Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Greece |
| National preselection | |
| Preselection process | National Final 50% Tele-Voting/SMS 50% Judging panel |
| Preselection date(s) | February 28, 2007 |
| Selected entrant | Sarbel |
| Selected song | "Yassou Maria" |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 7th, 139 points |
Greece and ERT chose to do a national selection this year after efforts to find a big name artist for an internal selection failed. The artists involved were Sarbel, Christos Dantis, and Tamta. The national final took place February 28, 2007, and was called "Eurovision 2007". Each artist choose a song, and performed it in their own way. The winner was Sarbel with the song "Yassou Maria" which was chosen via 50% Tele-voting/SMS Messaging and 50% internal jury.[1]
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[edit] National Final
The National Final took place on February 28, 2007 at the Athinon Arena, at 9.00 pm CET. The artists involved in the National Final were Sarbel, Christos Dantis, and Tamta. Each artist sang the song they chose in their own special way. The winner was chosen via 50% Tele-voting/SMS Messaging and 50% internal jury. The host's of the show were Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Maria Bakodimou[2]. Similar to the previous year's show, there was also entertainment in the show. Some of the international guests included Swiss participant DJ Bobo, Cypriot participants Evridiki and Dimitris Korgialas, Belarus participant Dmitry Koldun, and Bulgarian participants Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov. [3]. Greek entertainment included Natassa Theodoridou, Michalis Hatzigiannis, & Despina Olympiou. Elena Paparizou and Sakis Rouvas were also guest at the show but did not sing. [4]. The hosts also provided comedy skits, an award show to past entries, and information on past acts. It was broadcast live by ERT, ERT World, and a webcast via their site www.ERT.gr. It was also broadcast live by 8 other countries[5]. The winner of the selection was Sarbel with the song Yassou Maria.
[edit] The Songs
[edit] Sarbel
Sarbel chose to sing the song "Yassou Maria" composed by popular Greek-Swedish composer team Alex Papaconstantinou and Marcus Englof. [6] Lyrics were by Mack. The song was Latin in style with Greek elements mixed into it. The composers have also composed many popular songs for Elena Paparizou. Sarbel was accompanied on stage by four female dancers. He wore black leather pants, and a silver shirt. There was blue lights and fire in the background. The choreography was complex which led to some problems with his microphone.
[edit] Tamta
Tamta chose to sing the ballad "With Love" composed by Eurovision veteran Nikos Terzis. [7]. Lyrics were by Posidonas Giannopoulos. The ballad was of ethnic style containing Greek elements in it as well as others. A part of the song was in Greek. Tamta went on stage with 2 male dancers and had a stage act with pyrotechnics. She wore a white dress with while glove and a white hood. The background was organge-yellow. The male dancers used red ribbon-flags on stage. The video wall in the background showed the words "love" and "happiness" in different languages. The song had a microphone glitch in it mid-way when one of the dancers stepped on a wire.
[edit] Christos Dantis
Christos Dantis chose to sing the song "No Madonna" composed by himself.[8]. Lyrics were by Natalia Germanou. Together in 2005, they also composed the winning Eurovision song My Number One for Elena Paparizou. The song was an upbeat rock influenced song with an ethnic Greek twist.[9] Christos Dantis was accompanied by 5 female dancers with blond wigs made to resemble Madonna. The stage show included a fog machine and the songs lyrics written on the video wall talking to the audience. He wore a black suite on stage, then later a shiny black jacket. The female dancers mid-way in the song removed their skirts. The song also had a microphone glitch in it.
[edit] Result of National Final
By order performed:
| № | Singer | Song | Composer - Lyricist | Televoting - SMS (50%) | Jury (50%) | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarbel | "Yassou Maria" | Alex Papaconstantinou, Marcus Englof & Mack | 44.45% | 17.46% | 39.69% | 1 |
| 2 | Tamta | "With Love" | Nikos Terzis & Posidonas Giannopoulos | 23.60% | 17.22% | 29.02% | 3 |
| 3 | Christos Dantis | "No Madonna" | Christos Dantis & Natalia Germanou | 31.95% | 15.31% | 31.29% | 2 |
[edit] At Eurovision
Sarbel competed with Yassou Maria in the Eurovision Final in Helsinki, Finland on May 12, 2007. Greece was not required to sing in the semi-final as Anna Vissi, Greece's entry at the 2006 contest, reached ninth place.
During a draw, Greece was assigned a running order of 10 in the contest. Sarbel appeared after 4 ballads, and before 1 disco song. He went on stage with 4 girls with short dresses. They used the same dance routine as the Greek National Final, but with minor changes. Those changes included the end part, which used ribons attached to the girls skirts during the end bridge, with Sarbel acting as sort of a puppeteer. Later the ribbons were used to make a heart around Sarbel and the girls at the very end.
Greece's entry for the 2007 contest finished in 7th place with 139 points, 1 point ahead of Armenia and 6 points behind Belarus.
[edit] References
- ^ Information on the National Selection and singers. ERT (English)
- ^ Information on the hosts. ESCToday (English)
- ^ Information on guests at the National Selection. Oikotimes (English)
- ^ Information on Elena Paparizou and Sakis Rouvas being involved in the National Final. Oikotimes (English)
- ^ Information on the broadcast. Oikotimes (English)
- ^ Information on the title of Sarbel's song. ESCToday (English)
- ^ Information on Tamta's song from Oikotimes. Oikotimes (English)
- ^ Information on the title of Christos Dantis' song. MadTV.Gr (Greek)
- ^ Information on the style of Christos Dantis' song. Oikotimes (Greek)
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