Cyprus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 as host country. Elena Mannouri and Charis Savva represented the country with the song "Gioupi gia!".[1]
The final was held on 28 June 2008, hosted by Christiana Stavrou and Kiriakos Pastides. The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from a professional jury (40%) and public televoting (60%).[2][3]