Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001


Greece and Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen by televoting and an "expert" jury. Antique was chosen with "Die for You" and placed 3rd at Eurovision.

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. 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 and televoting. As there was a tie at the end of the voting, the results of the televoting took precedence.

At Eurovision

"Die for You" was performed twenty-second on the night. 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.".
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