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There were very real questions over the Cypriot
participation this year, as like neighbours (and close friends) Greece they are
experiencing financial difficulties. Their answer seems to have been to trim
the delegation down by electing a solo singer and making sure she hasn’t got a
hope in hell of winning. In fact, why not make sure you haven’t got a hope in
hell of qualifying, and you can be out of those expensive Swedish hotel rooms
by the Wednesday morning. You can’t help but wonder whether they slipped
somebody at the EBU a tenner to make sure they won’t even get an otherwise
guaranteed 12 points from Greece by drawing them both in opposing semi finals.
It’s a shame really, as the song is a pretty one and Despina looks perfectly
pleasant. But pretty little wistful ballads need to be exceptionally pretty to
do well in this big ugly bruiser of a Contest and this is no Stronger Every
Minute which gained Cyprus a well-deserved 6th place in 2004. Without
a killer vocal and an striking performance this just isn’t pretty enough to
stand out. Perhaps next year the Cypriot banks need to enact a Eurovision levy too.
Pulling off a good song next year could be the secret weapon to financial
recovery, getting us all there to give the local economy a well-needed boost in
2015. I’m quite partial to a KEO beer and some halloumi as well.
My score: 5 points
Monty x
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