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Line 1: {{Short description\|none}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2019}} {{More citations needed\|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox song contest national year \| Year = 1997 Line 6 ⟶ 8: \| Preselection = National final \| Preselection date = 18 February 1997 \| Entrant = Hara &and Andreas ~~Constantinou~~Konstantinou \| Song = [[Mana mou]] \| Writer = Constantina Konstantinou \| Final result = 5th, 98 points }} Hara &and Andreas ~~Constantinou~~Konstantinou represented [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest\|Cyprus]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997]] with the song "~~[[Mana Mou\|~~Mana mou]]". [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation\|Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)]] chose to host a national final to select their entry. == Before Eurovision == === National final === The final was held on 18 February 1997 at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, hosted by Marina Maleni-Kyriazi. The winner was chosen by a 21-member jury.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=National Final: Cyprus 1997 \|url=https://www.esc-history.com/~~nf-entries~~nf_entries.~~asp~~php?country=Cyprus&year=~~1997&order=ItemNr \|title=National Final: Cyprus~~ 1997 \|website=esc-history.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Cyprus1997.html \|title=CYPRIOT NATIONAL FINAL 1997 \|website=natfinals.50webs.com}}</ref> {\| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center" !\|+ ~~colspan="6" \|~~Final – 18 February 1997 \|- ! Draw ! Artist ! Song ~~! Song <small>''(English translation)''</small>~~ !~~Composer~~ Songwriter(s) ! Points ! Place \|- \| 1 \| align="left" \| Giorgos Polychroniadis \| align="left" \| "Apopse den me niazi" ~~<small>''(Tonight I don't care about anything)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Spyros Kyriakidis, A. Gemenitzis \| 91 \| 5 \|- \| 2 \| align="left" \| Dalida Mitzi \| align="left" \| "Ta trena" ~~<small>''(The trains)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Andreas Karanikolas \| 71 \| 6 \|- \| 3 \| align="left" \| Charalambos Brountzos \| align="left" \| "Mia zografia" ~~<small>''(A picture)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Adonis Aletras \| 106 \| 4 \|- \| 4 \| align="left" \| [[Stelios Constantas]] \| align="left" \| "I grammi tis ntropis" ~~<small>''(The line of shame)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Aristos Moschovakis, Rodoula Papalamprianou \| 145 \| 2 \|- \| 5 \| align="left" \| Spiros Spirakos \| align="left" \| "Essi" ~~<small>''(You)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Theos Kallias, Michalis Hatzimichael \| 70 \| 7 \|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;" \| 6 \| align="left" \| Hara &and Andreas ~~Constantinou~~Konstantinou \| align="left" \| "~~[[Mana Mou\|~~Mana mou]]" ~~<small>''(Motherland)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Constantina Konstantinou \| 170 \| 1 \|- \| 7 \| align="left" \| Giorgos Stamataris \| align="left" \| "Xechnas" ~~<small>''(You forget)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Andreas Gerolemou \| 112 \| 3 \|- \| 8 \| align="left" \| Christina Lazarou \| align="left" \| "Pote" ~~<small>''(Never)''</small>~~ \| align="left" \| Nevi Astraiou \| 54 \| 8 \|} {\|class="wikitable collapsible ~~collapsed~~" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;" \|- ! colspan="24" \| Detailed Jury Votes \|- !Draw Line 239 ⟶ 242: \|- \| 6 \| align="left" \| "~~[[Mana Mou\|~~Mana mou]]" \| '''10''' \| 8 Line 261 ⟶ 264: \|6 \|4 \| '''170''' \|- \| 7 Line 313 ⟶ 316: \| 54 \|} ~~== Voting ==~~ == At Eurovision == Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 21st out of the 25 entries.<ref>{{cite web \|title=What are the Odds? \|url=http://events.rte.ie/eurovision97/odds.html \|publisher=Radio Telefís Éireann \|access-date=20 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990224192111/http://events.rte.ie/eurovision97/odds.html \|archive-date=24 February 1999 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hara & Andreas opened the contest performing 1st, preceding Turkey. At the end of voting, they received 98 points, placing 5th of 25 competing countries, which was at the time joint-best Cypriot placing at the contest, sharing with 1982 Cypriot entry "Mono i agapi" by Anna Vissi, and would remain so until 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Final of Dublin 1997 \|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final \|publisher=European Broadcasting Union \|access-date=14 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414084557/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final \|archive-date=14 April 2021 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Greece. Line 400 ⟶ 404: == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Cyprus1997.html CYPRIOT NATIONAL FINAL 1997] Line 405 ⟶ 411: {{Eurovision Song Contest 1997}} ~~{{DEFAULTSORT~~[[Category:Cyprus in ~~The~~the Eurovision Song Contest \|1997}}]] [[Category:1997 in Cyprus\|Eurovision Song Contest]]▼ ~~[[Category:Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest]]~~ [[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997]] ▲[[Category:1997 in Cyprus\|Eurovision ~~Song Contest~~]]