Greece in the Eurovision Young Musicians

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Participating broadcaster ERT
Participation summary
Appearances11 (3 finals)
First appearance 1990
Highest placement1st: 2008

Greece has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians eleven times since its debut in 1990, winning the contest for the first time in 2008. [1]

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Participation overview

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Vassilis Digos in Cologne (2014)
Table key
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Winner
Year [1] EntrantInstrumentFinalSemi
1990 Jánnisz Tszitszelíkisz CelloDid not qualify-
1992 Did not participate
1994 Antonios Sousamoglou ViolinDid not qualify-
1996 Angelos Liakakis Cello-
1998 Un­known-
2000 Did not participate
2002 Theodore Milkov Percussion--
2004 Joánna Gaitáni ViolinDid not qualify-
2006 Jónian-Ilia Kadesa Violin-
2008 Dionysios Grammenos Clarinet1-
2010 Konstantinos Destounis PianoDid not qualify-
2012 Zacharias Fotis Clarinet-
2014 Vassilis Digos Guitar-No semi-final
2016 Did not participate
2018 Thanos Tzanetakis GuitarDid not qualify-
2022 Did not participate

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References

  1. 1 2 "Country profile: Greece". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 October 2014.