Another seven songs have advanced to the final of “Sing for Greece 2026”, which will take place on February 15th.
The Second semi final of “Sing for Greece 2026” took place tonight and 14 artists compete for seven spots in the final. The second 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.
Second Semi-Final Qualifiers:
• Good Job Nicky – “Dark side of the moon”
• Mikay – “Labyrinth”
• Marika – “Daughters of the Sun”
• D3lta – “Mad About it”
• Leroybroughtflowers – “Sabotage”
• Koza Mostra – “Bulletproof”
• Zaf – “Asteio”
Click on the song title to listen!
Don’t Forget to Vote!
Similar to the semi-finals, audience voting will also be available in the Grand Final for viewers from Greece and for audiences worldwide.
During the broadcast, a QR code will be displayed on screen, through which it will be possible to vote online. The voting cost will be €0.68, while the maximum number of votes will be 10 votes per viewer. Holders of a Greek phone number will also be able to vote via SMS, according to the instructions shown during the broadcast.
The Grand Final results will be determined based on a 50/50 vote weighting the viewers’ votes will constitute half of the final result, while the other half will be decided by the professional jury panel.
Voting will open at the beginning of the evening and close after the performance of the final 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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