Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003


Greece was represented by Mando in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Never Let You Go".

Before Eurovision

Ellinikós Telikós 2003

Ellinikós Telikós 2003 was the Greek national final, held to select the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.

Competing entries

The deadline for artists and composers to submit entries was on 20 October 2002. Out of 243 songs submitted, a jury panel selected ten songs to compete in the national selection. The jury consisted of Evridiki, Paschalis Arvanitidis, Dafni Bokota, Giorgos Katsaros, Iro Trigoni, Johnny Kalimeris and Antonis Andrikakis. The competing artists were revealed on 10 February 2003. The full songs were released on 23 February 2003.

Final

The final took place on 26 February 2003 at the Ciné Keramikos Nightclub in Athens, hosted by Dafni Bokota, Rika Vagiani and Popi Tsapanidou. The winner was selected by SMS voting, televoting and an expert jury.

At Eurovision

"Never Let You Go" was performed seventeenth on the night. For her Eurovision appearance, Mando wore a navy blue gown, with a very tight lace-up bodice. She also had several backup dancers. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points, placing 17th in a field of 26.As Greece failed to reach the top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2004 Contest.
It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 2004 Contest by Sakis Rouvas with "Shake It".

Points awarded by Greece

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point