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"Secret Combination"

Eurovision Promotional Cover
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry
Country	Greece
Artist(s)	Kalomira
Language	English
Composer(s)	Konstantinos Pantzis
Lyricist(s)	Poseidonas Giannopoulos
Finals performance
Semi-final result	1st
Semi-final points	156
Final result	3rd
Final points	218
Appearance chronology
◄ "Yassou Maria" (2007)
"This Is Our Night" (2009) ►

"Secret Combination" is a song and CD single by Greek American singer Kalomira. It was Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and the first single released from Kalomira's fourth studio album titled Secret Combination the Album. It earned third place in the Eurovision final, finishing behind Russia and Ukraine, despite leading early in the final vote. Since the contest, the song has become a successful hit throughout Europe peaking at #1 in Greece and Cyprus, and reaching the top 40 singles in Turkey, Denmark, Sweden and Finland's download chart, all achieved as a result of digital sales alone. It also charted in Belgium, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

"Secret Combination" was officially released to the media and radio stations by ERT on February 6, 2008. The song was Kalomira's entry in a three way race to be Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. She battled both Chrispa and Kostas Martakis for the spot. The final decision was made on February 27, 2008 - Kalomira won, and after competing in the semi-final on 20 May 2008 she represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest final on 24 May in Belgrade, Serbia. Her song was performed 21st out of 25. Her and Kostas Martakis's songs were leaked onto the internet on February 3, three days before the official release, although the leaked versions were uncompleted demos. The song was released as a digital download on February 12, 2008 and a CD single on March 28, 2008. Kalomira has stated that she plans to record a Greek-language version of "Secret Combination" after the contest.

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