Greece in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
| Greece in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 6 |
| First appearance | 2003 |
| Last appearance | 2008 |
| Highest placement | 6th: 2005 |
Participation history
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| External links | |
Greece's page at JuniorEurovision.tv  | |
Greece has sent six entries to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, entering at the first contest in 2003.
Greece's first entry was eight-year-old Nicolas Ganopoulos with the song "Fili gia panta", which came eighth for Greece. The country's best entry in the contest was in 2005 when Alexandros and Kalli placed sixth with "Tora einai i seira mas", while their worst result was in 2007, when "Made in Greece" placed 17th (last) with 14 points. The nation has not taken part in the contest since 2008.
History
Greece opted to be one of the 16 nations to take part in the inaugural edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and participated in six consecutive contests. 2008 marked their last appearance, with the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) announcing that relatively low television ratings for the contest and an objection to using children were factors in the decision.[1] ERT officially opted out of the contest in April 2009 in a press release that cited the economic crisis at the time as an additional factor.[2]
In January 2014, it was reported that New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT) was interested in taking part, taking over from defunct broadcaster ERT.[3][4] However, it was later confirmed that Greece would continue its absence from the competition.[5] In June 2020, it was reported that ERT was seriously considering returning to the contest in 2020;[6] however, weeks later, the broadcaster had decided against its return.[7]
Participation overview
| ◁ | Last place |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| 2003 | Nicolas Ganopoulos | "Fili gia panta" (Φίλοι για πάντα) | Greek | 8 | 53 |
| 2004 | Secret Band | "O palios mou eaftos" (Ο παλιός μου εαυτός) | Greek | 9 | 48 |
| 2005 | Alexandros and Kalli | "Tora einai i seira mas" (Tώρα είναι η σειρά μας) | Greek | 6 | 88 |
| 2006 | Chloe Sofia Boleti | "Den peirazei" (Δεν πειράζει) | Greek | 13 | 35 |
| 2007 | Made In Greece | "Kapou berdeftika" (Κάπου μπερδεύτηκα) | Greek | 17 ◁ | 14 |
| 2008 | Niki Yannouchou | "Kapoia nychta" (Κάποια νύχτα) | Greek | 14 | 19 |
Commentators and spokespersons
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The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[8] The Greek broadcaster, ERT, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Greek language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Greece. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.
| Year(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Masa Fasoula and Nikos Frantseskakis | Chloe Sofia Boleti
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| 2004 | Unknown | Kalli Georgelli | |
| 2005 | George Koutsogiannis | ||
| 2006 | Renia Tsitsibikou and George Amyras | Alexandros Chountas | |
| 2007 | Marion Mihelidaki | Chloe Sofia Boleti
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| 2008 | Renia Tsitsibikou and George Amyras | Stefani Trepekli | |
| 2009–2012 | No broadcast | Did not participate | |
| 2013 | Unknown | [11] | |
| 2014–2023 | No broadcast |
See also
References
- ^ Andrikopoulou, Natalia (13 October 2008). "Θέλουν να… ξεφορτωθούν τη Eurovision Junior". Eleftheros Typos (in Greek). Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ^ Anadioti, Eva (24 April 2009). "ERT officially out of Junior Eurovision 2009". Oikotimes.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ García, Belén (22 May 2014). "Junior Eurovision: Greece will be back!". Esc-plus.com. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 May 2014). "Greece Junior Eurovision return confirmed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (7 July 2014). "Greece: Will Not Participate In JESC 2014". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 June 2020). "Greece: ERT Considering Return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovoix.com.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (27 June 2020). "Greece: ERT Decides Against Return to Junior Eurovision in 2020". Eurovoix.com.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Zouboulakis, I. (1 November 2003). "Επιλογές / 21:00, ET1 "Eurovision Junior"" [TV choices / 21:00, ET1 "Eurovision Junior"]. To Vima (in Greek). p. 49.
- ^ a b Mantzilas, Dimitrios (13 November 2020). "Η Ελλάδα στη Junior Eurovision. Οι εθνικοί τελικοί και μερικά trivia" (in Greek). INFE Greece. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2013). "Three more countries to carry 2013 event". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 23 November 2013.