Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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Helena Paparizou represented Greece at Eurovision.

Helena Paparizou was selected internally by ERT to sing "My Number One" in Kiev for Greece. The winning song was selected through 60% Televoting/SMS and 40% from a professional jury in the national final on March 2. The song is written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou, and composed by Christos Dantis.

Helena Paparizou was born to Greek parents in Sweden where she grew up. Helena's artistic talents and eagerness to excel became apparent from an early age, and she began her training in singing, dancing and acting while she was still at school. Helena was part of the group Antique with her childhood friend Niko. After their successfl first single "Opa, Opa", the band was chosen to represent Greece at the 2001 contest with the song 'Die For You". Antique scored 3rd place at Eurovision, which was the highest Eurovision placing for Greece in their entire Eurovision history. In 2003, the group came to an end and Helena pursued a solo career. Helena Paparizou released her first solo single, ‘Anapandeetes Klisis’ (‘Missed Calls’), which became a major hit and remained at the top of the airplay charts as well as the sales charts for a very long time, reaching gold status. In spring 2004, Helena released her first solo album ‘Protereotita’ (‘Priorities’) from which ‘Antithesis’, ‘Anamnisis’, ‘Katse Kala’, ‘Stin Kardia Mou Mono Thlipsi’ became major hits.

At Eurovision, Helena and her dancers prepared an extravagant show with carefully choreographed stage moves. Helena wore a short orange-yellow dress while the dancers whore tan colored clothing. The performance included Helena playing a violin and the backing dancers forming the number 1 on stage.

Final - March 2