Klavdia, who represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, will be the spokesperson for this years contest.
At a press event in Athens today, ERT has revealed that Klavdia will announce the results of the Greek jury in the final of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. 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.
Klavdia is the second spokesperson for Eurovision 2026 following Belgium revealing that Eurovision 1986 winner Sandra Kim will announce their points.
Who is Akylas?
Akylas Mytilinaios, better known simply as Akylas, was born on February 11, 1999 in Serres in northern Greece. After dropping out of school, he moved to Thessaloniki, where he graduated from culinary school and worked in restaurants. He also worked as a cruise ship singer for two years before moving to Athens. In 2021, Akylas began posting cover versions to TikTok and quickly gained popularity. He released his debut single “Fthinokraso” later that year.
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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.
