The submission window for the Greek Eurovision national selection closed yesterday, and now the names of artists who submitted songs for the selection are being revealed. Which artists have submitted songs? And who among them is already familiar to us?
The Greek national broadcaster, ERT, closed the submission window for the Greek Eurovision national selection yesterday. While the exact number of submitted songs is not yet known, estimates suggest between 150 to 200 entries. This is a high number for the first year of a format that hasn’t yet proven itself, especially considering the relatively strict criteria set by the Greek national broadcaster for song submissions.
Notable Participants
Among the song submitters for the Greek national selection are several familiar names:
- Evangelia – A Greek-American singer who has competed to represent Greece at Eurovision in previous years. She hinted at another attempt to represent Greece as early as last August. According to her, the song she submitted for the Greek Eurovision selection is the strongest she has ever submitted to Greece. She worked with the same team as last year’s Greek representative Marina Satti, who, as we remember, brought an ethnic Greek song to Eurovision.
- Archangel – The stage name of Angelos Archaniotakis, a promising up-and-coming Greek singer whom we recommended in our special series of articles about artists we’d like to see at Eurovision 2025. Archangel is known for his theatrical song style and revealed to us that he plans to bring a song in this style to the Eurovision selection.
- Leea Nanos – An Australian singer of Greek descent, who is no stranger to the Eurovision world. She even tried to represent Australia at Eurovision 2019 with her song “Set Me Free,” which reached the final of the national selection but finished ninth out of ten.
A Partial List of Artists Who Sent Songs to the Greek National Selection:
- Maree Mamalis
- Ariadne
- Desi G
- Daphne Kritharas
- Horostalites
- Nafsica
- Dorothea Papadaki
- Dinamiss
- Vasilis Kourtis
- Archangel
- Vassy
- Evangelia
- Andry Lagiou
- Giannis Hatzigeorgiou /Substance
- Tasos Xiarcho
- Leonidas Pantelakis
- Antigoni
- Dollessi
- Kara Marni
- Thanos Lampou
- Onemanshow
- Tales of June
- Eva Som
- Artemis Kyriakopoulou
- Nassauce
- Hristiana Sioka
- Anna Katsouli
- Pantelis Kastanidis
- Konstantina Iosifidou
- Kalli Georgeli
- Barbara Argyrou (BARBZ)
- Leea Nanos
- Daphne Lawrence
- Danai Nielsen
- Nikos Ganos
- Klavdia
- Irini Perikleous
- Karafotis/ Christoforou
- Agiaz
- Dionysis Kostis
- Melissa Kyriakou
- Nick dino
- Drew melano
- Anis/ Kapetanakis
- Nassauce
- Artemis Matafia
- Kalais/Vlaseros
- BLΛCKBIRD
- Diana saakian
- Giannis Moraitis
- Marilena
- Emmanouela Houli
- Othon Metaxas
- Lenia Razi
- SOUL
- Stylianos Thomadakis
- Panagiotis Tsakalakos
- Salina Gavala ft Tsiak
- Konstantinos Frantzis
- Stavros Salabasopoulos
Timeline for the Greek National Selection
- November 2024 – ERT appointed jury will select the 12 finalists
- By the end of 2024 – Finalists revealed in a special TV broadcast
- Songs to be unveiled in special broadcasts
- Live national final to select Greece’s representative for Eurovision 2025
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”.
