In 25th place out of the 26 countries competing, Cyprus appears with Eleni Foureira and Alex Papakonstantinou's song "Fuego", tonight in the grand final of the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon.
Eleni Foureira qualified for the semifinals on Tuesday with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of RIK Michalis Maratheftis stating to KYPE that although Cyprus is at the top of the betting offices for the first time, the Cypriot delegation remains grounded.
"We monitor the forecasts, but we do not get carried away and the forecasts are forecasts. We have our feet firmly on the ground ", said Mr. Maratheftis, who stated that the expectation is that" an even result will be presented, our Cyprus will be properly and correctly represented on stage and we hope that a good result will come " .
The countries that will compete are, based on the order of appearance:
1. Ukraine
2. Spain
3. Slovenia
4. Lithuania
5. Austria
6. Estonia
7. Norway
8. Portugal
9. United Kingdom
10. Serbia
11. Germany
12. Albania
13. France
14. Czech republic
15. Denmark
16. Australia
17. Finland
18. Bulgaria
19. Moldova
20. Sweden
21. Hungary
22. Israel
23. Netherlands
24. Ireland
25. Cyprus
26. Italy
Viewers can vote immediately after the presentation of all the songs, at a time to be announced by the presenters.
The hosts of the evening will be Filomena Cautela, Silvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah and Catarina Furtado.
Eleni Foureira, who is represented by Panik Records, is one of the most popular pop stars in Greece and in recent years has conquered the top with the No. 1 hits that crowned her Queen of the Greek Pop music scene.
Source: KYPE