Helena Paparizou and Sakis Rouvas will host the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Greek broadcaster, ERT, has revealed that Helena Paparizou and Sakis Rouvas will be the hosts of the Greek national final for Eurovision 2025.
The former Greek Eurovision winner, Helena Paparizou, first represented Greece at Eurovision 2001 as part of the duo Antique, finishing third with the song “Die For You”. She later returned and won Eurovision in 2005 for Greece with the song “My Number One”, which to this date is the country’s only win in the contest.
Sakis Rouvas is also a well-known artist in Greece, as well as familiar with the contest, having represented the country for the first time in 2004 with the song “Shake it”, finishing in third place. Then a second time in 2009 with the song “This Is Our Night”, finishing in 7th place.
12 artists will compete in the Greek national final, with their songs already released. The winner of the selection will be chosen by a combination of two juries; one Greek and one international (50%), and public voting (50%). In case of a tie, public voting will take preference. The Greek national final will be held at the Christmas Theatre in Galatsi, Athens on January 30.
The 12 competing artists and songs are:
- Andy Nicolas – “Lost My Way”
- BARBZ – “Sirens”
- Evangelia – “Vale” (Put it)
- Nafsika – “Unhurt Me”
- Dinamiss – “Odyssey”
- Thanos Lambrou – “Free Love”
- Ricky – “Elevator”
- Constantinos Christoforou – “Paradisos” (Paradise)
- Georgina Kalais and John Vlaseros – “High Road”
- Xannova Xan – “Plate”
- Klavdia – “Asteromata” (Starry-eyed)
- Kostas Ageris – “Gi mou” (My land)
Marina Satti represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with “Zari”. She placed 11th in the Grand Final receiving 126 points, including 12 points from the Cypriot public.
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Greece debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 when they were represented by Marinella and the song “Krasi, thalassa kai t’agori mou” which finished in 11th place with 7 points. Three years later Greece earned their first top 5 finish with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert, and Bessy who finished in 5th place with “Mathima solfege”. In 2001, Greece achieved their first top 3 placing with Antique and the song “I Would Die For You”. The song became a European hit and charted across the continent. In 2005, Helena Paparizou returned to the Eurovision stage as a solo artist and brought Greece their first, and to date only, victory. Her song “My Number One” won with 230 points, beating runners-up Malta by 38 points.
