Greece was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Socrates", composed by Doros Georgiadis, with lyrics by Sotia Tsotou, and performed by Elpida. The Greek participating broadcaster Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) held a national final to select its entry, with the winner being chosen by an "expert" jury.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) | |||
| Country |  Greece | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 February 1979 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Elpida | |||
| Selected song | "Socrates" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 69 points | |||
| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) held the national final on 5 February 1979 at the Municipal Theater in Piraeus, hosted by Vasilis Tsivilikas. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 65 people who awarded each song a mark out of 10.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostas Hatzis | "Na'han oli i anthropi mia agapi opos ki ego" | 379 | 3 |
| 2 | Bessy Argyraki | "Athena (mana mou)" | 322 | 5 |
| 3 | Sofia Zaninou | "Stin arhi" | 271 | 6 |
| 4 | Christie Stasinopoulou | "Dose mou enan sticho" | 462 | 2 |
| 5 | Elpida | "Sokrati" | 528 | 1 |
| 6 | Paola Komini, Maria Filosofou, Fotini Filosofou, Dimitris Kontoyiannis, and Stefanos Dekerian | "Dio se mia ombrella" | 349 | 4 |
At Eurovision
"Sokrati" was re-titled "Socrates" for Eurovision, and was performed seventh on the evening (following Monaco's "Notre vie c'est la musique" by Laurent Vaguener and preceding Switzerland's "Trödler Und Co" by Peter, Sue and Marc and Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri). At the close of voting, it had received 69 points, placing 8th in a field of 19.[1]
Elpida was accompanied on stage by Lia Vissi (who will later represent Cyprus in 1985), Polina (who was to represent Greece in 1986, but Greece withdrew), Yiannis Samsiaris and Stelios Goulielmos, all four of them being backing vocalists.[2]
It was succeeded as Greek entry at the 1980 contest by "Autostop" by Anna Vissi & The Epikouri.
Voting
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References
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