Maria Pissarides, who will represent Cyprus at Junior Eurovision 2024, will release her song “Crystal Waters” on Monday the 30th of September.
About Maria Pissarides
Maria Pissarides will represent Cyprus at Junior Eurovision 2024. This will be the first time Cyprus has participated in Junior Eurovision in six years. Her entry “Crystal Waters” was co-written by Maria alongside Armin Gilani. Her entry will premiere on CyBC morning show “Omorfi Mera” at 9:30am EEST on Monday 30th of September.
Cyprus’ Junior Eurovision History
Cyprus first took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in its inaugural year of 2003. Theodora Rafti represented Cyprus at the first edition of the Contest, singing “Mia Efhi”, finishing in 14th place. The country’s best position came in both 2004 and 2006, when they finished in 8th place. Cyprus would go on to host the 2008 edition of the Contest in Limmasol.
The island nation’s most recent participation came in 2017 when Nicole Nicolaou sang “I Wanna Be A Star”. Performing first in the final, Cyprus eventually finished 16th in a field of 16. At the close of voting, Cyprus received 45 points, 40 of which came from the online vote. The remaining 5 points were awarded by professional juries across Europe.
Are you excited to hear Maria Pissarides’ entry for Madrid? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all the latest Junior Eurovision news!
News Source: Maria Pissarides / CyBC
Photo Credit: CyBC
Tim J