ESC 2015 CYPRUS - HERE ARE THE 60 HOPEFULS

Cyprus is back in Eurovision and back with a national final for the first time since 2011. In 2012 Ivi Adamou was internally selected but people had a say on the song and she La la laed her way to Baku. Despite being a hot favorite she only managed 16th place. The year after Despina Olympiou was graceful and elegant, internally selected both song and artist, but failed to make the final and Cyprus stayed home from Copenhagen.

But now folks, it all changes: 60 songs and semifinals and who knows what before we get to know the Cypriot entrant in Vienna. Judging the number of Swedish-Cypriot collaborations among the songs it's going to be more la la la oriented stuff. Maybe. Among the composers we have also previous glories Mike Connaris, Zinon Zintilis and Constantinos and among the singers a finalist from The Voice of Greece. Previous Eurovision entrants Elena Patraklou, Alex Panayi and beforementioned Despina Olympiou will be in the special jury that will sort out the finalists. Televised audition shows will kick off December 7, 2014.... And yes, it's good to see so many songs in Greek in the list :-)

01. Yuri Melikov – Victorious

02. Anastasia Liberow – Unicorn

03. Lucy Sofroniou – Lonely

04. Olivia Sofocli – Miracle

05. Nelena Paparisva – Run Run Run

06. Valence – Scared

07. Flirt – Let Your Mind Free

08. Nicolas Leventis – Chlomi Selini (Pale Moon)

09. Yannis Karayannis – One thing I should have done

10. Kostas Karaiskos – Rainbow

11. Minus One – Shine

12. Hovig – Stone in a river

13. Eva Diva – Come and fight for freedom

14. ApolloNia – Don’t Give Up On Me (Just Yet)

15. Yorgos Kyriakos – Shake Dat

16. Christina Papaioannou – You can’t stop love

17. Emily Charalampous – Right In

18. Nicolas Mavromichalis – Ena Kafe Mazi (A coffee together)

19. Panagiotis Koufogiannis (Without Your Love)

20. Doody – Magic

21. Myria Pampori – Find Me

22. Elena Panayi – No money No honey

23. Kostas archontous – Steko Akoma (Still standing)

24. Maria Evangelou – Still

25. Maria Evangelou – Play me like a pop song

26. Chrystalla Patsia feat. DJ Cyprus Karaviotis – My aura is bright

27. Pieros Kezou - Said it all before

28. Adrenaline by Kristi Koupatos – Live your myth

29. Stephano Prunabelli – Call on love

30. Stephano Prunabelli – March to doubt

31. Ioanna Protopapa – Beat of my heart

32. Stella Esmeralda Konstantinou – World One

33. Eleni Heracleous – Dawn

34. Evagoras Evagorou – Chorevo Mambo (Dancing Mambo)

35. Maria Pavlou – Tha sou tragoudiso (I will sing for you)

36. Lady Ava – Until the end of time

37. Nikos Trikki – Eimai edo (I’m here)

38. Gore Melian – Your Love

39. Konstantinos Michaeloudis – Stand Up

40. Christos Rialas – Meine (Stay)

41. Charis Savva & Nearchos Evangelou – Deila den agapo

42. Lady Ava – The key is love

43. Eleni Savva – Real You

44. Eleonora – Heaven on earth

45. Lefki Stylianou – All in love

46. Stella Stylianou – Tha gino ouranos

47. Stella Stylianou – Thelo na chatho

48. Christodoula Tsaggara – Kori tis mesogeiou

49. Lefki Stylianou – Lonely nights

50. Christina Matsa – I don’t know

51. Dimitris Iakovou – When I look at you

52. Josef Charalampous – Call for me

53. Josef Charalampous – I wanna dance (I say tempo)

54. Groove Therapy – #Is this real life

55. Yorgos Moesis, Maria Moskofian, Christiana H”Ioordanous

- Sailing ships, pirates and dragons

56. Christina Tselepou – In these arms

57. Konstantina Georgiou – When we used to be

58. Ifigeneia Loukaedou feat. Lyrical Eye – Remember my love

59. Marios Liasides – Just another guy

60. Neofytos Stratis – Rebound

There will be seven audition shows for the 60 hopefuls and the 60 will become 20 for two more shows and finally only six will make the final on February 1, 2015 where the winner will be chosen with 50/50 televoty/jury voting.

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