My Number One
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| Single by Helena Paparizou | |||||||||||||||
| from the album Protereotita: Euro Edition and My Number One | |||||||||||||||
| B-side | "I Don't Want You Here Anymore" (Anapandites Klisis) "Ok" |
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| Released | March 24, 2005 (See Release history) |
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| Format | CD Single, digital download | ||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Genre | Greek folk music (Pontic), Greek folk dance | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:58 | ||||||||||||||
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Sony BMG Greece/Columbia (See Release history) |
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| Writer(s) | Manos Psaltakis, Natalia Germanou | ||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Christos Dantis | ||||||||||||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) |
Elena Paparizou
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Helena Paparizou
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| Composer(s) |
Manolis Psaltakis (2013 Greek court decision)
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| Lyricist(s) |
Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result |
1st
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| Final points |
230
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Shake It" (2004) | |
| "Everything" (2006) ► | |
"My Number One" is the 2005 winning song of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest being the 2005 Eurovision entrant for Greece performed by Elena Paparizou credited as Helena Paparizou. Written by Christos Dantis with English language lyrics co-written by Natalia Germanou, "My Number One" awarded the first victory to Greece in Eurovision.
The song is notable for casting elements of traditional Greek music in a contemporary dance music setting: its arrangement includes bouzoukis and a solo featuring a Cretan lyra. The song's lyrics describe the singer's appreciation for her lover who is lauded as "my number one" and "the only treasure I'll ever have".
Before Eurovision, ERT used an internal selection method to choose Paparizou. They chose her, and then had composers submit songs. They then picked four songs with Paparizou for her to sing at a Greek National Selection. At the Greek National Selection, Paparizou would have to sing the songs, and the public would vote via televoting to a special jury, that would determine what song to send to Eurovision. The songs to pick from were "My Number One", "OK", "Let's Get Wild" and "The Light in Our Soul". Shortly before the Greek national selection, it was revealed that "The Light in Our Soul" was released by the artist Big Alice in Germany, which broke the rules. The song was then disqualifed from the selection prossess, leaving just three songs to select. The chorus of the winning track has already become a chant for AEK Athens supporters.
The voting to pick the song consisted of televoting, and a jury. Televoting held a 60% outcome to the song, and the jury held a 40% outcome. In the end, "My Number One" gained a combined 66.47% from televoting and jury votes, and was chosen to represent Greece in 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. Shortly after the song was picked, the videoclip was shot in just 1 day at the Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum in Thessaloniki.
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