Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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Country | Cyprus | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 17 February 2004 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Lisa Andreas | |||
Selected song | "Stronger Every Minute" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Mike Connaris | |||
Placement | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 149 points) | |||
Final result | 5th, 170 points | |||
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Stronger Every Minute" performed by Lisa Andreas. The song was written by Mike Connaris, who had twice written a runner up in Eurovision selection process for the United Kingdom. The Cypriot entry was selected on 17 February 2004 through a 10-song national final organised by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). While originally containing some lyrics in Greek, Andreas performed an English-only version of the song at the contest.
To promote the entry, a music video was filmed in the UK and released prior to the contest. Cyprus was drawn to compete 14th in the contest's semi-final, held on 12 May 2004 and placed fifth, qualifying for the 15 May final. At the final, the nation's entry was performed 21st on the night and placed fifth out of the 24 competing entries with 170 points.