It took an extra year for 'Liar' to land on Eurovision stage after missing out Greece's internal selection last year.
Cyprus continues the tradition that started back in '18 with a female banger after a small break last year.
'Liar' is not a masterpiece and feels a bit dated but it is created for the stage and will live or die there.
Silia is a charismatic girl and a good dancer and remains to be seen if she can nail the live. If that is the case, Cyprus will be sailing to the Final and then a mid table result is within reach.
Opening the Semi-Final was expected and it will give Cyprus an extra hand of help. It comes before Serbia and sets the tone for Ireland as well at #4.
Cyprus needs to surpass one of these two as a bare minimum to have the chance to qualify and it does feel probable.
The main concern for the Final is what Cyprus could do with both constituencies with a lineup already packed with televote magnets and a genre that is not performing particularly well with Juries.
I think we are heading for another typical Cyprus result in Final 16th-20th and ideally they need a second half draw to maybe have a chance for a left hand side result.
It reminds me of...
A few dozen girl bop entries...
Televoting Potential: 7/10
Jury Potential: 6/10
Staging Potential: 8/10
Momentum: 6/10
My Opinion: 7/10
Total: 34/50
What the fair winning chance % would be?
0.01%-0.2%
Best case scenario:
Top-10
Worst case scenario:
NQ
Pre-Contest estimated points:
SF: 45-75
Final: Js: 25-75 - TV: 25-75 - Total: 50-150
What do I see in my crystal ball?
Cyprus qualifying to the Final and getting a classic Cypriot result finishing 18th. Tough year for this genre. Qualification is the main goal for this year in my opinion.
You can hear my thoughts about Cyprus in the Eurovision podcast @TalkAboutThings co-hosted with the Eurovision experts @mat_rickard and @Panos_Zannettos at
Talk About Things Eurovision 2024 Episode 05
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