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Greece: Antigoni reveals one of the songs she submitted for Eurovision 2023!

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Antigoni was one of the artists who submitted their entries to ERT for Eurovision 2023.

Earlier today, the singer posted part of one of the songs she submitted to the ERT selection process for Eurovision 2023 through her personal instagram account.

The title of the song is “Nervous” and it combines the modern pop sound of the artist with traditional Greek elements such as the bouzouki that we hear in the song’s instrumental.

According to exclusive information she shared with EurovisionFun, the song was written by Antigoni, Connor Mullaly and Amira El-Shafie in her sister’s room during a writing camp early last summer, produced by Seik Beats and Trey Qua, and it’s about a true story of a boy who made her feel nervous!

She also states that it was the first track she decided to submit for the Contest as, as she says, it has that Greek-Cypriot flavour and some Greek lyrics at the beginning!

However, she adds that they then wrote another song which she liked even more and it was the one she wanted to win as, in her opinion, it fits perfectly in the Contest and she will try to submit it again in the selection for Eurovision 2024!

Below you can listen to the snippet of Nervous that was shared by Antigoni and will be released on July 11th:


What is your opinion about Nervous? Would you like to see Antigoni on the Eurovision stage? Let us know in the comments below!

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RIK will not file an objection to the Greek jury even though its establishment appears to be invalid!

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Invited to ALPHA’s show, Super Katerina, was the director general of RIK, Mr. Thanasis Tsokos, who was asked to comment on everything we revealed yesterday from our website regarding the formal obstacles we identified in the ERT’s  jury for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

We have no intention of filing an objection but…

Mr. Tsokos, when asked by Katerina Kainourgiou if RIK intends to file an objection for the Greek jury, stated that there is no such intention, and the final score could only be changed if ex officio the EBU, which has already been informed of the issue, proceeded to cancel the rating of the ERT committee. Nevertheless, Mr. Tsokos expressed his bitterness over the fact that Greece did not give Cyprus the 12 points this year, since by all accounts it was a good entry and with the 4 points it finally gave, it deprived his country of a top ten finish. At the end, the general director of RIK gave a piece of advice to ERT, which we think they should take very seriously, after everything that happened this year.

ERT itself should rationalize its committee!

We remind you that the problem with the establishment of the ERT committee is that it includes two members who have a working relationship with Greek public television, which is prohibited by the EBU regulations. Another point is that all its members are radio producers, which does not ensure the diversity requested by national juries.

According to the regulation in force at Eurovision 2023, in case of cancellation of a jury, the televoting vote of that country is valid twice.

The members of the Greek jury are:

Christos Giakoumopoulos
Fotis (Takis) Giannoutsos
Nikolaos Nikolakopoulos
Claudia Matola
Evanthia Theotokatu

 

We will follow the matter with interest and bring you any further developments.

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EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Joanne’s Eurovision 2022 song for the first time!

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Joanne’s bid for last year’s Eurovision on behalf of Greece is bound to be released by the Greek record company MINOS EMI on April 28th.The song’s title is “Remedy” and you can listen to it for the first time exclusively on Eurovisionfun,after the kind permission of Joanne’s record company.

“Remedy” is a dynamic, pop, modern and ethnic song. Remedy means: antidote, drug, treatment. The song talks about balance in our lives and embracing uncertainty.Our differences are often the real antidote that bring us into balance and shape us. The song is inspired by the 21 year old singer’s own life as a young girl with a vision,who lives life to the extreme and fulfills her dreams without being limited by her “differences”.

The song is signed by familiar faces, some of whom have already been involved in the Eurovision Song Contest, such as ARCADE. The rest of the producers are DJ Michalis Tsausopoulos, as well as popular singer and composer Sarah De Warren, who has collaborated with big DJs such as Kaskade, Martin Jensen and Mike Perry,with her songs exceeding 50 million streams. You can listen to Remedy exclusively on Eurovisionfun,through our official TikTok account, the most popular account related to the Eurovision contest in Greece, with 6,500 followers!

https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovisionfn/video/7224096166722506010

What is your first impression of “Remedy”?Do you think that it would make the ideal Greek entry?

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Greece: Watch Victor Vernicos perform “What They Say” live for the first time!

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Earlier today, the Greek national broadcaster ERT hosted a meet-and-greet event where we got the chance to meet Victor Vernicos and watch him perform live a couple of past Eurovision entries as well as this year’s Greek entry “What They Say“!

Watch Victor perform “What They Say” live, for the first time in front of audience down on the video below:

Victor Vernicos with his song “What They Say” hopes to continue the Greek top-10 streak and the positive results of recent years! As of now, Greece is placed  9th in the odds for qualifying to the final.

Victor is competing eighth at Second Semi-Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, in May 11, 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL0EkId_sTY

You can watch the reaction of the editors of Eurovisionfun, reacting and commenting on the Greek entry for Eurovision 2023 below:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Greek participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Greece: The ERT’s budget for Eurovision 2023!

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Today, the budget of Greece’s participation in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest was posted in cooperation of ERT and the Greek Ministry of Digital Goverance. The Greek National Broadcaster is asked to pay 227,365 Euros for all the expenses to participate in this year’s contest.

Although, an additional 150,000 Euros should be added to the amount, which are the participation fee for this year’s competition. Therefore, the total amount that ERT will pay for Eurovision 2023 is 377,000 Euros. In a separate fund, an amount of 12,000 Euros was approved in the previous days for the rental of the two TV commentators.

In total, the final amount for Greece’s budget comes to 399,000 euros, which is slightly lower compered to the budget of the National Broadcaster the past two participations. This seems very reasonable since there are no longer restrictions due to the pandemic with the hotel rooms and the recording of the “live on tape” video.

You can find the relevant decision in Greek here

Down bellow, you can watch EurovsionFun’s reaction for this year’s Greek entry:

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Greece: Listen to “What They Say” by Victor Vernicos!

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The moment that every Greek eurofan waited for, is finally here! “What They Say”, Greece’s song for Eurovision 2023, by Victor Vernicos, was released just a while ago!

The video clip of“What They Say” premiered through the ERT’s show “Dio sti 1”. After the release of the videoclip on “Dio sti 1”, the song was directly available on the ERTflix platform. Later it was available on every music platform, while the videoclip can be watched on ERT’s YouTube account.

You can watch it in the video below:

Who is Victor Vernicos?

Victor Vernicos is a proposal of PANIK Records. As he mentioned the theme of his participation is human anxiety, while he characterized his song as a festive, atmospheric ballad.

Victor has been involved in music since he was 4 years old. He has taken vocal and guitar lessons, while he has also attended music technology seminars.

In 2021 he released his first song in which he wrote music, lyrics but also produced it himself. At the moment he is taking vocal and performance lessons with Nina Lotsari.

What do we know about Victor Vernicos’ song?

As Victor Vernicos told us, in an exclusive interview back in autumn, his song is an English ballad and can be characterized as emotional but also energetic.

The music video was directed by ERT Director, Giannis Georgioudakis. Kostas Kalimeris, Steve Sovolos and vaggelis Gialamas, have all taken part in the production of the song.

The stage director of Greece for Eurovision 2023, will be Konstantinos Rigos. This will be his third time in the contest, having previously directed Loukas Yiorkas (Greece 2011) and Eleftheria Eleftheriou (Greece 2012).

What do you think about the Greek song for Eurovision 2023? Write us in the comments below!

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Greece: Another postpone for “What They Say”?

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Due to new information we have received, and despite the fact that the Greek channel announced in the morning TV show “Πρωίαν σε είδον, τήν Μεσημβρίαν”, the Greek entry might not be released tommorow.

A new update we have received from ERT says that it is very likely to have a new postpone of “What They Say” and that the video clip will most likely be released in a few days.

Kostas Kalimeris, Steve Sovolos and Vangelis Yialamas have participated in the production of the track.

The stage director of the Greek entry will be Konstantinos Rigos, who has directed the Greek entries in Eurovision 2011 and 2012.

We are looking forward with great anticipation to the reveal of the Greek entry in Eurovision 2023!

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Greece: Victor Vernicos’s entry will be revealed tomorrow!

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As it was announced in ERT’s tv show “Proian Se Eidos, Tin Mesimbrian”, the song that will represent Greece in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest will be officially released tomorrow, March 10, 2023.

Victor Vernicos‘ “What They Say” will be released by ERT in its final version, along with the music video, directed by PickCodes.

Kostas Kalimeris, Steve Sovolos and Vangelis Yialamas have participated in the production of the track.

The stage director of the Greek entry will be Konstantinos Rigos, who has directed the Greek entries in Eurovision 2011 and 2012.

We are looking forward with great anticipation to the reveal of the Greek entry in Eurovision 2023!

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Greece: In May, the final resolution of the dispute between Melissa and ERT!

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In view of the lack of an insurance right, in connection with the suffocating time frames, the court decided not to grant a temporary injunction and that Melissa Mantzoukis’ dispute with ERT be resolved in May in the regular action.

What has actually happened is that a temporary solution to the dispute cannot be given, due to the deadlines that no longer exist. Therefore, it was not possible to grant the side of Melissa Mantzoukis a temporary injunction and the solution to the issue that has arisen will be given by the regular court in May with the lawsuit.

This practically means that there is no longer any issue with the Greek participation, since any decision that will justify or not Melissa Mantzoukis will be issued after the end of the competition.

Of course, Eurovisionfun will inform you of any additional developments!

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Greece: Melissa Mantzoukis’ application for a temporary injunction was discussed!

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Melissa Mantzoukis’ application for a temporary injunction against ERT’s selection process for the Greek entry in the Eurovision song contest was discussed today at the Multi-Member Court of First Instance of Athens. The court’s decision is expected on Monday, March 6.

In the trial, PANIK Records also appeared as an intervener, through the lawyer’s proxy, while ERT also announced a trial on the side of Viktor Vernikos, so that he too (through his parents, since he is not an adult), could participate in the case as a party.

As we saw on Melissa’s social media, the singer was this morning in Evelpidon, after appearing in court herself.

With the decision of the temporary injunction, the date of the discussion of the interim measures will be set. We remind you that Melissa Mantzoukis has also filed a lawsuit, which will be discussed in mid-May, with which she requests that she be declared the winner of the ERT selection process and, in addition, be paid an amount as compensation for moral damage.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!