Greece: National final candidates revealed

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MAD TV, the Greek music channel has revealed  the names of the candidates who will compete at the forthcoming 2015 Greek national final, Eurosong 2015 – A MAD Show scheduled to be in March.

A total of 5 acts will compete in the 2015 Greek Eurovision national final, scheduled  to be held in Athens in March. The 2015 Greek national final will be co-produced by Greek national broadcaster NERIT and Greek music channel MAD TV.

The announcement of the songs is expected to be held by the end of February during a press conference. Hereafter the the competing songs will be released by NERIT and MAD TV on their respective channels, social media platforms and radio.

The candidates

  • Barrice
  • C:Real
  • Elena Kyriakou
  • Shaya
  • Thomai Apergi & Legend

About Greece…

In 2014 Greece opted for a national final in order to select its Eurovision entry and representative. Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd won the golden to Copenhagen with their Rise Up, achieving a 20th place in the grand final.

Greece has enjoyed massive success in the Eurovision Song Contest in the last decade accomplishing excellent results, achieving a total of 10 TOP 10 results since 2001, including a victory in 2005. Greece has competed in the Eurovision  final every year since the semifinals system was introduced in 2004.

Greece debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and has won the event in 2005 with Helena Paparizou‘s My number one, thus bringing the contest for the very first time on Greek soil in 2006.

The 2015 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 19, 21 and 23 May at the Wiener Statdthalle in Vienna, Austria.

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