greece song contest greece participated won song contest song contest victory greek national broadcaster internally selected sang number winning competition points song written composed number selected national final march public professional jury chose candidate songs background song contest marked greece sixth entry song contest debut prior contest best result place achieved twice song die performed duo antique shake performed greece successful result placed twentieth song receiving points total cyprus greek national broadcaster broadcasts event greece year selection process entry selection techniques varied national finals public entry internal selections like broadcaster complete control selection song contest decided hold televised national final internally selecting artist performer months preceding national selection rumors flooded news websites artist representing greece song contest internal selection artist chosen broadcaster national final song public having choice artist given official proposal represent greece contest greek contest press conference june discussing plans 50th contest network announced like represent liked expecting answer mid july response come 22nd month considered ultimately felt artist receive opportunity mentioned decision expected greek fans generally supported idea competing continue ask represent year finally accepted june stated asked network kept internal format seeking high profile acts months later november reported ready sign necessary contracts officially announced rumored contract record label included term required songs written popular greek songwriter day november stated close deal concluded expensive send contest said worried participating song contest international career going don understand greek artists insecure participate stated ended saying announce artist days possible backup time popular greek american songwriter participating time rumours expected pull competition december reportedly negotiations december spoke issue saying delay decision sort obstacle broadcaster january held meeting reported runner soon excluded idea works proposed compose remake past song theirs violation contest rules requesting money finally january announced selected member greek swedish duet antique represented greece contest achieving 3rd place deals going time failed case factor scheduling issues time contest united_states promoting press release stated singing career sweden factor surely contributed final choice northern votes considered important shortly announcement participation fired unknown reasons originally proposed national final selecting decided pick candidate songs host national final greek public jury select favorite song voting select song national final conducted sms public member expert jury weighted respectively jury songs sent greek foreign artists committee representatives chose songs initially narrowed selection special broadcast february titled songs presented greek public number composed lyrics composed lyrics let wild written light soul written february revealed light soul released available band named big alice song competition according contest rules song released october previous year revelation trimmed candidate songs choreography songs arranged following selection songs second special broadcast february greek public artist national final took place march club fever hosted greek journalist television presenter singing candidate songs greek musical group real performed songs acts countries performed entertain promote songs representatives netherlands present singing impossible dream singing interior song contest runner sang lane swedish band taking swedish national final sang result received sms texts votes came song number song clear winner received votes let wild got jury members gave points songs school grade style system giving best song points seven jury members voted number gave maximum points voted let wild number won points let wild placed points points let wild received higher score jury placed sms texts taken account promotion appearance contest went promotional tour sponsored singing song countries tour started march berlin germany visited performed number stop moscow russia taped mtv russia presented greek song largest tourism exhibit world gave interviews press leaving attended greek independence day reception greek embassy return greece greeted airport fans music video number playing video monitors greece attended opening ceremony european final song played appeared stage march arrived malta signed appeared television stations gave interviews local media following malta traveled serbia montenegro gave additional interviews moving april soon lisbon portugal promoted song greek export products sponsored greek tourism industry attended international exhibition food drink song played tourists music video seen large monitor april arrived sweden started singing career antique interviewed local media outlets heard radio stations stockholm following stay sweden flew istanbul turkey greek delegation met patriarch constantinople told good luck contest fell day turkey posed magazines interviewed media soon returned greece leaving short trip location contest greece finished song contest place song pre qualified final greece drawn perform nineteenth night following croatia preceding russia hurt appeared confident stage dancers prepared extravagant carefully choreographed stage moves wore short orange yellow dress dancers wore tan colored clothing performance included playing greek musical instrument backing dancers forming number stage final hosted greek television hosted national final spokesperson revealed greece votes countries member spokesperson number won total points received points maximum number points country country albania belgium bulgaria cyprus germany hungary sweden united_kingdom unexpectedly turkey highest viewing ratings history greek television recorded presentation pure gold trophy ukrainian president greek population tuned points awarded greece points awarded greece words winning 50th song contest showed modern face greece face everybody loves europe home arrival greece greeted crowds fans airport created water jet airplane bearing number pass landed way welcome party greek delegation people standing road throwing rose route bus reached met applause moving sight minutes emerged stage dressed greek flag holding trophy number music charts certified platinum greece gold sweden climbing number charts charting extended number weeks charted european countries germany switzerland austria later released united_states single remixes reached number billboard hot dance club play charting weeks
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005