| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) | |||
| Country |  Cyprus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 29 January 1981 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Island | |||
| Selected song | "Monika" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 69 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Monika" (Μόνικα), composed by Doros Georgiades, with lyrics by Stavros Sideras, and performed by the group Island. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), internally selected its entry for the contest. This was the first-ever entry from Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest.