Sing for Greece
Greek selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
Sing for Greece (abbreviated SFG; Greek: Εθνικός Τελικός) is an annual music contest organised by the Greek public broadcaster ERT, serving the Greek selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2025, replacing the previous Greek Eurovision selection Ellinikós Telikós which had been held since 1979.
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2025
Under the name Ethnikós Telikós (Greek: Εθνικός Τελικός; English: National Selection) the final took place on 30 January 2025 at the Christmas Theater in Galatsi, Athens. Twelve songs competed and the winner, "Asteromata" performed by Klavdia, was selected by a combination of public voting conducted through SMS (50%), Greek jury voting (25%) and international jury voting (25%).
2026
The contest was rebranded as "Sing for Greece". The competition consisted of three shows that took place between 11 and 15 February 2026 at the Peiraios 260 in Athens, hosted by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Betty Maggira and Katerina Vrana, with Fokas Evangelinos serving as the artistic director. All shows were broadcast on ERT1, ERT World, Second Programme (with commentary by Mikaela Theofilou and Dimitris Meidanis), Voice of Greece and ERT echo, as well as online on ERT's over-the-top media service ERTFLIX. The final was also broadcast on RIK 1 in Cyprus and on the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel.
Format
The competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 11 and 13 February 2026 and a final on 15 February 2026. 14 songs competed in each semi-final and the top seven entries qualified to the final. The results for the semi-finals were determined exclusively by public voting, while the results in the final were determined by a combination of public and jury voting. Public voting was conducted through SMS and online voting.
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