On 4 November 2015 , CyBC announced that they had internally selected the band Minus One to represent Cyprus in Stockholm . Minus One previously attempted to represent Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 , placing third in the national final '' Eurovision Song Project '' with the song " Shine " . In order to create their contest song , the band collaborated with Swedish composer Thomas G : son , who has written several Eurovision entries for various countries including the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest 2012 winning song " Euphoria "
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016