Who is Cyprus’s Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry? Hovig to perform Gravity in the FINAL
CYPRUS has chosen Hovig to represent them at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – and now he’s made the final.
Hovig was one of 10 finalists confirmed on Tuesday night but what’s his background, how was he selected and what is he singing?
Who is Hovig?
Hovig Demirjian was born on January 3, 1989 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
These days he’s dropped the Demirjian and is simply referred to as Hovig and is of Armenian decent.
Initially Hovig hit the books, studying marketing but he packed it all in when his love of music became too much to bear and pursued his dream of becoming a singer.
The dedicated performer learned to play guitar and piano and, after winning a few competitions, became known as “The Music Messenger”.
After competing in X Factor Greece, Hovig released a number of singles.
This won’t be the first time he has competed to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest, having entered in 2010 and 2015.
His 2010 performance saw him come in third and in 2015 he placed a respectable fourth, but this is the first time he has made it to the final show.
How was Hovig chosen to represent Cyprus?
Hovig was announced as the Cypriot entry in October 2016.
He was selected internally by Cypriot broadcaster CyBC who also confirmed the country’s participation in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.
What song is Hovig performing and who wrote it?
Hovig’s track is called Gravity and it was composed respected Swedish songwriter Thomas G:son.
Thomas has penned several Eurovision Song Contest entries including Sweden’s winning song in 2012.
He has also written songs for Georgia, Spain and Denmark.
What are the odds on Cyprus winning?
The bookies aren’t backing Cyprus in Eurovision 2017.
At the time of writing, SunBets gives odds of 400/1 for Cyprus to win – putting them second to bottom of the 26 finalists.
For the latest odds, check out the
How did Hovig make the Eurovision final?
Hovig competed in the semi final on Tuesday night, and was one of 10 qualifiers chosen from 18 entries.
The UK’s singer, former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones, automatically earned a place in the final.
The acts were announced in no particular order – with Moldova, Azerbaijan, Greece, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, Armenia, Australia, Cyprus and Belgium all nabbing spots in the final.
This means that Georgia, Albania, Montenegro, Finland, Iceland, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Latvia all crashed out of the competition.
What are the lyrics to Gravity?
No matter where you’re going
No matter where you’ll be
Wherever the wind is blowing
Let me be your gravity
I can be a hero
I can be your fantasy
Oh, I can be the cure
Yeah, let me be your remedy
Right beside you
I’ll never leave you
Let me be your heart and your company
I’ll let you be the one who can lean on me
I’ll catch you when you fall, when you’re falling free
Let me be, be your gravity
Let me be your wings when you’re flying high
I’m gonna raise you up till you touch the sky
I’ll catch you when you fall, when you’re falling free
Let me be, be your gravity
Attached inseparably, like gravity
As high as the highest mountain
As low as the deepest sea
Or wherever we settle down
Just let me be your gravity
Hey, let me be your heart and your company
I’ll let you be the one who can lean on me
I’ll catch you when you fall, when you’re falling free
Let me be, be your gravity
Let me be your wings when you’re flying high
I’m gonna raise you up till you touch the sky
I’ll catch you when you fall, when you’re falling free x3
Let me be, be your gravity
I’ll catch you when you fall, when you’re falling free
Let me be, be your gravity
How many times has Cyprus won the Eurovision Song Contest?
Cyprus has never managed to win the Eurovision Song Contest despite making 33 appearances since their debut in 1981.
Their strongest performance was coming in fifth in 1982, 1997 and 2004.
Since 2006, they have failed to qualify for the final show on six occasions – so the pressure is really on for this year’s hopeful.
When and where is the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final?
The final of Eurovision 2017 is taking place tonight (May 13). It will be broadcast on BBC One at 8pm.
The event will be broadcast live from the International Exhibition Centre in Ukraine’s capital of Kiev.
The reigning champion Jamala will be in attendance on the night, to hand over the iconic glass microphone trophy to this year’s winner.
