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Internal selection

On 26 August 2022, ERT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their proposals for consideration by the broadcaster until 9 October 2022. Seven entries were then shortlisted by a seven-member artistic committee and were announced on 28 December 2022. [7] [8] The seven acts were then evaluated by a public committee consisting of a total of 70 members randomly selected from 2,982 applications based on five age groups: 25 members in the 18 to 24 category, 20 members in the 25 to 34 category, 15 members in the 35 to 44 category and 10 members in the over 45 category. [9] On 19 January 2023, ERT shortlisted three final songs from the seven, which was the outcome of the public committee vote, followed by a respective evaluation by the artistic committee. [10]

The combination of votes from the public committee (50.6%) and the artistic committee (49.4%) then selected the Greek entry. [11] Vernicos earned 740 artistic committee votes and 509 public committee votes, earning a total of 1,249 votes, winning by a margin of 117 votes over second-place finisher Melissa Mantzoukis. As a result of winning, Vernicos was scheduled to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. [1]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Greece was placed into the second semi-final, held on 11 May 2023, and scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [12] Greece's song did not pass to the final. [13]

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"What They Say"
What They Say (Victor Vernicos song).png
Single by Victor Vernicos
LanguageEnglish
Released12 March 2023
Length3:00
Label Panik
Songwriter(s) Victor Vernicos Jorgensen
Victor Vernicos singles chronology
"Brutally Honest With You"
(2022)		"What They Say"
(2023)		"The 968 Paradox"
(2023)
Music video
"What They Say" on YouTube
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Greece did not compete
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