| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Country |  Cyprus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 24 November 2004 Song: 1 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Constantinos Christoforou | |||
| Selected song | "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Constantinos Christoforou | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 46 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Ela Ela (Come Baby)", which was written and performed by Constantinos Christoforou. Christoforou was internally selected by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in November 2004 to represent the nation at the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. His song was selected through a national final, which was organised by CyBC and took place on 1 February 2005. The national final featured four songs performed by Christoforou and resulted in the selection of "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" through a combination of public televote and jury deliberation.
Prior to the contest, a music video of the song was released and Christoforou toured 15 countries to promote the entry, including performing in several national finals of other participating nations. As one of the nine highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest, Cyprus automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Performing during the show in position 9, the nation placed 18th out of the 24 participating countries in the final, scoring 46 points.