Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "S.O.S.", composed by Kypros Charalambous, with lyrics by Andreas Christou, and performed by Elena Patroklou. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Competing entries The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) announced its intention to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 on 25 September 1990. CyBC then opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs from 22 November 1990 until 10 January 1991. By the end of the submission period, 72 entries had been submitted. On 10 February 1991, a 15-member jury panel, along with a chairman and four non-voting members, listened to the submitted songs and decided the eight competing entries.
+Competing entriesArtistSongSongwriter(s) 3Andri Kyriazi"Mitera Gi" ()Giannakis Varnavas 6Panikos Charalambous"Eleftheria" ()Petros Giannakis 14Antonis Saralis"E, kai ti egine" ()Savvas Savva, Tonia Kyriakou 18Elena Patroklou"S.O.S."Kypros Charalambous, Andreas Christou 55Evridiki"O epomenos aionas" ()Giorgos Theofanous, Leonidas Malenis 56Yiannis Dimitriou"Mila mou, mila mou" ()Giorgos Anastasiou Stavrou, Giorgos Karavokyris 59Kostas Violaris"En i mana mou pou ftaiei" ()Kostas Violaris 62Yianna Panayidou and Savvas Savva"Psachno gia elpida" ()Savvas Savva, Maria Kourou +Competing entry selection jury members Non-voting Tasos Georgios – chief television operator at CyBC (chairman) Panos Ionaddis – head of television programmes at CyBC Michalis Stylianou – CyBC chief accountant Stavros Panagidis – CyBC first accounting officer Christakis Ioannou – checked validity of entered submissions Voting Themis Christodoulou Marinos Mitelas Christodoulos Achilleovdis Michalis Stavridis Antonis Christoforidis Maro Skordi Giorgos Siecherlis Mike Sarridis Sempouch Apkarian Giannis Adeilinis Takis Thomas Lysandros Avrasmidis Giorgos Kotsonis Lygia Konstantinidou Marios Skordis
Final The final was broadcast live at 21:10 (EET) on RIK on 2 March 1991 in a show named (). The final was held in the International Convention Centre in Nicosia, and was hosted by Evi Papamichail. The results were decided by a 24-member jury. The running order was drawn at random.
+Final - 2 March 1991ArtistSongPointsPlace 1Yiannis Dimitriou"Mila mou, mila mou" ()1036 2Antonis Saralis"E, kai ti egine" ()1244 3Andri Kyriazi"Mitera Gi" ()1165 4Evridiki"O epomenos aionas" ()1532 5Elena Patroklou"S.O.S."1961 6Yianna Panayidou and Savvas Savva"Psachno gia elpida" ()627 7Kostas Violaris"En i mana mou pou ftaiei" ()328 8Panikos Charalambous"Eleftheria" ()1503
At Eurovision On the night of the final, Elena Patroklou performed 21st in the running order, following the and preceding . At the close of voting "S.O.S." had received 60 points, placing Cyprus ninth out of 22 countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to .
Voting
+ Points awarded to Cyprus Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Cyprus Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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