- Stronger Every Minute
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Cyprus "Stronger Every Minute"
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year = 2004
country = Cyprus
artist =Lisa Andreas
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language = English
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composer = Mike Konnaris
lyricist = Mike Konnaris
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place = 5th
points = 170
place_semi = 5th
points_semi = 149
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2004cy Lyrics]
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prev = Feeling Alive
prev_link = Feeling Alive
next = Ela Ela (Come Baby)
next_link = Ela Ela (Come Baby)"Stronger Every Minute" was the Cypriot entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , performed in English byLisa Andreas .As Cyprus had not finished in the top ten at the 2003 Contest, the song was performed for the first time in the semi-final. Here, it was performed fourteenth (following
Albania 'sAnjeza Shahini with "The Image Of You " and preceding FYR Macedonia'sToše Proeski with "Life"). It received 149 points to place 5th in the 22-song semi-final and qualify for the final.In the final, it was performed twenty-first (following the
United Kingdom 's James Fox with "Hold On To Our Love " and precedingTurkey 's Athena with "For Real"). At the close of voting, it had received 170 points, also placing equal 5th (this time in a field of 24) and qualifying Cyprus for the final in the next Contest.The song is a love ballad, in contrast to the pyrotechnics and dance routines typical of the Contest at the time of its performance. Andreas performed it on stage unaccompanied by any other singers or musicians, earning a comparison to
Barbra Streisand by one broadcaster.Lyrically, it is a confession to her lover that "my love grows stronger every minute".
It was succeeded as Cypriot representative at the 2005 Contest by
Constantinos Christoforou with "Ela Ela (Come Baby) ".
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