Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 44 times since its debut in 1974, missing six contests in that time (1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999, and 2000). Greece's first win came in 2005 with "My Number One", sung by Helena Paparizou. The Greek participant broadcaster in the contest is Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT).[1] Greece has never finished last in the contest.

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Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcasterElliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT)
Participation summary
Appearances44 (41 finals)
First appearance1974
Highest placement1st: 2005
Host2006
Participation history
    • 1981
    • 1982
    • 1983
    • 1984
    • 1985
    • 1986
    • 1987
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Ellinikós Telikós
External links
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For the most recent participation see
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
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Throughout the 20th century, Greece achieved only two top five results, finishing fifth with "Mathema solfege" by Paschalis, Marianna, Robert, and Bessy in 1977 and again fifth with "Olou tou kosmou i elpida" by Cleopatra in 1992. The start of the 21st century saw Greece become one of the most successful countries in the contest, with ten out of thirteen top-ten results between 2001 and 2013, including third-place finishes for "Die for You" by Antique in 2001 (with 2005 winner Paparizou as lead singer), "Shake It" by Sakis Rouvas in 2004, and "Secret Combination" by Kalomira in 2008. Since 2014, Greece has had less success, including thrice failing to qualify for the final (2016, 2018, and 2023), although the country finished in the top ten twice during this period: in 2021 with "Last Dance" by Stefania, and in 2022 with "Die Together" by Amanda Tenfjord.

Participation

Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Greece. Of all the Greek entries in the contest, only three were not from ERT. The country's debut in the contest in its 19th edition in 1974 was by ERT's predecessor Ethniko Idryma Radiofonias Tileoraseos (EIRT), and the Greek participation in the 2014 and 2015 contest was by ERT's replacement during its closure Nea Elliniki Radiofonia, Internet kai Tileorasi (NERIT).

Before Greece entered the contest, some Greek singers represented other countries. These singers were Jimmy Makulis (1961) for Austria, Yovanna (1965) for Switzerland, and Nana Mouskouri (1963) and Vicky Leandros (1967 and 1972) for Luxembourg.

History

1970s to 1990s

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Marinella (pictured in 2006) was the first representative for Greece at their contest debut in 1974.

In 1974, during the Greek military junta, rock band Nostradamos won the first Eurovision participation contest ran by the state broadcaster EIRT to represent Greece at Eurovision, after broadcasting it since 1970.[2] However, due to a scandal, the band was not allowed to compete at Eurovision, and Greek laiko singer Marinella was sent instead.[2] Greece did not participate in 1975 for "unknown reasons" according to the EBU, but it was later discovered that it was in protest of Turkey's debut and its invasion of Cyprus in 1974.[3][4] On 3 December 1975, EIRT was replaced by ERT. Three years after Greece's debut in the contest, the country achieved its first top-five result with the song "Mathima solfege" (Solfege Lesson) performed by Bessy, Paschalis, Marianna and Robert in 1977. The decade closed with Greece reaching eighth place twice in 1978 and 1979 with the songs "Charlie Chaplin" and "Socrati".

Greece was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 after it was revealed that Themis Adamantidis was to sing "Sarantapente kopelies", a previously released song. A known Greek folk song, it had been revised for the competition, but this violated the rules which stated that all songs had to be original in terms of songwriting and instrumentation and cannot be cover songs. Greece was forced to pay a fine and was allowed to return the following year.[5] Had Adamantidis been allowed to perform, he would have appeared second at Harrogate.[6] After returning in 1983, ERT stated that all of the possible songs were of "low quality" and decided not to participate in the 1984 contest.

Greece returned once more to the contest in 1985, and Polina was selected in the 1986 national selection to represent Greece at the 1986 contest in Bergen, Norway, but ERT pulled out of the contest unexpectedly. Polina stated that it was due to political troubles in Greece at the time,[7] but she noted that a Eurovision website had learned that the real reason was that the contest was to be held the night before Orthodox Easter.[7] Had she performed, she would have appeared eighteenth and she would have performed the song "Wagon-lit".[7][8] Greece returned to the contest in 1987 with the band Bang reaching 10th place. Overall the country reached three times top-ten in the 80s, with the other two songs being "Feggari kalokerino" in 1981 and "To diko sou asteri" in 1989.

During the 1990s, Greece achieved two top-ten results with Cleopatra and Katy Garbi reaching fifth and ninth place in 1992 and 1993 respectively.[9] The nation performed each year until the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, when it was relegated from participation. This was as its five-year points average had fallen under the limit for participation after Thalassa's 20th-place finish in 1998.[10] The following year, ERT announced that it would not return at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 (even though it was eligible to, having broadcast the 1999 contest on television) due to financial reasons.[11]

2000s

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Helena Paparizou (pictured in 2010) represented Greece at the 2001 (as part of Antique) and 2005 contests, winning the latter.

Greece returned in 2001, and was represented by the Greek-Swedish duo Antique, consisting Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis. Their song "Die for You" was selected through Ellinikós Telikós 2001 and placed third at the 2001 contest, a new record for highest placing for the nation.[9][12] Following two 17th place entries in 2002 and 2003 by Michalis Rakintzis ("S.A.G.A.P.O.") and Mando ("Never Let You Go"), respectively, ERT internally selected Sakis Rouvas for 2004. Rouvas' song "Shake It" was the first to compete in a contest semi-final, which had been introduced to accommodate the growing number of participating nations. After qualifying to the final, the song tied what had been the nation's best performance at the time, placing third.

Thirty-one years after its debut, Greece won for the first time in 2005 with Helena Paparizou (appearing as a solo performer) singing "My Number One". The entry's 230 points tied the record for the most top twelve points allocated to a song (ten in total), matching Katrina and the Waves' 1997 song "Love Shine a Light". The victory made Greece the first country that was not a member of Big Four to win the contest without participating in a semi-final. After Eurovision, the song topped the charts in Greece, Cyprus as well as Sweden and entered the top ten in Romania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, as well as the American Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. Later that year, contest organisers held a commemorative program, Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, to celebrate 50 years of the contest. At the event, "My Number One" came fourth in a vote for the show's most popular entry, behind "Hold Me Now" (1987), "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (1958) and ABBA's "Waterloo" (1974).

The nation's 2005 win earned Greece the opportunity to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Rouvas and Greek American presenter Maria Menounos hosted the event, which was staged in Athens at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall. The singer representing Greece was 1980's Greek entrant Vissi, who achieved ninth place with the song "Everything". Until the end of the decade Greece achieved three more top-ten results, including seventh place by Sarbel with "Yassou Maria" in 2007 and third place by Kalomira with "Secret Combination" in 2008.

From 2004 to 2006, ERT had selected high-profile artists internally and set up national finals to choose the song, while in 2007 and 2008 it held a televised national final to choose both the song and performer. For the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, ERT was able to secure a high-profile artist once again and planned a national final to choose the song.[13] The song voted by the public was "This Is Our Night", another song performed by Sakis Rouvas, which eventually reached seventh place. Greece has been one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 21st century with 12 times finishing in the top-ten[14] and 20 in total.

2010s

At the 2010 contest, Greece finished eighth with the song "Opa", followed by a seventh place in 2011 with "Watch My Dance". After Eleftheria Eleftheriou placed 17th in 2012 with her song "Aphrodisiac", Greece achieved its 10th top-ten result of the century and 18th in total in 2013, finishing sixth with the song "Alcohol Is Free" by Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis. In 2014, Greece finished in 20th place, which, along with 1998, were the country's worst result in the contest at that time. Greece was one of only three countries (along with Romania and Russia) to have never failed to qualify from the semifinals since their 2004 introduction (2004–15). In addition, Greece also qualified from the 1996 audio-only pre-qualifying round.

In 2013, ERT was shut down by a government directive and replaced with the interim Dimosia Tileorasi (DT) and later by the NERIT broadcaster.[15][16] During this time, from 2013 through 2015, the Greek television station MAD TV organised the selection process.[17] On 28 April 2015, a legislative proposal that resulted in the renaming of NERIT to ERT was approved and signed into law by the Hellenic Parliament; ERT began broadcasting once again on 11 June 2015,[16][18] and shortly after confirmed their intentions to once again participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.[19]

For 2016, ERT selected the Eurovision entry internally. They selected the band Argo with the song "Utopian Land".[20] For the first time since the semi-finals were introduced in 2004, Greece failed to qualify for the final, after finishing 16th in the first semi-final.

In 2017, ERT selected the composer Dimitris Kontopoulos and the choreographer Fokas Evangelinos internally. They chose Demy for representing Greece in Kyiv. ERT agreed, and on 6 March 2017, Greece chose their song via a national final. Three songs were competed: "Angels", "This Is Love" and "When the Morning Comes Around". The final result was combined by 70% from televoting and by 30% from international juries from nine countries. Finally, "This Is Love" gained 70% and won the national final. At Eurovision, she qualified for the Grand Final, where she finished in 19th place with 77 points.

For 2018, the Greek broadcaster decided to hold a national final to choose the Greek entry to Lisbon and was to take place on 22 February 2018.[21] However, on 16 February 2018 ERT confirmed Yianna Terzi as the Greek representative for the 2018 contest following the disqualification of Areti Ketime and Chorostalites, with the selected song being "Oniro mou".[22] In Lisbon, Greece failed to qualify for the grand final for the second time on its participation history. In 2019, ERT selected internally Katerine Duska to represent Greece in Tel Aviv with the song "Better Love" finishing 21st. It was later revealed that Greece placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 185 points.

2020s

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Greek-Dutch performer Stefania was selected as the entrant for Greece in both 2020 and 2021.

In 2020, ERT decided once again decided to select the Greek entry internally. Seven acts were shortlisted to represent Greece in Rotterdam, including Irini Papadopoulou, Stefania, Ian Stratis, and the boy band One,[23] with Stefania ultimately being announced as the entrant on 3 February 2020 with the song "Supergirl".[24] Greece was drawn to compete in the second semi-final and was to perform in the first position, but on 18 March, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] The EBU announced soon after that entries intended for 2020 would not be eligible for the following year, though each broadcaster would be able to send either their 2020 representative or a new one.[26] ERT responded that its intention was to continue its cooperation with Stefania for the next contest in 2021.[27] It was also announced that the same team that was responsible for the songwriting and the choreography of the 2020 entry would also be used for the 2021 contest, and that the song would be selected internally.[28] The selected song, "Last Dance", an 80's-pop song, premiered for the first time on 10 March 2021.[29] The entry placed sixth in the second semi-final and qualified to the final, where it finished in 10th place with 170 points.[30]

For 2022, ERT opened a submission period on 7 September 2021 where artists and composers were able to submit up to three songs each for consideration by the broadcaster with a 10 October 2021 deadline.[31] 25 artists were reported to have submitted applications from a total of more than 40 entries, and a seven-member jury panel shortlisted five entrants in late October 2021.[32] On 15 December 2021, the committee selected the Greek Norwegian artist Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord as the Greek entrant with the song "Die Together" to represent the country in Turin.[33] In the contest, Greece managed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing third, and finished in eighth place in the final with 215 points: 57 points from the televoting and 158 points from the juries. This was the best placement for the nation in the final since their sixth place finish in 2013. In 2023, Victor Vernicos represented the nation with the song "What They Say".[34] Competing in the second semi-final, Greece did not qualify for the final for the third time in its history.[35] ERT opted again for an internal selection in 2024, announcing Marina Satti as the Greek representative on 24 October 2023.[36]She finished fifth in the semi-final and in the final, 11th with 126 points. A national final for the 2025 contest was confirmed on the 18th September 2024. [37]

Voting

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2008 entrants from Cyprus (Evdokia Kadi) and Greece (Kalomira) at a contest press event.

"Cyprus and Greece are commonly accused of favouring each other and of all the countries, statistics suggest they are the most likely to vote for each other. Wogan seemed to sum it up when Cyprus awarded Greece 12 points in last year's contest. 'Over the years people say this is ludicrous [...] but still they do it. They just don't care.' "

Ruth Alexander, "The maths of Eurovision voting", BBC News[38]

Greece is infamous for regularly giving twelve points to Cyprus and receiving twelve points from Cyprus. This exchange of twelve points may be influenced by close cultural ties.[39] While Greece and Cyprus did exchange top marks a few times (1987, 1994, and 1997), there were also several years where this did not occur. In 1983, the second time Greece and Cyprus competed together, Greece awarded the Cypriot entry no points for the first and only time. However, between 1997 and 2013, the two countries always gave each other twelve points if presented the opportunity. Due to the controversies caused by political voting, two semi-finals were introduced for the 2008 contest in which Cyprus and Greece were unable to vote for each other in the semi-finals.[40] In the build-up to the 2008 contest, however, the artists representing Greece and Cyprus jointly held a successful warm-up party at the Euroclub, attended by 17 other delegations from the contest and 1500 guests attracted by the promised "confluence of the Greek-Cypriot sound".[41] In the 21st century, Greece and Cyprus did not exchange top marks for each other in three instances: In 2015, Greece gave Cyprus 10 points and Cyprus gave Greece 8 points, while both countries gave the maximum 12 points to Italy. In 2023, the Greek jury gave 4 points to Cyprus. In 2024, the Greek jury accorded Cyprus 10 points, while the Cypriot jury gave Greece 7 points.

Participation overview

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
X Entry selected but did not compete
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Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
1974 Marinella "Krassi, thalassa ke t' agori mou" (Κρασί, θάλασσα και τ' αγόρι μου) Greek 11 7 No semi-finals
1976 Mariza Koch "Panaghia mou, panaghia mou" (Παναγιά μου, παναγιά μου) Greek 13 20
1977 Paschalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy "Mathema solfege" (Μάθημα σολφέζ) Greek 5 92
1978 Tania Tsanaklidou "Charlie Chaplin" (Τσάρλυ Τσάπλιν) Greek 8 66
1979 Elpida "Socrates" (Σωκράτη) Greek 8 69
1980 Anna Vissi and the Epikouri "Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ) Greek 13 30
1981 Yiannis Dimitras "Feggari kalokerino" (Φεγγάρι καλοκαιρινό) Greek 8 55
1982 Themis Adamantidis "Sarantapente kopelies" (Σαρανταπέντε κοπελιές) Greek Withdrawn X
1983 Christie "Mou les" (Μου λες) Greek 14 32
1985 Takis Biniaris "Miazoume" (Μοιάζουμε) Greek 16 15
1986 Polina "Wagon-lit" (Βαγκόν λι) Greek Withdrawn X
1987 Bang "Stop" (Στοπ) Greek 10 64
1988 Afroditi Fryda "Clown" (Κλόουν) Greek 17 10
1989 Marianna "To diko sou asteri" (Το δικό σου αστέρι) Greek 9 56
1990 Christos Callow "Horis skopo" (Χωρίς σκοπό) Greek 19 11
1991 Sophia Vossou "Anixi" (Άνοιξη) Greek 13 36
1992 Cleopatra "Olou tou kosmou i elpida" (Όλου του κόσμου η ελπίδα) Greek 5 94
1993 Katerina Garbi "Ellada, hora tou fotos" (Ελλάδα, χώρα του φωτός) Greek 9 64 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Kostas Bigalis and the Sea Lovers "To trehantiri (Diri Diri)" (Το τρεχαντήρι (Ντίρι Ντίρι)) Greek 14 44 No semi-finals
1995 Elina Konstantopoulou "Pia prosefhi" (Ποια προσευχή) Greek 12 68
1996 Marianna Efstratiou "Emis forame to himona anixiatika" (Εμείς φοράμε το χειμώνα ανοιξιάτικα) Greek 14 36 12 45
1997 Marianna Zorba "Horepse" (Χόρεψε) Greek 12 39 No semi-finals
1998 Thalassa "Mia krifi evaisthisia" (Μια κρυφή ευαισθησία) Greek 20 12
2001 Antique "Die for You" Greek, English 3 147
2002 Michalis Rakintzis "S.A.G.A.P.O." English 17 27
2003 Mando "Never Let You Go" English 17 25
2004 Sakis Rouvas "Shake It" English 3 252 3 238
2005 Helena Paparizou "My Number One" English 1 230 Top 12 in 2004 final[a]
2006 Anna Vissi "Everything" English 9 128 Host country
2007 Sarbel "Yassou Maria" (Γειά σου Μαρία) English 7 139 Top 10 in 2006 final[a]
2008 Kalomira "Secret Combination" English 3 218 1 156
2009 Sakis Rouvas "This Is Our Night" English 7 120 4 110
2010 Giorgos Alkaio and Friends "Opa" (Ώπα) Greek 8 140 2 133
2011 Loukas Yorkas feat. Stereo Mike "Watch My Dance" Greek, English 7 120 1 133
2012 Eleftheria Eleftheriou "Aphrodisiac" English 17 64 4 116
2013 Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis "Alcohol Is Free" Greek 6 152 2 121
2014 Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd "Rise Up" English 20 35 7 74
2015 Maria Elena Kyriakou "One Last Breath" English 19 23 6 81
2016 Argo "Utopian Land" English, Greek Failed to qualify 16 44
2017 Demy "This Is Love" English 19 77 10 115
2018 Yianna Terzi "Oniro mou" (Όνειρό μου) Greek Failed to qualify 14 81
2019 Katerine Duska "Better Love" English 21 74 5 185
2020 Stefania "Supergirl" English Contest cancelled[b] X
2021 Stefania "Last Dance" English 10 170 6 184
2022 Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" English 8 215 3 211
2023 Victor Vernicos "What They Say" English Failed to qualify 13 14
2024 Marina Satti "Zari" (Ζάρι) Greek 11 126 5 86
2025 Confirmed intention to participate [42]
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Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

More information Artist, Song ...
Artist Song Language At Congratulations At Eurovision
Final Points Semi Points Year Place Points
Helena Paparizou "My Number One" English 4 245 4 167 2005 1 230
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Hostings

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Year Location Venue Presenters Ref.
2006 Athens O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas
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Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

More information Year, Category ...
Year Category Song Performer Final Points Host city Ref.
2005 Artistic Award[c] "My Number One" Helena Paparizou 1 230 Ukraine Kyiv
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Barbara Dex Award

More information Year, Performer ...
Year Performer Host city Ref.
2002 Michalis Rakintzis Estonia Tallinn
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Heads of delegation

Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others.[46]

More information Year, Head of delegation ...
Year Head of delegation Ref.
1974 Yiorgos Anestopoulos
2004 Dafni Bokota
2005 Fotini Yannoulatou
2007 Stella Gkliana
2008 Mariza Fakli
2009
2010
2011
2012 Sinia Koussoula
2013
2014
2015
2016 Konstantinos Pantzoglou
2017 Panayiotis Tsolias
2018
2019 Maria Koufopoulou
2020 Maria Koufopoulou
2021 Sofia Dranidou
2022
2023 Monica Papadatou
2024 Sofia Dranidou
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Costume designers

More information Year, Costume designers ...
Year Costume designers Ref.
1974 Menelaos Stogiannis
1977 Marianna Toli
1993 Celia Kritharioti
2001 Marina Kereklidou
2003 Julien McDonald
2005 Roberto Cavalli
2006 Jean Paul Gaultier
2007 Lakis Gavalas
2008 J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez
2009 Celia Kritharioti
2010 Pantelis Mitsou
2012 Natar Georgiou
2014 G-Star
2015 Dimitris Petrou
2017 Deux Hommes
2018 Dimitris Petrou
2019 Deux Hommes
2020 Celia Kritharioti
2021 Vrettos Vrettakos
2022 Celia Kritharioti
2023 George Segredakis
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Commentators and spokespersons

For the show's broadcast in Greece, various commentators have provided comment on the contest in the local language. At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.[88]

More information Year, Television broadcast ...
Year Television broadcast Radio broadcast Spokesperson Ref.
Commentator Channel Commentator Channel
1970 Mako Georgiadou[89][90] EIRT TBC Did not participate [91]
1971 No broadcast
1972
1973
1974 Irini Gavala
1975 ERT Did not participate
1976 Irini Gavala
1977 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Naki Agathou
1978 Niki Venega
1979
1980
1981 Tatiana Darra
1982 No broadcast Did not participate
1983 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Irini Gavala
1984 No broadcast No broadcast Did not participate
1985 Mako Georgiadou[89][90] ERT Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Kelly Sakakou
1986 No broadcast Did not participate
1987 Dafni Bokota[89][90] Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Kelly Sakakou
1988 Fotini Giannoulatou [89]
1989
1990
1991 Giorgos Mitropoulos[90]
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 Niki Venega
1997
1998 Giorgos Mitropoulos Dimitris Konstantaras Alexis Kostalas
1999 Dafni Bokota[89][90] No broadcast Did not participate
2000[d]
2001 Giorgos Mitropoulos ERA1 Alexis Kostalas
2002
2003
2004 No broadcast
2005 Alexandra Pascalidou [90]
2006 Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Zeta Makrypoulia Maria Kozakou ERA2 [89][93][90]
2007 Maria Bakodimou, Fotis Sergoulopoulos
2008 Maggira Sisters [89][93]
2009
2010 Rika Vayani
2011 Maria Kozakou Lena Aroni [89][94]
2012 Andrianna Maggania [89][95]
2013 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis ERA1, ERA2, Voice of Greece [89][96]
2014 Maria Kozakou (all shows), Giorgos Kapoutzidis (final) NERIT No broadcast [93]
2015 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis ERA2 Helena Paparizou
2016 ERT ERA2, Voice of Greece Constantinos Christoforou
2017 ERA1, Voice of Greece
2018 Alexandros Lizardos, Daphne Skalioni Dimitris Meidanis ERA2, Voice of Greece Olina Xenopoulou [97]
2019 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Gus G [93][98]
2020 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Unknown Not announced before cancellation [99]
2021 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Dimitris Meidanis (all shows), Giorgos Katsaros (final) ERA2, Voice of Greece Manolis Gkinis [100]
2022 Dimitris Meidanis Stefania [101][102][103]
2023 Maria Kozakou, Jenny Melita ERA2 Fotis Sergoulopoulos [el] [104][105]
2024 Thanasis Alevras [el], Jérôme Kaluta [el] Helena Paparizou [106][107][108]
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Stage directors

More information Year, Stage director ...
Year Stage director Ref.
1977 Marianna Toli
1979 Marianna Toli
1980 Romanos
1992 Yiorgos Kalogeropoulos
2001 Yiorgos Kalogeropoulos
2004 Fokas Evangelinos
2005 Fokas Evangelinos
2006 Mia Michaels
2007 Maria Liraraki
2008 Kostas Kapetanidis
2009 Fokas Evangelinos
2010 Emmy Zarian
2011 Konstantinos Rigos
2012 Konstantinos Rigos
2013 Maria Liraraki
2014 Yiorgos Papadopoulos
2015 Maria Liraraki
2016 Maria Liraraki
2017 Fokas Evangelinos
2018 Chali Jennings
2019 Efi Gousi
2020 Fokas Evangelinos
2021 Fokas Evangelinos
2022 Fokas Evangelinos
2023 Konstantinos Rigos
2024 Fokas Evangelinos & Mecnun Giasar
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Conductors

More information Year, Conductor ...
Year Conductor[e] Notes Ref.
1974 Giorgos Katsaros [136]
1976 Michael Rozakis
1977 Giorgos Hatzinasios
1978 Charis Andreadis
1979 Lefteris Chalkiadakis
1980 Jick Nakassian [137]
1981 George Niarchos
1983 Mimis Plessas Conducted by Lefteris Chalkiadakis at the national final.
1985 Charis Andreadis Also conductor of the Cypriot entry.
1987 George Niarchos
1988 Charis Andreadis
1989 George Niarchos
1990 Michael Rozakis [138]
1991 Charis Andreadis
1992
1993
1994 Republic of Ireland Noel Kelehan Host conductor
1995 Charis Andreadis
1996 Michael Rozakis
1997 Anacreon Papageorgiou
No conductor from 1998 to present
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Jury members

A five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own country's contribution. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting.[139] The modern incarnation of jury voting was introduced beginning with the 2009 contest.[140]

More information Year, First member ...
Year First member Second member Third member Fourth member Fifth member Ref.
Giorgos Katsaros Vicky Gerothodorou Nikos Gritsis Giannis Vardis Alexandra Zakka
Andreas Pylarinos Poseidon Giannopoulos Alexandra Zakka Thanos Kalliris Konstantinos Pantzis
Vasilios Apergis Konstantinos Pantzoglou Romy Papadea Aggelos Makris Maria Sinatsaki
Jick Nakassian Antonios Karatzikos Hellen Giannatsoulia Ioannis Koutsaftakis Marianna Efstratiou
Mariza Fakli Lambros Konstantaras Christiana Stamatelou Georgios Segredakis Adam Tsarouchis
Vicky Gerotheodorou Xenia Ghali Dimitris Ouggarezos Akis Anastasiadis Aris Petrakis
Nikos Graigos Yiannis Nikoletopoulos Ares Anagnostopoulos Ilenia Williams Margo Enepekidi
Nikolaos Nikolakopoulos Eirini Karagianni Emmanouil Pantelidakis Stella Chroneou Thanasis Alevras
Xenia Ghali Athena Konstantinou Fotis Sergoulopoulos Adam Tsarouchis Ioannis Vasilopoulos
Christianna Danezi Dimitrios Masouras Elli Karvoni Nikos Antoniou Victoria Halkiti
Christos Giakoumopoulos Fotios Giannoutsos Nikolaos Nikolakopoulos Claudia Matola Evanthia Theotokatou
Anastasios Rosopoulos Panagiotis Biniaris Georgia Fotou Stamatina Kostiani Vasiliki Karatzoglou
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    See also

    Notes

    1. According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
    2. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    3. The contest was aired in Greece on 3 June 2000.[92]
    4. All conductors are of Greek nationality unless otherwise noted.

    References

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