As Cyprus announce their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 return after a seven-year absence, broadcaster CyBC have confirmed the nation will be represented on the Madrid stage in November by Maria Pissarides.
Maria Pissarides selected for JESC 2024
As Junior Eurovision 2024 rapidly approaches, CyBC are the latest broadcaster to announce their representative. Taking to the stage on November 16 will be 11-year-old, Maria Pissarides from Nicosia. Currently, Maria is based in the United Kingdom, studying at a performance arts school. As yet, no song has been released. However, CyBC have confirmed that the internally selected song will be composed by Sophia Patsalidou along with Swedish producer, Armin Gilani. Many will remember Sophia, who represented Cyprus in the 2014 edition of the contest with, ‘I pio omorfi mera’. Meanwhile, auditions are underway for Maria’s on-stage dancers. The entry is set to staged by acclaimed British artistic director Layla Ellison.
Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Back in 2003, Cyprus made their debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. After a difficult debut, placing 14th with Theodora Rafti’s ‘Mia efhi‘, the Mediterranean island remained undeterred and achieved three top 10 placements over the next six years. Their best result came in 2004 with Marios Tofi’s ‘Oneira‘ which placed in eighth and earned 61 points.
Following an extended break, Cyprus returned to the contest for three more years, before withdrawing once again on the back of poor results for the broadcaster. This included their one and only last place result for Nicole Nicolaou’s ‘I Wanna Be A Star‘ in 2017.
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