Cyprus

Welcome to Cyprus

– where myth, sunshine, and Mediterranean charm meet.
Wander through sunlit villages where bougainvillea spills over whitewashed walls, explore ancient ruins that whisper tales of gods and empires, and breathe in the warm sea air along golden shores. According to legend, this is the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who rose from the waves near the island’s rugged coastline.
From the lively waterfront promenades of Limassol to the pine-covered mountains of the Troodos range, Cyprus blends history, culture, and natural beauty in a way that feels both timeless and inviting. Here, centuries-old monasteries stand quietly among vineyards, traditional tavernas serve generous plates of meze, and the Mediterranean sun seems to linger just a little longer each evening.

Capital of Cyprus: Nicosia
Population of Cyprus: 0.9 million - 37th in Europe
Size of Cyprus: 9,251 km2 - 39th in Europe
Languages in Cyprus: Greek and Turkish

Highlights

⇧ Nissi Beach and the Protaras Coastline

Nissi Beach and the coastline around Protaras are among the most photogenic stretches of shore in Cyprus, with powdery white sand and luminous turquoise water. Calm, shallow seas and long sandy bays make this part of the island especially popular for swimming and seaside walks.

Troodos Mountains

The Troodos Mountains rise cool and green in the center of the island, offering a striking contrast to Cyprus’s sun-drenched coastline. Pine forests, waterfalls, winding mountain roads, and traditional villages create a landscape of scenic viewpoints and peaceful retreats.

Fig Tree Bay, Protaras

Fig Tree Bay near Protaras is one of Cyprus’s most celebrated beaches, known for its clear, shallow water and soft golden sand. The small offshore islet and calm conditions make it ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and enjoying classic Mediterranean beach scenery.

Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodite’s Rock)

Petra tou Romiou, also known as Aphrodite’s Rock, is a dramatic sea stack rising from the waves along Cyprus’s southwest coast. According to Greek mythology, this is the legendary birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, making it one of the island’s most iconic coastal landmarks.

Paphos Archaeological Park

Paphos Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, contains the remains of an important ancient city beside the sea. Its highlights include beautifully preserved Roman mosaics, ancient villas, and an amphitheater that reveal the island’s rich classical past.

Kyrenia Harbour

Kyrenia Harbour in northern Cyprus is a picturesque horseshoe-shaped port lined with cafés, fishing boats, and stone buildings. Overlooking the harbor stands the imposing Kyrenia Castle, creating one of the most atmospheric waterfront scenes in the eastern Mediterranean.

Painted Churches, Troodos Region

The Painted Churches of the Troodos Region are a collection of small mountain churches decorated with vivid Byzantine frescoes. Hidden among quiet villages and forested valleys, these UNESCO-listed churches represent some of the finest religious art in the eastern Mediterranean.

Famagusta Old Town

Famagusta’s Old Town is enclosed by massive Venetian walls and filled with historic monuments from many eras. Gothic cathedrals, Ottoman mosques, and quiet stone streets reflect the city’s long and complex history as a major Mediterranean port.

Lefkara Village

Lefkara is a traditional mountain village famous for its intricate lacework and silver craftsmanship. Narrow stone lanes, shaded courtyards, and artisan workshops preserve a strong sense of Cypriot heritage in this charming hillside settlement.

Head of delegation
Andreas

Host Cities

Ayia Napa in GM60

Famagusta in GM115

Limassol in GM10

Nicosia in GM49

158

Participations

99

Finals

30

Top 10 results

194

Highest score

Top results

01
Michalis Xatzigiannis
Do you really wanna love

01
Michalis Xatzigiannis
More than beautiful

01
Dionisis Sxoinas
To kalokairi

01
Anna Vissi
Kanenas

03
Melisses
Eleges

03
Stefanos Dimostenous
Gia sena mono

03
Valanto Trifonos
Stin dipla thesi

04
Christiana Louizu
Phoenix

04
Melina Makri
Thirío

04
Giorgos Sampanis
Kaneis den kserei

04
Onirama
Xamenos thisavros

05
Vera Boufi
Domatio 22

06
Elena Paparizou
To fos stin psixi

06
Stefanos Dimosthenous
Akoma edo

06
Elena Paparizou
Colour your dream

The entries

09. Anna Vissi / Kanenas / 1st / 133 points
10. Michalis Xatzigiannis / An isoun mazi mou / 23rd / 37 points
11. Sarbel & Natassa Theodoridou / Na'soun thalassa / DNF
13. Evridiki / Sto idio vagoni / 10th / 67 points
14. Anna Vissi / Venetia / 20th / 48 points
16. Michalis Xatzigiannis / Ola h tipota / 26th / 34 points
17. Korkolis & Konstantina / Stous pente anemous / 25th / 33 points
18. Evridiki & Rokkos / Misofeggara / 17th / 46 points
19. Sarbel / Takse mou / DNF
21. Lisa Andreas / Hypnotized / 10th / 65 points

22. Marianta Pieridi / Aplwose ta xeria sou / 23rd / 24 points
23. Evridiki / Ela ligo / 12th / 61 points
24. Aleksia / Agapi kalokairini / DNQ
29. Anna Vissi / Treno / 21st / 40 points
30. Despina Olympiou / Pes to dynata / DNQ
35. Constantinos Christoforou / Etsi / 12th / 61 points
39. Matisse / Call me call me / 19th / 44 points
40. Monika / Over the hill / 14th / 63 points
41. Ble / Ton idio to theo / DNF
42. Vodka Juniors / Whiskey and the rain / DNQ

Michalis Xatzigiannis / Winner

Dionisis Sxoinas / Winner

Anna Vissi / Winner

Melisses / Bronze

43. Anna Vissi / Kontra / DNQ
44. Evridiki / Kapoion allon / DNQ
45. Michalis Xatzigiannis / Aggigma psixis / DNQ
46. Despina Olympiou / Vale mousiki / DNQ
47. Nikolas Metaxas / Eyes are bleeding / DNQ
48. Michalis Xatzigiannis / More than beautiful / 1st / 145 points
49. Anna Vissi / Fabulous / 9th / 71 points
50. Despina Olympiou / Adynamia / 17th / 56 points
51. Constantinos Christoforou / Angel / 11th / 65 points
52. Tamta / Shake / DNQ

53. Giorgos Karadimos / Polemao / 17th / 65 points
54. Giorgos Papadopoulos / Soma me soma / 19th / 44 points
55. Michalis Xatzigiannis / To kalokairi mou / 6th / 89 points
56. Valanto Trifonos / Sti dipla thesi / 3rd / 92 points
57. Elena Paparizou / Dancing without music / 24th / 26 points
58. Mark Angelo feat. Onirama / Turn back time / 23rd / 41 points
59. Michalis Xatzigiannis / Do you really wanna love? / 1st / 194 points
60. Kokkina Xalia / Sugarqueen / 15th / 60 points
61. Sakis Rouvas / I akri tis klostis / DNF
62. Anna Vissi / De tha iparksei allo / DNQ

Stefanos Dimosthenous / Bronze

Valanto Trifonos / Bronze

Christiana Louizu / 4th place

Melina Makri / 4th place

63. Kostas Karafotis / Mono ena fili / 10th / 80 points
64. Alexia / In our never never land / 22nd / 59 points
65. Eleni Peta / I go to sleep / DNQ
66. Antonis Remos / Kleista ta stomata / 7th / 89 points
67. Playmen & Claydee feat. Tamta / Tonight / 20th / 62 points
68. Konstantinos Argyros / Mallon kati ksero / 7th / 105 points
69. Reckless / Number one / 17th / 84 points
70. HouseTwins feat. Elle / Never / DNF
71. Michalis Xatzigiannis / Let's call it love / 19th / 75 points
72. Elena Paparizou / To fos stin psixi / 6th / 107 points

73. Kostas Martakis / I agkalia mou / 17th / 82 points
74. Giorgos Dalaras / Mia stigmi gia panta / 29th / 43 points
75. Stella Kalli / Gia poso akomi / 15th / 83 points
76. Onirama / Xamenos thisavros / 4th / 111 points
77. Vera Boufi / Domation 22 / 5th / 120 points
78. Natassa Theodoridou / Apenanti / 20th / 69 points
79. Polina Christopoulou / Tin proti tou mina / DNQ
80. Simela / Alli mia nihta / DNQ
81. Valanto Trifonos / Na mou exigiseis / 14th / 82 points
82. Despina Vandi / Girismata / DNQ

Giorgos Sabanis / 4th place

Onirama / 4th place

Vera Boufi / 5th place

Elena Paparizou / 6th place

83. Antonis Remos / Ta savvata / 11th / 87 points
84. Stefanos Dimosthenous / Akoma edo / 6th / 102 points
85. Konstantinos Argyros / I agapi thelei pathos / DNQ
86. Giorgos Sampanis / Oti kai na eimai / 19th / 69 points
87. Melisses / Eleges / 3rd / 116 points
88. Anna Vissi / I pio megali apati einai o erotas / 19th / 63 points
89. Antonis Remos / Anapantita / 13th / 85 points
90. Michalis Xatzigiannis & Andriana Babali / Vrohi ton asterion / DNQ
91. Giorgos Giannias / Kripse me / DNQ
92. Stefanos Dimosthenous / Oti agapas na se pligonei / 11th / 84 points

93. Eleni Peta / Na meineis edo / 9th / 93 points
94. Elena Paparizou / Ena lepto / DNQ
95. Stefanos Dimosthenous / Gia sena mono / 3rd / 111 points
96. Despina Vandi / Xano esena / 16th / 74 points
97. Melisses / I moni epilogi / 23rd / 39 points
98. Anna Vissi & Antonis Remos / Ena h kanena / 18th / 78 points
99. Michalis Xatzigiannis / Tha kano piso ego / 11th / 88 points
100. Giorgos Papadopoulos / Gia sena / 13th / 78 points
101. Salina / Pio psila / DNQ
102. Stella Kalli / Etsi kano ego / 7th / 98 points

Konstantinos Argyros / 7th place

Playmen / 7th place

Stella Kalli / 7th place

Antonis Remos / 7th place

103. Maria Elena Kyriakou / Exeis afisi epoxi / DNQ
105. Irene Skylakaki / Clock / DNQ
106. Onirama / Ti einai agapi? / 21st / 65 points
107. Fani Drakopoulou / Ainte kosme / DNQ
108. Giorgos Sampanis / Kaneis de ksenei / 4th / 112 points
109. Melisses / Oi simathites / 19th / 63 points
110. Giorgos Papadopoulos / Sta troxaia xronou / 13th / 80 points
111. Mariette Fafouti feat. Gautier / You give me love / DNQ
112. Elena Paparizou / Otan aggeli klene / 10th / 103 points
113. Padelis Padelidis / Ginete / DNQ

114. Dionisis Sxoinas / To kalokairi / 1st / 142 points
115. Apostolia Zoli / Mia stigmi / 22nd / 61 points
116. Melina Aslanidou / To lathos / 16th / 67 points
117. OtherView / In the club / DNF
118. Paola Foka / Poses fores / DNQ
119. Anna Vissi / Gia sena / 19th / 69 points
120. Playmen / Stand by me now / 7th / 100 points
121. Despina Vandi / To maxilari / DNQ
122. Eleonora Zouganeli / Klei o aggelos mou / 20th / 57 points
123. RadioAct / Me n myself / DNQ

Alkyone / 8th place

Eleni Peta / 9th place

Mando / 9th place

Tania Breazou / 9th place

124. Fotini Velesiotou / Melisses / DNQ
125. Michalis Xatzigiannis / An se petiho / DNQ
126. Stella Kalli / I agapi tahi ola / 16th / 83 points
127. Tamta / To kati parapano / 15th / 76 points
128. Malou Kyriakopoulou / Des me / 12th / 84 points
129. Andreas Leontas / Protos rolos / 11th / 102 points
130. Paola Foka / Thimos / DNQ
131. Melisses / To kyma / DNQ
132. Giorgos Sampanis / Se sena stamatise i kardia / DNQ
133. Hovig / Stone in a river / DNQ

134. Ble / Mia fora kai ena kairo / DNQ
135. Malou Kyriakopoulou / Tous ipes pos / DNQ
137. Giorgos Papadopoulos / Na na na / 24th / 47 points
138. Elena Paparizou / Colour your dream / 6th / 90 points
139. Nikos Oikonomopoulos / O charaktiras / 14th / 77 points
140. Anna Vissi / Kalokairina filia / 11th / 80 points
141. Stella Kalli / Ola mou ta s'agapo / 22nd / 50 points
142. Evridiki feat. Demy / To móno pou thymámai / DNQ
143. Giorgos Papadopoulos / Bravo sou / 19th / 61 points
144. Michalis Hatzigiannis & Dimitra Galani / Se pion na po to s'agapo / DNQ

Constantinos Christoforou / 9th place

Malou Kyriakopoulou / 9th place

Kostas Karafotis / 10th place

Evridiki / 10th place

145. Christiana Louizu / Phoenix / 4th / 121 points
146. Constantinos Christoforou / Ella pes ta se ména / 26th / 34 points
147. Michalis Hatzigiannis / Erotas agkathi / 15th / 63 points
148. Melina Makri / Thirío / 4th / 120 points
149. Sophia Patsalides / Break up the silence / 26th / 16 points
150. Tamta / Tag you in my sky / 12th / 77 points
151. Melisses & Themis Adamantidis / Stin kardia / DNQ
153. Dimos Anastasiadis / Otan les m'agapas / DNQ
154. Vasiliki Ntanta / Axioprepia / DNQ
155. Anna Vissi / Mesa mou / 23rd / 54 points

156. Katerina Lioliou / Megala logia / DNQ
157. Nikos Oikonomopoulos / Dyo zoes / DNQ
158. Paola Foka / Persatiki / DNQ
159. Malou Kyriakopoulou / Ores aixmis / 9th / 78 points
160. Konstantinos Argyros / To na to kano / DNF
173. Amanda Tenfjord / Troubled water / 25th / 52 points
200. Michalis Hatzigiannis / Esy eisai pano apo ola / 25th / 41 points
201. Josephine / Kima mou / DNQ
202. Mando & Tania Breazou / Den tha ksanagapiso / 9th / 88 points
203. Elli Kokkinou / Mou'xei stoixisei / DNQ

Lisa Andreas / 10th place

Andreas Leontes / 11th place

Natassa Theodoridou / 11th place

Tamta / 12th place

204. Christina Salti / Parállili agápi / 25th / 44 points
205. Thodoris Ferris / Auto pou ithela / 22nd / 47 points
206. Sofia Kourtidou / Logia itan mono / 23rd / 46 points
207. Anna Argyrou / Fool's paradise / 23rd / 51 points
208. Eleftheria Eleftheriou / Nixtes kautes / DNQ
209. Konstantinos Argyros & Light / Iliovasilema / DNQ
210. Natassa Theodoridou / O xartis / 11th / 74 points
211. Malou / Oi nyxtes oi monaxikes mou / DNQ
212. Constantinos Christoforou / S'ena tetarto / 9th / 86 points
213. Alkyone / Society / 8th / 85 points

214. Nefeli Fasouli & Panos Vlaxos / Symptomata / DNQ
215. Anastasia / Mystiko / DNQ
216. Giorgos Sabanis / Rota / 23rd / 56 points
217. Ivi Adamou / Agoraki mou / DNQ
229. Anna Vissi / Se periptosi pou / DNQ
238. Yianna Terzi / Horis anasa / 20th / 61 points
239. Klavdia / Sintrimmia / 18th / 63 points
240. Marina Satti / Lola / DNQ