At Eurovision Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016




1 @ eurovision

1.1 semi-final
1.2 final
1.3 voting

1.3.1 points awarded cyprus
1.3.2 points awarded cyprus
1.3.3 split voting results







at eurovision

minus 1 during press meet , greet


according eurovision rules, nations exceptions of host country , big 5 (france, germany, italy, spain , united kingdom) required qualify 1 of 2 semi-finals in order compete final; top ten countries each semi-final progress final. european broadcasting union (ebu) split competing countries 6 different pots based on voting patterns previous contests, countries favourable voting histories put same pot. on 25 january 2016, special allocation draw held placed each country 1 of 2 semi-finals, half of show perform in. cyprus placed first semi-final, held on 10 may 2016, , scheduled perform in second half of show.


once competing songs 2016 contest had been released, running order semi-finals decided shows producers rather through draw, similar songs not placed next each other. cyprus set perform in position 11, following entry czech republic , before entry austria.


the 2 semi-finals , final broadcast in cyprus on rik 1, rik sat, rik hd , trito programma commentary melina karageorgiou. cypriot spokesperson, announced top 12-point score awarded cypriot jury during final, loukas hamatsos.


semi-final

minus 1 during rehearsal before first semi-final


minus 1 took part in technical rehearsals on 3 , 6 may, followed dress rehearsals on 9 , 10 may. included jury show on 9 may professional juries of each country watched , voted on competing entries.


the cypriot performance featured band members of minus 1 dressed in black of musicians in large cages , lead singer, françois micheletto, in centre of set-up microphone stand. stage , led screens displayed white lighting effects , images of wolves. artistic director of performance sacha jean-baptiste. minus 1 joined 1 backing vocalist: lars säfsund.


at end of show, cyprus announced having finished in top 10 , subsequently qualifying grand final. later revealed cyprus placed eighth in semi-final, receiving total of 164 points: 93 points televoting , 71 points juries.


final

shortly after first semi-final, winners press conference held ten qualifying countries. part of press conference, qualifying artists took part in draw determine half of grand final subsequently participate in. draw done in order countries appeared in semi-final running order. cyprus drawn compete in second half. following draw, shows producers decided upon running order of final, had done semi-finals. cyprus subsequently placed perform in position 14, following entry australia , before entry serbia.


minus 1 once again took part in dress rehearsals on 13 , 14 may before final, including jury final professional juries cast final votes before live show. minus 1 performed repeat of semi-final performance during final on 14 may. cyprus placed twenty-first in final, scoring 96 points: 53 points televoting , 43 points juries.


voting

voting during 3 shows conducted under new system involved each country awarding 2 sets of points 1-8, 10 , 12: 1 professional jury , other televoting. each nation s jury consisted of 5 music industry professionals citizens of country represent, names published before contest ensure transparency. jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; stage performance; song s composition , originality; , overall impression act. in addition, no member of national jury permitted related in way of competing acts in such way cannot vote impartially , independently. individual rankings of each jury member nation s televoting results released shortly after grand final.


below breakdown of points awarded cyprus , awarded cyprus in first semi-final , grand final of contest, , breakdown of jury voting , televoting conducted during 2 shows:


points awarded cyprus


points awarded cyprus

split voting results

the following 5 members comprised cypriot jury:



poly roussou – chairperson – pianist, music teacher, assistant headmistress
nicos evangelou – music teacher, pianist
silia ioannidou – journalist, radio producer
kypros karaviotis – dj, radio producer
christina tselepou – vocal music coach, live performance singer









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