Selection season is in full swing, and Greek broadcaster ERT just added one more name to the list of talented artists who will be vying for Eurovision glory: 16-year-old singer-songwriter Victor Vernicos. (He is the youngest ever artist to represent Greece at the contest and the first solo male to do it since 2009.) Victor’s song, an English-language ballad titled …
ERT is approaching the final stages of selecting the artist and song that will represent Greece at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom in May (9, 11 & 13). After the Public Jury vote and the Christmas break, the time has come for the final decision. Meetings between the artists and their teams, …
This week has been an interesting time for greek eurofans since the 70 members of the “Audience Committee” rated and decided on the seven songs that will represent our country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in May in Liverpool. This is the first time that the public has participated in this process in this way. …
The President of ERT has revealed plans to choose the Greek entry for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. A committee of music professionals and a committee comprising of members of the public will make the selection. This weighting of the two committees will match the newly introduced weighting at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the public having a 50.6% say …
To date Giorgos Kapoutzidis has covered more than 10 editions of the contest as his legacy began in 2013, in Sweden. He also assisted ERT with the 2006 Eurovision semi-final and final by writing the show’s script, and presenting the 2013 and 2014 Greek national finals. But now, it seems that his Eurovision involvement has come to an end. Speaking …
The list has finally dropped, and thankfully it did. With recent news about the withdrawal of Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, there were fears of possibly more withdrawals to come, but those speculations are now over, as the EBU has finally confirmed that 37 countries will participate in the upcoming contest. 37 countries it is! In the end, it is …
The deadline for record labels and production teams to submit plans for Eurovision 2023 ended yesterday. We are seeing a great variety of participants who wish to represent Greece in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest following the country’s good track record and high expectations. Two months ago EPT began the selection process to find its next representative for the 2023 …
Today marks the final day for any broadcaster with an active membership in the European Broadcasting Union to apply for participation in Eurovision 2023. After this, no additional broadcaster will be able to participate in the contest that did not originally apply – but broadcasters who submitted an application can still withdraw prior to October 11th without financial penalty. Any …
Earlier than ever we have our first look on Greece’s way of finding it’s next superstar to represent the country in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. ERT made public yesterday an official press release on how things will be handled from now on for this year’s edition. The statement can be found below as such: “Within the context of ERT’s …
On August 21st the singer-songwriter Robert Williams passed away at the age of 73 . “Now you will sing from the heavens and we will be listening for eternity” fellow friend-singer Bessy Argyraki wrote on her instagram page. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bessy Argyraki A (@argyrakibessy_official) The well-known artist, performer, and creator, who passed away, found about his …
