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| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |  Greece | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ellinikós Telikós 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sophia Vossou | |||
| Selected song | "I anixi" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Andreas Mikroutsikos | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 36 points | |||
| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome. Sophia Vossou represented Greece with the song "I anixi".
The final took place on 29 March 1991 at the ERT TV Studios in Athens and was hosted by Dafni Bokota. The songs were presented as video clips and the winning song was chosen by a panel of "experts".
| Draw | Singer | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophia Vossou | "I anixi" | 1 |
| 2 | Nikos Galatis | "Rapounzel" | — |
| 3 | Anna Vassilakopoulou | "Apopse" | — |
| 4 | Louisa Konne | "Mia melodia" | — |
| 5 | Fotis Fotiadis and Georgia Strantzou | "Koita me sta matia" | — |
| 6 | Jick Nakassian | "Paratiro" | — |
| 7 | Lia Vissi | "Agapa ti gi" | 2 |
| 8 | Takis Biniaris | "Opou kai na 'sai" | — |
| 9 | Giorgos Polychroniadis | "Ochi" | — |
| 10 | Nemessis | "Mazi" | — |
Greece scored 36 points, placing 13th. [1]
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