The Greek broadcaster ERT has revealed that Sing for Greece – Ethnikós Telikós 2026 will take place on February 11, 13, and 15.
ERT has officially revealed the dates for Sing for Greece – Ethnikós Telikós 2026, the selection launched by the broadcaster to find an artist and an entry to represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
The competition is set to take place from February 11 to 15, 2026, with the semi-finals scheduled for Wednesday, February 11 and Friday, February 13. The Final night is expected to take place on Sunday, February 15. All the three shows will be hosted by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Betty Maggira, and Katerina Vrana.
The 28 songs competing to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be released in full this weekend. The songs competing in Semi-Final One will be released on January 17, and the songs competing in Semi-Final Two will released on January 18. The current line-up of the semi-finals is the following:
Semi-Final 1 – February 11
- Alexandra Sieti – “The Other Side”
- The Astrolabe – “Drop It”
- Desi G – “Aphrodite”
- Akylas – “Ferto” (Brought)
- Evangelia – “Parea” (Friends)
- Panagiotis Tsakalakos – “2nd chance”
- Niya – “Slipping Away”
- Marseaux – “Hanomai” (I’m lost)
- Rosanna Mailan – “Alma” (Soul)
- Stefi – “Europa” (Europe)
- Revery – “The Songwriter”
- Dinamiss – “Chaos”
- Stylianos – “You & I”
- Spheyiaa – “Hilia kommatia” (A thousand pieces)
Semi-Final 2 – February 13
- Rikki – “Agapi” (Love)
- Garvin – “Back in the Game”
- Mikay – “Labyrinth”
- Marika – “Daughters of the sun (A,E,I,O,U)”
- D3lta – “Mad About You”
- Zaf – “Asteio” (Joke)
- Kianna – “No more drama”
- Stella Kay – “You are the fire”
- Tianora – “Anatello” (Rise)
- Victoria Anastasia – “Whatcha Doin To Me”
- Basilica – “Set Everything On Fire”
- Good Job Nicky – “Dark Side of The Moon”
- Koza Mostra – “Bulletproof”
- Leroybroughtflowers – “Sabotage”
In each semi-final, public voting will choose seven songs to advance to the final, which will consist of 14 songs. In the final, the winning song will be chosen by a public vote (50%) and two judging panels; one international (25%) and one Greek (25%).
Klavdia represented Greece at Eurovision 2025 with “Asteromata”. She secured Greece’s best result in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2013, by placing 6th in the final, scoring 231 points. Greece was 8th with the public and juries and received 12 points from the juries of Australia, Cyprus, Israel and Montenegro, and 12 points from the televoters of Albania, Cyprus and San Marino.
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Greece debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, when they were represented by Marinella and the song “Krasi, thalassa kai t’agori mou”, which finished in 11th place with 7 points. Three years later, Greece earned their first top 5 finish with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert, and Bessy, who finished in 5th place with “Mathima solfege”. In 2001, Greece achieved their first top 3 placing with Antique and the song “I Would Die For You”. The song became a European hit and charted across the continent. In 2005, Helena Paparizou returned to the Eurovision stage as a solo artist and brought Greece their first, and to date only, victory. Her song “My Number One” won with 230 points, beating runners-up Malta by 38 points.
