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[[Hara & Andreas Konstantinou|Hara and Andreas Konstantinou]] represented [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest|Cyprus]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997]] with the song "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-entriesnf_entries.aspphp?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>
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== VotingAt 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.