Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
 | This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. (January 2010) |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| Country |  Cyprus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final - judging panel | |||
| Selection date(s) | February 16, 2000 | |||
| Selected entrant | Alexandros Panayi & Christina Argyri | |||
| Selected song | "Nomiza" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 8 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus and CyBC chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen an "expert" jury. Alexandros Panayi & Christina Argyri were chosen with "Nomiza" and placed 21st at Eurovision.
National final
The National Final took place on February 16, 2000 at the Nea Leoforos Nightclub in Limassol and was hosted by Loukas Hamatsos. There were 11 songs in the final with the winning song chosen solely by an "expert" jury.
Result of national final
By order performed:
| № | Singer | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Solonos | "Eimai Akoma Edo" | 148 | 3 |
| 2 | Annie | "Na M'Agapas" | 131 | 5 |
| 3 | Maria Amman | "Fones" | 87 | 10 |
| 4 | Marilia Perikleous & Demetris Mouhtaroudis | "Trikymia" | 93 | 9 |
| 5 | Chrysanthos Chrysanthou | "An" | 125 | 78 |
| 6 | Alexandros Panayi & Christina Argyri | "Nomiza" | 225 | 1 |
| 7 | Lefki Stylianou | "Antio Loipon" | 94 | 8 |
| 8 | Antonia Orthanou | "Sti Gi Irini" | 100 | 7 |
| 9 | Marian Georgiou | "Paradeisos" | 145 | 4 |
| 10 | Giorgos Gavriel | "Volt" | 122 | 6 |
| 11 | Haroula Pirta | "Ki'Akoma S'Agapo" | 184 | 2 |
At Eurovision
"Nomiza" was performed eleventh on the night (following Belgium's Nathalie Sorce with "Envie de vivre" and preceding Iceland's August & Telma with "Tell Me!"). At the close of voting, it had received 8 points, placing 21st in a field of 24.
Due to poor results, Cyprus was not permitted to take part in the 2001 Contest; however, they were re-admitted for the following year. Thus, the song was succeeded as Cypriot representative at the 2002 Contest by One with "Gimme".
Points awarded by Cyprus
| 12 points |  Russia
|
| 10 points |  Spain
|
| 8 points |  Malta
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| 7 points |  Ireland
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| 6 points |  Estonia
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| 5 points |  Netherlands
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| 4 points |  Denmark
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| 3 points |  United Kingdom
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| 2 points |  Macedonia
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| 1 point |  Latvia
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Points awarded to Cyprus
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
