| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) | |||
| Country |  Greece | |||
| Selection process | Sing for Greece 2026 | |||
| Selection date | February 2026 | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Greece will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The Greek participating broadcaster, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), will organise the national final Sing for Greece 2026 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Prior to the 2026 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 45 times since its debut in 1974. [1] The nation has won the contest once to this point, in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Helena Paparizou. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, it managed to qualify for the final with each of its entries for several years. Between 2004 and 2013, it achieved nine top ten placements in the final. The first entry to not qualify to the final was "Utopian Land" performed by Argo in 2016. Its 16th-place finish in the semi-final marked its worst placing at the contest and led to its absence from the final for the first time since 2000, when it did not send an entry. In the 2018 contest, it failed to qualify for the second time with " Oniro mou " by Yianna Terzi, finishing 14th in the semi-final, and for the third time in 2023 with "What They Say" by Victor Vernicos, it qualified for the final in 2026 with " Asteromata " by Klavdia, placing sixth with 231 points. [1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. [2] ERT's predecessor, the National Radio Television Foundation (EIRT), debuted in the contest in 1974 and then ERT participated from 1975 until 2013, when the broadcaster was shut down by a government directive. It was replaced firstly with the interim Dimosia Tileorasi (DT) and then later by the New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT) broadcaster, [2] [3] [4] [5] before reverting to the ERT name by the new government in June 2015. [6] [7] The Greek broadcasters over the years had selected their entries both internally and through the national final format Ellinikós Telikós . ERT confirmed its intention to participate in the 2026 contest on 16 July 2025, and announced on 30 September that a national final would be organised to select its representative. [8] [9]
Sing for Greece 2026 will be the national final developed by ERT to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. [10]
The competition will feature 28 entries and will consist of three shows: two semi-finals and a final all taking place in February 2026. 14 songs will compete in each semi-final and the top seven entries from each show will qualify to the final. The results for the semi-finals will be determined exclusively by public voting, while the results in the final will be determined by a combination of public and jury voting. [9] [11]
On 17 September 2025, ERT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries for consideration by the broadcaster by 2 November 2025. [12] Artists were required to be Greek citizens, be permanent residents in Greece or be of Greek descent. Songwriters could be of any nationality and submit up to three songs, however each song was required to have at least one songwriter that was a Greek citizen or a permanent resident in Greece. [13] 264 songs were received by the submission deadline and a seven-member jury selected 28 entries to participate in the national final. [13] [14] The competing entries were revealed on 4 January 2026 during the show Sing for Greece –Ethnikós Telikós Eurovision 2026 – I finalist, broadcast on ERT1 and hosted by Betty Maggira , Kelly Vranaki and Thanos Papahamos. [15]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Akylas | "Ferto" (Φέρτο) |
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| Alexandra Sieti | "The Other Side" |
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| Basilica | "Set Everything on Fire" | Vasiliki Maria Polytaridi |
| D3lta | "Mad About It" |
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| Desi G | "Aphrodite" |
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| Dinamiss | "Chaos" |
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| Evangelia | "Parea" (Παρέα) |
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| Garvin | "Back in the Game" | Georgios Arvanitakis |
| Good Job Nicky | "Dark Side of the Moon" |
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| Kianna | "No More Drama" |
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| Koza Mostra | "Bulletproof" | Ilias Kozas |
| Leroybroughtflowers | "Sabotage!" | Dimitris Daras |
| Marika | "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)" |
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| Marseaux | "Chanomai" (Χάνομαι) | Manolis Solidakis |
| Mikay | "Labyrinth" |
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| Niya | "Slipping Away" | Niya Omiridis |
| Panagiotis Tsakalakos | "2nd Chance" |
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| Revery | "The Songwriter" | Konstantinos Blioumis |
| Rikki | "Agapi" (Αγάπη) | Erection Music |
| Rosanna Mailan | "Alma" (Άλμα) |
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| Spheyiaa | "Hilia kommatia" (Χίλια κομμάτια) |
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| Stefi | "Europa" |
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| Stella Kay | "You Are the Fire" |
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| Stylianos | "You & I" |
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| The Astrolabe | "Drop It" | The Astrolabe |
| Tianora | "Anatello" (Ανατέλλω) |
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| Victoria Anastasia | "Whatcha Doin to Me" |
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| Zaf | "Asteio" (Αστείο) | Giannis Zafeiriou |
The two semi-final shows will take place in February 2026. 14 songs will compete in each semi-final and the top seven will proceed to the final based on a public vote. [16]
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Sieti | "The Other Side" |
| 2 | The Astrolabe | "Drop It" |
| 3 | Desi G | "Aphrodite" |
| 4 | Akylas | "Ferto" |
| 5 | Evangelia | "Parea" |
| 6 | Panagiotis Tsakalakos | "2nd Chance" |
| 7 | Niya | "Slipping Away" |
| 8 | Marseaux | "Chanomai" |
| 9 | Rosanna Mailan | "Alma" |
| 10 | Stefi | "Europa" |
| 11 | Revery | "The Songwriter" |
| 12 | Dinamiss | "Chaos" |
| 13 | Stylianos | "You & I" |
| 14 | Spheyiaa | "Hilia kommatia" |
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rikki | "Agapi" |
| 2 | Garvin | "Back in the Game" |
| 3 | Mikay | "Labyrinth" |
| 4 | Marika | "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)" |
| 6 | D3lta | "Mad About It" |
| 6 | Zaf | "Asteio" |
| 7 | Kianna | "No More Drama" |
| 8 | Stella Kay | "You Are the Fire" |
| 9 | Tianora | "Anatello" |
| 10 | Victoria Anastasia | "Whatcha Doin to Me" |
| 11 | Basilica | "Set Everything on Fire" |
| 12 | Good Job Nicky | "Dark Side of the Moon" |
| 13 | Koza Mostra | "Bulletproof" |
| 14 | Leroybroughtflowers | "Sabotage!" |