Eurovision 2016: Greece

Greece
Previous Entries: 36
Wins: 1 2005 (H)Elena Paparitzou – My Number One
First Entry: 1974 Marinella - Krasi, thalassa kai t'agori mou (Κρασί, θάλασσα και τ' αγόρι μου)
Most Recent Entry: 2015 Maria Elena Kyriakou - One Last Breath
National anthem: Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν

2016

Argo - Utopian Land

Hip Hop never does well at Eurovision and Greece’s chances are accurately displayed in the odds for this year’s event. The bookmakers give Argo a snowballs chance in hell of even qualifying. It will need a really very good performance to have a chance and because this is Greece it will also need a good wax…

This is the first time since 2004 that Greece did not use a national selection to choose their Eurovision entry. ERT, the Greek Broadcaster chose to pick this year’s song without the help of the public and I cannot understand why. Greece is one of the few countries that have gone to the Eurovision grand Final every year since the Semi-final system came in. They obviously have a successful formula, why would you change it… unless you want to lose. Why pay the entry fee if you want to lose? I don’t understand

I cannot decide if this song is trying to be political or nonsensical but it is not fantastic. I rarely like the Greek entries (with the exception of The Alcohol is Free) and I do not like this song. It won’t qualify which is sad for such a proud Eurovision country.

I rarely like the Eurovision entries from Greece, not even the one from 1981