After ERT announced Greece’s first open national selection in 22 years, the question arose: who will raise the Greek flag in Basel? Which artists have shown interest in competing? A brief overview.
The Greek broadcaster ERT held a press conference last Wednesday, announcing an open national final for Eurovision for the first time in 22 years. The song submission window will be open to any artist wishing to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. This exciting announcement comes after the Greek public demanded involvement in choosing the representative and song for Eurovision, following criticism of ERT’s selections in recent years.
Since the announcement, several artists have expressed their desire to compete in the upcoming Eurovision. In this article, we’ll review the interesting names who have expressed interest in competing in Greece’s national final. Ready? Let’s begin!
Just this week, before the official announcement of the national selection, it was revealed that Greek singer Zaf expressed interest in participating and representing Greece. Zaf is a 25-year-old singer signed to “Panik Records”, with a relatively short track record, having released his first song “Pes” about a year and a half ago.
Another singer who expressed her desire to enter the selection is Tania Breazou. Rumors about her trying to represent Cyprus for Eurovision 2022 circulated, and now she’s willing to represent Greece. Breazou is a 25-year-old Greek singer who participated in the fourth season of X Factor Greece, reaching the semi-finals.
The third singer on the list is none other than Good Job Nicky, or by his real name Nikolas Varthakouris. Nicky is a 28-year-old Greek singer who has tried several times to represent Greece at Eurovision.
In August, we reported that singer Evangelia, or by her full name Evangelia Psarakis, would try to represent Greece this year. Evangelia has been trying for several years to reach Eurovision through both Greece and Cyprus.
An article published in Eurovisionfun revealed that no less than 26 Greek singers expressed their desire to represent Greece this year. Here’s the updated list of potential contenders:
- ZAF
- Tania Breazou
- Good Job Nicky
- Klavdia
- Evangelia
- Biased Beast
- Zoe Papadopoulou
- Nafsiika
- Melina Makri
- Shaya
- Kianna
- Lou is
- Artemis Matafia
- Konstantina Iosifidou
- Antigoni
- Jimmy Sion
- Aristea Alexandraki
- Angelos Arhaniotakis
- Alexandra Sieti
- Dodona
- Mikay
- ARIÁDNE
- Steve onemanshow
- Socratis Haris
- Alexandros Chountas
- Kalli Georgelli (Xannova Xan)
Greece in Eurovision 2024
“Zari” is the title of the song performed by singer Marina Satti, who was selected through an internal selection process by the Greek national broadcaster. Greece qualified for the final after placing fifth in the second semi-final with 86 points, and in the grand final, they finished in 11th place with 126 points.
Source: Eurovisionfun
Eurovision 2025: This will mark Greece’s 45th participation in Eurovision. Greece joined the competition in 1974 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2005 when singer Helena Paparizou won first place with the song “My Number One”.
