Consistently one of the best performing countries in recent times (from 2004 to 2011, they finished inside the top 10 every year), Greece had a blip last year with their first ever non-qualification. Considering how awful their song was, it perhaps wasn’t a surprise, but with enlisting the chart-topping (in Greece) Demy as their artist, it looks like Greece are aiming to keep last year’s failure as a one-off blip. Will that be case?
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Here we go with another set of videos! Eleftheria Eleftheriou did a medley of Greek entries, and threw in a Cypriot and Turkish one for good measure. I just have clips of the three Greek ones though. Also in this set of videos are two entries tipped to do well – Spain and Cyprus. Continue reading “London Eurovision Preview Party 2016 video clips part 2: Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Barei, Minus One and Highway”
Those of you familiar with Eurovision may be very surprised to see this country so far down the list – it’s Greece! After a decade of success which included their sole Eurovision win in 2005 and multiple top 10 finishes, they have struggled a little in the last two years (comparatively anyway) with lower placed finishes, yet they have still made the final and not had any trouble qualifying. Like Romania though, this year their 100% qualification record could be under very serious threat.
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