Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country
Greece
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
Artist: 15 March 2004 Song: 20 March 2004
Selected entrant
Sakis Rouvas
Selected song
"Shake It"
Selected songwriter(s)
Nikos Terzis
Nektarios Tyrakis
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (3rd, 238 points)
Final result
3rd, 252 points
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Greece competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Sakis Rouvas with the song "Shake It", written by Nikos Terzis and Nektarios Tyrakis, to represent the nation. Prior to Rouvas' selection, the broadcaster had organised a public selection process entitled Eurostar, consisting of live semi-final heats, leading to a three-participant national final to select their entrant. While the event did take place and Apostolos Psichramis was selected as the Greek entrant, the song selection portion did not materialize after the Rouvas announcement and Psichramis instead joined Rouvas as a backing vocalist.
To promote the entry, a music video for the song was released and Rouvas made appearances at events in Greece, Finland, Lithuania, Malta, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Greece was drawn to appear 10th in the semi-final, which was held on 12 May. There, the nation placed third with 238 points and qualified for the final, held three days later. At the final, Greece placed third with 252 points, tying its best contest placement to this point.
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