Shortly after Greece’s ERT announced the 12 acts hoping to represent the Mediterranean nation at Eurovision 2025, it was revealed that one of the initial songs had been disqualified from the contest.
ERT have revealed that ‘Unhurt Me’ by Nafsica Gavrilaki, which is set to compete in this month’s Greek national final, was one of the three stand-in songs. Nafsica gained her right to vie for the chance to represent Greece at Eurovision after duo Salina Gavala and Tsiak were disqualified from Ethnikós Telikós. ERT did not go into detail for what reason they were removed from the contest, just that they went against the terms and conditions of the contest. They were set to perform Θα μάθω να αγαπώ (Tha matho na agapo).
What do we know about Ethnikós Telikós?
The final of Greece’s selection this year is expected to take place in the Christmas Theatre in Athens, on the 30th of January. This comes after the show had been delayed from its initial broadcast plan for the preceding day. Earlier it was revealed that 2005 winner Helena Paparizou and former Greek entrant Sakis Rouvas will host the contest. Greek media reported that the 187 entries submitted to ERT have been narrowed down to 12 songs that will compete in this month’s selection; with 3 extra songs in reserve in the event of an act’s withdrawal or disqualification.
Greece’s Eurovision Journey
In 1974, Greece made its debut to the Eurovision Song Contest with “Krasi, thalassa ke t’agori mou” which placed 11th. Since then they have participated on 44 occasions (41 of which made the Grand Final), and have won once, in 2005.
Greece’s most recent Eurovision participation saw them being represented by Marina Satti with the song “Zari”. Following her performance, Greece qualified for the Grand Final, finishing in 11th place in the Grand Final in Malmö. She earned a total of 126 points, of which 41 were from the national juries and 85 were from the televoters.
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Source: ERT
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