Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Country  Cyprus
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 15 September 2017
  • Song: 6 October 2017
Selected entrant Nicole Nicolaou
Selected song "I Wanna Be a Star"
Selected songwriter(s) Constantinos Christoforou
Finals performance
Final result 16th (Last), 45 points
Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2016 • 2017

Cyprus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Nicole Nicolaou was internally selected to represent Cyprus with the song "I Wanna Be a Star". In Tbilisi she ended last.

Background

Prior to the 2017 Contest, Cyprus had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its debut at the inaugural contest in 2003.[1][2] Cyprus were absent from the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015 contests.[3] They have never won the contest, with their best results being at the 2004 and 2006, represented by Marios Tofi, and the duo Louis Panagiotou and Christina Christofi respectively, achieving eighth place.[3] Cyprus has hosted the contest once in 2008, at the Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center in Limassol.[4]

Before Junior Eurovision

CyBC was the very first broadcaster which announced that they would be present to the next contest in Tbilisi. They selected their entry internally.[5]

Artist and song information

Nicole Nicolaou
Born (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004
Limassol, Cyprus
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer, Dancer
Instruments Vocals, Piano

Nicole Nicolaou

Nicole Nicolaou (Greek: Νικόλ Νικολάου; born 23 June 2004) is a Cypriot singer and dancer who represented Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with her song "I Wanna Be a Star".

"I Wanna Be a Star"

"I Wanna Be a Star" is a song by Cypriot singer Nicole Nicolaou. It represented Cyprus during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The song is composed and written by the famous singer Constantinos Christoforou.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 20 November 2017, Cyprus was drawn to perform first on 26 November 2017, preceding Poland.

Voting

The results of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 26 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They could also vote for their own country’s song. These votes were then turned into points. The amount of points was determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, thus it would receive 20% of the available points. The public vote counted for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% came from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Cyprus

Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Cyprus received 40 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Cyprus

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