Cyprus have participated at Eurovision no less than 34 times without a win, so for 2018, the nation is revamping their national selection in the hopes of winning the contest for the first time. Allegedly, the broadcaster RIK is in talks with a well-known songwriter, who will have the task of writing the 2018 Cypriot…
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Cyprus selected their Eurovision act super early for 2017. They were the first off the block, and I must say, I was hopeful in their choice of Hovig due to the fact that I really enjoyed his national final song a few years back. That in combination with the fact that Thomas G:son would be…
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We’ve been waiting a while, a long while, for Cypriot entry Hovig to release his Eurovision song for 2017 titled Gravity. Hovig was the first entry to be announced last year for the 2017 edition of Eurovision, and today his song Gravity has now been published online for Eurofans to listen to! Gravity was written…
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Cyprus has kicked off the Eurovision 2017 season by internally selecting the artist who will represent the country in May next year. National broadcaster CyBC has now announced that Hovig is their chosen act, and will be singing a song composed by Thomas G:son. Hovig is a Cypriot performer with Armenian roots, and is no…
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At the start of the national final season, there was nothing that hit me as winning material, nothing really hit me at all as a really great song (since then, some songs have grown on me). Along came Cyprus with a band I was very happy to see returning, this time to Eurovision, after last…
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We’ve been waiting for the moment, and it has finally come. Cyprus have released their Eurovision masterpiece, and we’re not disappointed. The song, Alter Ego, is rock at heart, but offers enough pop elements (thanks Thomas G:son). The official video has been released onto YouTube, and will be linked below. To learn more about Minus…
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First of all, thanks for sharing some of your time with us! When did Minus One form as a band? Were you all friends before forming the band? We were all friends and had worked together in different projects in the past. In 2009 we were all free at the same time and decided to…
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For the hardcore Eurovision fans, you’ll recognise our next act for Eurovision 2016. Minus One competed in the national final in Cyprus, however lost out to Giannis Karagiannis who represented the island nation in this year’s contest. Now, Minus One have been internally selected by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, RIK, to represent Cyprus in Stockholm…
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