The first statements of the great winner
Klavdia and the song “Asteromata” will represent Greece at its 69th song contest Eurovision In the reign of Switzerland, as the audience and jury decided on tonight’s night of the Greek final.
The evening opened with the Elena Paparizou and Sakis Rouvas With the accompaniment of the ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra and members of the ERT choir, they performed three flagship songs of the competition: “Waterloo” by ABBA, Johnny Logan’s “Hold Me Now”, “Waterloo” with which Marinella first represented Greece at Eurovision 51 years ago.
It was followed by a review of all the songs that have represented Greece in the Eurovision competition, and then Marina Saty with “Zari”, which was last year’s participation in the competition, went on stage.
During the vote waiting, viewers had the opportunity to enjoy a rich music program with Sakis Rouvas and Elena Paparizou, as well as a 2006 Eurovision review held in Greece after Elena Paparizou’s victory in 2005 with the 2005 victory song “My Number One”. Shortly before the name of the winner of the Greek final was announced on the stage was theo Evan, who will represent Cyprus at this year’s Eurovision, performing Fuego with which Eleni Fouriera represented Cyprus at the 2017 music competition, while a surprise was reserved for a surprise. And for Elena Paparizou who had her birthday (January 31).
The song that will represent Greece came from the combination:
50% public vote, 25% rating of the Greek Jury, 25% of the International Jury.
The appearance of 12 finalists in the national final after the draw was:
Rikki – ‘Elevator (Up and Down)’
Thanos Lambrou – ‘Free Love’
Costas Aperis – “My Land”
Andy Nicolas – ‘Lost My Way’
Klavdia – ‘Star’
Konstantinos Christoforou, Kostas Karafotis – “Paradise”
Georgina Kalais, John Vlaseros – ‘High Road’
Barbz – ‘Sirens’
Evangelia – ‘Vále’
Dinamiss – ‘Odyssey’
Nafsica – ‘Unhurt Me’
Xannova Xan – “Play It!”
The Greek final started at 9pm at the Christmas Theater and was broadcast live by ERT1, the second program, as well as internationally by ERT World, Ertflix International and “Voice of Greece”. At the same time, the evening was also available in Greek sign language via Live Streaming on ERT1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9lt0LOB8ra
Claudia: “I feel enormous gratitude, that is, I want to go out to shout” thank you “with a loudspeaker”
H Claudia She made her first statements to reporters, shortly after her victory.
The young singer and spokesman of Greece in the European music competition, shared her feelings, saying: “I feel great gratitude, that is, I want to go out and just shout “thank you” everywhere, all over Greece, with a loudspeaker. I feel huge relief, too, I can’t lie, it’s something I’ve imagined for a long time“
Then the Claudia He said: “Basically I was hoping to happen to me, I was very looking forward to it and I feel enormous relief. It was something I didn’t expect because it doesn’t matter what the forecasts were saying, everything was judged on live. One may have a better moment, one may have a worse than what we have heard on the records. I wanted to prepare myself negatively deliberately so that it would not be misleading me if I finally do not go to Eurovision. “
In closing, he said with humor: ‘I wish, guys, go to Europe and put their glasses! I love them very much and the truth is that I was scared a little because they fell on me two or three times and I was scared to go out without glasses, I have to go get 5 – 6 more“
