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Greece: A song with pontic lyra along those submitted for Marina Satti!

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The submission window set by ERT to submit songs with which Marina Satti will represent Greece in Eurovision 2024, closed on December 1st. For the time being, Marina Satti and her team, in accordance with ERT’s team, must evaluate and choose the one song that will compete in the contest in May, at Malmö.

In previous article we informed you that Marina Satti has already listen to a major part of the 150 songs submitted to ERT for the Greek representation in Eurovision 2024, and she has rejected all of them.

Some of the composers that have confirmed to have submitted a song to ERT are Peter Boström and Dimitri Stassos, as well as Kostas Karalis.

According to ASTRA TV, along the 150 songs submitted for Eurovision 2024, is a song signed by the renowned and awarded composers George Julius, Diana Jovolou and El Christo Kemanetzidis.

The song is in English, it’s special and original, while its music is a very nice combination between Balkan sounds and some pop touches, as well as the Pontic Lyra which is sure to make an impression.

What’s Next?

With all the procedures running and being more optimistic than ever, Marina Satti continues her feverish preparations for the contest. December finds the Greek representative representative in the studio for the recording of the Greek participation, while she continues to evaluate all 150 songs submitted by Greek and foreign creators.

The song can either be one of those subitted to ERT, or one of the songs written by Marina herself and her creative team, which is going to select the Greek representation as no Greek jury will be involved this year.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Greek participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: ASTRA TV

Greece: Marina Satti has listened to many songs and rejected all of them!

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According to the reposrtage on SKAI channel’s show, “Geia Sou”, the journalist Katerina Theodoropoulou, revealed that Marina Satti has already listened to a major part of the 150 songs submitted to ERT for the Greek representation in Eurovision 2024, and has rejected all of them. Read more

Greece: Marina Satti’s song will not be decided by a broadcaster’s committee!

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The song with which Marina Satti will represent Greece in Malmö and Eurovision 2024 will not be chosen via a televised show and hence by the audience. Thus, it was mentioned in “SUPER Katerina” morning show, that no jury will be involved in the selection of the song either.

The abolishment of a special committee for Eurovision 2024

The decision-makers have decided that there will be no involvement of a committee in choosing the Greek song for the upcoming competition. Βearing in mind the severe criticism ERT faced earlier this year about its selection process which led to the worst Greek result in Eurovision history, the reason behind this decision is considered quite obvious.

As a short reminder, the jury’s preferences were vastly different from the audience committee’s ones. Regardless Melissa Mantzouki’s “Liar” finishing first by a wide margin in the audience’s vote, the jury ranked her last, depriving her of the Greek representation in Liverpool.

As a result, in order to keep a possible committee out of the spotlight, ERT appears to have made the decision that the selection of Marina Satti’s song for Eurovision 2024 will take place without the involvement of any committee. Nevertheless, Marina Satti herself was chosen as the Greek representative without the involvement of any committee.

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Greece: Marina Satti’s first interview as the Greek representative | What to expect from her entry!

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Marina Satti gave her first interview to “Studio 4” and ERT1 as Greece’s representative in Eurovision 2024. Marina discussed her initial preparations for the competition, the song she will perform in Malmö, as well as how she feels about this big challenge!

Marina Satti filmed the interview a few days earlier in the Acropolis for the needs of the introductory video that will be posted on the official Eurovision social media.

Marina Satti will probably sing in Greek

Marina Satti, who is thrilled to be entrusted to represent Greece in Eurovision 2024, described what we can expect from her participation in Eurovision in a few words but clearly:

I would like my project to be contemporary, to represents my generation and the “new” Greece, beyond the stereotypes that Europeans have about us, but also that it is relevant so that they can dance and identify with it.

Furthermore, she mentioned that the Greek verse is a favorite for her participation in the upcoming competition, where Greece will celebrate its 50th anniversary in the contest, as the English-language power pop song genre is somewhat far from the genre she belongs to.

Marina Satti’s favorite Eurovision entries

Marina Satti having Mahmood’s song from 2019, “Soldi”, as her favorite entry is somehow expected, but her favorite Greek entry was certainly unexpected.

Michalis Rakintzis‘ “SAGAPO”, the Greek entry in 2002, is her favorite Greek entry, and she did not hesitate to mention in front of the STUDIO 4 camera.

Preparations have already begun

Marina Satti mentions that she is very touched with the love and joy she received from everyone when ERT announced her as the country’s Eurovision representative. She also added that from now on she also shares a common goal with all those people supporting her.

The search for Marina Satti’s song continues, for those interested in submitting complete song proposals, until December 1st.

At the moment, I’m not stressed and I feel like I’m doing what I’m doing in my life anyway, rehearsing, making music and songs.

What did you think of what Marina Satti said? Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news!

Greece: Marina Satti has begun her preparations for Malmö!

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It has been a week since ERT made the shocking announcement that Marina Satti will be Greece’s representative in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Even though the news came as a surprise, developments continue to occur more quickly and early than ever. The well-known singer is the subject of constant attention from the Greek media, while many co-artists offer their support.

In this positive environment, Marina Satti’s record label, Minos EMI, a Universal Music Company, has posted the following story, indicating that she and her team have started preparing for her performance in Malmö:

With time on their side, Marina Satti and her team members of Golden Records and Minos EMI, a Universal Music Company, have started planning their next moves, regardless this early stage.

We would like to remind you that the song that will represent Greece at the next edition in Malmö has not yet been decided, as the process of submitting songs and proposals is still ongoing.

How will Marina Satti’s song be selected?

ERT, with an open invitation to all creators, requests complete song proposals for Marina Satti, wishing to make the song selection as open as possible. Those interested can send their songs to the email eurovision2024@ert.gr with a deadline of December 1, 2023.

The regulations regarding the submissions are the following:

  • the submitted entries must be original
  • the submitted entries must not have been published yet
  • the song duration must not exceed three minutes

Moreover, there are no regulations regarding the song language, the music genre or even the origin of the songwriters.

There is still no update on how the process is going. Nonetheless, the reaction appears to be positive so far. Even, the renowned Greek songwriter Kostas Karalis expressed his interest in getting involved in the process and submitting a song that he believes has the potential to propel Greece to the top of the Eurovision rankings.

What’s next?

There is no other information regarding the selection process of the song that Marina Satti will sing in Malmö and whether the song will be chosen via a televised show or it will be chosen internally.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding the Greek participation in Eurovision 2024!

Greece: This is the procedure by which Marina Satti’s song will se selected for Eurovision 2024!

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An unexpected announcement was made by ERT’s headquarters today. Through the TV-show “Studio 4” hosted by Nancy Zampetoglou and Thanasis Anagnostopoulos, it was revealed that Marina Satti will represent Greece in Eurovision 2024.

The song that will represent Greece in Malmö has not been chosen yet and the today only the artist announcement took place.

How will the song be selected?

The national broadcaster, along with Golden Records and Minos EMI, a Universal Music Company, intend on organizing an open call in order to choose the next Greek entry.

Hence, starting from tomorrow, October 25 and till December 1, composers and songwriters interested in submitting an entry to be sung by Marina Satti at the Eurovision stage, will have the chance to submit their proposals. The submissions will be made on the following e-mail address: eurovision2024@ert.gr.

The regulations regarding the submissions are the following:

  • the submitted entries must be original
  • the submitted entries must not have been published yet
  • the song duration must not exceed three minutes

Moreover, there are no regulations regarding the song language, the music genre or even the origin of the songwriters.

What’s next?

There is no other information regarding the selection process of the song that Marina Satti will sing in Malmö and whether the song will be chosen via a televised show or it will be chosen internally.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news regarding the Greek participation in Eurovision 2024!

Greece: Today ERT announces the artist for Eurovision 2024!

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In a surprise move, ERT announces today through Studio 4 the artist who will represent Greece at Eurovision 2024!

The artist who will represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be announced today, Tuesday, October 24, at 15:00 (14:00 CET), on ERT1, in the show “Studio 4“, with Nancy Zambetoglou and Thanasis Anagnostopoulos.

Tune in to find out who will represent Greece this year at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Malmö, Sweden, from 7 to 11 May 2024.

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Greece: Evangelia is in the studio preparing her song for Eurovision 2024!

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Evangelia has shared in her instagram acount that she is in the studio right now finalizing her proposal for Eurovision 2024!

The young singer published a video saying:

“Hey guys, how are you? I am so excited because today I’m in the studio recording vocals for the song that I’m submitting for Eurovision!”

It would be her third attempt to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest after her prosopals in 2022 and 2023. Specificialy, Evangelia submitted three songs to ERT in 2022, one of them being “Onira“ and also a song to RIK called “Aphrodite“. Last year, she also sent three songs for Greece, one of them being “Pali“ which had a great success in the Greek Radio Stations.

Could this be Evangelia’s year? Would you like to see her in the Eurovision stage?