Alexandra Pascalidou became a versatile Eurovision Song Contest personality in the past months. After hosting the first Swedish semifinal, she presented the Greek national selection and now hosts Euromania, the weekly Greek Eurovision Song Contest magazine. “I hope we will all meet in Greece next year”.
Besides the fact that the contest is practically your job now, what does the contest itself means for you personally?
I think the contest is a big European party and maybe the only occasion where Europeans have the opportunity to meet, sing and dance and celebrate diversity. It unites millions of people, men and woman, old and young, rich
and poor, minorities and majorities and I love that! I remember myself watching the contest since I was a kid, always hoping and later voting for both my home countries – Greece and Sweden!
Do you have ambitions to expand your involvement with the Eurovision Song Contest? If so, please tell us about it!
My goals were/are to present and host the first Swedish semifinal in Gothenburg and then the Greek final as good as possible and try to transmit the enthusiasm and efforts of all those people working behind the scenes. My ambition now is to present the unique live show Euromania every friday night at 22.00 in an attractive way.
Finally I look forward to the big final in Kyiv and I hope I will satisfy the Greek audience with the comments and the
coverage. After that and depending on the result I will decide if this is something I will continue doing. Whatever happends I will always love and watch the contest. After this I can assure you I became a fan of the Eurovision Song Contest!
