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Greece was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "To diko sou asteri" (Το δικό σου αστέρι), composed by Yannis Kyris and Marianna Efstratiou, with lyrics by Villy Sanianu, and performed by Marianna herself. The Greek participating broadcaster, Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT), selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT) | |||
| Country |  Greece | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 31 March 1989 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Marianna | |||
| Selected song | "To diko sou asteri" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 56 points | |||
| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editElliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (ERT) held the national final on 31 March 1989 at its television studios in Athens, hosted by Dafni Bokota. The songs were presented as video clips and the winning song was chosen by a panel of "experts".
It was later revealed that Mando was supposed to win the national selection; she was second, only one point behind Marianna. Mando took action against the Greek television station ERT because one of the jury members didn't vote. She won the ruling, but since the process was too late to reverse the decision, Marianna went to Eurovision.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Marianna Efstratiou | "To diko sou asteri" | 75 | 1 |
| 2 | Dakis | "Mi fevgis Anna" | 62 | 4 |
| 3 | Mando | "Mono esi" | 74 | 2 |
| 4 | Anna Vissi | "Kleo" | 69 | 3 |
| 5 | Michalis Rakintzis | "Nana" | 53 | 6 |
| 6 | Nei Epivates | "Enohos" | 62 | 4 |
At Eurovision
edit"To diko sou asteri" was performed 19th on the night (following Switzerland's "Viver senza tei" by Furbaz and preceding Iceland's "Það sem enginn ser" by Daníel Ágúst). At the close of voting, it had received 56 points, placing 9th in a field of 22.[1]
It was succeeded as the Greek representative at the 1990 Contest by Christos Callow & Wave with "Horis skopo".
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.