Panagia mou, panagia mou
 "Panagia Mou, Panagia Mou" | |
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| File:Koch-Panayia-ESC1976.jpg | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Mariza Koch |
| Lyricist(s) | Michael Fotiades |
| Conductor | Michalis Rozakis |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 13th |
| Final points | 20 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Krasi, Thalassa Kai T' Agori Mou" (1974) | |
| "Mathima Solfege" (1977) ► | |
"Panagia Mou, Panagia Mou" (Greek: "Παναγιά μου, Παναγιά μου", English: My Lady, My Lady) was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed in Greek by Mariza Koch.
Composed by Koch herself with lyrics by Michael Fotiades, Michalis Rozakis conducted the orchestra. "Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou" was the second entry to represent Greece in the Contest after its debut at the 1974 Contest. Greece had not taken part in the preceding Contest in 1975 as a protest against Turkey's debut and its invasion of Cyprus in July 1974.[1] The song was an outcry against the Turkish foreign policy.[2]
The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 took place in The Hague, Netherlands on April 3, 1976. "Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou" was performed tenth out of the eighteen entries of the night and followed Norway's Anne-Karine Strøm with "Mata Hari" while preceding Finland's Fredi & Ystävät with "Pump-Pump". At the close of voting, the performance had received 20 points, placing it 13th in a field of 18.[3] Turkish television did air the grand final, but the Greek entry was censored, and Turkish TV aired a nationalist song in its place.
"Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou" was succeeded as Greek representative at the 1977 Contest by Pascalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy with "Mathima Solfege".
See also
- Eurovision songs with political controversy
- "1944" by Jamala, 2016
- "Face the Shadow" (formerly "Don't Deny") by Genealogy, 2015[4]
- "We Don't Wanna Put In" by Stephane & 3G, 2009
- "Push the Button" by Teapacks, 2007
- "Sì" by Gigliola Cinquetti, 1974
References
- ^ Raycoff, Ivan; Robert Deayom Tobin (July 2007). A Song for Europe. Aldershot, Hampshire, England: Ashgate Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7546-5878-8. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ Karayanni, Stavros Stavrou (2004). Dancing fear & desire: race, sexuality and imperial politics in Middle Eastern Dance. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-88920-454-3. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ Staff. "Eurovision Song Contest 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "'Politics beat art': Russian officials bash Ukraine Eurovision win". Rappler. AFP. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.