The auditions for selecting the young performer who will represent Cyprus at the 23rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest – set to take place on December 13 in Tbilisi, Georgia – are currently underway.

The auditions are being held at Studio 3 of CyBC, with the participation of 70 children from all over Cyprus – from Famagusta, Larnaca, Nicosia, Limassol, and Paphos.

Katerina Milioti, Deputy Head of Programming at CyBC, stated:

We are giving all children of Cyprus the opportunity, as Public Broadcasting, to take part in this competition. This year we opened the process through live auditions, with children coming from all over Cyprus. It is a wonderful experience for them, and for us this is the most important thing of all. All the children are winners, and we are delighted to see them stepping on stage with confidence.

At the same time, 20 original songs have been submitted by composers from around the world and have already been reviewed by the selection committee. The aim is to find the voice that will best match one of these entries and bring it to life on the Junior Eurovision stage.

Andreas Anastasiou, Head of the Cypriot Delegation, added:

We are looking forward to hearing all the children. After the auditions are completed, if there is consensus within the jury, the name of the representative may be announced tomorrow evening together with the song. Otherwise, both the performer and the entry will be revealed at the same time. Good luck to all – we will stand by them until the competition in Tbilisi.

Cyprus returned to the contest in 2024 after six years of absence, introducing once again an open selection process.

Last year’s participation

At last year’s contest in Spain, Cyprus was represented by Maria Pissarides with the song “Crystal Waters”, composed by Sophia Patsalides, Armin Gilani, and Maria Pissarides herself. Cyprus finished 13th with 60 points overall. Watch Cyprus’s performance at Junior Eurovision 2024 below.

Source: cybc_eurovision

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