Cyprus – One of the many European countries that have to struggle with financial difficulties at the moment is Cyprus. The national broadcaster is not exempt from this development. The national broadcaster CyBC normally has to ask for funds from the state to finance the Eurovision participation. This year cost were considerably reduced by internally selecting Ivi Adamou and a rather low-cost national song selection. Sony Music Greece were willing to support Ivi Adamou financially, but the funds were approved.
Many politicians in Cyprus apparently criticize the country’s participation in Eurovision for its costs and the lack of success. There is thus considerable doubt whether the state will continue to support the Eurovision participation. Ivi Adamou managed to qualify for the final and came 16th. Her song has become a hit in several European countries. If they continue this successful formula, music labels may be interested to fund the Cypriot participation in the future. Stay tuned for more on this issue. CyBC has not confirmed anything as of yet!
Source= Escflashmalta.com
I am very confident that Cyprus will send an entry to Sweden next year. They have been in ESC for so many years after all.
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I hope Cyprus doesn’t end up doing the unthinkable otherwise all of Ivi Adamou’s hard work this year would be undone!
Who will Greece vote for now!?
Errr , maybe Finland , Bulgaria , Armenia or any other country if the song is likeable to Greeks…( see 2006 , 2007 , 2008 )
Wow, I was kidding. Sorry.
From less to most ; Serbia/Ukraine/Bulgaria/Romania/Russia and Armenia/Albania.
Thanks stats.
Choose someone (who can actually sing live) internally and show up somewhere in Sweden, please.
sweden had given 12 points to cyprus . so it mush participate beacuse the host country gave their top marks to them
The reason why Sweden gave the 12 points to Cyprus this year is because Ivi Adamou turned up to Sweden and promoted her entry. The result? Sweden absolutely La La Loved it! Ironically, a Swedish composer was involved on producing La La Love for Ivi Adamou.
Translation : They bought juries, we get it.
Once again a vaugue article…CYBC has npot revealed anything yet.
True but the article mentions the source, so we know that it’s not coming from CYBC
Again if we report 100% confirmed and sure news there would be 2 articles a month…
If you don’t like it just don’t read it
^Like.
I have thr right to criticize!
I hope Cyprus will eventually confirm participation(and Greece too).
Cyprus and Greece HAVE to participate next year! They are (and especially Greece
) the MASTERS of Eurovision! Cyprus managed to qualify last year and it was their best result since 2004!!! Well done Ivi! And Greece just click with Europe every year (of course politics played its part this year), so yes, good luck to both!
I have serious doubts regarding both Greece and Cyprus and their participation next year, but I think that in the end they will participate. Imho, an internal selection is the proper option for both of them, and in case of Greece, in particular, it would have saved us from that mall fiasco last March.
off topic: I’d prefer that the Portugal vs Spain match was actually the final; these two are my most favourite national teams in the world (apart from Greece that is of course). I hope that the one that qualifies to the final actually wins the trophy on Sunday
However,Spain and Germany are the best teams of the tournament by far so a final between those 2 would be more interesting imo.
Booring, we already had this last tournament.
Portugal and Italy all the way!!
The difference will be that Germany will win this time ^^
Would be fair given the recent matches. Today Portugal deserves much more to qualify. Poor Ronaldo always having bad luck.
Gosh! Luck certainly isn’t a Portuguese lady.
No, it isn’t, indeed.
That’s me.
But Ronaldo is…
I also think Germany will win against both Italy and Spain and in regular time too
I wish that I could be that confident. I have a very bad feeling about tomorrow’s match. After all, Italy is Germany’s bogey team and we have never won a tournament match against Italy.
Well, dum spiro spero …
and Spain had never beaten France in a match tournament either… before 2012 :p
I hope they will take part but ONLY with a cypriot song either in Turkish or Greek.
in Turkish?? ;o
Whatever.. get rid of English domination!!
why??
If Cyprus don’t participate in 2013 it will mean that Greece will not get at least one 12 points.
I hope its just rumours!!
I think on the last minute Cyprus will be back in. Although i understand the dissappointment, as i believe that La La Love, if sung by a major country would easily had a top 5 position. So why they should bother? But still i would like Nikolas Metaxas to represent Cyprus (check him on the internet) with a ballad like the ones on his latest album (especially the title track “Square One”)… I think a position in the final would be quaranteed…
@CC you always moaning only for Greece and Cyprus songs language. Ok you dont like songs to be in english but 95% of countries ( included your country Germany ) send always songs in english and you dont have any problem . I neevr saw you to moan for other countries english songs or for Germany english songs. And btw all countries pay huge fees in this contest and nobody want to loose the final, and non english song have 95% to stuck in semifinals….
Ivi adamou had a great song and had potential to win
The first sentence of this article is ill written.
I Hope Cyprus does participate because they had a great year with ivi