▁represented ▁Cy pr us ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" La ▁La ▁Love ", ▁which ▁qualified ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁place ▁ 1 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁scoring ▁ 6 5 ▁points , ▁Cy pr us ' ▁best ▁placing ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁since ▁att aining ▁ 5 th ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Cont est , ▁Cy pr us ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁twenty - n ine ▁times ▁since ▁its ▁first ▁entry ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Its ▁best ▁placing ▁was ▁fifth , ▁which ▁it ▁achieved ▁three ▁times : ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" M ono ▁I ▁Ag api " ▁performed ▁by ▁Anna ▁V iss i , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁with ▁" M ana ▁Mou " ▁performed ▁by ▁H ara ▁and ▁Andreas ▁Constantin ou , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁" Str ong er ▁Every ▁Min ute " ▁performed ▁by ▁Lisa ▁Andreas . ▁Cy pr us ' s ▁least ▁successful ▁result ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁when ▁it ▁placed ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" T ora ▁Zo " ▁by ▁El p ida , ▁receiving ▁only ▁three ▁points ▁in ▁total . ▁However , ▁its ▁worst ▁finish ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁points ▁received ▁was ▁when ▁it ▁placed ▁second ▁to ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁with