Greece in Eurovision: All songs from 1974-2018 (REACTION)

[@Katzenliebhaber199]

I was so shocked that Greece was not in the final this year. I love this song I did not understand a word when I heard it the first time but I read through a translation and from then on I really loved this song and I still love it. Many greetings from Italy

[@boniipekoglu506]

Greece is one of the best countires in this contest. In 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 they were my winner. Antique - die for you is the best song in eurovision I have ever heard

[@elenibali3467]

Fan fact Antique were a group and the female singer was Elena Paparizou who won solo in 2005💎❤

[@l.m6038]

Greece my all time favorite. I won't get over it if greece withdraws. So don't do that 💙💙💙💙

[@eurovisionsongcontestSWZ]

Thanks very much Georgia

[@l.m6038]

@@eurovisionsongcontestSWZ 💙

[@romaniachannel115]

Fun fact yasoo Maria was The summer hit în România 2007. Every beach was playing this Song And i love IT too

[@nickignat9541]

Romania Chanel Sunt de acord! Cantecul acesta este super!!

[@eurovisionsongcontestSWZ]

I hate Yiassou Maria

[@irondasgr]

Greece's very first entry singer is called Marinella and she is considered as the greatest ever Greek female singer. She is still in action - at the age of 80 - performing live in concerts with amazing energy and even though she is an endlessly moving all around the place performer the severe context of the first Greek representation (Greeks were just at the brink of getting rid of a dictatorship in 1974) obligated her to stay still while performing which was totally a contra - role for her and for those who know her style it is always so funny to watch. Our first participation was indeed a stunning one!

[@ylevy5]

Greece is my favorite country in the Eurovision, not to mention their language which is SO beautiful They have so many good songs. My faves are: 1977, 1979 (so underrated!), 1989, 1992, 1995, 2001 (best), 2005 (daaa), 2006 (still makes me emotional every time I listen to it), 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 Europe was literally deaf otherwise how come it took them 31 years to give Greece its first (and yet last) trophy?! This strikes me Ελλάδα ❤️ 🇬🇷

[@kennet7837]

My favourites: 1992 1993 2001 (Should have won!) 2005 (Glad it won! It was either this or Israel that year.) 2010 (Should have been in the top 5!)

[@nickignat9541]

Thank you for this amazing reaction! Helena Paparizou wrote history twice for Greece in Eurovision bringing the 3rd place for the first time in 2001 and won in 2005 and brought the contest in Greece. Personally i admire her and i love her , she has made us proud multiple times. Everything she does is pure gold😍

[@connorj9733]

Putting this together taught me that Greece really experiments with their entries, and I really love it. From pop, folk, the 80s sock hop, rock, rap, ballads, synth, etc. It's a lot of fun. Pleasure putting this together! More compilations coming soon!

[@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ]

Connor J let's hope that in 2019 will bring some heavy traditional Style; Psarantonis if you wondered...

[@connorj9733]

@@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣI'll look them up!

[@escgreece7866]

Greece deserved to win in 2010 and 2011 This year Yianna was poor enough on stage but should qualify because the song was really nice

[@alexanderbyks5981]

Well actually the delegation was never heard by the organizers.... pieces of the stage were off...and the staging we saw was meant to be "on time" during the song (like the fireworks for example).... everything went wrong by the organizers....

[@zoesimply1384]

5:25 Horis skopo means without a reason 😂 oroskopos is horoscope. Maybe Cyprus next? :)

[@ESCunited]

Wow, how funny. Haha

[@manospapas5349]

it actually means without a purpose.

[@ioannabregianni8530]

Oniro mou should have qualified. It’s so good and it sucks that it wasn’t appreciated by the juries:(

[@l.m6038]

Thanks for kalomira she really should have won 💙💙💙💙💙

[@stephiepapa1693]

" We needed a song from Greece that is called OPA. Now we can all die happily! " Hahahahaha brilliant 😅

[@dimitrismarkou3039]

I am greek and I have to tell you that you are on point to every song, i agree totally

[@ESCunited]

Thanks so much

[@melinasaranti4966]

As a Greek I can assure you that most of the Greeks agree with your opinion. We're more of a traditional country and we have this rare love for both out country and our tradition which comes from our history. And most of these songs were written by heart (especially Oneiro Mou and Anoixi = My Dream and Spring). As a teenager who was born in 2004 and knowing my country the way it is now (with all the "xenomania") I didn't expect to find any particularly traditional songs and was very surprised when I did. I was even more surprised when I realized that they didn't get the credit and age they deserved. "Anoixi" is one of those songs that always make me cry. And most of our songs are about the feelings of slavery and later freedom. Freedom is EXTREMELY important. And then, war. The things this country has been through are unbelievable. And we're still going on after thousands of years. That's what we express with the help of music and that's the reason most of our music is so good. It's pure. It's real. It's Greek :)

[@tzviacohen8139]

Ohhhhh! yhose iconic unforgettable songs of 1977 1979 ! Am i being nostalgic now🤗?

[@vibing7299]

Thanks for your nice (most of them) comments 💕💕 I really enjoyed this reaction ❣

[@ESCunited]

Thanks....With the exception of one particular year *cough2002*, there wasn't much bad I could really add :)

[@trhrvs]

ESCunited don't worry Greeks hate S.A.G.A.P.O as well 🤣😂 ! Greeks hate some of them : Clown, Aphrodisiac, Utopian Land and S.A.G.A.P.O

[@vibing7299]

ESC Bill this 😂🔝

[@trhrvs]

The Noob Dude τοτε δεν εχετε taste στη μουσικη ελεος

[@mitsossfin7764]

In 1990 this Horis Skopo means Without Reason... I'm from Greece 🇬🇷

[@simoneredaelli6618]

Die for you is not only the real winner of ESC 2001, but it's even the beste song ever performed in the history of this contest!!! Love you Greece from your Italian brothers

[@bouyiaka]

I am from Greece and I see a lot of Love here for the Greek songs, it really fills my heart, and I am the kinda person that never likes our songs.

[@angry_blueberry2596]

I am from Greece and I read the comments, I am very happy that my country is kinda popular 😁thank you everyone!

[@Sabrinajaine]

I LOVE 'Secret Combination', 'This is Our Night' and 'Alcohol is Free' :)

[@bloody_outlaw8000]

glad you like our country... even though greece is one of the best countries in esc ,i truly believe we have showed only the 30% of what we are capable of ...im sick and tired of the mainstream pop music..i feel like all the countries nowadays sound the same ..its such a shame because countries like greece or ireland have great traditional music and unique...

[@michaelmagdalasidis2267]

Finally the video I was waiting for😀....

[@gnelov987]

Greece 2018 😭😭😭 my favourite 😭

[@nandiacr1222]

I came across your videos and you are really nice and polite expressing your opinion!!!Greetings from Greece!!!

[@Janna5001]

My favorites from Greece is Sakis Rouvas, both his songs are amazing, Helena Paparizou also amazing, Sarbel “Yassou Maria”, Kalomira of course, Eleftheria “Aphrodisiac”, the song Rise Up too and my latest favorite was Demy with This Is Love.

[@trhrvs]

My Country !!! Γεια σου from Greece !!!! My Opinion : 1970s : Great Songs 1980s : WTF ?!!! Only Stop was nice 1990s : Good And Bad Songs 2000s : We Are Badass 😂 expect S.A.G.A.P.O and Manto 2010s : Great and Underrated Songs, expect Utopian Land and Aphrodisiac Also, Horis Skopo means : Without A Reason

[@trhrvs]

The Noob Dude τοτε δεν εχεις taste στη μουσικη

[@Hayastantzi92]

i loved Utopian Land!

[@trhrvs]

-Vlad- -tepeS- Thanks ! I liked a lot as well Nova Deca, it was so underrated !!

[@Copyrightbreaker22]

I can see that Greece is one of those countries that benefited greatly from the introduction of televoting. Also the problem I have with 2018 is that the song is AMAZING, however the live performance was so underwhelming not just visually but also vocally she had alot of bad notes in there.

[@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ]

Copyrightbreaker22 her father is one of the great voices in my country. anyway, I hope for some heavy duty traditional stuff the next year. Psarantonis for example

[@harakr1902]

You are awesome...thank you so much for you honest opinion,you were so nice even to songs that weren't that good..You are nice!being Greek and listening to that opinion felt nice! Thank you

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

My number one favourite is "My number one"! I also like the song from 2012.

[@marko66mark]

I prefer older Greek entries, especially Ellada Chora Tou Fotos and Pia Prosefhi, which is by far my favourite Greek entry ever. Should've been in top 3 at least.

[@dimpap3034]

Thank you for the reaction. I love it😄

[@ESCMattUK88]

Loving your videos Matt. Keep up the good work!

[@ESCunited]

Thank you Matthew.

[@le_Gay]

I’m really enjoying this series thanks for doing it!!

[@ESCunited]

Thank you.....and you're welcome!!!!

[@andreastsekouras]

Thanks for the video ! ❤

[@elenibali3467]

Fan fact you can find amazing moments with Elena paparizou and Sakis Rouvas in greek "the voice" you may not know greek but you will cry out laughing just by seeing what they are doing to get just one of the good singers in their team! Search it like funny/ hilarious moments greek the voice ! ✌😁😂

[@notthatcosta]

One of my favourite Eurovision countries, there are a few duds but considering how many entries they have, that's pretty good IMO.

[@bttm4u]

We’ve given so many good songs but Europe always sabotaged Greece... it seems that Europe thinks we’re only party all day and shit... 1995 is an example... it was like 2015, 2018 ok no stage presentation but a SONG TO REMEMBER... but no..

[@difcymru]

Antique was my winner in 2001

[@stauroulla1]

Hhh men in 2004 in Greece its a cender in the world... OLIMPIC GAMES.EYROVISION AND 2005 TAKE IN EUROVISION AND EUROCUP IN FOOTBALL..... keep what you are saying in GREECE... THANK YOU..

[@antikokalis]

Great job man. Really honest and knowledgeable

[@irondasgr]

Mattie! Thanks for the request, you are a treat!

[@ESCunited]

Awwww, thanks.

[@paulmartin1532]

Also Matt, you say there never should be laughs included in the lyrics of a song and I agree. There is the one exception to this rule tho and that comes from your own country's entry in 1979. Who can forget the absolute masterpiece that was Dghingiskhan? It's a true classic ❤

[@LEON-l9s]

In my opinion , Better Love was a new artistic proposal ..thanks Greece for getting to know as this masterpiece ..and of course , this is the greatest Greek participation ever ..!!!! 2nd place - Kalomoira - Secret combination 3rd place- Helena paparizou - Greece's big victory with My number 1 !! 🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️🙏🙏🙏 If Greece wants ...she can do Great things .. believe me 👌🙏🙏🙏

[@Sa.Di.]

1992 best of the best. Pure Greek music, high quality, perfect vocals, nice performance.

[@mag_rut]

My favourite one is Utopian Land and I still just can't understand why everyone hates it. It's modern and traditional in the same time, it has good alternative yummy vibes and reminds me Manu Chao. I really, really like it, it's still on my playlist.

[@ΒασιληςΔεδες]

Greece/Ellas/Ελλάδα💙💙💙

[@alexpapas99]

Horoscope lol. Love that wild guess...

[@Mediesc]

Greece 2018 was my winner 😂

[@GeorgefamousCapricorn]

The best song is " Panagia mou , panagia mou " with Mariza Koch... She is one of the best singer in Greece....

[@ilskaz]

I love your videos, you are a very well educated person generally and this is obvious. Keep on your great work! I love the way you never offend anyone but telling your opinion. You are genius!

[@mtav30]

Interesting fact: Mariza Koch (1976) was warned by the hosts not to perform the song, because they had information that a sniper might be in the concert hall that night, yet she performed anyway.

[@Labbish1]

Antique and Helena Paparizou! :)

[@mh-no5it]

Greece are my winners in 1977 and 2005.

[@ricovevogreek1991]

7:41 we in greece call it castanietas

[@ESCunited]

Just learned something new!!!!

[@niki_niki_mura]

Horis Skopo actually means without a reason. Im from Greece i love all songs!!

[@charlottecarson6388]

When your favourite Greek entries are Utopian Land and Oniro Mou - so unlucky 🙈

[@tinakanis4530]

11:20 'Now we can all die happily!'😂😂😂 I'm dying

[@billyriedel6449]

I love 1974, 1976, 1979, 1989, 1991, and 1996

[@Dim4323]

So wait Javine touch my fire lost to greece....I AM MISSING SOMETHING!

[@jenzie92]

2007 is one of my all time fav Eurovision songs 🙌🏻

[@MikeM-cj8bd]

2006 is my favorite greek entry. my top 3 is completed with 1995 and 1997 entries.

[@charalampostsouflidis7212]

You must imagine ,our stars got the 2nd place in the preselection.

[@rouli726]

Thank you for reacting to greek entries. Unfortunately for us the public television changes minds every year after year about the show , so we dont have a standar level. Yianna had no help from anyone so the song didnt made it.

[@kennethaxi]

Fun fact: Elena Paparizou was actually born i Sweden but now has moved to Greece. She got the Swedish audience to vote for Greece in some extent. We swedes are proud to have so much talented musicians so we even can export it to other countries! :)

[@earl.c]

Helena represented Greece (twice), participated in Melodifestivalen as a contestant, and was given the 2018 Cyprus song (which she rejected). We love the queen of Eurovision.

[@ilskaz]

I love Sweeden and I must say that in 2016 your show upgraded the whole show to a global hit! No one could have the power to organise such a HUGE show. You brought Justin Timberlake in the live show!!! Come on!!! Sweeden is the HEAD MASTER of eurovision's quality.

[@christinamammou7348]

We all love Sweden because we love Helena ! She is a Swedish born Greek and she makes both Greece and Sweden proud !

[@ZakhadWOW]

"It's basically grumpy talking..." Bwwhahahahaha

[@lindonesc]

Everything, a pure conviction song, is one of the best entries ever. The song also helped launch an other artist's career. It drew first attention to a singer named Tom Neuwirth in an Austrian competition 2006. Today everybody knows him as Conchita. Here is Tom in his early, early start: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3nRqpuwmZucm6M

[@eurovisiongreekchannel5708]

This year Greece had a very good song. Something that europeans maybe didn't understand was that the song talks about greece in its lyrics. If they had understood this , they may had liked more the song.

[@escfuego]

Where can we vote for the next country?

[@ESCunited]

kzbin.infocommunity

[@trinc79]

Hehe, it's a little bit funny how in 2001 the victory of Greece was almost signed and sealed, I think Die for you was already a major hit in Europe, when Dave Benton and Tanel Padar came and stole the show :). Just as I said in a previous comment NOBODY in our country expected that :). When Estonia got its 12 points from the first country (Netherlands), I remember the jaw dropping, saying - haha, let's enjoy the briefest moment with Estonia on top of the scoreboard :). Well, this voting was one hell of an hour :). But I almost feel as if I should apologize for Estonia winning and Antique not :D - due to the way the preferences have mostly been voiced since then :). But if you compare the performances, I guess the answer is there, the "deer in the headlights" look and the stiff "rehearsed" dance movements may have cost the victory there :). Not so sorry after all :D. At least Greece got its redemption in 2005 :). I checked it out - Estonians have never been huge fans of the "hip shaking" greek songs in ESC, Antique got 6, Kalomira 1 and Helena P - ZERO points from the Estonian public :O :). Being into Eurovison for 25 years, i've only recently started warming up to those hip shakers (e.g Fuego), but not retroactively, so for me Kalomira was definitely overrated and I must admit, that Greece was among my least favorite winners since I started watching :). I do like Sakis for exactly the reasons you pointed out - he is into it, he's bringing the show and i'm sold! But my personal top 5 from the top are: 2006 - the drama and heartache that Anna Vissi brought to the stage, 2010 - OPA - that ethnic testosterone powerbomb, and such a good arrangement!!, 2009 - Sakis Rouvas - i did not specifically like that dance genre, hadn't he made that JUMP, he would not have won me over, but he did :D, great performance, which made me like the song as well!! 2011 watch me dance for that amazing powerful melody part and 2018 Oneiro mou for just being a good song :). S.A.G.A.P.O. is SO funny - we can't forget it in Estonia, it is just engraved in our brains :D as the contest took place here - I remember the band accusing the esc team for sabotaging their performance (i think they blamed the sound), but questionable sound was just one part of that number. But it's a happy funny memory to us, if you come to Estonia, I think people remember that song more than who won that year :D. So - give the password!

[@ESCunited]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.

[@SekondSparkTreg]

.... Oh no. The last eurovision song i heard is Alcohol is free. :O

[@nayan8483]

Oneiro mou was my winner before the semi. Yianna sounded good, but yes that stages choregraphy etc...a mess. Did she deserved the final? Yes I think so, over this is love at least(I love Demy but this is love is...meh)

[@raphkaw]

I love Anna Vissi! 💗

[@swedishmetalbear]

I love the ethnically Greek entries. In particular from the 90's era. But also later. I wish Sweden would send more ethnically Norse music instead of the regular radio pop they churn out.

[@alexanderbyks5981]

I have to be honest....2018 in Lisbon, things didn't go well for us because the Greek delegation WAS NOT HEARD AT ALL....as I have heard, the directing needed lots of corrections EVERY F...ING TIME, pieces of our staging never made it to the eurovision arena so they had to make it work with what, the organizers had ! Really bummer that we didn't qualify that year! And don't forget the huge bummer at demy's staging! Originally demy would swing on a big swing hanging from the ceiling.....the idea was sent months ago and the organizers said yes...yet they Informed our delegation that they couldn't make it happen, only two weeks before the Greek delegation fly to Kiev! I think that these two years, the organizers-i don't know why- did everything they could so we couldn't perform at our 100% !

[@SimsMoyal]

ok as for greece we won't agree about a lot of things. you will have to live with this :) my fav is 1989

[@KaserisH]

as a greek 2002 is my third favourite in Greece and of course SAKIIIIIIIIIIIS fourth

[@Marios_Gr]

LOL, Horis Skopo (1990) means without purpose.

[@Brewitz123]

I like 1974, 1978, 1980, 1991, 1993-1994, 2001, 2005

[@Marios-br1hm]

Greece is the best and most original country in the contest

[@4400seriesFAN]

Horis Skopo means Without Purpose, just like that somg. Lol

[@nilerra8181]

I much prefer Shake It over This is our night. Also "Shake It" remains as Greece' highest score ever xD

[@kennet7837]

Isn't "My Number One" the highest score being the winner and all?

[@nilerra8181]

Kennet Nop xD Shake It has a higher score and was voted by all countries unlike My Number One. Same with Die For You

[@kennet7837]

Okay, I checked and you were correct in terms of total points.

[@nilerra8181]

Kennet It had more consensus. Top 3 from 2004 was just stronger than 2005 I guess

[@JT-295]

Pls Iceland or Finland next

[@Bandido894]

Waiting Finland with horror, literally! :) They are so bad except Lordi, 3 from 80's and Paradise Oskar 2011. Best songs stays always in NF/UMK.

[@swanskogjsson151]

A good ESC country. My opinion: 1974: 8p 1976: 6p 1977: 7p 1978: 6p 1979: 10p 1980: 6p 1981: 4p 1983: 12p 1985: 12p 1987: 5p 1988: 4p 1989: 12p 1990: 5p 1991: 10p 1992: 10p 1993: 8p 1994: 4p 1995: 10p 1996: 8p 1997: 12p (personal favourite) 1998: 3p 2001: 12p 2002: 2p 2003: 3p 2004: 6p 2005: 8p 2006: 10p 2007: 10p 2008: 6p 2009: 7p 2010: 12p 2011: 8p 2012: 6p 2013: 12p 2014: 6p 2015: 8p 2016: 5p 2017: 5p 2018: 12p (couldn’t understand why this didn’t qualify)

[@petros9gr]

Nice video mate. Though i dont agreewith you that Greece has to send only traditional music in erovision. Traditional music is good because it sounds different but Greek music isn't only that. We have to promote also our pop and rock music scene. Sweden for example, it never sends tradional music to the contest and it ends up in the top 5 almost every year.

[@Markstubation01]

Secret Combination was the best... And of course, STOP!!!

[@nilerra8181]

About 2001, Estonia and Denmark brought something more unique and original than Greece or France who were more Esc-Typical. All 4 were great tho :) About 2008, no way Greece deserved to win again by using the same formula as 2005. I like Secret Combinartion. But Winners must be unique imo I absolutely agree 2013 Alcohol is free was so freaking good and energetic. My favourite Greek entry for sure :)

[@ESCunited]

Thanks for your thoughts. I don't see Estonia 2001 being unique or original. It was fun live but inferior musically. And in 2008, Russia won, that is anything BUT unique :) At least Greece was fun......:)

[@nilerra8181]

ESCunited Estonia 2001 was unique enough in terms of Eurovision imo. It was as you said fun, groovy, funky. Greece was kinda schlagger and we had Sweden winning in 1999 with that formula. Also I can buy France was superior musically than Estonia but Greece was not that high quality in contrast to Estonia imo :s About 2008... Dima Bilan was the first solo male artist to win since Toto Cotugno in 1990.. that alone makes Russia 2008 unique enough.. also it was a 2000's ballad which was something different as a winner as well imo. And Russia was up against Ukraine, Greece and Armenia.. all 3 using the same formula. That said, Russia 2008 is not among the most memorable winners.. we can agree on that :)

[@trhrvs]

nil erra Estonia is in my Top 15 in 2001, My Top 3 are : 3. Slovenia 2. France 1. Greece, my country

[@romaniachannel115]

Next România please

[@mauritsvink2824]

Can you do Luxembourg??

[@oliviia02]

Spain all songs since 1961 please😍😍😍

[@michaelsy8352]

Please react to Aurora Aksnes new album (Infections of a different kind). It's so beautiful. 💕💕💕

[@scallop555]

Nice :) Please react to Portugal

[@MegaLoveToDance]

Please react to Denmark next 😊

[@cookiemaatta5599]

Can you do Finland?

[@diegoooooooooooo]

Please do Finland next! :))

[@giladeilon3452]

Semi final 1 2018 😭😭😭😭😭

[@masterg2574]

Where are you from ?

[@ΑΒΓ123-ω1σ]

Amazing video! I love so much the message of "Oneiro mou" and I am so sad we didn't qualify. I don't think we will send sth with that strong message again.. But the performance was awful... 😞