Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcaster Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT)
Former members
Participation summary
Appearances43 (40 finals)
First appearance 1974
Highest placement1st: 2005
Host 2006
Participation history
    • 1981
    • 1982
    • 1983
    • 1984
    • 1985
    • 1986
    • 1987
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Ellinikós Telikós
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Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 43 times since its debut in 1974, missing six contests in that time (1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999 and 2000). Greece's first win came in 2005 with "My Number One", sung by Helena Paparizou. The Greek national broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), broadcasts the event each year and organises the process for the selection of the Greek entry. [1] Greece has never finished last in the contest.

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Throughout the 20th century, Greece achieved only two top five results, finishing fifth with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy in 1977 and again fifth with Cleopatra in 1992. The start of the 21st century saw Greece become one of the most successful countries in the contest, with ten out of thirteen top-ten results between 2001 and 2013, including third-place finishes for Antique in 2001 (with 2005 winner Paparizou as lead singer), Sakis Rouvas in 2004 and Kalomira in 2008. Since 2014, Greece has had less success, including thrice failing to qualify for the final (2016, 2018 and 2023), although the country finished in the top ten twice during this period: in 2021 with Stefania and "Last Dance", and in 2022 with Amanda Tenfjord and "Die Together".

History

Before participation

Before Greece as a country participated in the contest, some singers from Greece represented other countries. These singers were Jimmy Makulis (1961) for Austria, Yovanna (1965) for Switzerland, and Nana Mouskouri (1963) and Vicky Leandros (1967 and 1972) for Luxembourg.

1970s to 1990s

Marinella (pictured in 2006) was the first representative for Greece at their contest debut in 1974. Marinella-liveathinonarena.jpg
Marinella (pictured in 2006) was the first representative for Greece at their contest debut in 1974.

In 1974, during the Greek military junta, rock band Nostradamos won the first Eurovision participation contest ran by the state broadcaster EIRT to represent Greece at Eurovision, after broadcasting it since 1970. [2] However, due to a scandal, the band was not allowed to compete at Eurovision, and Greek laiko singer Marinella was sent instead. [2] Greece did not participate in 1975 for "unknown reasons" according to the EBU, but it was later discovered that it was in protest of Turkey's debut and its invasion of Cyprus in 1974. [3] [4] Three years after Greece's debut in the contest, the country achieved its first top-five result with the song "Mathima solfege" (Solfege Lesson) performed by Bessy, Paschalis, Marianna and Robert in 1977. The decade closed with Greece reaching eighth place twice in 1978 and 1979 with the songs "Charlie Chaplin" and "Socrati".

Greece was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 after it was revealed that Themis Adamantidis was to sing "Sarantapente kopelies", a previously released song. A known Greek folk song, it had been revised for the competition, but this violated the rules which stated that all songs had to be original in terms of songwriting and instrumentation and cannot be cover songs. Greece was forced to pay a fine and was allowed to return the following year. [5] Had Adamantidis been allowed to perform, he would have appeared second at Harrogate. [6] After returning in 1983, ERT stated that all of the possible songs were of "low quality" and decided not to participate in the 1984 contest.

Greece returned once more to the contest in 1985, and Polina was selected in the 1986 national selection to represent Greece at the 1986 contest in Bergen, Norway, but ERT pulled out of the contest unexpectedly. Polina stated that it was due to political troubles in Greece at the time, [7] but she noted that a Eurovision website had learned that the real reason was that the contest was to be held the night before Orthodox Easter. [7] Had she performed, she would have appeared eighteenth and she would have performed the song "Wagon-lit". [7] [8] Greece returned to the contest in 1987 with the band Bang reaching 10th place. Overall the country reached three times top-ten in the 80s, with the other two songs being "Feggari kalokerino" in 1981 and "To diko sou asteri" in 1989.

During the 1990s, Greece achieved two top-ten results with Cleopatra and Katy Garbi reaching fifth and ninth place in 1992 and 1993 respectively. [9] The nation performed each year until the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, when it was relegated from participation. This was as its five-year points average had fallen under the limit for participation after Thalassa's 20th-place finish in 1998. [10] The following year, ERT announced that it would not return at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 (even though it was eligible to, having broadcast the 1999 contest on television) due to financial reasons. [11]

2000s

Helena Paparizou (pictured in 2010) represented Greece at the 2001 (as part of Antique) and 2005 contests, winning the latter. Paparizou Ivi Fruitea 1.jpg
Helena Paparizou (pictured in 2010) represented Greece at the 2001 (as part of Antique) and 2005 contests, winning the latter.

Greece returned in 2001, and was represented by the Greek-Swedish duo Antique, consisting Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis. Their song "Die for You" was selected through Ellinikós Telikós 2001 and placed third at the 2001 contest, a new record for highest placing for the nation. [9] [12] Following two 17th place entries in 2002 and 2003 by Michalis Rakintzis ("S.A.G.A.P.O.") and Mando ("Never Let You Go"), respectively, ERT internally selected Sakis Rouvas for 2004. Rouvas' song "Shake It" was the first to compete in a contest semi-final, which had been introduced to accommodate the growing number of participating nations. After qualifying to the final, the song tied what had been the nation's best performance at the time, placing third.

Thirty-one years after its debut, Greece won for the first time in 2005 with Helena Paparizou (appearing as a solo performer) singing "My Number One". The entry's 230 points tied the record for the most top twelve points allocated to a song (ten in total), matching Katrina and the Waves' 1997 song "Love Shine a Light". The victory made Greece the first country that was not a member of Big Four to win the contest without participating in a semi-final. After Eurovision, the song topped the charts in Greece, Cyprus as well as Sweden and entered the top ten in Romania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, as well as the American Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. Later that year, contest organisers held a commemorative program, Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest , to celebrate 50 years of the contest. At the event, "My Number One" came fourth in a vote for the show's most popular entry, behind "Hold Me Now" (1987), " Nel blu, dipinto di blu " (1958) and ABBA's "Waterloo" (1974).

The nation's 2005 win earned Greece the opportunity to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Rouvas and Greek American presenter Maria Menounos hosted the event, which was staged in Athens at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall. The singer representing Greece was 1980's Greek entrant Vissi, who achieved ninth place with the song "Everything". Until the end of the decade Greece achieved three more top-ten results, including seventh place by Sarbel with "Yassou Maria" in 2007 and third place by Kalomira with "Secret Combination" in 2008.

From 2004 to 2006, ERT had selected high-profile artists internally and set up national finals to choose the song, while in 2007 and 2008 it held a televised national final to choose both the song and performer. For the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, ERT was able to secure a high-profile artist once again and planned a national final to choose the song. [13] The song voted by the public was "This Is Our Night", another song performed by Sakis Rouvas, which eventually reached seventh place. Greece has been one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 21st century with 12 times finishing in the top-ten [14] and 20 in total.

2010s

At the 2010 contest, Greece finished eighth with the song " Opa ", followed by a seventh place in 2011 with "Watch My Dance". After Eleftheria Eleftheriou placed 17th in 2012 with her song "Aphrodisiac", Greece achieved its 10th top-ten result of the century and 18th in total in 2013, finishing sixth with the song "Alcohol Is Free" by Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis. In 2014, Greece finished in 20th place, which, along with 1998, were the country's worst result in the contest at that time. Greece was one of only three countries (along with Romania and Russia) to have never failed to qualify from the semifinals since their 2004 introduction (2004–15). In addition, Greece also qualified from the 1996 audio-only pre-qualifying round.

In 2013, ERT was shut down by a government directive and replaced with the interim Dimosia Tileorasi (DT) and later by the New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT) broadcaster. [15] [16] During this time, from 2013 through 2015, the Greek television station MAD TV organised the selection process. [17] On 28 April 2015, a legislative proposal that resulted in the renaming of NERIT to ERT was approved and signed into law by the Hellenic Parliament; ERT began broadcasting once again on 11 June 2015, [16] [18] and shortly after confirmed their intentions to once again participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. [19]

For 2016, ERT selected the Eurovision entry internally. They selected the band Argo with the song "Utopian Land". [20] For the first time since the semi-finals were introduced in 2004, Greece failed to qualify for the final, after finishing 16th in the first semi-final.

In 2017, ERT selected the composer Dimitris Kontopoulos and the choreographer Fokas Evangelinos internally. They chose Demy for representing Greece in Kyiv. ERT agreed, and on 6 March 2017, Greece chose their song via a national final. Three songs were competed: "Angels", "This Is Love" and "When the Morning Comes Around". The final result was combined by 70% from televoting and by 30% from international juries from nine countries. Finally, "This Is Love" gained 70% and won the national final. At Eurovision, she qualified for the Grand Final, where she finished in 19th place with 77 points.

For 2018, the Greek broadcaster decided to hold a national final to choose the Greek entry to Lisbon and was to take place on 22 February 2018. [21] However, on 16 February 2018 ERT confirmed Yianna Terzi as the Greek representative for the 2018 contest following the disqualification of Areti Ketime and Chorostalites, with the selected song being " Oniro mou ". [22] In Lisbon, Greece failed to qualify for the grand final for the second time on its participation history. In 2019, ERT selected internally Katerine Duska to represent Greece in Tel Aviv with the song "Better Love" finishing 21st. It was later revealed that Greece placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 185 points.

2020s

Greek-Dutch performer Stefania was selected as the entrant for Greece in both 2020 and 2021. Stefania Liberakakis press photo 2020.jpg
Greek-Dutch performer Stefania was selected as the entrant for Greece in both 2020 and 2021.

In 2020, ERT decided once again decided to select the Greek entry internally. Seven acts were shortlisted to represent Greece in Rotterdam, including Irini Papadopoulou, Stefania, Ian Stratis, and the boy band One, [23] with Stefania ultimately being announced as the entrant on 3 February 2020 with the song "Supergirl". [24] Greece was drawn to compete in the second semi-final and was to perform in the first position, but on 18 March, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [25] The EBU announced soon after that entries intended for 2020 would not be eligible for the following year, though each broadcaster would be able to send either their 2020 representative or a new one. [26] ERT responded that its intention was to continue its cooperation with Stefania for the next contest in 2021. [27] It was also announced that the same team that was responsible for the songwriting and the choreography of the 2020 entry would also be used for the 2021 contest, and that the song would be selected internally. [28] The selected song, "Last Dance", an 80's-pop song, premiered for the first time on 10 March 2021. [29] The entry placed sixth in the second semi-final and qualified to the final, where it finished in 10th place with 170 points. [30]

For 2022, ERT opened a submission period on 7 September 2021 where artists and composers were able to submit up to three songs each for consideration by the broadcaster with a 10 October 2021 deadline. [31] 25 artists were reported to have submitted applications from a total of more than 40 entries, and a seven-member jury panel shortlisted five entrants in late October 2021. [32] On 15 December 2021, the committee selected the Greek Norwegian artist Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord as the Greek entrant with the song "Die Together" to represent the country in Turin. [33] In the contest, Greece managed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing third, and finished in eighth place in the final with 215 points: 57 points from the televoting and 158 points from the juries. This was the best placement for the nation in the final since their sixth place finish in 2013. In 2023, Victor Vernicos represented the nation with the song "What They Say". [34] Competing in the second semi-final, Greece did not qualify for the final for the third time in its history. [35] ERT opted again for an internal selection in 2024, announcing Marina Satti as the Greek representative on 24 October 2023. [36]

Voting

2008 entrants from Cyprus (Evdokia Kadi) and Greece (Kalomira) at a contest press event. Evdokia Kadi and Kalomira.jpg
2008 entrants from Cyprus (Evdokia Kadi) and Greece (Kalomira) at a contest press event.

"Cyprus and Greece are commonly accused of favouring each other and of all the countries, statistics suggest they are the most likely to vote for each other. Wogan seemed to sum it up when Cyprus awarded Greece 12 points in last year's contest. 'Over the years people say this is ludicrous [...] but still they do it. They just don't care.' "

Ruth Alexander, "The maths of Eurovision voting", BBC News [37]

Greece is infamous for regularly giving twelve points to Cyprus and receiving twelve points from Cyprus. This exchange of twelve points may be influenced by close cultural ties. [38] While Greece and Cyprus did exchange top marks a few times (1987, 1994, and 1997), there were also several years where this did not occur. In 1983, the second time Greece and Cyprus competed together, Greece awarded the Cypriot entry no points for the first and only time. However, between 1997 and 2013, the two countries always gave each other twelve points if presented the opportunity. Due to the controversies caused by political voting, two semi-finals were introduced for the 2008 contest in which Cyprus and Greece were unable to vote for each other in the semi-finals. [39] In the build-up to the 2008 contest, however, the artists representing Greece and Cyprus jointly held a successful warm-up party at the Euroclub, attended by 17 other delegations from the contest and 1500 guests attracted by the promised "confluence of the Greek-Cypriot sound". [40] In the 21st century, Greece and Cyprus did not exchange top marks for each other in two instances: in 2015, Greece gave Cyprus 10 points and Cyprus gave Greece 8 points, while both countries gave the maximum 12 points to Italy. In 2023, the Greek jury gave 4 points to Cyprus.

Participation overview

Table key
1First place
2Second place
3Third place
XEntry selected but did not compete
†Upcoming event
YearArtistSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
1974 Marinella " Krassi, thalassa ke t' agori mou " (Κρασί, θάλασσα και τ' αγόρι μου) Greek 117No semi-finals
1976 Mariza Koch " Panaghia mou, panaghia mou " (Παναγιά μου, παναγιά μου)Greek1320
1977 Paschalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy " Mathema solfege " (Μάθημα σολφέζ)Greek592
1978 Tania Tsanaklidou "Charlie Chaplin" (Τσάρλυ Τσάπλιν)Greek866
1979 Elpida " Socrates " (Σωκράτη)Greek869
1980 Anna Vissi and the Epikouri"Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ)Greek1330
1981 Yiannis Dimitras " Feggari kalokerino " (Φεγγάρι καλοκαιρινό)Greek855
1982 Themis Adamantidis "Sarantapente kopelies" (Σαρανταπέντε κοπελιές)GreekWithdrawn X
1983 Christie " Mou les " (Μου λες)Greek1432
1985 Takis Biniaris " Miazoume " (Μοιάζουμε)Greek1615
1986 Polina "Wagon-lit" (Βαγκόν λι)GreekWithdrawn X
1987 Bang "Stop" (Στοπ)Greek1064
1988 Afroditi Fryda "Clown" (Κλόουν)Greek1710
1989 Marianna " To diko sou asteri " (Το δικό σου αστέρι)Greek956
1990 Christos Callow " Horis skopo " (Χωρίς σκοπό)Greek1911
1991 Sophia Vossou " Anixi " (Άνοιξη)Greek1336
1992 Cleopatra " Olou tou kosmou i elpida " (Όλου του κόσμου η ελπίδα)Greek594
1993 Katerina Garbi " Ellada, hora tou fotos " (Ελλάδα, χώρα του φωτός)Greek964 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Kostas Bigalis and the Sea Lovers"To trehantiri (Diri Diri)" (Το τρεχαντήρι (Ντίρι Ντίρι))Greek1444No semi-finals
1995 Elina Konstantopoulou " Pia prosefhi " (Ποια προσευχή)Greek1268
1996 Marianna Efstratiou" Emis forame to himona anixiatika " (Εμείς φοράμε το χειμώνα ανοιξιάτικα)Greek14361245
1997 Marianna Zorba " Horepse " (Χόρεψε)Greek1239No semi-finals
1998 Thalassa" Mia krifi evaisthisia " (Μια κρυφή ευαισθησία)Greek2012
2001 Antique "Die for You"Greek, English3147
2002 Michalis Rakintzis "S.A.G.A.P.O."English1727
2003 Mando "Never Let You Go"English1725
2004 Sakis Rouvas "Shake It"English32523238
2005 Helena Paparizou "My Number One"English1230Top 12 in 2004 final [lower-alpha 1]
2006 Anna Vissi"Everything"English9128Host country
2007 Sarbel "Yassou Maria" (Γεια σου Μαρία)English7139Top 10 in 2006 final [lower-alpha 1]
2008 Kalomira "Secret Combination"English32181156
2009 Sakis Rouvas"This Is Our Night"English71204110
2010 Giorgos Alkaio and Friends " Opa " (Ώπα)Greek81402133
2011 Loukas Yorkas feat. Stereo Mike "Watch My Dance"Greek, English71201133
2012 Eleftheria Eleftheriou "Aphrodisiac"English17644116
2013 Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis "Alcohol Is Free"Greek61522121
2014 Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd "Rise Up"English2035774
2015 Maria Elena Kyriakou "One Last Breath"English1923681
2016 Argo"Utopian Land"English, GreekFailed to qualify1644
2017 Demy "This Is Love"English197710115
2018 Yianna Terzi " Oniro mou " (Όνειρό μου)GreekFailed to qualify1481
2019 Katerine Duska "Better Love"English21745185
2020 Stefania "Supergirl"EnglishContest cancelled [lower-alpha 2] X
2021 Stefania"Last Dance"English101706184
2022 Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together"English82153211
2023 Victor Vernicos "What They Say"EnglishFailed to qualify1314
2024 Marina Satti " Zari " (Ζάρι)GreekUpcoming †

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

ArtistSongLanguageAt CongratulationsAt Eurovision
FinalPointsSemiPointsYearPlacePoints
Helena Paparizou "My Number One"English42454167 2005 1230

Hostings

YearLocationVenuePresentersRef.
2006 Athens O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

YearCategorySongPerformerFinalPointsHost cityRef.
2005 Artistic Award [lower-alpha 3] "My Number One" Helena Paparizou 1230 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kyiv

Barbara Dex Award

YearPerformerHost cityRef.
2002 Michalis Rakintzis Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn

Heads of delegation

The public broadcaster of each participating country in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others. [44]

YearHead of delegationRef.
1974 Yiorgos Anestopoulos
2004 Dafni Bokota
2005 Fotini Yannoulatou
2007 Stella Gkliana
2008 Mariza Fakli
2009
2010
2011
2012 Sinia Koussoula
2013
2014
2015
2016 Konstantinos Pantzoglou
2017 Panayiotis Tsolias
2018
2019 Maria Koufopoulou
2020 Maria Koufopoulou
2021 Sofia Dranidou
2022
2023 Monica Papadatou
2024 Sofia Dranidou

Costume designers

YearCostume designersRef.
1974 Menelaos Stogiannis
1977 Marianna Toli
1993 Celia Kritharioti
2001 Marina Kereklidou
2003 Julien McDonald
2005 Roberto Cavalli
2006 Jean Paul Gaultier
2007 Lakis Gavalas
2008 J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez
2009 Celia Kritharioti
2010 Pantelis Mitsou
2012 Natar Georgiou
2014 G-Star
2015 Dimitris Petrou
2017 Deux Hommes
2018 Dimitris Petrou
2019 Deux Hommes
2020 Celia Kritharioti
2021 Vrettos Vrettakos
2022 Celia Kritharioti
2023 George Segredakis

Commentators and spokespersons

For the show's broadcast in Greece, various commentators have provided comment on the contest in the local language. At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen. [86]

YearTelevision broadcastRadio broadcastSpokespersonRef.
CommentatorChannelCommentatorChannel
1970 Mako Georgiadou [87] [88] EIRT TBCDid not participate [89]
1971 No broadcast
1972
1973
1974 Irini Gavala
1975 ERT Did not participate
1976 Irini Gavala
1977 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Naki Agathou
1978 Niki Venega
1979
1980
1981 Tatiana Darra
1982 No broadcastDid not participate
1983 Dimitris KonstantarasERA1Irini Gavala
1984 No broadcastNo broadcastDid not participate
1985 Mako Georgiadou [87] [88] ERTDimitris KonstantarasERA1Kelly Sakakou
1986 No broadcastDid not participate
1987 Dafni Bokota [87] [88] Dimitris KonstantarasERA1Kelly Sakakou
1988 Fotini Giannoulatou [87]
1989
1990
1991 Giorgos Mitropoulos [88]
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 Niki Venega
1997
1998 Giorgos MitropoulosDimitris KonstantarasAlexis Kostalas
1999 Dafni Bokota [87] [88] No broadcastDid not participate
2000 [lower-alpha 4]
2001 Giorgos MitropoulosERA1Alexis Kostalas
2002
2003
2004 No broadcast
2005 Alexandra Pascalidou [88]
2006 Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Zeta Makrypoulia Maria Kozakou ERA2 [87] [91] [88]
2007 Maria Bakodimou, Fotis Sergoulopoulos
2008 Maggira Sisters [87] [91]
2009
2010 Rika Vayani
2011 Maria KozakouLena Aroni [87] [92]
2012 Andrianna Maggania [87] [93]
2013 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis ERA1, ERA2, Voice of Greece [87] [94]
2014 Maria Kozakou (all shows), Giorgos Kapoutzidis (final) NERIT No broadcast [91]
2015 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos KapoutzidisMaria Kozakou, Giorgos KapoutzidisERA2 Helena Paparizou
2016 ERTERA2, Voice of Greece Constantinos Christoforou
2017 ERA1, Voice of Greece
2018 Alexandros Lizardos, Daphne SkalioniDimitris MeidanisERA2, Voice of GreeceOlina Xenopoulou [95]
2019 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Gus G [91] [96]
2020 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos KapoutzidisMaria Kozakou, Giorgos KapoutzidisUnknownNot announced before cancellation [97]
2021 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos KapoutzidisDimitris Meidanis (all shows), Giorgos Katsaros (final)ERA2, Voice of GreeceManolis Gkinis [98]
2022 Dimitris Meidanis Stefania [99] [100] [101]
2023 Maria Kozakou, Jenny MelitaERA2 Fotis Sergoulopoulos  [ el ] [102] [103]
2024 Thanasis Alevras  [ el ], Jérôme Kaluta  [ el ]TBAHelena Paparizou [104] [105]

Other shows

ShowCommentatorChannelRef.
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Elizabeth Filippouli NET
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits Greek subtitles NERIT1
Het Grote Songfestivalfeest ERT1
Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light Maria Kozakou [109] [110]

Stage directors

YearStage directorRef.
1977 Marianna Toli
1979 Marianna Toli
1980 Romanos
1992 Yiorgos Kalogeropoulos
2001 Yiorgos Kalogeropoulos
2004 Fokas Evangelinos
2005 Fokas Evangelinos
2006 Mia Michaels
2007 Maria Liraraki
2008 Kostas Kapetanidis
2009 Fokas Evangelinos
2010 Emmy Zarian
2011 Konstantinos Rigos
2012 Konstantinos Rigos
2013 Maria Liraraki
2014 Yiorgos Papadopoulos
2015 Maria Liraraki
2016 Maria Liraraki
2017 Fokas Evangelinos
2018 Chali Jennings
2019 Efi Gousi
2020 Fokas Evangelinos
2021 Fokas Evangelinos
2022 Fokas Evangelinos
2023 Konstantinos Rigos
2024 Fokas Evangelinos & Mecnun Giasar

Conductors

YearConductor [lower-alpha 5] NotesRef.
1974 Giorgos Katsaros [133]
1976 Michael Rozakis
1977 Giorgos Hatzinasios
1978 Charis Andreadis
1979 Lefteris Chalkiadakis
1980 Jick Nakassian [134]
1981 George Niarchos
1983 Mimis Plessas Conducted by Lefteris Chalkiadakis at the national final.
1985 Charis AndreadisAlso conductor of the Cypriot entry.
1987 George Niarchos
1988 Charis Andreadis
1989 George Niarchos
1990 Michael Rozakis [135]
1991 Charis Andreadis
1992
1993
1994 Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Kelehan Host conductor
1995 Charis Andreadis
1996 Michael Rozakis
1997 Anacreon Papageorgiou
No conductor from 1998 to present

Jury members

A five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own country's contribution. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting. [136] The modern incarnation of jury voting was introduced beginning with the 2009 contest. [137]

Year1st member2nd member3rd member4th member5th memberRef.
Giorgos Katsaros Vicky GerothodorouNikos GritsisGiannis VardisAlexandra Zakka
Andreas PylarinosPoseidon GiannopoulosAlexandra Zakka Thanos Kalliris Konstantinos Pantzis
Vasilios ApergisKonstantinos Pantzoglou Romy Papadea Aggelos MakrisMaria Sinatsaki
Jick NakassianAntonios KaratzikosHellen GiannatsouliaIoannis Koutsaftakis Marianna Efstratiou
Mariza FakliLambros KonstantarasChristiana StamatelouGeorgios SegredakisAdam Tsarouchis
Vicky Gerotheodorou Xenia Ghali Dimitris OuggarezosAkis AnastasiadisAris Petrakis
Nikos GraigosYiannis NikoletopoulosAres AnagnostopoulosIlenia WilliamsMargo Enepekidi
Nikolaos NikolakopoulosEirini KaragianniEmmanouil PantelidakisStella ChroneouThanasis Alevras
Xenia Ghali Athena KonstantinouFotis SergoulopoulosAdam TsarouchisIoannis Vasilopoulos
Christianna DaneziDimitrios MasourasElli KarvoniNikos AntoniouVictoria Halkiti
Christos GiakoumopoulosFotios GiannoutsosNikolaos NikolakopoulosClaudia MatolaEvanthia Theotokatou

    See also

    Notes

    1. 1 2 According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
    2. ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    3. ↑ Voted by previous winners.
    4. ↑ The contest was aired in Greece on 3 June 2000. [90]
    5. ↑ All conductors are of Greek nationality unless otherwise noted.

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    Greece competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Sakis Rouvas with the song "Shake It", written by Nikos Terzis and Nektarios Tyrakis, to represent the nation. Prior to Rouvas' selection, the broadcaster had organised a public selection process entitled Eurostar, consisting of live semi-final heats, leading to a three-participant national final to select their entrant. While the event did take place and Apostolos Psichramis was selected as the Greek entrant, the song selection portion did not materialize after the Rouvas announcement and Psichramis instead joined Rouvas as a backing vocalist.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Yassou Maria", written by Alex Papaconstantinou, Marcus Englöf and Markus Sepehrmanesh. The song was performed by Sarbel. To select their entry for the 2007 contest, which took place in Helsinki, Finland, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final Eurovision 2007 which took place on 28 February 2007. The event saw three acts—Sarbel, Tamta and Christos Dantis—compete to be the Greek representative.

    Greece competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, held on 24 May 2003 at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised a public selection process entitled Ena tragoudi gia tin Evropi to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 26 February 2003 in Athens, the event saw 10 songs compete to be the Greek entry; the results were determined by a combination of jury, SMS and televoting. Singer Mando with the song "Never Let You Go" received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation. The song was written by Mando and Terry Siganos.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "This Is Our Night" written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Craig Porteils and Cameron Giles-Webb and performed by Sakis Rouvas. To select their entry for the 2009 contest, which was held in Moscow, Russia, the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Rouvas, while his song was chosen through the televised national final Ellinikós Telikós 2009, which consisted of three candidate songs voted upon by the public and a jury.

    Greece competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, held on 25 May 2002 at Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised a public selection process entitled Ellinikós Telikós 2002 to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 26 February 2002 in Athens, the event saw 10 entries compete to be the Greek entry; the results were determined by a combination of jury, SMS and televoting. The song "S.A.G.A.P.O.", written and performed by Michalis Rakintzis received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation. Greece performed fourth out of the 24 countries competing in the contest and placed 17th with 27 points.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Opa", written by Giorgos Alkaios, Giannis Antoniou and Friends Music Factory. The song was performed by Alkaios and Friends. To select their entry for the 2010 contest, which took place in Oslo, Norway, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final Ellinikós Telikós 2010 which took place on 12 March 2010. The event was initially to include 10 songs, however there was one withdrawal and two disqualifications prior to the night of the competition.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Watch My Dance", written by Giannis Christodoulopoulos and Eleana Vrahali. The song was performed by Loukas Yorkas featuring Stereo Mike. To select their entry for the 2011 contest, which took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final Ellinikós Telikós 2011 which took place in March 2011. Six competing acts—Antigoni Psihrami, Kokkina Halia, Yorkas, Nikki Ponte, Trimitonio, and Valando Tryfonos—performed their prospective entries live during the televised event, with the winner selected by a combination of a public televote and a panel of judges.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Their selected song "Aphrodisiac" was written by Dimitri Stassos, Mikaela Stenström and Dajana Lööf, and was performed by Eleftheria Eleftheriou, who had previously attempted to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The entry was selected through the televised national final Ellinikós Telikós, organised by the country's public broadcasting service Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and held on 12 March 2012 at the River West shopping mall in Athens. Due to the debt crisis facing Greece at the time, the record label of the entry was expected to take on the costs of recording and producing the candidate songs. Universal Music Greece was the only label to accept these terms and put forth four competing acts for consideration. The winning act was selected using a combination of jury and televoting. Following the national final, Eleftheriou embarked on a promotional campaign visiting Turkey and the Netherlands.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Alcohol Is Free", written by Elias Kozas and Stathis Pahidis. The song was performed by the band Koza Mostra featuring Agathonas Iakovidis. The entry for the 2013 contest, which took place in Malmö, Sweden, was selected through a four-participant national final entitled Eurosong 2013 – a MAD show. Due to budget cuts facing the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) at the time, the selection process was a organised by a private music channel, MAD TV.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "One Last Breath", written by Efthivoulos Theocharous, Maria Elena Kyriakou, Vaggelis Konstantinidis and Evelina Tziora and performed by Kyriakou. The song was selected through the five-participant national final, Eurosong 2015 – NERIT & MAD show, developed by NERIT and organised and produced by the private music channel MAD TV.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Utopian Land" written by Vladimiros Sofianidis and performed by the band Argo. The song was internally selected by the Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) to represent Greece at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Argo were announced as the Greek representatives in February 2016, a month before their song "Utopian Land" was presented.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "This Is Love" written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Romy Papadea and John Ballard. The song was performed by Demy, who was internally selected by the Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) to represent Greece at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Demy was announced at the Greek representative on 13 January 2017, while a national final was held in order to select the song she would perform. Three songs competed in the national final on 6 March 2017 and a combination of international jury voting and public voting selected "This Is Love" as the winning song.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Oniro mou" written by Aris Kalimeris, Dimitris Stamatiou, Yianna Terzi and Mihalis Papathanasiou and performed by Terzi. A national final was scheduled to be held in order to select the Greek entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Five entries were to compete in the final on 22 February 2018 where public voting would exclusively select the winner, however "Oniro mou" performed by Terzi was announced as the Greek entry on 16 February 2018 following the disqualification of four out of the five national final entries.

    Greece planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was scheduled to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Greek-Dutch singer Stefania was internally selected by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) with the song "Supergirl", written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Sharon Vaughn, Pavlos Manolis, Anastasios Rammos, Diverno and Gabriel Russell. Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe, the contest was cancelled in mid-March. ERT has stated Stefania will instead represent Greece at the 2021 contest.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Stefania (singer)</span> Greek-Dutch singer, voice actress, YouTuber (born 2002)

    Stefania Liberakakis, known simply as Stefania, is a Greek-Dutch singer, voice actress and YouTuber. She is a former member of the girl group Kisses, which represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. In 2020, she was internally selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Supergirl", but this edition of the contest was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greek broadcaster ERT decided that Liberakakis would represent Greece in the 2021 contest, this time with the song "Last Dance", with which she finished in tenth place.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Greek-Dutch singer Stefania was internally selected by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) to represent the nation with the song "Last Dance", written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Arcade, and Sharon Vaughn. Stefania was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Supergirl" before that event's eventual cancellation.

    Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Amanda Tenfjord to represent the nation with the song "Die Together", written by Tenfjord and Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter. Tenfjord was announced as the Greek representative on 15 December 2021, with her song later presented to the public on 10 March 2022.

    Greece is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "Zari" performed by Marina Satti. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected the Greek representative for the 2024 contest.

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