CyBC, the Cypriot national broadcaster has released the list of the 60 candidates that have been shortlisted to take part in the 2015 Cypriot Eurovision national selection auditions.

A special press conference was held today at the CyBC headquarters in Nicosia today in order to officially present the 2015 Cypriot Eurovision project and national selection.

Cyprus will be back in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 after a year’s absence from the event in 2014. Cyprus decided to withdraw from the competition this year due to financial reasons.

The Cypriot broadcaster has confirmed to ESCToday that a total of 9 televised auditions will be aired leading up to the 2015 Cypriot Eurovision national final which is scheduled to be held on 1 February in Nicosia. Hence the 2015 Cypriot Eurovision national selection will consist of 10 televised shows (9 televised auditions and 1 grand final).

The televised auditions will kick off on 7 December. Former Cypriot Eurovision representatives Alex Panayi (Cyprus 1995, 2000), Despina Olympiou (Cyprus 2013), Elena Patroklou (Cyprus 1991) will be on the special jury pannel who will be responsible to select the acts competing in the national final, and will be joined by Tasos Tryfonos in their quest to deliberate the acts.

A total of 60 acts have been shortlisted to compete in the auditions:

1. Victorious – Yuri Melikov
2. Unicorn – Anastasia Liberos
3. Lonely – Lucy Sofroniou
4. Miracle – Olivia Sofocli
5. Run run run – Nelena Paparisva
6. Scared – Valence (Chrisovalantis Nikolaou)
7. Let your mind free – Flirt
8. Chlomi selini (Pale moon) – Nikolas Leventis
9. One thing I should have done – Giannis Karagiannis
10. Rainbow – Kostas Karaiskos
11. Shine – Minus One
12. Stone in a river – Hovig
13. Come and fight for freedom – Eva Diva
14. Don’t give up on me (Just yet) – ApolloNia
15. Shake dat – Georgiou Kyriakos
16. You can’t stop love – Christina Papaioannou
17. Right in – Aimily Charalampous
18. Ena kafe mazi (A coffee together) – Nikolas Mavromichalis
19. Without your love – Panagiotis Koufogiannis
20. Magic – Doody
21. Find me – Maria Pampori
22. No money no honey – Elena Panayi
23. Steko akoma (Still hanging on) – Kostas Archontous
24. Still – Maria Evangelou
25. Play me like a pop song – Maria Evangelou
26. My aura is bright – Chrystalla Patsia feat. DJ performer Cyprus Karavioti
27. Said it all before – Pieros Kezou
28. Live your myth – Adrenaline by Kristis Koupatos
29. Call on love – Stefanos Tsiitsios (Stephano Prunabelli)
30. March to doubt – Stefanos Tsiitsios (Stephano Prunabelli)
31. Beat of my heart – Ioanna Protopapa
32. World one – Stella Esmeralda Konstantinou
33. Dawn – Eleni Iracleus
34. Chorevo mambo (Dancing mambo) – Evagoras Evagorou
35. Tha sou tragoudiso (I’ll sing for you) – Maria Pavlou
36. Until the end of time – Lady Ava
37. Eimai edo (I am here) – Nikos Trikki
38. Your love – Gore Melian
39. Stand up – Konstantinos Michailoudi
40. Meine (Stay) – Christos Rialas
41. Deila den agapo (I don’t love timidly) – Charis Savva, Nearchos Evaggelou
42. The key is love – Lady Ava
43. Real you – Eleni Savva
44. Heaven on Earth – Eleonora
45. Alone in love – Lefki Stilianou
46. Thelo na gino oranos (I want to become the sky) – Stella Stilianou
47. Thelo na chatho (I want to disappear) – Stella Stilianou
48. Kori tis Messogeiou (Daughter of the Medditerranean sea) – Christodoula Tsaggara
49. Lonely nights – Lefki Stilianou
50. I didn’t know – Christina Matsa
51. When I look at you – Dimitris Iakovou
52. Call for me – Iosif Charalampous
53. I wanna dance (I say tempo) – Iosif Charalampous
54. #Is this real life – Groove Therapy
55. Sailing ships pirates and dragons – Giorgos Moisi, Maria Moskofian, Christiana Chatziiordanous
56. In this arms – Christina Tselepou
57. When we used to be – Georgiou Konstantina
58. Remember my love – Ifigenia Loukaidou featuring Lyrical Eye
59. Just another guy – Marios Liasidos
60. Rebound – Neofitos Stratis

Cyprus debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with Island’s Monika and is yet to win Europe’s favourite television show. The Mediterranean island’s best placing at the contest has been a 5th placing in 1982, 1997, and 2004.

The last time Cyprus competed in the competion was in 2013 when Despina Olympiou represented Cyprus at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with her entry An me thimase, failing to qualify to the final.

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