Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final 50% Televoting 50% Judging panel |
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| Selection date(s) | 12 March 2010 | |||
| Selected entrant | Giorgos Alkaios & Friends | |||
| Selected song | "OPA" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 133 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 140 points | |||
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Greece, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, selected the song "Opa" sung by Giorgos Alkaios & Friends as their entry, by a national selection on 12 March 2010.
After an open call to record labels to submit proposals, Greece's national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) announced on 18 December 2009 the ten participants that would compete in the selection process. Despina Ricci dropped out of the final in January, while Katerine Avgoustakis was disqualified on 9 February, followed by Eleftheria Eleftheriou on 25 February, bringing the total number of entries to seven. The songs that each singer and ERT picked were first heard by the public through ERT's website on 26 February and presented through a televised show on 5 March 2010.
Prior to the 2010 Contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty times since its first entry in 1974, winning it in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Elena Paparizou, and having placed third three times: in 2001 with the song "Die for You" performed by the duo Antique; in 2004 with "Shake It" performed by Sakis Rouvas; and the 2008 entry "Secret Combination" performed by Kalomoira. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Greece has had a top ten placing each year. The least successful result was in 1998 when with the song "Mia Krifi Evesthisia" by Thalassa placing twentieth, receiving only twelve points in total, all from Cyprus.
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