ERT confirms 234 songs have been submitted for Sing for Greece 2027, as Greece prepares to select its Eurovision 2027 entry.
Following ERT’s confirmation of its participation in Eurovision 2027 and its decision to continue using a national selection format to choose its representative and song, the number of submissions has now been revealed: 234 songs, this marks a slight decline compared to 2026, when 264 songs were submitted, but a considerable increase compared to 2025, which saw just 187 submissions.
Despite this year’s decrease, the number of submissions has remained above the 200-song mark for the second consecutive year. For comparison, just 106 songs were submitted in 2023, highlighting the significant growth in interest and participation in Greece’s national selection over recent years.
Third consecutive year for the successful format outside the capital
This will be the third consecutive year in which the Greek national broadcaster, ERT, produces the “Sing for Greece” format. Over the past two years, the national selection has attracted immense interest and recorded particularly high television rating figures in traditional television broadcasts, alongside impressive viewership numbers on the streaming platform ERTFLIX.
The decision to move the mega-production to Thessaloniki reflects ERT’s commitment to decentralizing major cultural and entertainment events across the entire country, bringing music closer to audiences outside Athens and strengthening the connection with the periphery.
Semi-final stage decided solely by the public: How the format will work
During the 2027 season, up to 20 songs are expected to compete, divided between two semi-finals. Out of these, only 12 songs will qualify for the grand final. This represents a slight reduction in the number of participants compared to the 2026 national selection, when 28 songs competed across two semi-finals before singer Akylas was selected with the song “Ferto” (in English: “Give”).
The decision in the semi-finals will be determined solely by the home audience (Televote 100%), without intervention from a judging panel. In the grand final broadcast, however, the voting mechanism will change: the identity of the winning song and Greece’s representative for Eurovision in Bulgaria will be determined through a weighted combination of public votes and jury points.
This coming February, Thessaloniki will become the central meeting point of the Greek music industry, with an event expected to provide unforgettable moments and officially mark the beginning of Greece’s journey toward the Eurovision stage in Burgas.
Ferto
GreeceAkylas represented Greece at Eurovision 2026 with “Ferto”. The entry finished 10th in the grand final with 220 points.
Greece competed at Eurovision 46 times between 1974 and 2026. The country has won once, in 2005 with Helena Paparizou’s “My Number One”. In 2026, Akylas represented Greece with “Ferto”, finishing 10th in the grand final with 220 points.
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