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Ethnikós Telikós 2026, the Greek selection for Eurovision 2026, will take place in February.
ERT, the Greek national broadcaster, published a call for expressions of interest in producing Ethnikós Telikós 2026. In the call, ERT revealed that the two semi-finals and final of the contest will take place in February. The exact dates are yet to be confirmed.
Any person or organisation wishing to submit a proposal for producing Ethnikós Telikós 2026 has until November 28 to do so. Anyone involved in proposals must have at least three years of experience in television production.
A total of 264 songs were submitted for Ethnikós Telikós 2026. From these submissions, 28 songs will compete in the two semi-finals, of which 14 will qualify for the final, chosen exclusively by public vote. In the final, the winning song will result from the vote of the public (50%) and the two judging panels, one international (25%) and one Greek (25%).
Klavdia represented Greece at Eurovision 2025 with “Asteromata”. She secured Greece’s best result in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2013, by placing 6th in the final, scoring 231 points. Greece was 8th with the public and juries and received 12 points from the juries of Australia, Cyprus, Israel and Montenegro, and 12 points from the televoters of Albania, Cyprus and San Marino.
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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.
source: eurovoix.com
