ERT the Greek held a special Eurovision 2026 press day in Athens today with Akylas and Fokas Evangelinos in attedance where it has unveiled many details on the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and Akylas’s journey to Vienna.
ERT and Greece are gearing up in full steam for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. Akylas and the Greek delegation are working from strength to strength in order to showcase an extraordinary and dazzling performance at the ESC 2026 and aiming to bring the best result possible.
ERT hosted a special press meet up with the local press and media in order to unveil the latest details and information on the 2026 Greek Eurovision participation and coverage in Austria.
ERT has unveiled that four people will accompany Akylas on stage in Vienna:
- Parthena Chorozidou
- Michalis Michailidis
- Christos Nikolaou
- Konstantinos Karypidis
Maria Kozakou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis will be the Greek commentators once more. Klavdia (Greece 2025) will be the Greek spokesperson during the voting during the Grand Final.
All three Eurovision 2026 shows will be broadcast live in Greece on ERT 1.
A special video game featuring Akylas and his Eurovision entry ‘Ferto‘ has been launched. This is an ARCADE game, inspired by the rhythm and aesthetics of this year’s Greek entry, where users are invited to help Akyla avoid the obstacles he encounters on the way to Vienna and the grand final of Eurovision. The game is available online here
ERT’s official press release reads:
The protagonists of the Greek participation Akylas and the creative director Fokas Evangelinos were today, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at the radio station as part of the established press day organized by ERT. They spoke to journalists from all media outlets about the presentation of “Ferto” on the stage of the Wiener Stadthalle, in Vienna.
Akylas, who expressed his excitement about his participation, referred to the special message of “Ferto”, noting that the theme of the song is greed and overconsumption, as well as the constant need of man to want more and more, trying to fill the gaps left by deprivation and the repressed things of childhood. It is, as he said, an experiential story about the path from lack to success, the responsibility towards those who believed when there was nothing and a reminder that true value lies in gratitude and in the people who stood by us.
For his part, Fokas Evangelinos revealed that on the Eurovision stage, Akyla will be accompanied by Parthena Chorozidou, Michalis Michailidis, Christos Nikolaou, and Konstantinos Karypidis.
A surprise awaited the journalists, as Akylas and the song “Ferto” have their own electronic game. It is an Arcade Game, an endless runner type, inspired by the rhythm and aesthetics of this year’s Greek entry, where users are invited to help Akyla avoid the obstacles he encounters on the way to Vienna and the grand final of Eurovision.
