Thessaloniki Song Festival
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The Thessaloniki Song Festival (Greek: Φεστιβάλ Τραγουδιού Θεσσαλονίκης, IPA: [festiˈval traɣuˈðʝu θesaloˈnicis]), officially the Greek Song Festival (Greek: Φεστιβάλ Ελληνικού Τραγουδιού, IPA: [festiˈval eliniˈku traɣuˈðʝu]) was a Greek song festival hosted between 1959–1997 and 2005–2008. The host city of the event was initially Athens (1959–1961) but the contest was later moved to Thessaloniki, from which it got its name.
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Thessaloniki Song Festival | |
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Genre | Greek music |
Dates | Variable |
Location(s) | Athens, Greece (1959–1961) Thessaloniki, Greece (1962–1997, 2005–2008) |
Years active | 1959–1997 2005–2008 |
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The festival was usually hosted at the Alexandreio Melathron in Thessaloniki.[1][2]