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== At Eurovision ==
== At Eurovision ==
The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] will take place at the [[Malmö Arena]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "[[Big Five (Eurovision)|Big Five]]" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.<ref>{{cite web|last=Van Dijk|first=Sem Anne|url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/12/13/eurovision-2024-allocation-draw-january-30/|title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30|work=Eurovoix|date=2023-12-13|access-date=2023-12-13}}</ref>
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "[[Big Five (Eurovision)|Big Five]]" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in; the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.<ref>{{cite web|last=Van Dijk|first=Sem Anne|url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/12/13/eurovision-2024-allocation-draw-january-30/|title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30|work=Eurovoix|date=2023-12-13|access-date=2023-12-13}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:50, 21 December 2023

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Greece
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 24 October 2023
  • Song: TBA
Selected artist(s)Marina Satti
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024 • 2025►

Greece is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Marina Satti as the Greek representative for the 2024 contest.

Background

Main article: Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2024 contest, Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 43 times since its debut in 1974.[1] The nation has won the contest once to this point, in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Helena Paparizou. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Greece managed to qualify for the final with each of their entries for several years. Between 2004 and 2013, the nation achieved nine top ten placements in the final. The nation's first entry to not qualify to the final was "Utopian Land" performed by Argo in 2016, which placed 16th in the semi-final, marking Greece's worst placing at the contest and their absence from the final for the first time since 2000. In the 2018 contest, Greece failed to qualify for the second time with Yianna Terzi and the song "Oniro mou", finishing 14th in the semi-final. After three consecutive contests when the nation qualified for the final, Victor Vernicos with "What They Say" failed to qualify to the 2023 final, finishing 13th in the semi-final.[1]

The Greek national broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), broadcasts the event within Greece and organises the selection process for the nation's entry.[2] ERT had been in charge of Greece's participation in the contest since their debut in 1974 until 2013 when the broadcaster was shut down by a government directive and replaced firstly with the interim Dimosia Tileorasi (DT) and then later by the New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT) broadcaster,[2][3][4][5] renamed to ERT by the new government in June 2015.[6][7] Greece has selected its entries in the past both internally and through the national final format Ellinikós Telikós (most recently held in 2017). ERT confirmed their intention to participate in the 2024 contest on 15 September 2023, without specifying their intended selection method.[8]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 24 October 2023, ERT announced they had carried out an internal selection for the Greek entrant, revealing that Marina Satti had been chosen.[9] It was reported that the selection had been made directly by ERT directors, without the involvement of an expert panel.[10]

A submission window for interested composers was open between 25 October 2023 and 1 December 2023 in order to select Satti's entry. At the closing of the window, 150 songs had been submitted to ERT.[11] At first, it was not disclosed whether this selection would also be made internally or through a national final,[12] but Satti's record label Minos EMI revealed shortly after that they had already started preparations for her entry with ERT and Golden Records,[13] and the broadcaster ultimately excluded holding a televised final.[14] No dedicated committee has reportedly been involved in the selection of the song either,[10] with Dora Chiraki of ERT having been appointed in charge of the project.[15]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Greece". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Floras, Stella (11 June 2013). "Greece shuts down public broadcaster ERT". ESCToday. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ Savaricas, Nathalie (11 July 2013). "Greece's state-run TV service resumes with a blast from the past". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Greece's replacement public broadcaster launched". Deutsche Welle. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ Paravantes, Maria (11 June 2005). "Joy In Greece Over Eurovision Win". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 24. p. 17. Retrieved 16 January 2009 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Maltezou, Renee (28 April 2015). "In symbolic move, Greece to reopen shuttered state broadcaster". Reuters. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Greece's state broadcaster ERT back on air after two years". BBC News. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ Ilias, Timos (15 September 2023). "Greece: ERT has confirmed its participation in Eurovision 2024 | EXCLUSIVE". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ^ Ilias, Timos (24 October 2023). "Marina Satti will represent Greece in Eurovision 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b Ntinos, Fotios (15 November 2023). "Greece: Marina Satti's song will not be decided by a broadcaster's committee!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  11. ^ Argyriou, Giannis (13 December 2023). "Ελλάδα: Διαψεύδει η Μ. Σάττι τα περί απόρριψης των περισσότερων τραγουδιών που υποβλήθηκαν στην ΕΡΤ!" [Greece: M. Satti denies having rejected most of the songs submitted to ERT!]. Eurovisionfun (in Greek). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ Ntinos, Fotios (24 October 2023). "Greece: This is the procedure by which Marina Satti's song will se selected for Eurovision 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (31 October 2023). "Greece: Preparations Underway For Marina Satti's Eurovision 2024 Participation". Eurovoix. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  14. ^ Papadopoulos, Giorgos (10 November 2023). "Greece: Marina Satti's Eurovision song will not be selected through a national final". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  15. ^ Papadopoulos, Giorgos (7 November 2023). "Greece: New Head of Delegation for Eurovision 2024 appointed by ERT!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  16. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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