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Argo (band)

Argo
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Argo at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.
Background information
Origin Thessaloniki, Greece
Genres Folk, Pontic Music, Balkan Music
Years active 2006 - present
Members Christina Lachana
Maria Venetikidou
Vladimiros Sofianidis
Kostas Topouzis
Ilias Kesidis
Alekos Papadopoulos

Argo is a Greek band that represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in , Sweden, singing "Utopian Land". Their previous name was "Europond" but they changed it for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. They performed "Utopian Land" on the first semi final of Eurovision on May 10, 2016 but failed to qualify to the May 14 final. This is the first time since the semi finals were introduced in 2004 that Greece has failed to reach the final.

The band has six members: Christina Lachana (Χριστίνα Λαχανά) (vocals), Maria Venetikidou (Μαρία Βενετικίδου) (backing vocals), Vladimiros Sofianidis (Βλαδίμηρος Σοφιανίδης) (vocals), Kostas Topouzis (Κώστας Τοπούζης) (Pontian lyra), Ilias Kesidis (Ηλίας Κεσίδης) (backing vocals, percussion) and Alekos Papadopoulos (Αλέκος Παπαδόπουλος) (davul).


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