ERT just announced exciting news as the Greek national final is making a comeback, something fans have been eagerly awaiting for years! The selection for Greece’s representative at Eurovision 2025 in Basel will be decided through a televised competition.
National final with open invitation for the first time since 2003!
The managing director of ERT , Katerina Kaskanioti, recently announced at the presentation of ERT’s program, at the Athens Conservatory, that the artist and the song that will represent Greece at Eurovision 2025 will be selected through a national final, with an open invitation to all those who wish to participate in it. This means that hopeful performers do not need a record label as a backing.
This year, for the first time in 22 years, the national final returns, with an open invitation to all those who are interested . The selection of the artist and the song, which will represent us in May at Eurovision, will be done through a competitive process. The representative of our country will be chosen with the participation of the public in the voting. The details of the process will be known in the coming days.
What we know so far
- ERT will open an invitation to submit songs to the national final for Eurovision 2025.
- The national final will be held in a televised show, in which various artists will compete to represent Greece in Basel, Switzerland.
- The public will be able to influence the final outcome, possibly in conjunction with a jury.
Last year, Greece was represented by Marina Satti with the song ” ZARI ” and she finished in 11th place with 126 points !
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest…
- Participating broadcaster: ERT
- Participations: 44 (41 finals)
- Debut: 1974
- Highest placement: 1st (2005)
- Lowest placement: 16th in the Semi Final (2016)
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