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Cyprus and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) chose to host a National Final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the winner being chosen an "expert" jury. Marlen Angelidou was chosen with "Tha 'Nai Erotas " and placed 22nd at Eurovision.
National final
The Cypriot national final took place on 9 February 1999 at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol , hosted by Loukas Hamatsos . 9 songs competed, with the winning song chosen solely by an "expert" jury, one of the members being Thanos Kalliris , who represented Greece in 1987 as part of Bang.
The winner of the final was Marlen Angelidou with "Tha 'Ne Erotas ".
National Final - 7 February 1999
Draw
Artist
Song
Points
Place
1
Marlen Angelidou
"Tha 'Ne Erotas"
225
1
2
Riana Athanasiou
"Moni"
107
7
3
Elena Tsolaki
"Aspro Feggari"
116
5
4
Christina Saranti
"Adeio Feggari"
102
8
5
Stelios Constantas
"Methysmeno Feggari"
125
4
6
Giorgos Stamataris
"Maria"
143
3
7
Lucas Christodolou
"An Gyriseis"
113
6
8
Giorgos Gavriel
"Pios Erotas Glykos"
88
9
9
Demos Beke
"Tha Sou Edina Oli Mou Ti Zoi"
178
2
At Eurovision
Marlain performed 14th on the night of the contest, held in Jerusalem , Israel on 29 May 1999. Cyprus followed Iceland 's entry, Selma with "All Out Of Luck ", and preceded Sweden 's entry, Charlotte Nilsson with "Take Me to Your Heaven ". Despite being a favourite to win it only received 2 points, all from United Kingdom, placing 22nd in a field of 23, beating only Spain.
Points Awarded by Cyprus
Final
Points Awarded to Cyprus
Points Awarded to Cyprus (Final)
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
See also
External links
Participation Artists Songs
"Alter Ego"
"An me thimasai "
"Anna Maria Lena"
"Apopse as vrethoume "
"Aspro mavro "
"Break a Broken Heart "
"Comme ci, comme ça "
"El Diablo "
"Ela "
"Ela Ela (Come Baby)"
"Feeling Alive"
"Femme Fatale "
"Firefly"
"Fuego "
"Genesis "
"Gimme "
"Gravity"
"I agapi akoma zi "
"Ime anthropos ki ego "
"La La Love "
"Liar "
"Life Looks Better in Spring"
"Mana mou "
"Mi stamatas "
"Milas poli "
"Monika"
"Mono i agapi "
"Mono gia mas "
"Nomiza "
"One Thing I Should Have Done"
"Replay "
"Running "
"San aggelos s'agapisa "
"SOS"
"Sti fotia "
"Stronger Every Minute"
"Teriazoume "
"Tha'nai erotas "
"Thimame "
"To katalava arga "
"Tora zo "
"Why Angels Cry"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Cyprus did not compete
Countries Artists Songs
"All Out of Luck"
"Believe 'n Peace"
"Como tudo começou "
"Diamond of Night"
"Dön Artık "
"For a Thousand Years"
"Happy Birthday "
"Je veux donner ma voix "
"Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat "
"Like the Wind"
"Living My Life Without You"
"Marija Magdalena "
"No quiero escuchar "
"One Good Reason"
"Przytul mnie mocno "
"Putnici "
"Reflection"
"Say It Again "
"Strazdas "
"Take Me to Your Heaven "
"Tha'nai erotas "
"This Time I Mean It"
"When You Need Me"