Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Greece and Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen by televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%). Antique was chosen with "Die for You" and placed 3rd at Eurovision.
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Ellinikós Telikós 2001 | |||
| Selection date(s) | March 6, 2001 | |||
| Selected entrant | Antique | |||
| Selected song | "Die for You" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 147 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
Ellinikós Telikós 2001
The final took place on 6 March 2001 at Rex nightclub in Athens and the host of the show was Dafni Bokota.[1] 9 songs competed and the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top four were chosen an "expert" jury to advance to the second round. In the second round, the winner was determined by a combination of votes from the "expert" jury (50%) and televoting (50%). As there was a tie at the end of the voting, the results of the televoting took precedence.[2]
| First Round – 6 March 2001 | ||||
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| Draw | Singer | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Antique | "Die for You" | Nikos Terzis, Antonis Pappas | Advanced |
| 2 | Lenou | "S'Efharisto" | Lenou Petsila, Aris Davarakis | Advanced |
| 3 | Sissy Bitzou | "To koritsaki tou bampa" | Giannis Stinkas | Eliminated |
| 4 | Maria-Louiza Vassilopoulou | "Agapise Me" | Maria-Louiza Vassilopoulou, Christos Soumkas | Advanced |
| 5 | Maria Karagouni & Thanasis Dimopoulos | "Me ta matia tis psychis" | Ioannis Panagiotopoulos | Eliminated |
| 6 | Lorna | "Zoi, s'agapao" | Giorgos Despotidis, Dimitris Brouchos | Eliminated |
| 7 | Tzina Fotinopoulou | "Killed Angels" | Giannis Tsiliminkras, Eleni Barmpakou, Rita Vazou | Eliminated |
| 8 | Kay Connors | "One More Time" | Replete Bros | Advanced |
| 9 | Dimitris Laskaridis | "Santorini" | Dimitris Laskaridis | Eliminated |
| Second Round – 6 March 2001 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Antique | "Die for You" | 3 | 45% | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Lenou | "S'Efharisto" | 2 | 12% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Maria-Louiza Vassilopoulou | "Agapise Me" | 1 | 13% | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kay Connors | "One More Time" | 4 | 30% | 3 | 7 | 2 |
At Eurovision
"Die for You" was performed twenty-second on the night (following Malta's Fabrizio Faniello with "Another Summer Night" and preceding Denmark's Rollo & King with "Never Ever Let You Go"). At the close of voting, it had received 147 points, placing 3rd in a field of 23.
The contest performance was a relatively static affair, with both singers as well as the backing vocalists standing in front of microphones to sing. Elena Paparizou, however, wore a tight white outfit, standing out against the black-clad backing singers and her duet partner. While the contest had by this point embraced pre-recorded music, Nikos Panagiotidis performed with a traditional Greek instrument throughout.
The third-place finish was Greece's highest place until the 2005 Contest, when Paparizou, performing solo, won the Contest.
It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 2002 Contest by Michalis Rakintzis with "S.A.G.A.P.O.".
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- "Το τραγούδι της Eurovision!". MAD TV. Retrieved on March 19, 2008
- "Greek Final 2001". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-19. OGAE Greece. Retrieved on March 19, 2008
See also
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