Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country
Greece
National selection
Selection process
Ellinikós Telikós 2011
Selection date(s)
2 March 2011
Selected entrant
Loukas Yorkas feat. Stereo Mike
Selected song
"Watch My Dance"
Selected songwriter(s)
Giannis Christodoulopoulos
Eleana Vrahali
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (1st, 133 points)
Final result
7th, 120 points
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Watch My Dance", written by Giannis Christodoulopoulos and Eleana Vrahali. The song was performed by Loukas Yorkas featuring Stereo Mike. To select their entry for the 2011 contest, which took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final Ellinikós Telikós 2011 which took place in March 2011. Six competing acts—Antigoni Psihrami, Kokkina Halia, Yorkas, Nikki Ponte, Trimitonio, and Valando Tryfonos—performed their prospective entries live during the televised event, with the winner selected by a combination of a public televote and a panel of judges.
To promote the entry, Yorkas and Stereo Mike made appearances in Belgium, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the UK, performing the song and meeting with local media. Greece took part in the first semi-final of the contest on 10 May 2011 and qualified for the final, placing first with 133 points. At the 14 May final, Yorkas and Stereo Mike performed "Watch My Dance" ninth out of the 25 participants and at the end of voting, was awarded seventh place, marking Greece's eighth consecutive top 10 placing since 2004.
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