ERT has revealed that 264 songs have been received for Ethnikós Telikós 2026, the Greek national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Greek broadcaster ERT has confirmed that 264 songs have been submitted to Ethnikós Telikós 2026 to try and represent Greece at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.
After this first stage, a total of 28 songs will compete in the two Semi-Finals, of which 14 will qualify for the Final, chosen exclusively by public vote. In the National Final, the winning song will result from the vote of the public (50%) and the two judging panels, one international (25%) and one Greek (25%).
Klavdia represented Greece at Eurovision 2025 with “Asteromata”. She secured Greece’s best result in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2013, by placing 6th in the final, scoring 231 points. Greece was 8th with the public and juries and received 12 points from the juries of Australia, Cyprus, Israel and Montenegro, and 12 points from the televoters of Albania, Cyprus and San Marino.
Image source: Alma Bengtsson / EBU | Source: ERT
Greece debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, when they were represented by Marinella and the song “Krasi, thalassa kai t’agori mou”, which finished in 11th place with 7 points. Three years later, Greece earned their first top 5 finish with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert, and Bessy, who finished in 5th place with “Mathima solfege”. In 2001, Greece achieved their first top 3 placing with Antique and the song “I Would Die For You”. The song became a European hit and charted across the continent. In 2005, Helena Paparizou returned to the Eurovision stage as a solo artist and brought Greece their first, and to date only, victory. Her song “My Number One” won with 230 points, beating runners-up Malta by 38 points.
