The Greek entry proved to be extremely successful at the Cyrpiot televoting. The Greek song managed to attract more phone-calls than those of the 5 following songs added together
The results of the Cypriot televoting were as follows:
GREECE � 2243 phone-calls
RUSSIA � 506
TURKEY � 489
IRELAND � 440
SPAIN � 432
ICELAND � 323
AUSTRIA � 287
BELGIUM � 280
ROMANIA � 238
SWEDEN � 160
This unprecedented success doesn�t come as a surprise. Mando, the singer who represented Greece in Riga, is an extremely famous artist in Cyprus, where she has had numerous hits throughout the years.
The 48th Eurovision Song Contest had a TV rating of 68.6% among the people who were watching television at the time. This translates to approximately 120,000 televiewers.
