Greece: Regulations for the national final to be announced | End of ERT and RIK Dispute
The strategy for Eurovision is changing. ERT is preparing to publish the rules for the process of selecting the artist who will represent Greece in the song contest. This open process involves some risks, which is why it is deemed necessary to publish the regulations to avoid misunderstandings and complaints.
According to Typologies and our own sources, the details of the national final will be announced soon, as previously mentioned by the company’s CEO, Katerina Kaskanioti, during the presentation of ERT’s new program. ERT will release the complete rules of the process, so that all interested parties are aware of the exact method and specific timelines that will be followed to select Greece’s representative for Eurovision 2025.
ERT aims to create television shows that will lead to the selection of the artist who will represent Greece at Eurovision 2025, which will take place in Basel. However, this does not necessarily mean there will be preliminary rounds, as reported in the press in recent days. At the same time, the streaming services Eurovision Channel and Radio Eurovision will be in operation. It is worth noting that the 2024 Eurovision final, featuring Marina Satti, achieved record viewership on ERT1, surpassing even the UEFA Europa Conference League final, where Olympiacos won the trophy.
Last Wednesday, ERT’s program was presented at the Athens Conservatory, with RIK President Stavros Georgiadis as a guest. After the tension that arose between Greece and Cyprus last year—initially due to ERT’s reaction to RIK’s intention to select its representative through STAR’s Fame Story, and later with the revelations from the Cypriot Ambassador in Athens about former ERT President Konstantinos Zoulas’ statement that Greece could not award Cyprus high points because “Liar” had been rejected by ERT’s jury the previous year—the relationship now seems to be returning to the excellent level it had always enjoyed.
Will the traditional exchange of 12 points between Greece and Cyprus happen again? We remind you that the last time the two countries exchanged 12 points was in 2021.
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Source: typologies, eurovisionfun
