![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Eurovision 2023: Greece
May. 10th, 2023 06:49 pmArtist: Victor Vernicos
Song: What they Say
Currently with bookmakers: 29th* (200/1-750/1)
Place 2022: 8th in the final
Wins: 1, 2005
Victor Vernicos is the youngest entrant Greece has ever sent to Eurovision at sweet 16, but he will still get 12 points from Cyprus. He was selected from an internal shortlist that went from 7 to 3 and then the three was put to too juries, and artistic one that preferred young Victor, and the public committee which preferred Melissa Mantzoukis. Strangely, though the public committee was meant to be over 50% of the vote, they handed out over 400 points less than the Artistic committee, as a result Melissa Mantzoukis is suing the national broadcaster and that case will be heard after Eurovision where Victor performs.
What they say has elements of Mumford and Son's, who are honoured with imitations every Eurovision, and maybe some Coldplay. It is a rather mumble-y song and with only about 25 seconds to grab the audience before they are bored and take a toilet break the early mumbles are bad. This probably won't qualify unless countries other than Cyprus gives it points.
Despite only winning one Eurovision in almost 50 years, Greece has come a long way since 1974 where they had the worlds happiest backing singer. At least the lead singer seemed happy
Victor Vernicos is the youngest entrant Greece has ever sent to Eurovision at sweet 16, but he will still get 12 points from Cyprus. He was selected from an internal shortlist that went from 7 to 3 and then the three was put to too juries, and artistic one that preferred young Victor, and the public committee which preferred Melissa Mantzoukis. Strangely, though the public committee was meant to be over 50% of the vote, they handed out over 400 points less than the Artistic committee, as a result Melissa Mantzoukis is suing the national broadcaster and that case will be heard after Eurovision where Victor performs.
What they say has elements of Mumford and Son's, who are honoured with imitations every Eurovision, and maybe some Coldplay. It is a rather mumble-y song and with only about 25 seconds to grab the audience before they are bored and take a toilet break the early mumbles are bad. This probably won't qualify unless countries other than Cyprus gives it points.
Despite only winning one Eurovision in almost 50 years, Greece has come a long way since 1974 where they had the worlds happiest backing singer. At least the lead singer seemed happy
