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Cyprus: “Liar” by Silia Kapsis Released for Eurovision 2024!

Through the website of RIK: www.rik.cy, the entry of Cyprus for Eurovision 2024 was premiered a while ago, titled “Liar“, featuring the versatile Silia Kapsis as the vocalist.

Immediately after, specifically at 18:00 CET, the video clip will be uploaded to the Eurovision channel on YouTube and then to all electronic music platforms.

You can listen to Liar by Silia Kapsis at the following link:

Contributors of the Entry

The Cypriot entry for Eurovision 2024 is signed by Dimitris Kontopoulos and Elke Tiel. The video clip of this year’s Cypriot entry was shot after several years in Cyprus, specifically at the marina of Limassol and at the City of Dreams hotel. The director of the video clip is Kostas Karydas, while responsible for the stage presentation of Silia Kapsis in Liverpool will be Marvin Dietmann, Ross Nicholson, and Dan Shipton.

You can find Liar lyrics in our related article.

Cyprus in the Eurovision Contest

This is Cyprus’s 40th participation in the contest, making it the country with the most participations without a win. The debut was in 1981 with Monika, achieving an impressive sixth place. Until the end of the 90s, Cyprus often managed to be in the top ten of the final rankings. However, from 2004, when the system of semifinals began until 2014, Cyprus managed to pass the semifinal hurdle only in three instances!

This drastically changed from 2015 onwards, with little Cyprus counting only qualifications. The highlight, of course, of all this good progress was the second place in 2018 with Eleni Foureira and Fuego.

Last year, Cyprus was represented by Andrew Lambrou with the song Break A Broken Heart, finishing in 12th place with 126 points.

Silia Kapsis and Liar continue their upward trend in the betting odds, as after the release of the teaser, her odds for victory have literally halved. The Cypriot delegation keeps a low profile and prepares in detail for Silia’s performance on the contest stage, believing that they will manage to surpass the previous performance of Andrew Lambrou and the twelfth place of Break A Broken Heart.

Good luck Cyprus! Good luck Silia!

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Cyprus: On February 29 the release of Liar | It’s official!

First, through Eurovisionfun, you read that Liar’s video clip will be released on February 29. A little while ago, CYBC confirmed this information with its official announcement, announcing that the song will be released on the last day of February!

The filming of the video clip of this year’s Cypriot entry took place after years in Cyprus. Specifically in Limassol, on the first weekend of February, Silia Kapsis with her team and under the directorial supervision of Kostas Karydas, filmed the video clip. So the time when we will hear it complete and in its final form is approaching, since on 29/2 the unveiling will take place through the CYBC frequency.

We remind you that the song is composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos and lyrics by Elke Tiel. Silia Kapsis is in Athens and very soon she will begin the final phase of her rehearsals for the demanding choreography she will present to us in Malmö. The well-known Cypriot choreographer Charis Savva has undertaken all her preparation, in a choreography that bears the signature of Guy Groove and Kelly Sweeney. Silia also continues her vocal lessons with Victoria Chalkitis, who will accompany her on the stage of the contest.

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Cyprus: Silia Kapsis will sing “Liar” at Eurovision 2024!

As announced by the Cypriot broadcaster RIK-CyBc, the title of the song, with which Silia Kapsis will represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2024, is “Liar“. The song is composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos and the lyrics are written by ELKE, a well-known Dutch artist.

The production of the song was completed a few days ago in a recording studio abroad. The creative team is completely satisfied with the final result, while the excellent response the song has received from all parties involved has filled the Cypriot mission with enthusiasm.

Liar is a very contemporary pop dance track, with instrumentation and production that perfectly suits the explosive stage presence of Silia Kapsis.

Silia Kapsis is leaving for Los Angeles in the next few days to meet Kelly Sweeney and Guy Groove, the choreographers who will be in charge of her choreography, which will be seen on stage in May. Immediately afterwards she will return to Cyprus to shoot the official music video of the Cypriot entry.

 

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After the shooting of the music video, Silia Kapsis will travel to Greece, where she will make appearances in local media. The song is expected to be released in late February/early March, of course through RIK. Silia will remain in Athens until May, carrying out her final rehearsals for the competition.

The Cypriot delegation continues with a well-organized plan, its preparations for Eurovision 2024, always keeping a low profile, but hoping that it will manage to impress and be even higher on the scoreboard than Andrew Lambrou, who placed 12th, having an excellent performance last year.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest news!

Cyprus: RIK and artistic team are in feverish preparations!

Τhe Cypriot team is doing some major preparations, as they want to have everything prepared ahead of time for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, wanting to present the most competitive and professional entry possible, once more.

The Song is Reaching Its Final Form

The song with which Silia Kapsis wil represent Cyprus in Eurovision 2024 is almost ready to shine, as its just some steps before the Final Mixing. The previous weeks, Dimitris Kontopoulos finalised the production of the song, in a famous studio abroad, along his colleagues. The song has become even more dynamic, in order to make the most out of Silia’s dancing and vocal skills, and make the greatest impression on stage.

Kelly Sweeney and Guy Groove started making the Choreography

The famous choreographers that RIK selected to be on Silia’s side in the contest, have already received the song and are now in a creative phase. According to our information, they were excited by the song, and by having already worked with Silia in the past, they know what she is capable of, so they’re making a choreography of great demands, in order to make the track shine on stage.

Right after Christmas, Silia is going to Los Angeles, where she is going to stay for about a week, for the first rehearsals with her choreographers.

Impressive LEDs for Silia’s performance

Except for the choreography, the artistic team is preparing the LEDs that will accompany Silia’s performance in our screens. The concept is already in the making, and in the coming days, the Ukrainian company that also made the LEDs of Stefania and Amanda in the past, will be in charge of developing everything.

What we can say, as of now, is that the LEDs will be a major part in Silia’s performance and we are sure that even the most skeptical viewer will be mesmerised by the result.

What’s Coming next?

Immediately after her trip to Los Angeles, Silia Kapsis will return to Cyprus for some interviews, but also to shoot the music vdeo, which thiswill take place exclusively on the island this time. After the end of the filming of the music video, she is coming for a permanent stay in Greece, where she will make some more appearences in the media of our country. The song is expected to be released at the end of February/beginning of March, of course through RIK.

Silia will stay in Athens until the beginning of May, for the latest rehearsals until the contest.

The Cypriot delegation continues with a well-organized plan, their preparations for Eurovision 2024, always keeping a low profile, but hoping that it will manage to impress and find themselves even higher in the ranking table, higher than the 12th place, of the impressive Andrew Lambrou last year.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Cupriot participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Cyprus: The choreographers that will work on the performance of Silia Kapsis!

The choreographers for Cyprus’s 2024 Eurovision entry have been revealed by RIK. Those are two Los Angeles, USA-based choreographers that are highly renowned and experienced.

Those choreographers are Kelly Sweeney and Guy Groove, who have both worked with well-known performers and on major TV shows like Eurovision.


At the moment, Silia Kapsis is in Australia. She will shortly record the final version of the song that she will perform in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. She will also be returning to Cyprus in January to film the video clip, having initially traveled to Los Angeles to choreograph the song.

She will travel to Athens right away to practice her performance for the Eurovision stage, and she will stay there until May.

Aiming for the best outcome and a good placing for the country in the final, the artistic team that took over the project this year and the Cypriot delegation are already working on all the aspects of the participation.

Silia, who has been dancing professionally since a very young age, has worked with both of them in the past. Here is a video of one of their previous collaborations:

 


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Cyprus: Silia Kapsis wows again with her vocals!

Silia Kapsis, Cyprus’s representative in Eurovision 2024, gave us another small but impressive sample of her vocal skills today. Silia performs the song “I’m Here” from the musical The Color Purple, live with just a piano accompaniment, in a clip she shared via her personal YouTube account. The final result, as you can see, is impressive, despite the fact that it was captured with a single camera shot.

Everyone has been praising Silia for her dancing skills, but the young performer is undeniably a great singer too. Anyway, that was the exact reason why she was picked by RIK to represent Cyprus in Eurovision 2024.

As we have previously informed you via Eurovisionfun, the RIK team, as well as the artistic team in charge, are already working feverishly on every detail regarding the Cypriot participation. Soon they will be able to unveil the rest of the team that will accompany Silia in Malmö.

As a reminder, Silia Kapsis will represent Cyprus in Eurovision 2024 with a song written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, a composer who has been linked with numerous successful Eurovision entries in the past.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news regarding Silia’s journey on the road to Malmö!

Cyprus: The artist will be revealed next week!

No matter if Belgium “caught up” faster with the artist announcement for Eurovision 2024, the Cypriot Broadcaster is almost ready for the official announcement of the artist that will represent the country in next year’s contest. The announcement will take place next week and we will get to know the second artist that will fly to Malmö, barring anything unforeseen.

As you first read through EurovisionFun, RIK, after the inglorious end of Fame Story as a selection method for the representative of Cyprus in the contest, the broadcaster directly put forward the backup plan they had already planned. Thus, both the artist and the song will be selected by an internal selection in which Cyprus will participate in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

Everything is ready, even some pending procedures have been resolved and so it’s a matter of time for the official announcement of RIK. Although, the announcement will not only include the artist reveal but we do not want to spoil anything further and ruin the suprise of the Cypriot delegation, where they hope for a good result, even higher than the last attempt with Andrew Lambrou who ended up in the 12th place with the song “Break A Broken Heart”.

However, the preperation of the Cypriot delegation for Malmö has been already intesive, having started their planning even for the stage presence.

A few more days of patience and soon all our questions will be answered!

 

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Cyprus: RIK replied to EBU regarding Fame Story! | Full confirmation for Eurovisionfun!

Our exclusive article on Cyprus is now fully confirmed by Grigoris Melas’ article on Newsit. According to his article, RIK (CyBC) following the teleconference with ERT and the EBU moved on by sending a reply letter in which they revealed that they are going to choose their next representative for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest through an internal selection process, while official announcement are scheduled for the very near future, information that posted first by Eurovisionfun.

RIK’s reply to EBU

Since the latest developments are a deterrent to the realization of the Fame Story together with the Cypriot representation as a prize, RIK proceeded with a reply letter to the EBU in which, according to the information of Grigoris Melas, it is clarified that it is immediately proceeding with an internal selection process, with the announcements coming very soon, so that there is no misunderstanding with ERT that the artist that will be selected will be someone from Fame Story.

Fame Story follows a separate course

Despite the disconnection of the Fame Story show with the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, its preparations are going on as per schedule. The auditions will start in due time.

The new trailer of the show is already aired and it has no reference to the Cypriot representation as a prize neither on TV nor on the Star Channel and the Fame Story official sites.

The upcoming talent show is not even going to be aired by CyBC but instead by the private Cypriot channel OMEGA, the channel which Star Channel collaborates with in Cyprus.

Artist announcement soon

As you have already read first on Eurovisionfun, RIK lost no time and found the artist who is going to represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2024.

We will officially get to know their identity and the first insight on the Cypriot participation in Malmö in due time. People of the Cypriot delegation are optimistic that next year Cyprus will achieve a better result than this year’s 12th place in the grand final with Andrew Lambrou.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the updates around the Cypriot participation at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest!

Sources: Eurovisionfun, Newsit


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EXCLUSIVE: Cyprus will internally select its entry for Eurovision 2024 | The artist announcement soon to be made!

As the “Fame Story” selection format is opted out, Cyprus will choose its entry for Eurovision 2024 internally and we are really close to the announcement of the artist that will fly the Cypriot flag to Malmö next year.

Internal selection is the final solution for Cyprus

Regardless the initial idea of hosting a national final in January live from Nicosia, with 3 to 5 competing participants, the Cypriot National television decided to use the method of internal selection in order to select its next Eurovision act. Cyprus has been choosing its Eurovision acts internally since 2016 and RIK’s choice is proven to have an effect. Since 2016, Cyprus has managed to qualify to the Grand Final every time, except in one occasion, in 2022.

RIK’s team, considering that they have a strong song in their hands, but also an artist who can impress on the stage of the competition and wanting to defuse the tension between RIK and ERT regarding Fame Story, accelerated all the internal procedures needed for the internal selection.

Fame Story goes to OMEGA

It is indicative that Fame Story, no longer associated with the Eurovision contest and the Cypriot representation in it, will not even be broadcast on RIK. Based on what it was announced to the media in the last few hours, the musical talent show will be broadcast by OMEGA TV, as is the case with all STAR programs in Cyprus.

The official announcement in the coming days

Barring the unexpected, Cyprus will be the first country to announce its artist for Eurovision 2024.

It is just a matter of time till the official announcements are made from RIK, naming the artist who will succeed Andrew Lambrou on the stage of the competition.

We are sure the this announcement will cause a sensation among Eurovision fans. We will soon find out!

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EXCLUSIVE: Teleconference between ERT, RIK and EBU for the conflict solution!

The updates are rapid on the issue regarding the conflict between ERT and RIK because of the hosting of the Fame Story reality show by the latter, in collaboration with PANIK Records, STAR Channel and Barking Well Media. The gap remains open and for this reason, according to our exclusive information, a teleconference is about to be held by the EBU the coming days, in order the situation to be discussed by the two sides and a solution to be found.

The story

The conflict between the two public broadcasters emerged after RIK decided to collaborate with Barking Well Media company of Nikos Koklonis, the Star Channel (private broadcaster) and the PANIK RECORDS for the organisation of the reality show named Fame Story, which will be broadcast simultaneously in Greece by Star Channel and in Cyprus by RIK.

The relevant trailer of the aforementioned show, in which despite that Eurovision is not mentioned as the award but Europe’s biggest music contest, was the last straw for ERT, which considers that their exclusive rights on the competition in Greece are violated.

The EBU after the request of the current ERT’s administration by Mr Constantinos Zoulias proceed with an update of the regulations regarding the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest which were sent to all members.

Fame Story’s complicity?

The new regulations enacted by the EBU, after ERT’s intervention, impede the realization of the talent show, at least as far as the representation of Cyprus at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest as the award, just as it is implied by the relevant trailer still broadcast by the Star Channel.

EBU’s intervention

After the publication of the relevant trailer, the EBU, in a letter, asked RIK to clarify the details regarding Fame Story and whether the realization of this show in Greece, by a private television station, violates the above mentioned regulations of the upcoming music competition .

Of course, this intervention was not accidental at all, just like the revision of the competition regulations, but it came after the protests of ERT, whose exclusivity in the television and commercial exploitation of Eurovision in Greece is being violated, an exclusivity for which it spends approximately 360,000 Euro per year.

RIK “announces” national selection in Nicosia

As you first read from Eurovision Fun (here), RIK sent a reply letter to the EBU in which it claims that Fame Story is not a national final, but a talent show, which it will integrate into its entertainment program.

It is also reported that for Eurovision 2024 RIK will choose its representative through internal selection, as it has been doing in recent years. The artist selection will be done through new talent that will emerge from both Fame Story and other young and talented artists.

Finally, it is emphasized in this letter, that the final selection of the song will take place in January 2024 through a televised show, which will take place in Nicosia. All of this, of course, as you understand, contradicts what Nikos Koklonis revealed on air, in his various interviews, and is also included in the Fame Story promo trailer.

In this way, the RIK considers that it can overcome the legal issue that has arisen after the update of the Eurovision 2024 regulations, and now they are awaiting the EBU’s response.

Teleconference for a solution

All the same there is still hope for a possible solution. Representatives of ERT and RIK will meet in a teleconference organized by the EBU in order to discuss the essence of the dispute and to seek some point of contact.

The above means that at least by the time of writing of this very article, both sides are sticking to their positions. The possible representation of Cyprus by the winner or an artist from Fame Story and the refusal of ERT to accept the television and commercial exploitation of the competition by a private television station in Greece.

The aforementioned teleconference is expected within the next days.

Stay tuned on the Eurovision Fun for all the updates around the conflict between ERT and RIK!