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Sing for Greece

Sing for Greece (abbreviated SFG; Greek: Εθνικός Τελικός) is an annual music contest organised by the Greek public broadcaster ERT, serving the Greek selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2025, replacing the previous Greek Eurovision selection Ellinikós Telikós which had been held since 1979.

Sing for Greece
Logo since 2026
Also known as
  • Ethnikós Telikós2
GenreMusic, entertainment, reality television
Based onEurovision Song Contest
Directed byFokas Evangelinos (2025 – present)
Presented by
Country of originGreece
Original languageGreek
No. of series2
Production
Executive producerHaris Fyseros
Running time~180 minutes
Production companyERT
Original release
Network
  • ERTFLIX (streaming platform, 2025 – present)
  • ERT1 (domestic television channel, 2025 – present)
  • ERT Cosmos (international television channel, 2025 – present)
  • Second Programme (domestic radio channel, 2025 – present)
  • Voice of Greece (international radio channel, 2025 – present)
  • ERTecho (2025 – present)
Network
Release30 January 2025 (2025-01-30) –
present
Related
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest

Winners

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Table key
First place
Second place
Third place
Last place
Year Song Artist Results at Eurovision
Final Points Semi Points
2025 "Asteromata" Klavdia 6 231 4 112
2026 "Ferto" Akylas 10 220 7 159

Editions

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2025

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Under the name Ethnikós Telikós (Greek: Εθνικός Τελικός; English: National Selection) the final took place on 30 January 2025 at the Christmas Theater in Galatsi, Athens. Twelve songs competed and the winner, "Asteromata" performed by Klavdia, was selected by a combination of public voting conducted through SMS (50%), Greek jury voting (25%) and international jury voting (25%).[1][2]

Final – 30 January 2025[3][4][5]
R/O Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Greek Intl.
1 Rikki "Elevator (Up and Down)" 8 4 2 14 7
2 Thanos Lambrou "Free Love" 1 7 4 12 9
3 Kostas Ageris "Gi mou" 7 1 10 18 6
4 Andy Nicolas "Lost My Way" 3 5 0 8 10
5 Klavdia "Asteromata" 12 8 24 44 1
6 Constantinos Christoforou and Kostas Karafotis "Paradeisos" 5 0 8 13 8
7 Georgina Kalais and John Vlaseros "High Road" 0 2 6 8 10
8 Barbz "Sirens" 6 10 14 30 3
9 Evangelia "Vale" 10 12 20 42 2
10 Dinamiss "Odyssey" 4 4 16 24 4
11 Nafsica Gavrilaki "Unhurt Me" 0 0 0 0 12
12 Xannova Xan "Play It!" 2 6 12 20 5

2026

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The contest was rebranded as "Sing for Greece". The competition consisted of three shows that took place between 11 and 15 February 2026 at the Peiraios 260 in Athens, hosted by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Betty Maggira [el] and Katerina Vrana, with Fokas Evangelinos serving as the artistic director.[6][7] All shows were broadcast on ERT1, ERT World, Second Programme (with commentary by Mikaela Theofilou and Dimitris Meidanis), Voice of Greece and ERT echo, as well as online on ERT's over-the-top media service ERTFLIX.[8][9] The final was also broadcast on RIK 1 in Cyprus and on the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel.[10][11]

Format

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The competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 11 and 13 February 2026 and a final on 15 February 2026. 14 songs competed in each semi-final and the top seven entries qualified to the final. The results for the semi-finals were determined exclusively by public voting, while the results in the final were determined by a combination of public and jury voting.[12] Public voting was conducted through SMS and online voting.[13]

Competing entries

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On 17 September 2025, ERT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries for consideration by the broadcaster by 2 November 2025.[14] Artists were required to be Greek citizens, be permanent residents in Greece or be of Greek descent. Songwriters could be of any nationality and submit up to three songs, however each song was required to have at least one songwriter that was a Greek citizen or a permanent resident in Greece.[15] 264 songs were received by the submission deadline and a seven-member jury selected 28 entries to participate in the national final.[2][16] The jury consisted of Giorgos Theofanous (composer and producer), Pavlina Voulgaraki [el] (songwriter), Despina Kritikou (radio station director), Monsieur Minimal (songwriter), Giorgos Mouchtaridis (radio producer), Dimitris Rigopoulos (journalist) and Marietta Fafouti (songwriter).[17] The competing entries were revealed on 4 January 2026 during the show Sing for Greece – Ethnikós Telikós Eurovision 2026 – I finalist, broadcast on ERT1 and hosted by Betty Maggira, Kelly Vranaki and Thanos Papahamos.[18] Among the selected competing artists was Koza Mostra, who previously represented Greece in 2013.[19]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Akylas "Ferto" (Φέρτο)
Alexandra Sieti "The Other Side"
Basilica "Set Everything on Fire" Vasiliki Maria Polytaridi
D3lta "Mad About It"
  • Anthony Mack
  • Roberto Koustas
Desi G "Aphrodite"
  • Christian Ostmoe
  • Despina Gkioulis
  • Kate Mattson
  • Shai Pinto
Dinamiss "Chaos"
  • Eleni Dina
  • Maria Dina
Evangelia "Parea" (Παρέα)
  • Alessandra Francesca Bregante
  • Evangelia Psarakis
  • Gino "the Ghost" Borri
  • Giorgos Kalogerakos
  • Jay Stolar
  • Jordan Palmer
  • Kyle Buckley
  • Samantha Cámara
  • Vlospa
Garvin "Back in the Game" Georgios Arvanitakis
Good Job Nicky [el] "Dark Side of the Moon"
  • Connor Mullally
  • Nikolas Varthakouris
  • Trey Qua
Kianna "No More Drama"
  • Elke Tiel
  • Konstantina Zerva
Koza Mostra "Bulletproof" Ilias Kozas
Leroybroughtflowers "Sabotage!" Dimitris Daras
Marika "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)"
  • Dionysia Klarnetatzi
  • Marika Papazoglou
Marseaux "Hanomai" (Χάνομαι) Manolis Solidakis
Mikay "Labyrinth"
  • Foti Katsanos
  • Miriam Kavoutzi
Niya "Slipping Away" Niya Omiridis
Panagiotis Tsakalakos "2nd Chance"
  • Christos Ioannidis
  • Panagiotis Tsakalakos
Revery "The Songwriter" Konstantinos Blioumis
Rikki "Agapi" (Αγάπη)
  • Giorgos Poulios
  • Konstantinos Katikaridis
Rosanna Mailan "Alma" (Άλμα)
  • Chris Zantioti
  • Nany Zarikian
  • Rosanna Mailan
Spheyiaa "Hilia kommatia" (Χίλια κομμάτια)
  • Aristotelis Pasialakos
  • Dimitris Varvaresos
  • Fanis Athanasiou
  • Georgia Sfetsiou
  • Nikos Hatzis [el]
  • Polydoros Babouras
Stefi "Europa"
  • Giorgos Dountoulakis
  • Sergios Tzanidis
  • Stefania Gatsakou
Stella Kay "You Are the Fire"
Stylianos "You & I"
  • Adam Wu
  • Stylianos Thomadakis
The Astrolabe "Drop It" Athanasios Yamas
Tianora "Anatello" (Ανατέλλω)
  • Christina Anna Bounia
  • Georgina Antonakaki
  • Pantelis Loupasakis
  • Violetta Tzivra
Victoria Anastasia "Whatcha Doin to Me"
  • Giannis Fousteris
  • Victoria Anastasia
Zaf "Asteio" (Αστείο) Giannis Zafeiriou

Semi-finals

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The two semi-finals took place on 11 and 13 February 2026. 14 songs competed in each semi-final, with the top seven proceeding to the final based on a public vote.[20] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included Klavdia (who represented Greece in 2025) in the first semi-final, and Tamta (who represented Cyprus in 2019) and Antigoni (who would represent Cyprus in 2026) in the second semi-final.[21]

Semi-final 1 – 11 February 2026
R/O Artist Song Public vote Place
Online SMS Total
1 Alexandra Sieti "The Other Side" 1,239 1,968 3,207 5
2 The Astrolabe "Drop It" 525 712 1,237 9
3 Desi G "Aphrodite" 795 427 1,222 10
4 Akylas "Ferto" 5,550 8,164 13,714 1
5 Evangelia "Parea" 1,420 1,819 3,239 4
6 Panagiotis Tsakalakos "2nd Chance" 222 494 716 14
7 Niya "Slipping Away" 561 192 753 13
8 Marseaux "Hanomai" 1,479 2,760 4,239 2
9 Rosanna Mailan "Alma" 788 1,355 2,143 6
10 Stefi "Europa" 585 1,302 1,887 7
11 Revery "The Songwriter" 423 388 811 12
12 Dinamiss "Chaos" 375 723 1,098 11
13 Stylianos "You & I" 1,581 2,122 3,703 3
14 Spheyiaa "Hilia kommatia" 410 926 1,336 8
Semi-final 2 – 13 February 2026
R/O Artist Song Public vote Place
Online SMS Total
1 Rikki "Agapi" 328 433 761 12
2 Garvin "Back in the Game" 345 367 712 13
3 Mikay "Labyrinth" 760 1,129 1,889 7
4 Marika "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)" 883 1,683 2,566 4
5 D3lta "Mad About It" 1,376 4,085 5,461 2
6 Zaf "Asteio" 1,068 2,028 3,096 3
7 Kianna "No More Drama" 368 858 1,226 9
8 Stella Kay "You Are the Fire" 420 366 786 11
9 Tianora "Anatello" 686 1,010 1,696 8
10 Victoria Anastasia "Whatcha Doin to Me" 564 325 889 10
11 Basilica "Set Everything on Fire" 148 257 405 14
12 Good Job Nicky "Dark Side of the Moon" 2,569 5,101 7,670 1
13 Koza Mostra "Bulletproof" 866 1,605 2,471 5
14 Leroybroughtflowers "Sabotage!" 916 1,301 2,217 6

Final

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The final took place on 15 February 2026. Fourteen songs, seven from each semi final, competed and the winner, "Ferto" performed by Akylas, was selected by a combination of public voting (50%), Greek jury voting (25%) and international jury voting (25%).[3][22] The Greek jury consisted of Marina Spanou (songwriter), Giannis Vassilopoulos (radio station director), Maria Iliaki [el] (journalist and presenter), Michalis Marinos [el] (actor) and Hara Kefala (vocal coach and music theatre performer), while the international jury consisted of Benedikt Wiehle (journalist at SWR3), Lasha Kapanadze (head of press for Georgia at Eurovision), Jelena Tomašević (Serbian singer), Ludovic Julien Hurel (head of press for France at Eurovision) and Andrei Zapșa (assistant general director and head of program of TRM). In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the guest performer was Christos Mastoras [el].[23]

Final – 15 February 2026
R/O Artist Song Jury Public vote Total Place
Intl. Greek Online SMS Total Points
1 Stylianos "You & I" 4 8 2,419 2,995 5,414 6 18 7
2 D3lta "Mad About It" 0 5 3,935 13,624 17,559 16 21 6
3 Mikay "Labyrinth" 3 1 1,084 1,473 2,557 0 4 10
4 Marika "Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)" 0 0 983 1,759 2,742 0 0 13
5 Marseaux "Hanomai" 8 10 4,279 7,363 11,642 14 32 3
6 Good Job Nicky "Dark Side of the Moon" 6 7 7,029 19,926 26,955 20 33 2
7 Koza Mostra "Bulletproof" 2 3 1,593 2,585 4,178 4 9 9
8 Stefi "Europa" 1 0 1,080 1,997 3,077 0 1 12
9 Rosanna Mailan "Alma" 0 0 1,481 1,957 3,438 2 2 11
10 Evangelia "Parea" 10 2 5,196 5,031 10,227 12 24 4
11 Zaf "Asteio" 7 6 2,640 4,424 7,064 10 23 5
12 Akylas "Ferto" 12 12 24,706 35,128 59,834 24 48 1
13 Leroybroughtflowers "Sabotage!" 0 0 593 1,090 1,683 0 0 13
14 Alexandra Sieti "The Other Side" 5 4 2,252 3,650 5,902 8 17 8

References

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  1. ↑ "Πώς θα ψηφίσουμε στον Εθνικό Τελικό" [How will we vote in the National Final?]. eurovision.ert.gr (in Greek). ERT. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision 2025: Με την Klavdia και το «Αστερομάτα» η Ελλάδα" [Eurovision 2025: Greece with Klavdia and "Asteromata"] (in Greek). ERT. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Eurovision 2025: Η Klavdia με το τραγούδι «Αστερομάτα» θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα στον Διαγωνισμό" [Eurovision 2025: Klavdia with the song "Asteromata" will represent Greece in the Contest] (in Greek). ERT. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Εθνικός Τελικός 2025: Η σειρά εμφάνισης των 12 φιναλίστ" [National Final 2025: The order of appearance of the 12 finalists]. eurovision.ert.gr (in Greek). ERT. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  5. ↑ Andersson, Rafaell (2025-02-02). "Greece: Ethnikós Telikós 2025 Full Voting Results Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  6. ↑ "Sing for Greece 2026". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
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  8. ↑ "Sing for Greece 2026: Η Klavdia στον Α' Ημιτελικό και η Τάμτα στον Β' Ημιτελικό – Ο Χρήστος Μάστορας στον Τελικό". eurovision.ert.gr (in Greek). 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
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  10. ↑ Pinakoulakis, Anastasis (2026-02-07). "Sing for Greece: Οι χώρες της διεθνούς επιτροπής + παγκόσμια online ψηφοφορία". OGAE Greece (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  11. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2026-02-12). "🇨🇾 Cyprus: RIK 1 to Air Sing for Greece Final". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  12. ↑ Lahav, Doron (2025-09-17). "Greece Opens Applications For "Ethnikós Telikós 2026"". ESCBEAT. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  13. ↑ Papaikonomou-Sideris, Matthaios (2026-02-10). "Sing for Greece 2026: Με δύο τρόπους θα μπορεί να ψηφίσει το κοινό για την ανάδειξη του τραγουδιού που θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα στη Eurovision 2026 - Για πρώτη φορά δίνεται η δυνατότητα online ψηφοφορίας και στους Έλληνες του εξωτερικού". press.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-02-11.
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  15. ↑ "Προσκληση εκδηλωσης ενδιαφεροντος για τη συμμετοχη στον 70ο διαγωνισμο τραγουδιου της Eurovision" (PDF). ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  16. ↑ Conte, Davide (2025-11-03). "🇬🇷 Greece: 264 Songs Received for Ethnikós Telikós 2026". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  17. ↑ "Eurovision 2026: Αυτή ήταν η κριτική επιτροπή που επέλεξε τα 28 τραγούδια για το "Sing for Greece" - Όλα τα ονόματα". antenna.gr/lifestyle-showbiz (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  18. ↑ "ΕΡΤ1 – «Sing for Greece» | Εθνικός Τελικός Eurovision 2026 | Οι Φιναλίστ - Κυριακή 4 Ιανουαρίου". eurovision.ert.gr (in Greek). 2025-12-29. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  19. ↑ Farren, Neil (2026-01-04). "🇬🇷 Greece: Sing for Greece – Ellinikós Telikós 2026 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  20. ↑ Farren, Neil (2026-01-04). "🇬🇷 Greece: Sing for Greece – Ellinikós Telikós 2026 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  21. ↑ "Sing for Greece 2026: Η Klavdia στον Α' Ημιτελικό και η Τάμτα στον Β' Ημιτελικό – Ο Χρήστος Μάστορας στον Τελικό". eurovision.ert.gr (in Greek). 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  22. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2026-02-28). "🇬🇷 Greece: Sing for Greece Final Public Vote Breakdown Released". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  23. ↑ Moustaki, Maria (2026-02-15). "«Sing for Greece 2026»: O Akylas με το τραγούδι «Ferto» θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα στον 70ό Διαγωνισμό Τραγουδιού της Eurovision". Γραφείο Τύπου ΕΡΤ (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
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