Seven songs have advanced to the final of “Sing for Greece 2026”, which will take place on February 15th.
The First semi final of “Sing for Greece 2026” took place tonight and 14 artists compete for seven spots in the final. The first semi-final was held at the “Peiraios 260” in Athens, and was hosted by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Betty Maggira and Katerina Vrana. At the end of the evening, seven songs qualified for the final.
First Semi-Final Qualifiers:
- Alexandra Sieti – The Other Side
- Akylas – Ferto
- Evangelia – Paréa
- Marseaux – Khánomai
- Rosanna Mailan – Alma
- STEFI – Europa
- STYLIANOS – You & I
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Among the finalist you can find a familiar name – Evangelia, which competed in the Greek national selection last year with the song “Vále” and finished in second place.
Don’t Forget to Vote!
Same as tonight, in the second semi-final, the audience vote will also be available to audiences from around the world, not just from Greece itself. Voting from around the world will be possible online for the price of 0.68 euros via a QR code that will appear on the screen during the broadcast, while anyone with a Greek phone number will be able to vote via SMS for the same amount. In both voting methods, the maximum number of votes is 10.
Voting will open after the performance of the last artist in the semi-final – the 14th artist – and will be open for at least 15 minutes. In contrast, in the final, the results will be determined by a 50/50 weighting between the audience votes and the votes of professional judges. In the final, voting will open at the beginning of the evening and close after the performance of the last artist.
Expanded Format: Major Changes in “Ethnikos Telikos”
Last year’s “Ethnikos Telikos” was a massive success within Greece and beyond, with the January 30th, 2025 broadcast achieving the highest TV ratings in Greece for 15 years. The contest’s winner, Klavdia, brought Greece an impressive sixth place at Eurovision 2025, matching the country’s 2013 achievement – one not matched until this year.
According to information we got from Eurovisionfun, the “Ethnikos Telikos” expands this year to include two Semi-Finals in addition to the Final. 28 songs will compete: 14 in each Semi-Final. The outcome in the Semi-Finals will be determined solely by the public, who will select seven qualifiers from each Semi-Final for the Final. In the Final, 14 entries will compete, with voting once again split 50-50 between juries – equally divided between a domestic and an international panel – and the public. According to the broadcaster:
“Through an upgraded and open-to-all process, including two Semi-Finals and one Final, ERT moves forward with selecting the song and artist that will represent our country in the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. This follows the successful organization of last January’s national final and Greece’s excellent 6th place at Eurovision 2025, which achieved record ratings of the last 15 years. Specifically, up to 28 songs will compete across two Semi-Finals, from which 14 will qualify for the National Final, decided exclusively by the public. In the National Final, the winning song will be determined by both the audience and the juries, granting the performer the ticket to Vienna, where the 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in May 2026”.
Greece at Eurovision 2025
“Asteromáta” (in English: “Eyes of Stars”) is the song performed by Klavdia, who represented Greece in the grand final of Eurovision 2025. Greece qualified to the grand final after finishing fourth in the second semi-final, with 112 points. In the grand final, Greece finished sixth in the grand final with 231 points, finishing eighth in both jury’s & public’s votes.
The sixth place that Greece achieved is considered the country’s best result since 2013 — when it ranked sixth as well.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Greece’s 46th 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”.
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