Greece: Maria Helena Kyriakou will fly to Vienna!

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Maria Helena Kyriakou will represent Greece at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna next May.

A total of 5 acts battled tonight in the 2015 Greek Eurovision national final- Eurosong 2015- A MAD TV Show: Barrice, C:Real, Maria Elena Kyriakou, Shaya and Thomai Apergi & Legend.

Maria Helena Kyriakou won the golden ticket to Vienna with One last breath, and thus will represent Greece at the forthcoming 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.

One last breath- preview clip

One last breath- live performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cvun3EC0Dg

The show was held in Athens’ Enastron Music Hall and was hosted by Mary Sinatsaki and Doretta Papadimitriou. Former Greek Eurovision representatives were invited to grace the stage during the show: Freaky Fortune feat Riskykidd (Greece 2014), Helena Paparizou (Greece 2005 ESC winner), Loukas Yiorkas (Greece 2011).

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.

Stay tuned to ESCToday.com for the latest news on Greece and the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.