Greece: Will we see Good Job Nicky at Eurovision 2023?

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It was for many the favorite to represent Greece in this year’s Eurovision song contest. Good Job Nicky, although he failed to get the coveted ticket to Turin with the song Heaven Is Sin, and while earlier in his statements he was negative in a new attempt to be on the Eurovision stage, he seems to be thinking about it…

Shortly after ERT announced that Amanda Georgiadi would represent Greece at Eurovision 2022, Good Job Nicky in an interview with Eleni Menegaki had stated that he would probably not be interested in a new participation.

However, in a conversation he had with Eurovisionfun and after our encouragement to try in the future, Good Job Nicky, although laconic, now seems to leave several chances in another attempt:

Eurovisionfun: We hope you try it again because you deserve the Eurovision opportunity too!

Good Job Nicky: I guess we’ll see…

Eurovisionfun: We want it!

Good Job Nicky: I appreciate it unimaginably, really!

Good Job Nicky expressed his warmest comments for our representative Amanda Georgiadi, saying that the opportunity now belongs to her, while he also supports her!

I’m rooting for Amanda! Above all, it is important for our country to do well. Let’s tear up!

Amanda responded to Good Job Nicky’s statements with a tweet, while she told us that he is an amazing artist:

Listen to Heaven Is Sin, which was the proposal of Good Job Nicky and Cobalt Music for Eurovision 2022:

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Greece: Stefania will attend “Het Grote Songfestivalfeest” concert in Amsterdam!

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In November 17, in Amsterdam one of the biggest Eurovision Parties, will be hosted for the second time.

The big concert is called “Het Grote Songfestivalfeest“, and is production of the public broadcaster AVROTROS and PILOTSUDIO, with guests many eurostars!

Of course Greece’s artist from Eurovision 2021, Stefania, could not miss it as she lives and works in the Netherlands.

Other Eurostars that are confirmed to take part as of now are: Loreen (Sweden 2012), Lordi (Finland 2006), Alexander Rybak (Norway 2009) and Go_A (Ukraine 2021).

Het Grote Songfestivalfeest will take place in November 17 in Ziggo Dome arena in Amsterdam, while it will be broadcasted at a later time by the public broadcaster of the Netherlands.

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The shooting of Live On Tapes has started in Sofia!

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A big production has been set up in Sofia, as for the next few days the shooting of live on tapes of eight countries will take place there! We have already seen through social media that some artists are in Sofia, with the rest arriving soon, while creative directors Marvin Dietmann, Dan Shipton and Sacha Jean Baptiste are also in the Bulgarian capital for directing and supervising the shooting of the countries that they are in charge of.

Eight delegations, in order to reduce costs, will travel in the upcoming days in Sofia for the shooting of live on tape videos of their participations. We remind you that the live on tape video is the backup live performance of the entries and is required by all delegations. This video will be used by the event only if any of the delegations fails to reach Turin in May.

The eight countries that will shoot the live on tape video in Sofia in the upcoming days are the following:

  • Greece
  • Cyprus
  • United Kingdom
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Malta
  • Bulgaria
  • Armenia

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Greece: Listen to “Heaven is Sin”, Good Job Nicky’s proposal for Eurovision 2022!

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The song that Good Job Nicky selected to send to ERT for Eurovision 2022 is called “Heaven is Sin” and it has been published by his record label Colbalt Music.

Nikolas Varthakouris- or as known Good Job Nicky– was among the top five contestants in the run to get the ticket to represent Greece in Turin.

Watch the official music video of “Heaven is Sin“:

Through Eurovisionfun you first read, on May 29, just a few days after the final of the previous contest, that Good Job Nicky is interested in raising the Greek colors at Eurovision 2022. During the summer we fully confirmed that the young artist is preparing a song, in order to submit it to ERT. On September 24, you first read here some first information about his song, that it is a mid-tempo, cinematic piece, that fits perfectly in the special voice of Nikolas.

The young artist’s proposal had Fokas Evangelinos as a stage director and Elias Kokotos as project manager- same with Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord, the Greek representer of Eurovision this year.

What do you think of “Heaven is Sin”? Would that song be a good choice for Greece this year?

Greece: The first information about Amanda’s stage presentation in Turin!

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The first information about the stage appearance prepared by Fokas Evangelinos, for the entry of Greece in Eurovision 2022, saw the light of day.

Amanda’s appearance in Turin with an artistic look

According to what Amanda Georgiadi said in the interview she gave to OK magazine, the approach they have chosen for the Turin scene is something more artistic.

From the first moment I saw Fokas Evangelinos I loved him! He is such a warm person. All I can say is that what you will see is something very beautiful. We have taken a more artistic approach!

Amanda Georgiadis for Fokas Evangelinos and stage presentation

The above is also confirmed by our information. What Fokas Evangelinos and the Greek artistic team plan very carefully and in every detail, is something very classy and elegant, which will match the atmosphere of the song.

Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord: “If I had only one year of life, I would like to represent Greece at Eurovision”!

Amanda will return to Greece the next week for the shooting of the live on tape video.

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for all the updates regarding the Greek entry!

Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord: “If I had only one year of life, I would like to represent Greece at Eurovision”!

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The Greek representative of Eurovision 2022 was photographed for the OK magazine, giving at the same time a very interesting interview. Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord spoke of course about Die Together which has already made an impression, the story behind the song, her aspirations in view of the upcoming Eurovision, but also the way she manages to be both an artist and a medical student.

For her decision to participate in Eurovision and not with Norway, Amanda, once again clearly states that she is Greek, who just works and lives in Norway.

…other than that, I like that in Greece there is a competition where the candidates can send their songs and the committee decides which one will go to Eurovision. In Norway the competition is more open and I confess that I do not like this type of publicity.

Amanda still can not believe that the ERT committee chose her to represent Greece in Turin, while she reveals that the first people to whom she announced her happiness were her parents, but also her grandmother (101 years old), who lives in Ioannina, Greece.

As also Stefania, Amanda grew up with the dream to represent one day Greece in the competition.

Even though I was dreaming of it, I never thought I would live it. Last year, when I saw Stefania singing for Greece, I thought: “If I had only one year of life, I would like to represent Greece in the competition”!

Nothing worries Amanda, except for doing anything wrong and disappointing for the Greeks who gave her this opportunity and the honor to represent them in such a big competition as Eurovision.

Image text: ”I want to make Greeks proud. It is such a honor to represent my country at this competition”

It was difficult of course not to be asked about the bets that want Greece in such a high position. Amanda prefers not to look at them, as she knows that they change easily. She is currently focused on preparing for her perfomance at the competition. As for what to expect from Fokas now, Amanda simply states that there will be an artistic approach.

For the story of Die Together, Amanda calls the song the expression of absolute love. After the pain she experienced from the breaking up with her previous relationship, the idea of ​​this song was born.

The title of the song may have a negative connotation, but if you listen carefully to the lyrics of the song you will realise that it is the anthem of absolute love.

In the end, Amanda also referred to the special show of ERT, with the former eurostars that we will be broadcasted to the Greek public television.

It is my great pleasure and honor to meet eight Greek eurostars up close. They will give me tips for Eurovision but they will also bring me the atmosphere and the background from their own participations.

More from the full interview of Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord are available in OK magazine, which is released today, Saturday, March 12, together with NEA, a Greek daily newspaper.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Greek participation at Eurovision 2022!

Source: OK / Photos: Giannis Bastardis

Greece: “Die Together” is the cover for Spotify Music Friday!

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“Die Together” started its journey for Turin, with great dynamism. The Greek song for Eurovision is now the cover of Spotify Music Friday in Greece, alongside being part of the same list for other countries.

Other than being the cover of Greece’s Spotify Music Friday, “Die Together” is part of the same list in Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Portugal, Czechia, Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary and of course Norway! Spotify Music Friday is the greatest playlist of the music platform and for a song to be part of it, is a great boost for increasing its stream.

The music video of “Die Together” is in YouTube Trends, no.9 in Cyprus and no. 14 in Norway

A great start for Greece’s song.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Greek participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy!

Greece: Listen to “Die Together”, Amanda’s song for Eurovision 2022!

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“Die Together” is the title of the song with which Amanda is going to represent Greece in Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin!

The song has been written by Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord and her producer Bjorn Helge. The videoclip premiered in Studio 4 for the first time, then uploaded on Ertflix and it will also be available on YouTube and all streaming platforms at 19:00.

You can watch the video HERE.

Who is Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord?

Amanda Georgiadis, 24, was born in Oslo but lived the first years of her life in Ioannina, where she visits every summer as her family maintains a home in the area.

At the age of 3, her parents decide to move to the small town of Tenfjord in Norway. At the age of 5 she started taking piano lessons and became an amateur musician, writing her first songs as a teenager. At the age of 18 she began her studies in medicine, while at the same time taking part in various festivals.

She released her first EP, “First impression” under the stage name Amanda Tenfjord, from the city from which she grew up and received excellent reviews. Her second EP includes the song “Then I fell in love” which is a great radio success, remaining for over 20 weeks in the official top 10 radio chart of Norway. In 2020 Netflix includes the song “Troubled Water” in the series “Spinning out”.

Amanda and “Die Together” was selected by the Greek channel in a bunch of more that 40 songs as the one with the biggest expectations in May.

The story behind the video clip

The shooting for the video clip of our participation in Eurovision 2022 took place in beautiful Symi. Director of the video clip, Costas Karydas, who directed our participations in 2020 and 2021.

The change of weather from sunny, cloudy and rainy seems to match both the feeling of the song, but also the story it wants to show through the video clip. Do not forget that Amanda’s song is experiential, since she wrote it after a separation. The well-known model, Nikolas Melachronidis impersonates Amanda’s boyfriend. The shooting took place both outdoors and indoors.

Did you enjoy “Die Together”? Make your prediction about the Greek result in Turin 2022!

 

 

Greece: Amanda to sing “Die Together” in Turin!

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Today, hours before the official launch of the Greek entry, ERT, the Greek National Boradcaster, revealed the title of the song for Eurovision 2022.

Die Together, will be sung by Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord, next May in Turin. It’s about a ballad, written by the singer herself, after a past separation that she had.

In a few hours, through the show Studio 4, the video clip of the Greek participation will be broadcastedd  for the first time, which  was directed by Costas Karydas, in the picturesque island of Symi. Eurovisionfun comes to answer all the crucial questions, concerning the Greek participation

  • As aforemementioned, the video clip will be broadcasted first in Studio 4, today Thursday. The show transmits from 16.00 until 18.00 (Local Time, GMT+2).
  • Immediately after its release in Studio 4, the video clip will be available exclusively on ERTflix.
  • Shortly afterwards and more specifically at 19.00, the song will be available on all music platforms, while the video clip will be available on Amanda’s YouTube channel.
  • We remind you that the song with which Amanda Georgiadi (Tenfjord) will represent us in the competition, is written in collaboration with Bjorn Helge, while Dimitris Kontopoulos had a decisive role in its production . The director of the participation is Fokas Evangelinos and the project manager of is Elias Kokotos. Head of delegation of  is going to be Sofia Dranidou, as in Rotterdam last year, and Dora Chiraki, director of corporate communication of ERT, is responsible for all the crucial decisions, being in charge of the general supervision by the Greek public television.

We remind you that Greece is taking part in the 1st Semi-Final, on May 10!

Stay tuned in Eurovisionfun for all the updates and exclusives news, regarding the Greek participations.

Source/Photos: ERT/KOSTAS KARYDAS

Greece: What time and where will we listen to the Greek entry! EXCLUSIVE

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Greece’s turn to reveal the respective entry for Eurovision 2022 is around the corner, as on Thursday March 10, according to the trailer released by ERT, we will see the official video clip and we will listen to the Greek entry of Eurovision 2022.

 

Through the TV program ‘Studio 4’, the video clip of the Greek participation will be broadcast for the first time, which of course was directed by Costas Karydas in the beautiful Symi. But when will it be available on other platforms? Eurovisionfun comes to answer this question, which concerns all Greeks and foreign eurofans.

So, the video clip will be broadcast first in Studio 4, tomorrow Thursday March 10. The TV program is scheduled from 15.00 until 17.00 (CET)
Immediately after its broadcast in Studio 4, the video clip will be available exclusively on ERTflix.
Shortly afterwards and more specifically at 18.00 (CET), the song will be available on all music platforms, while the video clip will be available on Amanda’s YouTube channel.

Greece comes to Eurovision 2022 with demands and hopes, since despite the leak of an unfinished demo, remains stable in the top five of the bets for the victory in the music competition that will take place the upcoming May in Turin.

We remind you that the song with which Amanda Georgiadi (Tenfjord) will represent Greece in the competition was written by herself together with Bjorn Helge, while main role in the production had Dimitris Kontopoulos. The staging director of the Greek entry is Fokas Evangelinos and the project manager is Elias Kokotos. The head of the mission of the Greek delegation is Sofia Dranidou, with Dora Chiraki, director of corporate communication of ERT, to be the one who makes all the decisions, having the general supervision of the Greek public television.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the upcoming news regarding the Greek entry at Eurovision 2022!