Following Hovig 's twenty-first placing in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song " Gravity " , CyBC began holding internal meetings to discuss the eligibility and rules of its national final to select the artist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in June 2017 . Three months later , they announced via a detailed informational text release the details of the set of rules regarding the requirements of potential entrants which were slated to end on 20 October . The artist had to be aged 16 or over at the time of eligibility and that the singer or either of his/her parents had to be in possession of Cypriot citizenship . Applicants who met CyBC requirements were planned to take part in a first selection phase and a round of televised auditions would occur for artists that progressed to the second phase . The winner of the final would be decided equally amongst a jury vote and televoting . CvBC also announced that the Greek – Swedish composer and songwriter Alex Papaconstantinou had been employed by the broadcaster to undertake the composition of the Cypriot entry
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018