Music of Cyprus impressed Charles V in Rheims so much that he donated 80 francs in gold to them. On his return to Cyprus, Pierre I brought with him the French Ars Nova and, later, the Ars Subtilior. French musicians became well established in Cyprus, and the city of Nicosia became a capital of the Ars Subtilior style. Janus I de Lusignan saw Cypriot music evolve into its own variety of music. His daughter, Anne de Lusignan, brought a manuscript after her marriage to Louis, Count of Geneva, which contained 159 folios with over two hundred polyphonic compositions, both sacred and secular. The
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 televote and the other half a jury vote but this aspect was discarded in January 2018 and the broadcaster opted to choose the artist via an internal selection. Foureira was announced as the singer who would represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in 1 February and her song "Fuego" and the accompanying music video premiered on the CyBC evening news bulletin on 2 March. Foureira prepared for the competition by travelling to the Swedish capital city of Stockholm in mid-April to acquaint herself with her troupe and to make adjustments for her performance in Lisbon. Cyprus was drawn