Cyprus in The Song 2

Cyprus took part in second edition of The Song which was hosted by Netherlands

Participation
On 12th June, the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC announced that the country will host a national selection. The same day the Hod of Cyprus announced the ten selected artists. Then on the 13th June, the 10 songs were revealed. The voting opened on the same day and closed on the 19th June, which was the day were the results were announced.

To Tragoudi Tis Kuprou (Το Τραγούδι της Κύπρου)
The first edition of this national final took part in the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. On the 19th June, at about 20.00 CEST, one hour after what was scheduled due to copyright claims, the contest started. The winner was Evangelia with the song "Ónira" with an amount of 517 points, 95 points ahead the runner-up "Lonely Heart".