- Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Country Cyprus
National selection Selection process Internal Selection Selection date(s) February 23, 2007 Selected entrant Evridiki Selected song "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" Finals performance Semi-final result Failed to qualify (15th) Cyprus and Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) chose Evridiki as the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 participant using an internal selection.[1] The composer of the song is Dimitris Korgialas, with Posidonas Giannopoulos as the lyricist. The song is an Electro-pop dance song titled "Comme Ci, Comme Ça", meaning "So-So".[2] Currently, the song is recorded in the Greek, French, and English language.[3] This is the first Cypriot entry to be sung completely in French.
The song was officially revealed at a special show on February 23, 2007. At the show, titled Cyprus 12 points, the entrants from Poland, Malta, and Belarus performed their songs.[4]
Evridiki performed as third in the semi-final on May 10, 2007, but did not manage to qualify for the final.
See also
References
- ^ "Information on Evridiki and Dimitris Korgialas being selected". http://www.ellinikosfm.gr/index_more.php?art_id=4064. Ellinikos FM (Greek)
- ^ "Ευρυδίκη 4 Eurovision!". MAD TV. 2007-01-27. http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=24020&c. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- ^ Floras, Stella (2007-01-30). "Cyprus: The press conference". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7427. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
- ^ Kasapoglou, Yiorgos (2007-02-08). "Cyprus: Song presentation and guests". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10106. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
External links
- Evridiki.gr - Evridiki's official website
- Korgialas.net - Dimitris Korgialas' offiical website
- cyprus-asfe.com - Official Cyprus Eurovision Website
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