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Greece
Flag of Greece
Broadcaster ERT
Selection process
Appearances
Appearances 40 (22 finals)
Debut NVSC #01
Best result 1st: #39
Worst result 4th in P.Q.R.: #14
North Vision Ranking of Nations
Rank (#38) 32nd
Highest ranking 2nd
Lowest ranking 46th

Greece debuted in the first edition of North Vision Song Contest. Their best result to date is a first place, achieved by "Julian" and Die Arkitekt feat. Lena Platonos, in the thirty-ninth edition of the contest. The song won both the juries and the televoting. In the twenty-second edition, Eleni Foureira achieved the previous best result for Greece, the second place with the song "Mono gia sena".

Contestants[]

Table key
 Winner  Last place  Did not qualify to the semi-finals
 Second place  Automatically qualified to the final  Withdrawn or disqualified
 Third place  Did not qualify to the final  Did not compete
Edn. Artist Language Song Final Points Semi Points
Flag of Hungary 01 Eleni Hatzidou Greek "Xeirotera" (Χειρότερα) 23 43 9 71
Flag of Iceland 02 Thomai Apergi Greek "Mia vradia" (Μια Βραδιά)
Failed to qualify
19 29
Flag of Switzerland 03 Paola Foka Greek "Krata me" (Κράτα Με) 9 111 10 67
Flag of Sweden 04 Michalis Chatzigiannis Greek "I agapi dynamonei" (Η Αγάπη Δυναμώνει)
Failed to qualify
21 21
Flag of Denmark 05 Marina and The Diamonds English "Hollywood" 18 103 9 65
Flag of Lebanon 06 Despina Vandi Greek "Gia" (Γεια)
Failed to qualify
16 48
Flag of United Kingdom 07 Giorgos Tsalikis Greek "Panikos (Eee-Ooo)" (Πανικός Εεε-Οοο) 20 46
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 08 Eleni Foureira Greek "Anemos agapis" (Άνεμος Αγάπης) 5 158 4 96
Flag of Norway 09 Playmen feat. Demy English "Nothing Better" 14 87 "Big 5" Member
Flag of Norway 10 Thomai Apergi English "Keep Your Head Up High"
Failed to qualify
11 59
Flag of Ukraine 11 Freaky Fortune Greek "Gi kai ouranos" (Γη και Ουρανός) 8 147 5 84
Flag of Denmark 12 Katerina Lioliou Greek "Itan ligo(Ήταν Λίγο)
Failed to qualify
13 58
Flag of Israel 13 Tamta Greek "Den ime o,ti nomizeis" (Δεν είμαι ό,τι νομίζεις) 19 36
Flag of Kazakhstan 14 Angelika Dusk English "Marionette" Failed to qualify from the P.Q.R.
Flag of Denmark 15 Shaya English "Sunshine"
Failed to qualify
11 68
Flag of Israel 16 Did not participate
Flag of Switzerland 17 Malou Greek "Tous eipes pos" (Τους Είπες Πώς)
Failed to qualify
13 54
Flag of Belgium 18 Amaryllis Greek "Gyrisa selida" (Γύρισα Σελίδα) 14 38
Flag of Italy 19 Kaylynn English "What Do We Get" 17 76
Flag of Albania 20 Malou Greek "Des me" (Δες Με) Failed to qualify from the P.Q.R.
Flag of Czech Republic 21 Angelika Dusk English "Scream"
Failed to qualify
17 74
Flag of Bulgaria 22 Eleni Foureira Greek "Mono gia sena" (Mόνο Για Σένα) 2 365 1 235
Flag of Sweden 23 Tania Breazou Greek "O kosmos mou" (Ο Κόσμος Μου) 24 85 "Big 6" Member
Flag of Austria 24 Marietta Fafouti English "Living for the Night"
Failed to qualify
12 130
Flag of Morocco 25 Did not participate
Flag of Netherlands 26 Kaylynn English "The Dragging" 18 199 7 165
Flag of Ukraine 27 Yianna Terzi Greek "Karma" 4 311 5 172
Flag of Switzerland 28 Ioanna Gika English "Roseate" 20 162 "Big 6" Member
Flag of Ireland 29 Aphrodite English "How It Goes" 21 140 8 160
Flag of Sweden 30 Lila Trianti Greek "Meine" (Μείνε) 10 253 3 217
Flag of Norway 31 Andromachi Greek "Na'soun psema" (Να'σουν Ψέμα) 6 310 4 190
Flag of Luxembourg 32 Iasonas Mandilas Greek "Mono esena" (Μόνο Εσένα) 7 305 "Big 6" Member
Flag of Georgia 33 Evangelia English "Páme Páme" (Πάμε Πάμε) 18 199 1 238
Flag of Slovakia 34 Evangelia English "Fotiá" (Φωτιά) 5 318 2 255
Flag of Russia 35 Eleni Foureira Greek "Dokimase me" (Δοκίμασε Με) 11 284 "Big 6" Member
Flag of Italy 36 Josephine Greek "Paliopaido" (Παλιόπαιδο) 24 141 6 180
Flag of Sweden 37 Leon of Athens English "Mad Into You"
Failed to qualify
20 40
Flag of United Kingdom 38 Katerine Duska English "Of Time" 13 131
Flag of Andorra 39 Die Arkitekt feat. Lena Greek "Julian" (Χούλιαν) 1 437 1 289
Flag of Greece 40 Ina Gayardi Bulgarian "Predatel" (Предател) 25 144 Host country
Flag of Austria 41 KINGS x Despina Vandi Greek "Ya Habibi" (يَا حَبِيبِي)
Failed to qualify
17 92
Flag of Portugal 42 Ellize Greek "Ksenyxtas" (Ξενυχτάς) 21 176 7 165

Draw history[]

Greece has so far competed in a total of thirty shows ‒ twenty four semi-finals, fifteen finals and two pre-qualification rounds. The country has been allocated to perform in the second half for the majority of the contest. Also, when the country was an automatic qualifier, they were drawn to perform in the second half for the majority of the contest.

Table key
     First half
     Second half
Edn. Entry Final SF1 SF2 PQR
#01 "Xeirotera" 09 06 N/A
#02 "Mia vradia" NQ 08
#03 "Krata me" 07 20
#04 "I agapi dynamonei" NQ 22
#05 "Hollywood" 09 20
#06 "Gia" NQ 22
#07 "Panikos (Eee-Ooo)" NQ 02
#08 "Anemos agapis" 24 20
#09 "Nothing Better" 18 Member of the "Big 5"
#10 "Keep Your Head Up High" NQ 11
#11 "Gi kai ouranos" 20 01
#12 "Itan ligo" NQ 11
#13 "Den ime o,ti nomizeis" NQ 05
#14 "Marionette" NQ 06
#15 "Sunshine" NQ 14
#16 Did not compete
#17 "Tous eipes pos" NQ 11
#18 "Gyrisa selida" NQ 03
#19 "What Do We Get" NQ 20
#20 "Des me" NQ 01
#21 "Scream" NQ 06
#22 "Mono gia sena" 26 05
#23 "O kosmos mou" 20 Member of the "Big 6"
#24 "Living for the Night" NQ 01
#25 Did not compete
#26 "The Dragging" 03 06
#27 "Karma" 17 20
#28 "Roseate" 03 Member of the "Big 6"
#29 "How It Goes" 21 18
#30 "Meine" 24 01
#31 "Na'soun psema" 11 10
#32 "Mono esena" 26 Member of the "Big 6"
#33 "Páme Páme" 07 04
#34 "Fotiá" 17 13
#35 "Dokimase me" 01 Member of the "Big 6"
#36 "Paliopaido" 03 06
#37 "Mad Into You" NQ 03
#38 "Of Time" NQ 06
#39 "Julian" 20 14
#40 "Predatel" 10 Host country
#41 "Ya Habibi" NQ 09
#42 "Ksenyxtas" 22 02 05

Voting history[]

Greece's voting statistics as of the 39th edition. The tables list the points given or received by Greece in the semi-finals, the finals and a total of both. However, the points given and received in the pre-qualification round are not included. Norway is currently the country that has given the most points to Greece, while Romania is the country that has received the most points from Greece.

Points given to Greece
Rank Semi-finals Finals Total
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 96 Flag of Norway Norway 133 Flag of Norway Norway 172
2 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 86 Flag of Italy Italy 123 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 172
3 Algeria Algeria 77 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 108 Algeria Algeria 171
4 Flag of Romania Romania 70 Flag of Albania Albania 105 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia 155
5 Flag of Ireland Ireland 69 Algeria Algeria 94 Flag of Italy Italy 152
6 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 64 Flag of San Marino San Marino 92 Flag of Albania Albania 150
7 Flag of Denmark Denmark 64 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 88 Flag of Denmark Denmark 145
8 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 63 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H 82 Flag of Russia Russia 138
9 Flag of Portugal Portugal 62 Flag of Sweden Sweden 81 Flag of Ireland Ireland 134
10 Flag of Russia Russia 57 Flag of Denmark Denmark 81 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 133
Points given by Greece
Rank Semi-finals Finals Total
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1 Flag of Romania Romania 99 Flag of Norway Norway 109 Flag of Romania Romania 186
2 Flag of Denmark Denmark 73 Flag of Italy Italy 96 Flag of Norway Norway 149
3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H 73 Flag of Romania Romania 87 Flag of Denmark Denmark 140
4 Austria Austria 70 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 71 Flag of Italy Italy 126
5 Flag of Portugal Portugal 60 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 70 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 119
6 Flag of Ireland Ireland 59 Flag of Sweden Sweden 69 Austria Austria 119
7 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 57 Flag of Denmark Denmark 67 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H 111
8 Flag of Poland Poland 50 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 63 Flag of Sweden Sweden 104
9 Flag of San Marino San Marino 50 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 62 Flag of Ireland Ireland 101
10 Flag of Croatia Croatia 47 Flag of Germany Germany 61 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 94

North Vision Awards[]

The North Vision Awards (formerly known as the After-show Awards) is a ceremony held to honor the artists and songs of the editions. Sweden has received nine awards out of the thirty-one nominations of the Swedish artists and songs.

Ceremony Nominated Award Result
NVSC #05 Giorgos Tsalikis Best Male Artist Nominated
NVSC #08 "Anemos Agapis" Best Ballad Nominated
Best Southern song Won
Best Top 5 song Nominated
NVSC #10
(special awards)
"Xeirotera" Best Last Place Ever Nominated
"Nothing Better" Best Big 5 Entry Ever Nominated
NVSC #11 Freaky Fortune Best Band / Duet Nominated
"Gi kai ouranos" Best Non-English song Nominated
NVSC #12 "Itan ligo" Best Pop Nominated
NVSC #13 "Den ime o,ti nomizeis" Best Southern song Nominated
NVSC #14 "Marionette" Best PQR song Won
NVSC #15 "Tous eipes pos" Best Pop Nominated
NVSC #18 Amaryllis Best Female Artist Nominated
"Gyrisa selida" Best Southern song Nominated

North Vision Song of the Year[]

The North Vision Song of the Year (also known simply as Song of the Year) is the annual award show held to honor the best song from the editions that were held during the respective year. One Greek entry made it to the top 50 of 2016. Since 2016 a Greek entry made it again in 2019, this time two songs. In 2020 all four entries Greece sent to the competition were nominated for the Song of the Year. One managed to make it to top 30, two to top 20, while one entry managed to make it to top 10, finishing in 8th place, thus far the highest a Greek entry has ever gotten in Song of the Year. In 2021 none of the Greek entries managed to advance to the next stage of the awards, making the first absence since 2018. In 2022 one of the two Greek entries managed to make it through the top 10 of the awards.

Year Artist Song Result
2016 Malou "Des Me" Top 50
2019 Yianna Terzi "Karma" Top 20
Lila Trianti "Meine" Top 50
2020 Evangelia "Fotiá" 8th place
Iasonas Mandilas "Mono esena" Top 20
Evangelia "Páme Páme"
Andromachi "Na'soun psema" Top 30
2022 Die Arkitekt feat. Lena Platonos "Julian" Top 10


Commentators and spokespersons[]

Edition(s) Final television commentator Semi-finals television commmentator Radio commentator Spokesperson Broadcaster
#01 Maria Kozakou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis N/A Elliniki Tileorasi
#02 N/A
#03 N/A
#04 Demy
#05 Maria Menounos
#06 Christina Salti
#07 Crystallia Riga
#08 Helena Paparizou NERIT
#09 Nick Raptakis
#10 Demy
#11 Eleni Tsolaki
#12 Angelika Dusk
#13 Shaya Hansen
#14 Giorgos Kapoutzidis
#15 Despina Vandi
#16 Did not participate ERT
#17 Thomai Apergi
#18 Klelia Renesi
#19 Antonella Kouelier
#20 Julia Alexandratou
#21 Julia Nova
#22 N/A
#23 Marina Satti
#24 N/A
#25 Did not participate
#26 Nicki and Loudaros Adonis Loudaros Maraveyas
#27 Maria Kozakou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis Iliana Papageorgiou
#28 Soula Glamorous
#29 Nalyssa Green
#30 Vicky Kaya
#31
#32 Anastasia Giousef
#33 Anna-Maria Psiharaki
#34 Josephine

Hostings[]

Greece has hosted one edition of the contest: the 40th edition.

Edition Location Venue Presenters
#40 Athens O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Eleni Foureira, Yiorgos Kapoutzidis and Helena Paparizou

Other contests[]

OGAN Second Chance Contest[]

The contest takes place during the contest, usually during the second semi-final of the respective edition. It is not an televised event, but only through YouTube. Greece debuted in the first edition already, held for the eighth edition.

Edn Artist Song Place Points Place in NorthSong
Flag of Sweden 08 Despina Vandi "Hano esena" 9 67 3rd
#09 Did not participate
Flag of Sweden 10 Nicolas Costa feat. Freaky Fortune "In A World Without You" 3 100 5th
Flag of Norway 11 Eirini Merkouri "Ki An Tora Den Thymase" 16 59 4th
Flag of Norway 12 Demy "Rodino Oniro" 8 77 3rd
Flag of Armenia 13 Eleni Foureira "Na Taxidepsoume Mazi" 11 39 2nd
Did not participate from 14th to 17th edition
Flag of Denmark 18 Angelika Dusk "Center of the Universe" 17 29 3rd
#19 Did not participate
Flag of Liechtenstein 20 Helena Paparizou "Fiesta" 4 98 5th
Did not participate from 21st to 23rd edition
Flag of Denmark 24 Andromachi "To feggari" 15 32 2nd
#25 Did not participate
#26 Did not participate
Flag of Ukraine 27 Nalyssa Green "Krevati" 15 22 3rd
#28 Did not participate
Flag of Ireland 29 Livin R ft. Andriana & Dimitris "Neraida" 9 50 2nd
#30 Did not participate
Flag of Norway 31 Charis Savva "Krifto" 5 81 3rd
Flag of Romania 32 Eleonora Zouganeli "Kapou s'eho ksanadei" 19 38 4th
Flag of United Kingdom 33 Josephine "Ego" 6 76 2nd
#34 Did not participate
Flag of United Kingdom 35 Antonella "Balkan" 16 53 2nd
Flag of United Kingdom 36 Iasonas Mandilas "Apithano" 7 81 2nd
Flag of United Kingdom 37 Natasha Kay "Nights" 15 43 2nd
#38 Did not participate
Flag of Azerbaijan 39 Marina Satti "Spirto ke venzini" 13 52 3rd
#40 Did not participate
Flag of Israel 41 Barbara Argyrou "Zali" 14 29 2nd
Flag of Sweden 42 LeeA "Get Out My Way" 10 61 2nd

Junior North Vision Song Contest[]

The contest is only for European artists under the age of 16. Greece debuted in the third edition. Their entries have all been selected through internal selections.

Edn Artist Song Place Points Semi Points
Flag of Finland 03 Georgios Polichronidis "One More Time" 15 26 No semi-finals
Flag of Romania 04 Marina "The Sound of Silence" 16 38
Flag of Netherlands 05 Katerina "I Epimoni Sou" 17 19
Did not participate from sixth edition to date

Balkan Music Bash[]

The contest is held between the Balkan countries that are members of the North Broadcasting Union. Greece debuted in the first edition and got the twelvth place out of twelve countries.

Edn Artist Language Song Place Points
Flag of Bulgaria 01 Eleonora & Kostas Greek "I epimoni sou" (Η επιμονή σου) 12 35
Flag of Slovenia 02 Giorgos Yiasemis Greek "Me eheis trelanei" (Μ'έχεις τρελάνει) 7 28
Flag of Montenegro 03 Josephine Greek "Ti" (Τι) 3 70
Flag of Serbia 04 Iasonas Mandilas Greek "Hilia kommatia" (Χίλια κομμάτια) 3 73
Flag of San Marino 05 Dinamiss x Stikoudi Greek "Rio" 7 58
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