Sing for Greece
Greek selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
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Sing for Greece (abbreviated SFG; Greek: Εθνικός Τελικός) is an annual music contest organised by the Greek public broadcaster ERT, serving the Greek selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2025, replacing the previous Greek Eurovision selection Ellinikós Telikós which had been held since 1979.
- Ethnikós Telikós
| Sing for Greece | |
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| Genre | Music, entertainment, reality television |
| Based on | Eurovision Song Contest |
| Directed by | Fokas Evangelinos (2025 – present) |
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| Country of origin | Greece |
| Original language | Greek |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Haris Fyseros |
| Running time | ~180 minutes |
| Production company | ERT |
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| Release | 30 January 2025 – present |
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| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
Winners
Editions
2025
Under the name Ethnikós Telikós (Greek: Εθνικός Τελικός; English: National Selection) the final took place on 30 January 2025 at the Christmas Theater in Galatsi, Athens. Twelve songs competed and the winner, "Asteromata" performed by Klavdia, was selected by a combination of public voting conducted through SMS (50%), Greek jury voting (25%) and international jury voting (25%).[1][2]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
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| 1 | Rikki | "Elevator (Up and Down)" | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Thanos Lambrou | "Free Love" | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| 3 | Kostas Ageris | "Gi mou" | 7 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 4 | Andy Nicolas | "Lost My Way" | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | Klavdia | "Asteromata" | 12 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 1 |
| 6 | Constantinos Christoforou and Kostas Karafotis | "Paradeisos" | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | Georgina Kalais and John Vlaseros | "High Road" | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | Barbz | "Sirens" | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 3 |
| 9 | Evangelia | "Vale" | 10 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 2 |
| 10 | Dinamiss | "Odyssey" | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 4 |
| 11 | Nafsica Gavrilaki | "Unhurt Me" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Xannova Xan | "Play It!" | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 5 |
2026
The contest was rebranded as "Sing for Greece". The competition consisted of three shows that took place between 11 and 15 February 2026 at the Peiraios 260 in Athens, hosted by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Betty Maggira and Katerina Vrana, with Fokas Evangelinos serving as the artistic director.[6][7] All shows were broadcast on ERT1, ERT World, Second Programme (with commentary by Mikaela Theofilou and Dimitris Meidanis), Voice of Greece and ERT echo, as well as online on ERT's over-the-top media service ERTFLIX.[8][9] The final was also broadcast on RIK 1 in Cyprus and on the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel.[10][11]
Format
The competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 11 and 13 February 2026 and a final on 15 February 2026. 14 songs competed in each semi-final and the top seven entries qualified to the final. The results for the semi-finals were determined exclusively by public voting, while the results in the final were determined by a combination of public and jury voting.[12] Public voting was conducted through SMS and online voting.[13]
Competing entries
On 17 September 2025, ERT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries for consideration by the broadcaster by 2 November 2025.[14] Artists were required to be Greek citizens, be permanent residents in Greece or be of Greek descent. Songwriters could be of any nationality and submit up to three songs, however each song was required to have at least one songwriter that was a Greek citizen or a permanent resident in Greece.[15] 264 songs were received by the submission deadline and a seven-member jury selected 28 entries to participate in the national final.[2][16] The jury consisted of Giorgos Theofanous (composer and producer), Pavlina Voulgaraki (songwriter), Despina Kritikou (radio station director), Monsieur Minimal (songwriter), Giorgos Mouchtaridis (radio producer), Dimitris Rigopoulos (journalist) and Marietta Fafouti (songwriter).[17] The competing entries were revealed on 4 January 2026 during the show Sing for Greece – Ethnikós Telikós Eurovision 2026 – I finalist, broadcast on ERT1 and hosted by Betty Maggira, Kelly Vranaki and Thanos Papahamos.[18] Among the selected competing artists was Koza Mostra, who previously represented Greece in 2013.[19]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| Akylas | "Ferto" (Φέρτο) |
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| Alexandra Sieti | "The Other Side" | |
| Basilica | "Set Everything on Fire" | Vasiliki Maria Polytaridi |
| D3lta | "Mad About It" |
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| Desi G | "Aphrodite" |
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| Dinamiss | "Chaos" |
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| Evangelia | "Parea" (Παρέα) |
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| Garvin | "Back in the Game" | Georgios Arvanitakis |
| Good Job Nicky | "Dark Side of the Moon" |
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| Kianna | "No More Drama" |
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| Koza Mostra | "Bulletproof" | Ilias Kozas |
| Leroybroughtflowers | "Sabotage!" | Dimitris Daras |
| Marika | "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)" |
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| Marseaux | "Hanomai" (Χάνομαι) | Manolis Solidakis |
| Mikay | "Labyrinth" |
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| Niya | "Slipping Away" | Niya Omiridis |
| Panagiotis Tsakalakos | "2nd Chance" |
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| Revery | "The Songwriter" | Konstantinos Blioumis |
| Rikki | "Agapi" (Αγάπη) |
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| Rosanna Mailan | "Alma" (Άλμα) |
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| Spheyiaa | "Hilia kommatia" (Χίλια κομμάτια) |
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| Stefi | "Europa" |
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| Stella Kay | "You Are the Fire" |
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| Stylianos | "You & I" |
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| The Astrolabe | "Drop It" | Athanasios Yamas |
| Tianora | "Anatello" (Ανατέλλω) |
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| Victoria Anastasia | "Whatcha Doin to Me" |
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| Zaf | "Asteio" (Αστείο) | Giannis Zafeiriou |
Semi-finals
The two semi-finals took place on 11 and 13 February 2026. 14 songs competed in each semi-final, with the top seven proceeding to the final based on a public vote.[19] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included Klavdia (who represented Greece in 2025) in the first semi-final, and Tamta (who represented Cyprus in 2019) and Antigoni (who would represent Cyprus in 2026) in the second semi-final.[20]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Public vote | Place | ||
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| Online | SMS | Total | ||||
| 1 | Alexandra Sieti | "The Other Side" | 1,239 | 1,968 | 3,207 | 5 |
| 2 | The Astrolabe | "Drop It" | 525 | 712 | 1,237 | 9 |
| 3 | Desi G | "Aphrodite" | 795 | 427 | 1,222 | 10 |
| 4 | Akylas | "Ferto" | 5,550 | 8,164 | 13,714 | 1 |
| 5 | Evangelia | "Parea" | 1,420 | 1,819 | 3,239 | 4 |
| 6 | Panagiotis Tsakalakos | "2nd Chance" | 222 | 494 | 716 | 14 |
| 7 | Niya | "Slipping Away" | 561 | 192 | 753 | 13 |
| 8 | Marseaux | "Hanomai" | 1,479 | 2,760 | 4,239 | 2 |
| 9 | Rosanna Mailan | "Alma" | 788 | 1,355 | 2,143 | 6 |
| 10 | Stefi | "Europa" | 585 | 1,302 | 1,887 | 7 |
| 11 | Revery | "The Songwriter" | 423 | 388 | 811 | 12 |
| 12 | Dinamiss | "Chaos" | 375 | 723 | 1,098 | 11 |
| 13 | Stylianos | "You & I" | 1,581 | 2,122 | 3,703 | 3 |
| 14 | Spheyiaa | "Hilia kommatia" | 410 | 926 | 1,336 | 8 |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Public vote | Place | ||
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| Online | SMS | Total | ||||
| 1 | Rikki | "Agapi" | 328 | 433 | 761 | 12 |
| 2 | Garvin | "Back in the Game" | 345 | 367 | 712 | 13 |
| 3 | Mikay | "Labyrinth" | 760 | 1,129 | 1,889 | 7 |
| 4 | Marika | "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)" | 883 | 1,683 | 2,566 | 4 |
| 5 | D3lta | "Mad About It" | 1,376 | 4,085 | 5,461 | 2 |
| 6 | Zaf | "Asteio" | 1,068 | 2,028 | 3,096 | 3 |
| 7 | Kianna | "No More Drama" | 368 | 858 | 1,226 | 9 |
| 8 | Stella Kay | "You Are the Fire" | 420 | 366 | 786 | 11 |
| 9 | Tianora | "Anatello" | 686 | 1,010 | 1,696 | 8 |
| 10 | Victoria Anastasia | "Whatcha Doin to Me" | 564 | 325 | 889 | 10 |
| 11 | Basilica | "Set Everything on Fire" | 148 | 257 | 405 | 14 |
| 12 | Good Job Nicky | "Dark Side of the Moon" | 2,569 | 5,101 | 7,670 | 1 |
| 13 | Koza Mostra | "Bulletproof" | 866 | 1,605 | 2,471 | 5 |
| 14 | Leroybroughtflowers | "Sabotage!" | 916 | 1,301 | 2,217 | 6 |
Final
The final took place on 15 February 2026. Fourteen songs, seven from each semi final, competed and the winner, "Ferto" performed by Akylas, was selected by a combination of public voting (50%), Greek jury voting (25%) and international jury voting (25%).[3][21] The Greek jury consisted of Marina Spanou (songwriter), Giannis Vassilopoulos (radio station director), Maria Iliaki (journalist and presenter), Michalis Marinos (actor) and Hara Kefala (vocal coach and music theatre performer), while the international jury consisted of Benedikt Wiehle (journalist at SWR3), Lasha Kapanadze (head of press for Georgia at Eurovision), Jelena Tomašević (Serbian singer), Ludovic Julien Hurel (head of press for France at Eurovision) and Andrei Zapșa (assistant general director and head of program of TRM). In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the guest performer was Christos Mastoras.[22]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury | Public vote | Total | Place | ||||
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| Intl. | Greek | Online | SMS | Total | Points | |||||
| 1 | Stylianos | "You & I" | 4 | 8 | 2,419 | 2,995 | 5,414 | 6 | 18 | 7 |
| 2 | D3lta | "Mad About It" | 0 | 5 | 3,935 | 13,624 | 17,559 | 16 | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | Mikay | "Labyrinth" | 3 | 1 | 1,084 | 1,473 | 2,557 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Marika | "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)" | 0 | 0 | 983 | 1,759 | 2,742 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Marseaux | "Hanomai" | 8 | 10 | 4,279 | 7,363 | 11,642 | 14 | 32 | 3 |
| 6 | Good Job Nicky | "Dark Side of the Moon" | 6 | 7 | 7,029 | 19,926 | 26,955 | 20 | 33 | 2 |
| 7 | Koza Mostra | "Bulletproof" | 2 | 3 | 1,593 | 2,585 | 4,178 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Stefi | "Europa" | 1 | 0 | 1,080 | 1,997 | 3,077 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Rosanna Mailan | "Alma" | 0 | 0 | 1,481 | 1,957 | 3,438 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Evangelia | "Parea" | 10 | 2 | 5,196 | 5,031 | 10,227 | 12 | 24 | 4 |
| 11 | Zaf | "Asteio" | 7 | 6 | 2,640 | 4,424 | 7,064 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 12 | Akylas | "Ferto" | 12 | 12 | 24,706 | 35,128 | 59,834 | 24 | 48 | 1 |
| 13 | Leroybroughtflowers | "Sabotage!" | 0 | 0 | 593 | 1,090 | 1,683 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Alexandra Sieti | "The Other Side" | 5 | 4 | 2,252 | 3,650 | 5,902 | 8 | 17 | 8 |