Cyprus in The Song 2

Cyprus took part in second edition of The Song which was hosted by Netherlands. Evangelia with the song "Ónira" represented the nation. The song gathered 341 points in the final and got the first place giving Cyprus their first victory in the contest.

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 second 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, 100 points ahead the runner-up "Lonely Heart".

Language selection
On 24th June the Cypriot Hod announced that the country will make a language selection. The question was "Should the Cypriot entry, Ónira, be performed full Greek or English & Greek?".