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Greece: The composers of “Zari”, Marina Satti’s Eurovision 2024 song!

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Data from the International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) was made public minutes ago, revealing the composers of Greece‘s song for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

Concurrently, the song’s title—“Zari”, as we already informed you—has been confirmed.

Eight well-known Greek and foreign composers, who have a track record of notable accomplishments and collaborations have signed the song alongside Marina Satti.

More specifically among them is Gino the Ghost, who has two Grammy awards to his credit, and Stolar Jay Lewit, who has collaborated with artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen and Demi Lovato, while he also signs all the latest releases of Evangelia. Palmer Jordan Richard, who has also collaborated with Carly Rae Jepsen and Duncan Laurence, the 2019 Eurovision winner, is also among the songwriters. More specifically, he has signed “Feel Something” , with which the latter opened the 2021 contest. Among them are also Greek artists such as OGE, Vlospa, Nick Kodonas and Solmeister, who is known for his collaborations with Marseaux.

In detail, the following composers contributed to the Greek entry:

  • Palmer Jordan Richard
  • Stolar Jay Lewit
  • Marina Satti
  • OGE
  • Beshkov Konstantin Plamenov
  • Nick Kodonas
  • Gino the Ghost
  • Vlospa
  • Solmeister

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Source: ISWC (The code T3238151861 must be used in order to access this information)

Greece: What time will Marina Satti’s Eurovision song be released on March 7th?

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A few days ago, Greek National Broadcaster ERT announced that the Greek entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will be aired for the first time as part of a special broadcast on March 7.

The show was added to the official public television schedule earlier today. It was disclosed in this context that the programme will run for one hour and forty-five minutes. The broadcast is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. and run until 9:45 p.m. CET.

Fotis Sergulopoulos and Jenny Melita will serve as the hosts of the night.

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Source: ERT

 

The first Greek Eurovision Pre-Party will probably take place on March 23, in Athens!

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The first Greek Eurovision pre-party is anticipated to take place in Athens this year, as we exclusively disclosed around a month ago. Since March 23rd is the predicted date of the event, the talks are in progress, a few artists have already confirmed their attendance, and if nothing unexpected happens, the official announcements will be made in the coming days.

A popular Greek eurostar with presentation experience will be presenting the party, according to our exclusive information. Already, five of this year’s Eurovision contestants confirmed  that they would like to attend the first Greek pre-party; additional responses are anticipated.

However, in addition to this year’s Eurostars, well-known performers who competed as representatives of Greece and Cyprus will also be performing at the event. 2024 is the ideal year to host the first Eurovision pre-party in Athens, as it marks Greece’s 50th year of participating in the competition.

As previously reported, the event is anticipated to take place in a well-known concert venue in Athens. However, before any official announcements are made and the ticket pre-sale starts, certain details need to be finalised.

Of course, Eurovisionfun will be there to update you on everything that happens. The surprises don’t end here, of course, as we will soon be able to announce our own big party in Thessaloniki to mark our five years of operation.

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Greece: Marina Satti will film her Eurovision 2024 music video this week | How can you take part?

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Less than three months left until the 68th Eurovision Song Contest and the preparations of the Greek delegation are in full swing. As we have already mentioned, the song which Marina Satti will perform in Malmö is ready and is expected to be released early next month. In fact, the filming of the video clip is going to take place this week.

A few hours ago Marina Satti, through an Instagram story, invited her followers to participate in her next video clip, the shooting for which will take place next Tuesday.

Specifically, the singer mentioned that she’s mainly looking for people who have a special talent. She cited dancing, acrobatics, and magic tricks as examples. This is not a limitation, however, anyone can apply.

Through this story, the director of the video clip was also revealed. This role is taken by the acclaimed Will Noyse, who has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as SZA, while his films have been included in major platforms such as HBO. Those interested are invited to apply by sending a selfie to the director’s Instagram account (@willnoyse)

Although there was no mention of the contest, it is obvious that the filming is about the Eurovision music video as there is less than a month left until the deadline for submissions to the EBU.

As we have previously reported, Marina Satti’s song will have a strong Greek element and sound, while zurnas is the predominant instrument.

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Greece: ERT’s Eurovision 2024 participation fee!

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Earlier today, official data regarding Greece’s Eurovision 2024 participation fee, which amounts to 176,647.20 euros, was made public through Diavgeia.

The amount, which was approved by the Board of Directors of ERT on Monday, January 22, is slightly reduced compared to last year, when the corresponding fee reached 184,014 euros.

Each participating country’s share of this sum varies, and it is determined by a number of quantitative factors, including population. Actually, the Big 5—the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, France, and Germany—are the countries that pay the highest costs, and as such, they are eligible to qualify automatically for the grand final.

It is important to note that this sum only corresponds to the participation fee that the national public broadcasters must pay to the EBU. It does not account for other expenses associated with the event, such as the stage performance, booth rental fees for commentators, travel expenses, or lodging for the Greek delegation.

Last year ERT’s total budget for the Eurovision contest amounted to approximately 500,000 euros.

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Source: Diavgeia

Marina Satti: “Through my participation in Eurovision I want to showcase Greek culture”

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The introductory video for Marina Satti was posted earlier today on Eurovision‘s official social media accounts. In this 15-second video, the artists provide a brief introduction to the European audience.

In this video, the Greek representative stated that she aims to promote Greek culture by taking part in the competition.

More specifically, she stated:

I can’t wait to come to Malmö in May to present our music, our culture, our energy our vibes and our dances!

Based on what she said, we can infer that Marina’s musical identity will be faithfully represented in this year’s Greek entry, which is likely to be energetic and dance with a strong Greek influence.

The song, which Marina Satti will perform in Malmö next May, has not yet been selected. The Greek delegation, however, is working hard to make the necessary preparations in order to achieve the greatest outcome.

 

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Greece: Eurovision 2010 entrant Giorgos Alkaios praises the selection of Marina Satti!

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Following ERT‘s announcement in October that Marina Satti will represent Greece in Eurovision 2024, a number of Greek musicians expressed their satisfaction with this choice. Among these artists is Giorgos Alkaios, who, through the Mega show “Akoma den eides tipota” described the choice of Marina Satti as “excellent”.

More specifically, he stated:

Marina Satti is great.

Well done to ERT for their excellent choice.

It’s one of the few occasions in the past few years that ERT has shown that it can finish in the top three or even take the first place. Marina is going to do extremely well, in my opinion.

Giorgos Alkaios represented Greece in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Olso, Norway. His song “Opa” placed eighth overall.

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Greece: Marina Satti has not listened to all the song submissions yet!

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Marina Satti, the Greek representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, discussed her participation in the competition earlier today on the ANT1 show “To Proino”.

She stated in the interview that she hasn’t listened to all the songs that have been submitted to ERT before discussing her choice to take part in the competition this year.

She stated the following when the journalist asked her about the songs that were submitted:

I have listened some songs but not all of them.

We haven’t made a decision yet, but we’ve received songs in a variety of styles.

The composer of Loreen’s two entries has sent in his proposal, as far as I know.

Eurovision is a musical celebration. Our aim is to find the best song.

Why did you decide to represent Greece at Eurovision?

Why not? This is what we do. We compose music. We sing, dance, travel and take part in festivals.

Did you respond right away when the proposal was made to you, or did you need some time to consider it?

I held off on saying yes at first. In past years, there had been conversations about Eurovision. I knew it would happen one day.

At the beginning, as in the previous times, I said “next year”.

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Greece: Will ERT host a show to celebrate 50 years of Eurovision participation?

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It was reported earlier today, via the television program “Mega Kalimera”, that ERT is working on the idea of hosting an anniversary show in April to honor the 50th anniversary of Greece’s debut participation in the competition with Marinella and “Krasi, Thalassa kai t’ agori mou”.

Among the candidate names for the presentation of the event are Daphne Bokotta and Fotis Sergulopoulos with Jenny Melita. The aforementioned names have all served as commentators for Greek public television in the past.

Nevertheless, no details regarding the character and content of the program are provided above, and it is stressed that this is merely an idea whose execution has not yet been determined.

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The CEO of Panik Records discusses Josephine’s potential participation in Eurovision in the future!

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George Arsenakos, the CEO of PANIK Records, the label that Josephine is signed to, discussed the rumors that have been circulating for the past few months regarding Josephine’s potential participation in Eurovision 2024. He said that there had never been any conversations regarding her participating in the competition!

Josephine was never meant to compete in Eurovision! We were not contacted by ERT. What the public television would like is not the same as what the Eurovision fans want.

Georgos Arsenakos also spoke about Marina Satti, expressing his satisfaction with ERT’s choice:

This year, the decision made by public television was excellent. I believe we’ll do well because Marina Satti is an amazing artist!

Josephine recently discussed Eurovision as well, stating that, despite her claims last month that she was in talks with ERT for Eurovision 2024, participating in the contest is not one of her top priorities.

We had discussions regarding Eurovision, but they stalled. I’m not dying to do it. My country is the only reason I would do it. I sincerely hope Marina Satti will succeed because she deserves it.

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Source: OPEN Beyond