| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |  Cyprus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 4 November 2015 Song: 22 February 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Minus One | |||
| Selected song | "Alter Ego" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 164 points) | |||
| Final result | 21st, 96 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Alter Ego" written by Minus One and Thomas G:son. The song was performed by the band Minus One, which was selected by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in November 2015 to represent Cyprus at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The Cypriot song, "Alter Ego", was presented to the public on 22 February 2016.
Cyprus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing 11th during the show, "Alter Ego" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Cyprus placed eighth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 164 points. In the final, Cyprus performed 14th and placed 21st out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 96 points.