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Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest

Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 43 times since its debut in 1974, missing six contests in that time (1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999 and 2000). Greece's first win came in 2005 with "My Number One", sung by Helena Paparizou. The Greek national broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), broadcasts the event each year and organises the process for the selection of the Greek entry.[1] Greece has never finished last in the contest.

Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcasterElliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT)
Participation summary
Appearances43 (40 finals)
First appearance1974
Highest placement1st: 2005
Host2006
Related articles
Ellinikós Telikós
External links
ERT page
Greece's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Throughout the 20th century, Greece achieved only two top five results, finishing fifth with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy in 1977 and again fifth with Cleopatra in 1992. The start of the 21st century saw Greece become one of the most successful countries in the contest, with ten out of thirteen top-ten results between 2001 and 2013, including third-place finishes for Antique in 2001 (with 2005 winner Paparizou as lead singer), Sakis Rouvas in 2004 and Kalomira in 2008. Since 2014, Greece has had less success, including thrice failing to qualify for the final (2016, 2018 and 2023), although the country finished in the top ten twice during this period: in 2021 with Stefania and "Last Dance", and in 2022 with Amanda Tenfjord and "Die Together".

History edit

Before participation edit

Before Greece as a country participated in the contest, some singers from Greece represented other countries. These singers were Jimmy Makulis (1961) for Austria, Yovanna (1965) for Switzerland, and Nana Mouskouri (1963) and Vicky Leandros (1967 and 1972) for Luxembourg.

1970s to 1990s edit

 
Marinella (pictured in 2006) was the first representative for Greece at their contest debut in 1974.

In 1974, during the Greek military junta, rock band Nostradamos won the first Eurovision participation contest ran by the state broadcaster EIRT to represent Greece at Eurovision, after broadcasting it since 1970.[2] However, due to a scandal, the band was not allowed to compete at Eurovision, and Greek laiko singer Marinella was sent instead.[2] Greece did not participate in 1975 for "unknown reasons" according to the EBU, but it was later discovered that it was in protest of Turkey's debut and its invasion of Cyprus in 1974.[3][4] Three years after Greece's debut in the contest, the country achieved its first top-five result with the song "Mathima solfege" (Solfege Lesson) performed by Bessy, Paschalis, Marianna and Robert in 1977. The decade closed with Greece reaching eighth place twice in 1978 and 1979 with the songs "Charlie Chaplin" and "Socrati".

Greece was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 after it was revealed that Themis Adamantidis was to sing "Sarantapente kopelies", a previously released song. A known Greek folk song, it had been revised for the competition, but this violated the rules which stated that all songs had to be original in terms of songwriting and instrumentation and cannot be cover songs. Greece was forced to pay a fine and was allowed to return the following year.[5] Had Adamantidis been allowed to perform, he would have appeared second at Harrogate.[6] After returning in 1983, ERT stated that all of the possible songs were of "low quality" and decided not to participate in the 1984 contest.

Greece returned once more to the contest in 1985, and Polina was selected in the 1986 national selection to represent Greece at the 1986 contest in Bergen, Norway, but ERT pulled out of the contest unexpectedly. Polina stated that it was due to political troubles in Greece at the time,[7] but she noted that a Eurovision website had learned that the real reason was that the contest was to be held the night before Orthodox Easter.[7] Had she performed, she would have appeared eighteenth and she would have performed the song "Wagon-lit".[7][8] Greece returned to the contest in 1987 with the band Bang reaching 10th place. Overall the country reached three times top-ten in the 80s, with the other two songs being "Feggari kalokerino" in 1981 and "To diko sou asteri" in 1989.

During the 1990s, Greece achieved two top-ten results with Cleopatra and Katy Garbi reaching fifth and ninth place in 1992 and 1993 respectively.[9] The nation performed each year until the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, when it was relegated from participation. This was as its five-year points average had fallen under the limit for participation after Thalassa's 20th-place finish in 1998.[10] The following year, ERT announced that it would not return at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 (even though it was eligible to, having broadcast the 1999 contest on television) due to financial reasons.[11]

2000s edit

 
Helena Paparizou (pictured in 2010) represented Greece at the 2001 (as part of Antique) and 2005 contests, winning the latter.

Greece returned in 2001, represented by the Greek-Swedish duo Antique, consisting Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis. Their song "Die for You" was selected through the national final Ellinikós Telikós 2001 and placed third at the 2001 contest, a new record for highest placing for the nation.[9][12] Thirty-one years after its debut, Greece won for the first time in 2005 with Helena Paparizou singing "My Number One", which at the time tied for the record for the most number of twelve points allocated to a song (ten in total) along with Katrina and the Waves' 1997 "Love Shine a Light". The song also made Greece the first country not a member of Big Four to win the contest without going through a semi-final. After Eurovision, the song topped the charts in Greece, Cyprus as well as Sweden and entered the top ten in Romania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, as well as the American Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. In 2005, Eurovision held a commemorative program, Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, to celebrate 50 years of the contest, in which "My Number One" came fourth in a vote for the show's most popular entry, behind "Hold Me Now" (1987), "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (1958) and ABBA's "Waterloo" (1974).

Before Greece's win, the highest score was third place, achieved by duo Antique (of which Paparizou was a member) in 2001 with "Die for You" and then again by Sakis Rouvas in 2004 with "Shake It". In 2006, the 51st Eurovision Song Contest was held in Athens, in the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, following Elena Paparizou's victory the previous year. The two hosts were popular singer, and former contestant, Sakis Rouvas and Greek American presenter Maria Menounos. The singer representing Greece in their own country was popular Greek Cypriot artist Anna Vissi (who had also participated in 1980) achieving ninth place with the song "Everything". Until the end of the decade Greece achieved three more top-ten results, including seventh place by Sarbel in 2007 and third place by Kalomira with the song "Secret Combination" in 2008.

From 2004 to 2006, ERT had selected high-profile artists internally and set up national finals to choose the song, while in 2007 and 2008 it held a televised national final to choose both the song and performer. For the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, ERT was able to secure a high-profile artist once again and planned a national final to choose the song.[13] The song voted by the public was "This Is Our Night", another song performed by Sakis Rouvas, which eventually reached seventh place. Greece has been one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 21st century with 12 times finishing in the top-ten[14] and 20 in total.

2010s edit

In 2010 Greece finished eighth with the song "Opa", followed by a seventh place in 2011 with the song "Watch My Dance". After Eleftheria Eleftheriou placed 17th in 2012 with her song "Aphrodisiac", Greece achieved its 10th top-ten result of the century and 18th in total in 2013, finishing sixth with the song "Alcohol Is Free" by Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis. In 2014, Greece finished in 20th place, which, along with 1998, were the country's worst result in the contest at that time. Greece was one of only three countries (along with Romania and Russia) to have never failed to qualify from the semifinals since their 2004 introduction (2004–15). In addition, Greece also qualified from the 1996 audio-only pre-qualifying round.

In 2013, ERT was shut down by a government directive and replaced with the interim Dimosia Tileorasi (DT) and later by the New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT) broadcaster.[15][16] During this time, from 2013 through 2015, the Greek television station MAD TV organised the selection process.[17] On 28 April 2015, a legislative proposal that resulted in the renaming of NERIT to ERT was approved and signed into law by the Hellenic Parliament; ERT began broadcasting once again on 11 June 2015,[16][18] and shortly after confirmed their intentions to once again participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.[19]

For 2016, ERT selected the Eurovision entry internally. They selected the band Argo with the song "Utopian Land".[20] For the first time since the semi-finals were introduced in 2004, Greece failed to qualify for the final, after finishing 16th in the first semi-final.

In 2017, ERT selected the composer Dimitris Kontopoulos and the choreographer Fokas Evangelinos internally. They chose Demy for representing Greece in Kyiv. ERT agreed, and on 6 March 2017, Greece chose their song via a national final. Three songs were competed: "Angels", "This Is Love" and "When the Morning Comes Around". The final result was combined by 70% from televoting and by 30% from international juries from nine countries. Finally, "This Is Love" gained 70% and won the national final. At Eurovision, she qualified for the Grand Final, where she finished in 19th place with 77 points.

For 2018, the Greek broadcaster decided to hold a national final to choose the Greek entry to Lisbon and was to take place on 22 February 2018.[21] However, on 16 February 2018 ERT confirmed Yianna Terzi as the Greek representative for the 2018 contest following the disqualification of Areti Ketime and Chorostalites, with the selected song being "Oniro mou".[22] In Lisbon, Greece failed to qualify for the grand final for the second time on its participation history. In 2019, ERT selected internally Katerine Duska to represent Greece in Tel Aviv with the song "Better Love" finishing 21st. It was later revealed that Greece placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 185 points.

2020s edit

 
Greek-Dutch performer Stefania was selected as the entrant for Greece in both 2020 and 2021.

In 2020, ERT decided once again decided to select the Greek entry internally. Seven acts were shortlisted to represent Greece in Rotterdam, including Irini Papadopoulou, Stefania, Ian Stratis, and the boy band One,[23] with Stefania ultimately being announced as the entrant on 3 February 2020 with the song "Supergirl".[24] Greece was drawn to compete in the second semi-final and was to perform in the first position, but on 18 March, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] The EBU announced soon after that entries intended for 2020 would not be eligible for the following year, though each broadcaster would be able to send either their 2020 representative or a new one.[26] ERT responded that its intention was to continue its cooperation with Stefania for the next contest in 2021.[27] It was also announced that the same team that was responsible for the songwriting and the choreography of the 2020 entry would also be used for the 2021 contest, and that the song would be selected internally.[28] The selected song, "Last Dance", an 80's-pop song, premiered for the first time on 10 March 2021.[29] The entry placed sixth in the second semi-final and qualified to the final, where it finished in 10th place with 170 points.[30]

For 2022, ERT opened a submission period on 7 September 2021 where artists and composers were able to submit up to three songs each for consideration by the broadcaster with a 10 October 2021 deadline.[31] 25 artists were reported to have submitted applications from a total of more than 40 entries, and a seven-member jury panel shortlisted five entrants in late October 2021.[32] On 15 December 2021, the committee selected the Greek Norwegian artist Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord as the Greek entrant with the song "Die Together" to represent the country in Turin.[33] In the contest, Greece managed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing third, and finished in eighth place in the final with 215 points: 57 points from the televoting and 158 points from the juries. This was the best placement for the nation in the final since their sixth place finish in 2013. In 2023, Victor Vernicos represented the nation with the song "What They Say".[34] Competing in the second semi-final, Greece did not qualify for the final for the third time in its history.[35] ERT opted again for an internal selection in 2024, announcing Marina Satti as the Greek representative on 24 October 2023.[36]

Voting edit

 
2008 entrants from Cyprus (Evdokia Kadi) and Greece (Kalomira) at a contest press event.

"Cyprus and Greece are commonly accused of favouring each other and of all the countries, statistics suggest they are the most likely to vote for each other. Wogan seemed to sum it up when Cyprus awarded Greece 12 points in last year's contest. 'Over the years people say this is ludicrous [...] but still they do it. They just don't care.' "

Ruth Alexander, "The maths of Eurovision voting", BBC News[37]

Greece is infamous for regularly giving twelve points to Cyprus and receiving twelve points from Cyprus. This exchange of twelve points may be influenced by close cultural ties.[38] While Greece and Cyprus did exchange top marks a few times (1987, 1994, and 1997), there were also several years where this did not occur. In 1983, the second time Greece and Cyprus competed together, Greece awarded the Cypriot entry no points for the first and only time. However, between 1997 and 2013, the two countries always gave each other twelve points if presented the opportunity. Due to the controversies caused by political voting, two semi-finals were introduced for the 2008 contest in which Cyprus and Greece were unable to vote for each other in the semi-finals.[39] In the build-up to the 2008 contest, however, the artists representing Greece and Cyprus jointly held a successful warm-up party at the Euroclub, attended by 17 other delegations from the contest and 1500 guests attracted by the promised "confluence of the Greek-Cypriot sound".[40] In the 21st century, Greece and Cyprus did not exchange top marks for each other in two instances: in 2015, Greece gave Cyprus 10 points and Cyprus gave Greece 8 points, while both countries gave the maximum 12 points to Italy. In 2023, the Greek jury gave 4 points to Cyprus.

Participation overview edit

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
1974 Marinella "Krassi, thalassa ke t' agori mou" (Κρασί, θάλασσα και τ' αγόρι μου) Greek 11 7 No semi-finals
1976 Mariza Koch "Panaghia mou, panaghia mou" (Παναγιά μου, παναγιά μου) Greek 13 20
1977 Paschalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy "Mathema solfege" (Μάθημα σολφέζ) Greek 5 92
1978 Tania Tsanaklidou "Charlie Chaplin" (Τσάρλυ Τσάπλιν) Greek 8 66
1979 Elpida "Socrates" (Σωκράτη) Greek 8 69
1980 Anna Vissi and the Epikouri "Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ) Greek 13 30
1981 Yiannis Dimitras "Feggari kalokerino" (Φεγγάρι καλοκαιρινό) Greek 8 55
1982 Themis Adamantidis "Sarantapente kopelies" (Σαρανταπέντε κοπελιές) Greek Withdrawn X
1983 Christie "Mou les" (Μου λες) Greek 14 32
1985 Takis Biniaris "Miazoume" (Μοιάζουμε) Greek 16 15
1986 Polina "Wagon-lit" (Βαγκόν λι) Greek Withdrawn X
1987 Bang "Stop" (Στοπ) Greek 10 64
1988 Afroditi Fryda "Clown" (Κλόουν) Greek 17 10
1989 Marianna "To diko sou asteri" (Το δικό σου αστέρι) Greek 9 56
1990 Christos Callow "Horis skopo" (Χωρίς σκοπό) Greek 19 11
1991 Sophia Vossou "Anixi" (Άνοιξη) Greek 13 36
1992 Cleopatra "Olou tou kosmou i elpida" (Όλου του κόσμου η ελπίδα) Greek 5 94
1993 Katerina Garbi "Ellada, hora tou fotos" (Ελλάδα, χώρα του φωτός) Greek 9 64 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Kostas Bigalis and the Sea Lovers "To trehantiri (Diri Diri)" (Το τρεχαντήρι (Ντίρι Ντίρι)) Greek 14 44 No semi-finals
1995 Elina Konstantopoulou "Pia prosefhi" (Ποια προσευχή) Greek[a] 12 68
1996 Marianna Efstratiou "Emis forame to himona anixiatika" (Εμείς φοράμε το χειμώνα ανοιξιάτικα) Greek 14 36 12 45
1997 Marianna Zorba "Horepse" (Χόρεψε) Greek 12 39 No semi-finals
1998 Thalassa "Mia krifi evaisthisia" (Μια κρυφή ευαισθησία) Greek 20 12
2001 Antique "Die for You" Greek, English 3 147
2002 Michalis Rakintzis "S.A.G.A.P.O." English[b] 17 27
2003 Mando "Never Let You Go" English 17 25
2004 Sakis Rouvas "Shake It" English 3 252 3 238
2005 Helena Paparizou "My Number One" English 1 230 Top 12 in 2004 final[c]
2006 Anna Vissi "Everything" English 9 128 Host country
2007 Sarbel "Yassou Maria" (Γεια σου Μαρία) English 7 139 Top 10 in 2006 final[c]
2008 Kalomira "Secret Combination" English 3 218 1 156
2009 Sakis Rouvas "This Is Our Night" English 7 120 4 110
2010 Giorgos Alkaio and Friends "Opa" (Ώπα) Greek[d] 8 140 2 133
2011 Loukas Yorkas feat. Stereo Mike "Watch My Dance" Greek, English 7 120 1 133
2012 Eleftheria Eleftheriou "Aphrodisiac" English 17 64 4 116
2013 Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis "Alcohol Is Free" Greek[d] 6 152 2 121
2014 Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd "Rise Up" English 20 35 7 74
2015 Maria Elena Kyriakou "One Last Breath" English 19 23 6 81
2016 Argo "Utopian Land" English, Greek[e] Failed to qualify 16 44
2017 Demy "This Is Love" English 19 77 10 115
2018 Yianna Terzi "Oniro mou" (Όνειρό μου) Greek Failed to qualify 14 81
2019 Katerine Duska "Better Love" English 21 74 5 185
2020 Stefania "Supergirl" English Contest cancelled[f] X
2021 Stefania "Last Dance" English 10 170 6 184
2022 Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord "Die Together" English 8 215 3 211
2023 Victor Vernicos "What They Say" English Failed to qualify 13 14
2024 Marina Satti[36] TBA March 2024 [41] Upcoming

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest edit

Artist Song Language At Congratulations At Eurovision
Final Points Semi Points Year Place Points
Helena Paparizou "My Number One" English 4 245 4 167 2005 1 230

Hostings edit

Year Location Venue Presenters Ref.
2006 Athens O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas

Awards edit

Marcel Bezençon Awards edit

Year Category Song Performer Final Points Host city Ref.
2005 Artistic Award[g] "My Number One" Helena Paparizou 1 230   Kyiv

Barbara Dex Award edit

Year Performer Host city Ref.
2002 Michalis Rakintzis   Tallinn

Related involvement edit

Commentators and spokespersons edit

For the show's broadcast in Greece, various commentators have provided comment on the contest in the local language. At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.[87]

Year Television broadcast Radio broadcast Spokesperson Ref.
Commentator Channel Commentator Channel
1970 Mako Georgiadou[88][89] EIRT TBC Did not participate
1971 No broadcast
1972
1973
1974 Irini Gavala
1975 ERT Did not participate
1976 Irini Gavala
1977 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Naki Agathou
1978 Niki Venega
1979
1980
1981 Tatiana Darra
1982 No broadcast Did not participate
1983 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Irini Gavala
1984 No broadcast No broadcast Did not participate
1985 Mako Georgiadou[88][89] ERT Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Kelly Sakakou
1986 No broadcast Did not participate
1987 Dafni Bokota[88][89] Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Kelly Sakakou
1988 Fotini Giannoulatou
1989
1990
1991 Giorgos Mitropoulos[89]
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 Niki Venega
1997
1998 Giorgos Mitropoulos Dimitris Konstantaras Alexis Kostalas
1999 Dafni Bokota[88][89] No broadcast Did not participate
2000[h]
2001 Giorgos Mitropoulos ERA1 Alexis Kostalas
2002
2003
2004 No broadcast
2005 Alexandra Pascalidou[89]
2006 Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Zeta Makrypoulia[88][89] Maria Kozakou ERA2
2007 Maria Bakodimou, Fotis Sergoulopoulos[89]
2008 Maggira Sisters
2009
2010 Rika Vayani
2011 Maria Kozakou Lena Aroni
2012 Andrianna Maggania
2013 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis ERA1, ERA2, Voice of Greece
2014 Maria Kozakou (all shows), Giorgos Kapoutzidis (final) NERIT No broadcast
2015 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis ERA2 Helena Paparizou
2016 ERT ERA2, Voice of Greece Constantinos Christoforou
2017 ERA1, Voice of Greece
2018 Alexandros Lizardos, Daphne Skalioni Dimitris Meidanis ERA2, Voice of Greece Olina Xenopoulou
2019 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Gus G
2020 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Unknown Not announced before cancellation
2021 Maria Kozakou, Giorgos Kapoutzidis Dimitris Meidanis (all shows), Giorgos Katsaros (final) ERA2, Voice of Greece Manolis Gkinis
2022 Dimitris Meidanis Stefania
2023 Maria Kozakou, Jenny Melita ERA2 Fotis Sergoulopoulos [el]
2024 TBA[i]

Other shows edit

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Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 43 times since its debut in 1974 missing six contests in that time 1975 1982 1984 1986 1999 and 2000 Greece s first win came in 2005 with My Number One sung by Helena Paparizou The Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ERT broadcasts the event each year and organises the process for the selection of the Greek entry 1 Greece has never finished last in the contest Greece in the Eurovision Song ContestParticipating broadcasterElliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi ERT Former members Ethniko Idryma Radiofonias Tileoraseos EIRT 1974 Nea Elliniki Radiofonia Internet kai Tileorasi NERIT 2014 2015 Participation summaryAppearances43 40 finals First appearance1974Highest placement1st 2005Host2006Related articlesEllinikos TelikosExternal linksERT pageGreece s page at Eurovision tvFor the most recent participation seeGreece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023Throughout the 20th century Greece achieved only two top five results finishing fifth with Paschalis Marianna Robert and Bessy in 1977 and again fifth with Cleopatra in 1992 The start of the 21st century saw Greece become one of the most successful countries in the contest with ten out of thirteen top ten results between 2001 and 2013 including third place finishes for Antique in 2001 with 2005 winner Paparizou as lead singer Sakis Rouvas in 2004 and Kalomira in 2008 Since 2014 Greece has had less success including thrice failing to qualify for the final 2016 2018 and 2023 although the country finished in the top ten twice during this period in 2021 with Stefania and Last Dance and in 2022 with Amanda Tenfjord and Die Together Contents 1 History 1 1 Before participation 1 2 1970s to 1990s 1 3 2000s 1 4 2010s 1 5 2020s 2 Voting 3 Participation overview 3 1 Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest 4 Hostings 5 Awards 5 1 Marcel Bezencon Awards 5 2 Barbara Dex Award 6 Related involvement 6 1 Heads of delegation 6 2 Costume designers 6 3 Commentators and spokespersons 6 3 1 Other shows 6 4 Stage directors 6 5 Conductors 6 6 Jury members 7 Photo gallery 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksHistory editBefore participation edit Before Greece as a country participated in the contest some singers from Greece represented other countries These singers were Jimmy Makulis 1961 for Austria Yovanna 1965 for Switzerland and Nana Mouskouri 1963 and Vicky Leandros 1967 and 1972 for Luxembourg 1970s to 1990s edit nbsp Marinella pictured in 2006 was the first representative for Greece at their contest debut in 1974 In 1974 during the Greek military junta rock band Nostradamos won the first Eurovision participation contest ran by the state broadcaster EIRT to represent Greece at Eurovision after broadcasting it since 1970 2 However due to a scandal the band was not allowed to compete at Eurovision and Greek laiko singer Marinella was sent instead 2 Greece did not participate in 1975 for unknown reasons according to the EBU but it was later discovered that it was in protest of Turkey s debut and its invasion of Cyprus in 1974 3 4 Three years after Greece s debut in the contest the country achieved its first top five result with the song Mathima solfege Solfege Lesson performed by Bessy Paschalis Marianna and Robert in 1977 The decade closed with Greece reaching eighth place twice in 1978 and 1979 with the songs Charlie Chaplin and Socrati Greece was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 after it was revealed that Themis Adamantidis was to sing Sarantapente kopelies a previously released song A known Greek folk song it had been revised for the competition but this violated the rules which stated that all songs had to be original in terms of songwriting and instrumentation and cannot be cover songs Greece was forced to pay a fine and was allowed to return the following year 5 Had Adamantidis been allowed to perform he would have appeared second at Harrogate 6 After returning in 1983 ERT stated that all of the possible songs were of low quality and decided not to participate in the 1984 contest Greece returned once more to the contest in 1985 and Polina was selected in the 1986 national selection to represent Greece at the 1986 contest in Bergen Norway but ERT pulled out of the contest unexpectedly Polina stated that it was due to political troubles in Greece at the time 7 but she noted that a Eurovision website had learned that the real reason was that the contest was to be held the night before Orthodox Easter 7 Had she performed she would have appeared eighteenth and she would have performed the song Wagon lit 7 8 Greece returned to the contest in 1987 with the band Bang reaching 10th place Overall the country reached three times top ten in the 80s with the other two songs being Feggari kalokerino in 1981 and To diko sou asteri in 1989 During the 1990s Greece achieved two top ten results with Cleopatra and Katy Garbi reaching fifth and ninth place in 1992 and 1993 respectively 9 The nation performed each year until the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 when it was relegated from participation This was as its five year points average had fallen under the limit for participation after Thalassa s 20th place finish in 1998 10 The following year ERT announced that it would not return at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 even though it was eligible to having broadcast the 1999 contest on television due to financial reasons 11 2000s edit nbsp Helena Paparizou pictured in 2010 represented Greece at the 2001 as part of Antique and 2005 contests winning the latter Greece returned in 2001 represented by the Greek Swedish duo Antique consisting Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis Their song Die for You was selected through the national final Ellinikos Telikos 2001 and placed third at the 2001 contest a new record for highest placing for the nation 9 12 Thirty one years after its debut Greece won for the first time in 2005 with Helena Paparizou singing My Number One which at the time tied for the record for the most number of twelve points allocated to a song ten in total along with Katrina and the Waves 1997 Love Shine a Light The song also made Greece the first country not a member of Big Four to win the contest without going through a semi final After Eurovision the song topped the charts in Greece Cyprus as well as Sweden and entered the top ten in Romania the Netherlands Hungary Belgium as well as the American Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart In 2005 Eurovision held a commemorative program Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest to celebrate 50 years of the contest in which My Number One came fourth in a vote for the show s most popular entry behind Hold Me Now 1987 Nel blu dipinto di blu 1958 and ABBA s Waterloo 1974 Before Greece s win the highest score was third place achieved by duo Antique of which Paparizou was a member in 2001 with Die for You and then again by Sakis Rouvas in 2004 with Shake It In 2006 the 51st Eurovision Song Contest was held in Athens in the O A C A Olympic Indoor Hall following Elena Paparizou s victory the previous year The two hosts were popular singer and former contestant Sakis Rouvas and Greek American presenter Maria Menounos The singer representing Greece in their own country was popular Greek Cypriot artist Anna Vissi who had also participated in 1980 achieving ninth place with the song Everything Until the end of the decade Greece achieved three more top ten results including seventh place by Sarbel in 2007 and third place by Kalomira with the song Secret Combination in 2008 From 2004 to 2006 ERT had selected high profile artists internally and set up national finals to choose the song while in 2007 and 2008 it held a televised national final to choose both the song and performer For the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest ERT was able to secure a high profile artist once again and planned a national final to choose the song 13 The song voted by the public was This Is Our Night another song performed by Sakis Rouvas which eventually reached seventh place Greece has been one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest in the 21st century with 12 times finishing in the top ten 14 and 20 in total 2010s edit In 2010 Greece finished eighth with the song Opa followed by a seventh place in 2011 with the song Watch My Dance After Eleftheria Eleftheriou placed 17th in 2012 with her song Aphrodisiac Greece achieved its 10th top ten result of the century and 18th in total in 2013 finishing sixth with the song Alcohol Is Free by Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis In 2014 Greece finished in 20th place which along with 1998 were the country s worst result in the contest at that time Greece was one of only three countries along with Romania and Russia to have never failed to qualify from the semifinals since their 2004 introduction 2004 15 In addition Greece also qualified from the 1996 audio only pre qualifying round In 2013 ERT was shut down by a government directive and replaced with the interim Dimosia Tileorasi DT and later by the New Hellenic Radio Internet and Television NERIT broadcaster 15 16 During this time from 2013 through 2015 the Greek television station MAD TV organised the selection process 17 On 28 April 2015 a legislative proposal that resulted in the renaming of NERIT to ERT was approved and signed into law by the Hellenic Parliament ERT began broadcasting once again on 11 June 2015 16 18 and shortly after confirmed their intentions to once again participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 For 2016 ERT selected the Eurovision entry internally They selected the band Argo with the song Utopian Land 20 For the first time since the semi finals were introduced in 2004 Greece failed to qualify for the final after finishing 16th in the first semi final In 2017 ERT selected the composer Dimitris Kontopoulos and the choreographer Fokas Evangelinos internally They chose Demy for representing Greece in Kyiv ERT agreed and on 6 March 2017 Greece chose their song via a national final Three songs were competed Angels This Is Love and When the Morning Comes Around The final result was combined by 70 from televoting and by 30 from international juries from nine countries Finally This Is Love gained 70 and won the national final At Eurovision she qualified for the Grand Final where she finished in 19th place with 77 points For 2018 the Greek broadcaster decided to hold a national final to choose the Greek entry to Lisbon and was to take place on 22 February 2018 21 However on 16 February 2018 ERT confirmed Yianna Terzi as the Greek representative for the 2018 contest following the disqualification of Areti Ketime and Chorostalites with the selected song being Oniro mou 22 In Lisbon Greece failed to qualify for the grand final for the second time on its participation history In 2019 ERT selected internally Katerine Duska to represent Greece in Tel Aviv with the song Better Love finishing 21st It was later revealed that Greece placed fifth in the semi final receiving a total of 185 points 2020s edit nbsp Greek Dutch performer Stefania was selected as the entrant for Greece in both 2020 and 2021 In 2020 ERT decided once again decided to select the Greek entry internally Seven acts were shortlisted to represent Greece in Rotterdam including Irini Papadopoulou Stefania Ian Stratis and the boy band One 23 with Stefania ultimately being announced as the entrant on 3 February 2020 with the song Supergirl 24 Greece was drawn to compete in the second semi final and was to perform in the first position but on 18 March the contest was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 25 The EBU announced soon after that entries intended for 2020 would not be eligible for the following year though each broadcaster would be able to send either their 2020 representative or a new one 26 ERT responded that its intention was to continue its cooperation with Stefania for the next contest in 2021 27 It was also announced that the same team that was responsible for the songwriting and the choreography of the 2020 entry would also be used for the 2021 contest and that the song would be selected internally 28 The selected song Last Dance an 80 s pop song premiered for the first time on 10 March 2021 29 The entry placed sixth in the second semi final and qualified to the final where it finished in 10th place with 170 points 30 For 2022 ERT opened a submission period on 7 September 2021 where artists and composers were able to submit up to three songs each for consideration by the broadcaster with a 10 October 2021 deadline 31 25 artists were reported to have submitted applications from a total of more than 40 entries and a seven member jury panel shortlisted five entrants in late October 2021 32 On 15 December 2021 the committee selected the Greek Norwegian artist Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord as the Greek entrant with the song Die Together to represent the country in Turin 33 In the contest Greece managed to qualify from the first semi final placing third and finished in eighth place in the final with 215 points 57 points from the televoting and 158 points from the juries This was the best placement for the nation in the final since their sixth place finish in 2013 In 2023 Victor Vernicos represented the nation with the song What They Say 34 Competing in the second semi final Greece did not qualify for the final for the third time in its history 35 ERT opted again for an internal selection in 2024 announcing Marina Satti as the Greek representative on 24 October 2023 36 Voting edit nbsp 2008 entrants from Cyprus Evdokia Kadi and Greece Kalomira at a contest press event Cyprus and Greece are commonly accused of favouring each other and of all the countries statistics suggest they are the most likely to vote for each other Wogan seemed to sum it up when Cyprus awarded Greece 12 points in last year s contest Over the years people say this is ludicrous but still they do it They just don t care Ruth Alexander The maths of Eurovision voting BBC News 37 Greece is infamous for regularly giving twelve points to Cyprus and receiving twelve points from Cyprus This exchange of twelve points may be influenced by close cultural ties 38 While Greece and Cyprus did exchange top marks a few times 1987 1994 and 1997 there were also several years where this did not occur In 1983 the second time Greece and Cyprus competed together Greece awarded the Cypriot entry no points for the first and only time However between 1997 and 2013 the two countries always gave each other twelve points if presented the opportunity Due to the controversies caused by political voting two semi finals were introduced for the 2008 contest in which Cyprus and Greece were unable to vote for each other in the semi finals 39 In the build up to the 2008 contest however the artists representing Greece and Cyprus jointly held a successful warm up party at the Euroclub attended by 17 other delegations from the contest and 1500 guests attracted by the promised confluence of the Greek Cypriot sound 40 In the 21st century Greece and Cyprus did not exchange top marks for each other in two instances in 2015 Greece gave Cyprus 10 points and Cyprus gave Greece 8 points while both countries gave the maximum 12 points to Italy In 2023 the Greek jury gave 4 points to Cyprus Participation overview editTable key 1 First place2 Second place3 Third placeX Entry selected but did not compete Upcoming eventYear Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points1974 Marinella Krassi thalassa ke t agori mou Krasi 8alassa kai t agori moy Greek 11 7 No semi finals1976 Mariza Koch Panaghia mou panaghia mou Panagia moy panagia moy Greek 13 201977 Paschalis Marianna Robert and Bessy Mathema solfege Ma8hma solfez Greek 5 921978 Tania Tsanaklidou Charlie Chaplin Tsarly Tsaplin Greek 8 661979 Elpida Socrates Swkrath Greek 8 691980 Anna Vissi and the Epikouri Autostop Wtostop Greek 13 301981 Yiannis Dimitras Feggari kalokerino Feggari kalokairino Greek 8 551982 Themis Adamantidis Sarantapente kopelies Sarantapente kopelies Greek Withdrawn X1983 Christie Mou les Moy les Greek 14 321985 Takis Biniaris Miazoume Moiazoyme Greek 16 151986 Polina Wagon lit Bagkon li Greek Withdrawn X1987 Bang Stop Stop Greek 10 641988 Afroditi Fryda Clown Klooyn Greek 17 101989 Marianna To diko sou asteri To diko soy asteri Greek 9 561990 Christos Callow Horis skopo Xwris skopo Greek 19 111991 Sophia Vossou Anixi Anoi3h Greek 13 361992 Cleopatra Olou tou kosmou i elpida Oloy toy kosmoy h elpida Greek 5 941993 Katerina Garbi Ellada hora tou fotos Ellada xwra toy fwtos Greek 9 64 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet1994 Kostas Bigalis and the Sea Lovers To trehantiri Diri Diri To trexanthri Ntiri Ntiri Greek 14 44 No semi finals1995 Elina Konstantopoulou Pia prosefhi Poia proseyxh Greek a 12 681996 Marianna Efstratiou Emis forame to himona anixiatika Emeis forame to xeimwna anoi3iatika Greek 14 36 12 451997 Marianna Zorba Horepse Xorepse Greek 12 39 No semi finals1998 Thalassa Mia krifi evaisthisia Mia kryfh eyais8hsia Greek 20 122001 Antique Die for You Greek English 3 1472002 Michalis Rakintzis S A G A P O English b 17 272003 Mando Never Let You Go English 17 252004 Sakis Rouvas Shake It English 3 252 3 2382005 Helena Paparizou My Number One English 1 230 Top 12 in 2004 final c 2006 Anna Vissi Everything English 9 128 Host country2007 Sarbel Yassou Maria Geia soy Maria English 7 139 Top 10 in 2006 final c 2008 Kalomira Secret Combination English 3 218 1 1562009 Sakis Rouvas This Is Our Night English 7 120 4 1102010 Giorgos Alkaio and Friends Opa Wpa Greek d 8 140 2 1332011 Loukas Yorkas feat Stereo Mike Watch My Dance Greek English 7 120 1 1332012 Eleftheria Eleftheriou Aphrodisiac English 17 64 4 1162013 Koza Mostra feat Agathon Iakovidis Alcohol Is Free Greek d 6 152 2 1212014 Freaky Fortune feat RiskyKidd Rise Up English 20 35 7 742015 Maria Elena Kyriakou One Last Breath English 19 23 6 812016 Argo Utopian Land English Greek e Failed to qualify 16 442017 Demy This Is Love English 19 77 10 1152018 Yianna Terzi Oniro mou Oneiro moy Greek Failed to qualify 14 812019 Katerine Duska Better Love English 21 74 5 1852020 Stefania Supergirl English Contest cancelled f X2021 Stefania Last Dance English 10 170 6 1842022 Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord Die Together English 8 215 3 2112023 Victor Vernicos What They Say English Failed to qualify 13 142024 Marina Satti 36 TBA March 2024 41 Upcoming Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest edit Further information Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Artist Song Language At Congratulations At EurovisionFinal Points Semi Points Year Place PointsHelena Paparizou My Number One English 4 245 4 167 2005 1 230Hostings editYear Location Venue Presenters Ref 2006 Athens O A C A Olympic Indoor Hall Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas 42 Awards editMarcel Bezencon Awards edit Further information Marcel Bezencon Awards Year Category Song Performer Final Points Host city Ref 2005 Artistic Award g My Number One Helena Paparizou 1 230 nbsp Kyiv 43 Barbara Dex Award edit Further information Barbara Dex Award Year Performer Host city Ref 2002 Michalis Rakintzis nbsp Tallinn 44 Related involvement editHeads of delegation edit The public broadcaster of each participating country in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU s contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event The delegation whose size can greatly vary includes a head of press the contestants songwriters composers and backing vocalists among others 45 Year Head of delegation Ref 1974 Yiorgos Anestopoulos 46 2004 Dafni Bokota 47 2005 Fotini Yannoulatou 48 2007 Stella Gkliana 49 2008 Mariza Fakli 50 2009 51 2010 52 2011 53 2012 Sinia Koussoula 54 2013 55 2014 56 2015 57 2016 Konstantinos Pantzoglou 58 2017 Panayiotis Tsolias 59 2018 60 2019 Maria Koufopoulou 61 2020 Maria Koufopoulou 62 2021 Sofia Dranidou 63 2022 64 2023 Monica Papadatou 65 2024 Sofia Dranidou 66 Costume designers edit Year Costume designers Ref 1974 Menelaos Stogiannis 67 1977 Marianna Toli 68 1993 Celia Kritharioti 69 2001 Marina Kereklidou 70 2003 Julien McDonald 71 2005 Roberto Cavalli 72 2006 Jean Paul Gaultier 73 2007 Lakis Gavalas 74 2008 J Lo by Jennifer Lopez 75 2009 Celia Kritharioti 76 2010 Pantelis Mitsou 77 2012 Natar Georgiou 78 2014 G Star 79 2015 Dimitris Petrou 80 2017 Deux Hommes 81 2018 Dimitris Petrou 82 2019 Deux Hommes 83 2020 Celia Kritharioti 69 2021 Vrettos Vrettakos 84 2022 Celia Kritharioti 85 2023 George Segredakis 86 Commentators and spokespersons edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message For the show s broadcast in Greece various commentators have provided comment on the contest in the local language At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on screen 87 Year Television broadcast Radio broadcast Spokesperson Ref Commentator Channel Commentator Channel1970 Mako Georgiadou 88 89 EIRT TBC Did not participate 90 1971 No broadcast197219731974 Irini Gavala1975 ERT Did not participate1976 Irini Gavala1977 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Naki Agathou1978 Niki Venega197919801981 Tatiana Darra1982 No broadcast Did not participate1983 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Irini Gavala1984 No broadcast No broadcast Did not participate1985 Mako Georgiadou 88 89 ERT Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Kelly Sakakou1986 No broadcast Did not participate1987 Dafni Bokota 88 89 Dimitris Konstantaras ERA1 Kelly Sakakou1988 Fotini Giannoulatou198919901991 Giorgos Mitropoulos 89 19921993199419951996 Niki Venega19971998 Giorgos Mitropoulos Dimitris Konstantaras Alexis Kostalas1999 Dafni Bokota 88 89 No broadcast Did not participate2000 h 2001 Giorgos Mitropoulos ERA1 Alexis Kostalas200220032004 No broadcast2005 Alexandra Pascalidou 89 2006 Giorgos Kapoutzidis Zeta Makrypoulia 88 89 Maria Kozakou ERA2 88 92 2007 Maria Bakodimou Fotis Sergoulopoulos 89 88 92 2008 Maggira Sisters 88 92 2009 88 92 2010 Rika Vayani 88 92 2011 Maria Kozakou Lena Aroni 88 93 2012 Andrianna Maggania 88 94 2013 Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis ERA1 ERA2 Voice of Greece 88 95 2014 Maria Kozakou all shows Giorgos Kapoutzidis final NERIT No broadcast 92 2015 Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis ERA2 Helena Paparizou 92 2016 ERT ERA2 Voice of Greece Constantinos Christoforou 92 2017 ERA1 Voice of Greece 92 2018 Alexandros Lizardos Daphne Skalioni Dimitris Meidanis ERA2 Voice of Greece Olina Xenopoulou 96 2019 Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis Gus G 92 97 2020 Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis Unknown Not announced before cancellation 98 2021 Maria Kozakou Giorgos Kapoutzidis Dimitris Meidanis all shows Giorgos Katsaros final ERA2 Voice of Greece Manolis Gkinis 99 2022 Dimitris Meidanis Stefania 100 101 102 2023 Maria Kozakou Jenny Melita ERA2 Fotis Sergoulopoulos el 103 104 2024 TBA i 105 Other shows edit Show Commentator Channel Ref Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Elizabeth Filippouli NET 106 Eurovision Song Contest s Greatest Hits Greek subtitles NERIT1 107 Het Grote Songfestivalfeest ERT1 108 Eurovision Europe Shine a Light Maria Kozakou 109 110 Stage directors edit Year Stage director Ref 1977 Marianna Toli 68 1979 Marianna Toli 111 1980 Romanos 112 1992 Yiorgos Kalogeropoulos citation needed 2001 Yiorgos Kalogeropoulos 113 2004 Fokas Evangelinos 114 2005 Fokas Evangelinos 115 2006 Mia Michaels 116 2007 Maria Liraraki 117 2008 Kostas Kapetanidis 118 2009 Fokas Evangelinos 119 2010 Emmy Zarian 120 2011 Konstantinos Rigos 121 2012 Konstantinos Rigos 121 2013 Maria Liraraki 122 2014 Yiorgos Papadopoulos 123 2015 Maria Liraraki 124 2016 Maria Liraraki 125 2017 Fokas Evangelinos 126 2018 Chali Jennings 127 2019 Efi Gousi 61 2020 Fokas Evangelinos 128 2021 Fokas Evangelinos 129 2022 Fokas Evangelinos 130 2023 Konstantinos Rigos 131 Conductors edit Year Conductor j Notes Ref 1974 Giorgos Katsaros 132 1976 Michael Rozakis1977 Giorgos Hatzinasios1978 Charis Andreadis1979 Lefteris Chalkiadakis1980 Jick Nakassian 133 1981 George Niarchos1983 Mimis Plessas Conducted by Lefteris Chalkiadakis at the national final 1985 Charis Andreadis Also conductor of the Cypriot entry 1987 George Niarchos1988 Charis Andreadis1989 George Niarchos1990 Michael Rozakis 134 1991 Charis Andreadis199219931994 nbsp Noel Kelehan Host conductor1995 Charis Andreadis1996 Michael Rozakis1997 Anacreon PapageorgiouNo conductor from 1998 to present Jury members edit A five member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking all entries except for their own country s contribution The juries votes constitute 50 of the overall result alongside televoting 135 The modern incarnation of jury voting was introduced beginning with the 2009 contest 136 Year 1st member 2nd member 3rd member 4th member 5th member Ref 2009 Giorgos Katsaros Vicky Gerothodorou Nikos Gritsis Giannis Vardis Alexandra Zakka2010 Andreas Pylarinos Poseidon Giannopoulos Alexandra Zakka Thanos Kalliris Konstantinos Pantzis2014 Vasilios Apergis Konstantinos Pantzoglou Romy Papadea Aggelos Makris Maria Sinatsaki 137 2015 Jick Nakassian Antonios Karatzikos Hellen Giannatsoulia Ioannis Koutsaftakis Marianna Efstratiou 138 2016 Mariza Fakli Lambros Konstantaras Christiana Stamatelou Georgios Segredakis Adam Tsarouchis 139 2017 Vicky Gerotheodorou Xenia Ghali Dimitris Ouggarezos Akis Anastasiadis Aris Petrakis 140 2018 Nikos Graigos Yiannis Nikoletopoulos Ares Anagnostopoulos Ilenia Williams Margo Enepekidi 141 2019 Nikolaos Nikolakopoulos Eirini Karagianni Emmanouil Pantelidakis Stella Chroneou Thanasis Alevras 142 2021 Xenia Ghali Athena Konstantinou Fotis Sergoulopoulos Adam Tsarouchis Ioannis Vasilopoulos 143 2022 Christianna Danezi Dimitrios Masouras Elli Karvoni Nikos Antoniou Victoria Halkiti 144 2023 Christos Giakoumopoulos Fotios Giannoutsos Nikolaos Nikolakopoulos Claudia Matola Evanthia Theotokatou 145 Photo gallery edit nbsp Mariza Koch in the Hague 1976 nbsp Anna Vissi and the Epikouri in the Hague 1980 nbsp Sakis Rouvas in Istanbul 2004 nbsp Sarbel in Helsinki 2007 nbsp Kalomira in Belgrade 2008 nbsp Sakis Rouvas in Moscow 2009 nbsp Giorgos Alkaios and Friends in Oslo 2010 nbsp Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis in Malmo 2013 nbsp Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd in Copenhagen 2014 nbsp Maria Elena Kyriakou in Vienna 2015 nbsp Argo in Stockholm 2016 nbsp Demy in Kyiv 2017 nbsp Yianna Terzi in Lisbon 2018 nbsp Katerine Duska in Tel Aviv 2019 nbsp Stefania in Rotterdam 2021 nbsp Amanda Tenfjord in Turin 2022 nbsp Victor Vernicos in Liverpool 2023 See also edit Greece in the Eurovision Dance Contest Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest Greece in the Eurovision Young Dancers A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21 Greece in the Eurovision Young Musicians A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger Greece in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest Notes edit The song contains one phrase in Ancient Greek Contains words in Greek a b According to the then Eurovision rules the top ten non Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi finals For example if Germany and France placed inside the top ten the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year s Grand 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