Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Greece |
| National preselection | |
| Preselection process | National Final - Judging panel |
| Preselection date(s) | February 5, 1979 |
| Selected entrant | Elpida |
| Selected song | "Sokrati" |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 8th, 69 points |
Greece and ERT chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen an "expert" jury. Elpida was chosen with "Sokrati" and placed 8th at Eurovision.
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[edit] National Final
The National Final took place on February 5, 1979 at the Municipal Theater in Piraeus and was hosted by Vasilis Tsivilikas. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 65 people who awarded each song a mark out of 10.
[edit] Result of National Final
By order performed:
| № | Singer | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostas Hatzis | "Na'han Oli I Anthropi Mia Agapi Opos Ki Ego" | 379 | 3 |
| 2 | Bessy Argyraki | "Athena (Mana Mou)" | 322 | 5 |
| 3 | Sofia Zaninou | "Stin Arhi" | 271 | 6 |
| 4 | Christie Stasinopoulou | "Dose Mou Enan Stiho" | 462 | 2 |
| 5 | Elpida | "Sokrati" | 528 | 1 |
| 6 | Paola Komini, Maria Filosofou, Fotini Filosofou, Dimitris Kontoyiannis & Stefanos Dekerian | "Dio Se Mia Ombrella" | 349 | 4 |
[edit] At Eurovision
"Sokrati" was performed seventh on the night (following Monaco's Laurent Vaguener with Notre Vie C'Est La Musique and preceding Switzerland's "Peter, Sue & Marc" & Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri with "Trödler Und Co"). At the close of voting, it had received 69 points, placing 8th in a field of 19.
It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 1980 Contest by Anna Vissi & The Epikouri with "Autostop".
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