Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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Country | Cyprus | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurovision Song Project | |||
Selection date(s) | Auditions: 7 December 2014 14 December 2014 21 December 2014 28 December 2014 4 January 2015 11 January 2015 Eurochallenges: 16 January 2015 23 January 2015 Final: 1 February 2015 | |||
Selected artist(s) | John Karayiannis | |||
Selected song | "One Thing I Should Have Done" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 87 points) | |||
Final result | 22nd, 11 points | |||
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "One Thing I Should Have Done" written by Mike Connaris and Giannis Karagiannis and performed by Karagiannis. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2014 due to financial and budget restrictions, and organised the national final Eurovision Song Project in order to select the Cypriot entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. The national final featured 54 entries competing in a nine-week-long process, resulting in the selection of Karagiannis with "One Thing I Should Have Done" at the final on 1 February 2015, where six entries remained.
Promotional activities for the entry prior to the contest included performances of the song in both Amsterdam and London. Cyprus was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 21 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 15, "One Thing I Should Have Done" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 23 May. It was later revealed that Cyprus placed sixth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 87 points. In the final, Cyprus performed in position 11 and placed twenty-second out of the 27 participating countries, scoring 11 points.