and went on to win. In 2000, she won the Belgian Eurovision national selection and represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song Envie de vivre, receiving...

 with "Envie de vivre

Envie De Vivre

"Envie de vivre" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in French by Nathalie Sorce.The song was performed tenth on the night, following Russia's Alsou with "Solo" and preceding Cyprus' Voice with "Nomiza"...

" and preceding Iceland

Iceland

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's August & Telma

August & Telma

August & Telma are a pop duo from Iceland. They comprise members Einar Ágúst Víðisson and Telma Ágústsdóttir and are best known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Tell Me!". The song was an upbeat one, varying from pop to soft rock. The song placed 12th from...

 with "Tell Me!

Tell Me!

"Tell Me!" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in English by August & Telma.The song is an up-tempo duet, with the singers confessing their love for one another and planning to leave where they are in order to "be together all the time"...

". At the close of voting, it had received 8 points, placing 21st in a field of 24.

The song is a love duet, with the singers declaring that they believed they each would find a way to unite, despite the problems they faced.

Due to poor results, Cyprus was not permitted to take part in the 2001 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2001

The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...

, however they were re-admitted for the following year. Thus, the song was succeeded as Cypriot representative

Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest

Cyprus made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. Cyprus' best result, fifth place, has been achieved on three occasions: in 1982 with Anna Vissi, 1997 with Hara & Andreas Constantinou, and 2004 with Lisa Andreas....

 at the 2002 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2002

The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

 by One

One (band)

ONE was a boy band that first appeared in 1999, recognized as both Greece and Cyprus's very first boy band. The band was formed by leading Cypriot-Greek composer Giorgos Theofanous who got them signed with Minos EMI and wrote all their music and lyrics, and consisted of Constantinos Christoforou,...

 with "Gimme".