Andreas, was selected by a combination of votes from public televoting (60%) and jury panel (40%). Andreas, then sixteen years old at the time, was the youngest participant to take part in the 2004 contest. Born in Gillingham in the United Kingdom, her mother hailed from Cyprus. "Stronger Every Minute" was written by Mike Connaris, who had twice written a runner up in Eurovision selection processes for the United Kingdom. While the song initially contained lyrics in Greek, it was decided by the Cypriot delegation to have the song performed only in English at Eurovision. Promotion To promote the entry, the song was released as a CD single. Andreas also performed "Stronger Every Minute" on Popshow for a Eurovision Party at CC club in London alongside Eurovision participants of the past and present. At Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 took place at Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, and consisted of a semi-final on 12 May and the final on 15 May 2004. For the first time, a semi-final round was introduced to accommodate the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest. As Cyprus had not finished in the top 11 at the 2003 Contest the previous year, its song had to compete in the semi-final. According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Four", consisting of , , and the , were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the semi-final progress to the final. Cyprus was set to compete in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 fourteenth, following and preceding . Performances The Cypriot performance saw Andreas on stage alone with no backing vocalists or dancers. Cyprus qualified to the final, placing fifth in the semi-final and scoring 149 points. In the final, the country performed 21st, following the United Kingdom and preceding Turkey and placed fifth, scoring 170 points. This placement allowed Cyprus to automatically qualify for the final of the next year's contest. Voting Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Cyprus in the semi-final and final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, as well as by the nation on both occasions. Voting during the two shows involved each country awarding a set of points from 1–8, 10 and 12 based on results from their respective public televote. In the semi-final, Cyprus