Eurovision 2017: Cyprus

God bless Cyprus.   They ran a national final in 2015 and they have been working their way through the finalzts one by one.  I will say that Cyprus is being extremely cost effective when choosing Eurovision entries.   Watch out for Doody next year.

Hovig came in fourth place in the 2015 Cypriot national final with the song "Stone In A River" and he is a singer of bog standard male pop music.

Hovig   "Gravity"

Because they are in the same genre, it's rather obvious to make direct comparisons to the Swedish entry this year.  In all regards, Hovig winds up looking like the worst entry.    No matter how much I personally dislike the Swedish entry, it is polished and professional.   Compared to Robin Bengtsson, Hovig looks likes he is singing at talent night at a local high school.

Cyprus is lucky that Greece is in the same semifinal, which gives it a chance to qualify for the final.   Otherwise I would say this is a sure non-qualifier.    It is a completely forgettable song with a singer who can't lift it out the mediocrity.