Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Cyprus
and Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
(CyBC) chose Evridiki
as the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
participant using an internal selection. 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". Currently, the song is recorded in the Greek
, French
, and English language
. 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.
Evridiki performed as third in the semi-final on May 10, 2007, but did not manage to qualify for the final.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of...
(CyBC) chose Evridiki
Evridiki
Evridiki Theokleous , known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Cypriot rock, pop, and electro pop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme...
as the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
participant using an internal selection. 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
Comme Ci, Comme Ça
"Comme Ci, Comme Ça" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in French by Evridiki. The song was composed by Dimitris Korgialas and written by Poseidonas Giannopoulos...
", meaning "So-So". Currently, the song is recorded in the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. 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.
Evridiki performed as third in the semi-final on May 10, 2007, but did not manage to qualify for the final.
External links
- Evridiki.gr - Evridiki's official website
- Korgialas.net - Dimitris Korgialas' offiical website
- cyprus-asfe.com - Official Cyprus Eurovision Website