ERT, the Greek Broadcasting Corporation, confirmed a little while ago everything that we knew already, that the video clip of the song with which Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord will represent Greece at Eurovision 2022, will be published on Thursday, March 10, from the TV program ”Studio 4” at 3 pm (CET)!
The decision has been made and ERT finalized the date of the announcement of the Greek participation in Eurovision 2022. According to our information, the video clip of the song, with which Amanda will compete in Turin, will be published through the main news bulletin of ERT1 , on Thursday, March 10, at 9 p.m. Of course, if the news does not allow it, the announcement will take place from one of the ERT shows (eg Studio 4).
Everything is ready and ERT’s initial intention was for the videoclip to be released next Thursday, March 3. Unfortunately, the dramatic developments in Ukraine, with the Russian troops at the gates of Kiev, pushed them to postpone the publication of the Greek entry for a week.
With Greece in fourth place in bets, despite the leak of just an unfinished demo, optimism is pervasive on the ERT’s headquarters that the country will manage in Eurovision 2022 to take an even better position than last year. So, wanting to give as much attention as possible to Amanda’s song, ERT decided to postpone the release of the video clip for next Thursday, March 10. Of course, there is no guarantee that the situation in Ukraine will be better next week, but nevertheless the Greek public television wants to exhaust every possible margin.
The countdown is now officially starting!
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The favorite column of many of you is back, as the betting analyzes for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest are here again.
With the puzzle of the 40 songs that will participate in Eurovision 2022 being half completed, we will take a look at the odds of the betting companies regarding the chances of victories of each country in this year’s competition.
In any case, these returns reflect trends and are based on what we know so far in relation to the participation of each country.
We have had a reversal of the scene in the last few days in the betting tables. Italy, which has been at the top for almost a month, has seen Ukraine overtake it. The war between Russia and Ukraine led to a rising betting rally for Ukrainian participation, which since last week has a new representative, the Kalush Orchestra.
Any victory of either Ukraine or Italy almost quadruples the money of the one who bets on them. In any case, the difference between them is marginal, as you can see in the photo below.
In third place is Sweden. The level of Melodifestivalen 2022 songs may be indulgently mediocre by most fans, yet the Scandinavian country is in the Top 3. The duel of Cornelia Jacobs and Anders Bagge is the one that brings the Swedes to the top three.
Greece is fourth. A few days before the release of the Greek participation, the Mediterranean country is still in the top four. Thus, Greece starts with the best conditions in view of Turin. At the moment, Greece’s victory in Italy is offered at odds of 15.5.
Switzerland completes the top five. The Central European country is an unknown X so far, as it has not announced the artist who will represent it in Turin. Nevertheless, the very good performance of the last few years foreshadows the bookers that the Swiss are preparing something strong for Eurovision 2022.
In the rest of the Top 10 you will find four countries that have already chosen the song and their representative in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest and a country that many believe can be the pleasant surprise of this year: the United Kingdom .
In sixth place is Poland. Krystian Ochman and the song “River” may have been in the Top 3 until the Polish national final, but in recent days they have seen their winning odds rise, slipping down the betting tables.
Seventh place for Norway and the Subwoolfer, who a week after their victory in MGP 2022 remain firmly in the top ten. Eighth is Australia, which is the big loser of the last days. Sheldon Riley may have been considered as the favorite of the Australian national final and have confirmed the predictions, but his appearance on Saturday brought Australia down from the Top 3 to eighth place.
Ninth is Finland. The Rasmus confirmed the title of favorite by prevailing in the UMK final and climbed in the betting tables, with the Scandinavian country being now in the Top 10. In the tenth place is, as previously mentioned, the United Kingdom, which will soon reveal more details about its participation.
A lot can change in the next three months. The odds, of course, will go through various ups and downs. With just 21 of the 40 songs available, it’s extremely early to draw any conclusions. Information about the stage presence and of course the appearances at the PalaAlpitour in Turin can change everything at the tables of the betting companies.
Can the Kalush Orchestra give Ukraine its third victory in the competition? Tell us in the comments.
We are now in the final stretch, as we are counting the days for the announcement of the song with which Amanda will represent Greece at Eurovision 2022.
As we can see through the social media of both Dimitris Kontopoulos and Elias Kokotos, at the moment in the leading recording studio in Moscow, with the assistance of one of the most important mechanical sounds in the country of Andrew Konoplev, the final master of the Greek entry is taking place.
Just as it happened with the final production of Last Dance, the Greek participation in this year’s competition will receive its final touches in Moscow, in the recording studio of Andrew Konoplev. Andrew Konoplev has edited Russia’s greatest successes in recent years.
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The Greek delegation maintains its optimism, shortly before the official release of the video clip and while the bets bring Greece to the top5.
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As she revealed with a tweet a few minutes ago, the greek representative at Eurovision 2022, Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord, will be a guest at MGP 2022, the national final of Norway, which takes place tonight.
I’m a guest tonight at the Norwegian final – who’s your favorite??
— Amanda Tenfjord (@amandatenfjord) February 19, 2022
Amanda will be the only guest in the Norwegian national final, which goes to show that she and her work are well respected in the country where she grew up and took her first steps as an artist. The greek team of course hopes that this will translate to some points as well in May, like it happened last year with Stefania and the Netherlands.
You can watch the final of MGP 2022 tonight at 19.55 (CET) clicking here.
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ERT has secured the rights for all eight shows of the American Song Contest, which starts on March 22 and will be broadcast weekly on NBC.
The American Song Contest will be hosted by Snoop Dog and Kelly Clarkson and will involve the 50 US states, the five overseas US possessions and the capital, Washington.
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The contest will consist of three rounds: the qualifiers, the semifinals and the grand final. In the grand final, the finalist states will compete for the title of “Best Original Song” of the USA.
The 56 participating artists are expected to be announced in the near future, as there are exactly five weeks left until the start of the American Song Contest.
All of the above will Greek viewers will have the chance to watch them through the ERT, since it will broadcast all eight shows. Greece is added to the list of countries (Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Spain), which have already announced that they will broadcast the competition.
However, this is not the only TV surprise that ERT is preparing on the road to Eurovision 2022…
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Amanda gave an interview to Marte Stokkstad, a Norwegian public television presenter and commentator of the contest. Among those asked was why she participates with Greece and not with Norway.
Amanda’s answer was clear and was not the one that was mistakenly conveyed on social media:
Wanting to cross-reference the above, we asked Amanda to listen to the audio clip in question and we convey to you literally what was finally said in this interview:
I participated for Greece because I am Greek…The process in Norway is very scary , with all these semifinals, duels. The song is exposed for 5 weeks and this is scary for me!
This was Amanda’s answer to the question why she never participated in the MGP and not why she considers it a circus, as it was falsely said!
Update:
Some minutes after our article published, Eurovision Norway asks apologies for the false and the misunderstanding
Hi, @eurovisionfn! I checked the interview now and she actually says that duels can be very vulnerable for people. How the circus conversation came through is something I don’t know? Someone in our team pointed that out and mixed different artists and wrong interview exchanged.
— Eurovision Norway (@euroviNOR) February 10, 2022
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The shooting for the video clip of the Greek entry in Eurovision 2022 has been completed. After two days of shooting in the beautiful Symi, which welcomed Amanda and the rest of the Greek delegation in the most enthusiastic way, Kostas Karydas has the shots he wants in order to move to next phase, editing.
According to exclusive information from Eurovisionfun, Kostas Karydas is very happy with the result. The change of weather from sunny, cloudy and rainy seems to have satisfied the director, as it matches both the feeling of the song, but also the story he wants to show through the video clip.
Do not forget that Amanda’s song is experiential, since she wrote it after a separation. Nikolas Melachronidis, who plays Amanda’s boyfriend in the video clip, stated on ERT’s camera yesterday:
Theoretically, I am Amanda’s boy, who has not been doing very well lately…
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The shooting took place both outdoors and indoors. Today, in fact, ERT published a photo from the inside of a neoclassical house, where Amanda is playing backgammon with her boyfriend, with the amphitheater Symi as a background.
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However, shooting also took place inside a sailboat, while as we were informed, there were also drone shots!
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We are now looking forward to seeing the final result, when the video clip is released. The song is expected to be announced along with the video clip, in early March! Amanda will be on the couch of Studio 4 most likely on Thursday 10/2, since there is a curfew for tomorrow and so the whole delegation will leave Symi on Thursday morning.
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The presence of Dimitris Kontopoulos in Symi, together with the other members of the Greek delegation, raised many questions (once again), about the degree of his contribution to the composition of Amanda’s song for Eurovision 2022. Is he the producer of the song? Is he a composer? Is he a composer with Amanda? Is it none of the above? We will try to answer these questions, since Eurovisionfun came in contact with the Dream Team and we convey their comment to you.
On the one hand, and before we quote the Dream Team comment, you should keep in mind that Dimitris Kontopoulos several times in the past was a composer of participations in the contest, without putting his signature. Some of these times it was obvious that he was the creator (Moldova 2018) and sometimes the fact that he was the composer remains a secret to this day.
So whether Dimitris Kontopoulos is the composer or one of the composers of this year’s Greek entry, we will probably never know. But what is definitely true is what we were told by the Dream Team.
Regardless of the fact who is the composer of the song, Dimitris Kontopoulos is the man who has the first and last word in everything that has to do with music. in all our projects. From writing a song, to choosing it, to doing the production. Even if he did not write the song himself, he is certainly the one who chose it, providing his full confidence and approval.
We were explained by the Dream Team, that if Dimitris Kontopoulos did not approve of Amanda’s song, there was no way they could have suggested her to ERT, nor collaborated with her for the Eurovision Song Contest!
But beyond all the above, there is a practical reason that Dimitris Kontopoulos is in Symi. He is a fanatical fan of the island, maintaining a holiday house there.
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So whatever the answer to the question, what exactly is the contribution of Dimitris Kontopoulos in the composition of the Greek entry, it is certain that Amanda’s song enjoys its full confidence!
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The Greek delegation arrived in Symi, for the shooting of the video clip of the Greek entry in Eurovision 2022. The second place in which the bets bring Greece to victory in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, fills the team with optimism and confidence, but also with a greater anxiety, since everyone’s lights are now falling on Amanda and her song.
The 19-member Greek delegation has been in Symi for a few minutes now! In fact, the official Eurovision ERT account made sure to inform us in the most beautiful way about this:
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Along with the Greek delegation are the corporate communications director of ERT, Dora Chiraki, the head of delegation Sofia Dranidou, the project manager Elias Kokotos, the composer Dimitris Kontopoulos, the director Kostas Karydas and the journalist Agis Menoutis.
The shooting is expected to last until Wednesday, February 9, with Amanda returning to Athens for some TV appearances.
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