Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 explained

Year:1990
Broadcaster:Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi]]|i=no (ERT)
Country:Greece
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:March 23, 1990
Entrant:Christos Callow and Wave
Song:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Horis skopo|i=no
Final Result:19th, 11 points

Greece was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Horis skopo|i=no", composed by Yiorgos Palaiokastritis, with lyrics by Yiorgos Papayiannakis, and performed by Christos Callow and Wave. The Greek participating broadcaster, Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi]]|i=no (ERT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi]]|i=no (ERT) held the national on 23 March 1990 at its television studios in Athens, hosted by Olina Xenopoulou. The songs were presented as video clips and the winning song was chosen by a panel of "experts".

Final – 23 March 1990
Draw Singer Song Place
1 "Mia nihta san ki apopse" 5
2 Aggeliki Bazigou "Ora chi" 6
3 Louisa Konne "Mono esi boreis" 4
4 Yiannis Dimitras "Taxidi" 3
5 Christos Callow and Wave "Horis skopo"1
6 "Mono emeis i dio" 2

At Eurovision

"Greek, Modern (1453-);: Horis skopo|i=no" was performed second on the night (following 's "Bandido" by Azúcar Moreno and preceding 's "Macédomienne" by Philippe Lafontaine). At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing 19th in a field of 22.[1]

It was succeeded as the Greek representative at the 1991 Contest by Sophia Vossou with "I Anixi".

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Zagreb 1990 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417141404/https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417161006/https://eurovision.tv/event/zagreb-1990/final/results/greece . 17 April 2021 . live.