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Helena Paparizou Turns Down Offer to Represent Cyprus in Eurovision

Greek star Helena Paparizou has reportedly turned down an offer to represent Cyprus in this year's Eurovision, according to the Eurovision Fan Club in Greece (INFE). Earlier this week, Cypriot media reported that national broadcaster RIK was trying to convince...

Will Paparizou Be Representing Greece at Kiev Eurovision 2017?

Swedish-born Greek singer Helena Paparizou is reportedly in talks to represent Greece in the next Eurovision song contest in Kiev next year. The news was revealed by Paparizou's close friend, TV host Themis Georgantas, who said that she was...

Greek Singer Helena Paparizou to Release New Single

Helena Paparizou, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, has released a new single entitled Mr. Perfect. Mr. Perfect will be released digitally on Monday, December 5th. This is the second English single the Greek artist has released this...

Paparizou & Remos Offer Pre-Show for Upcoming Winter Show!

A special pre- show was organized at the Diogenis Studio in Athens for the winter season's live appearances of Helena Paparizou with Antonis Remos. Concerning the Greek Eurovision winner, Helena appeared on stage with a gold dress and performed...

Stefania, the 17-Year Old Who Will Represent Greece in Eurovision 2020

Greece's State Broadcaster ERT announced on Monday that Stefania Liberakakis will represent the country in the 2020 Eurovision song contest, which will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in May. Her selected song is called “SUPERG!RL.” Liberakakis, who was born in...

Athens Gets into Christmas Spirit With Spectacular Display of Light and Color

Athens is being transformed for the holiday season which promises to be one of the most spectacular in recent years as Greece is exiting its economic crisis. In the shopping center of the capital, at Ermou and Voukourestiou Streets, shops...

Greece to Rub Shoulders with FYROM at Eurovision 2018 Semi-Finals

They may be separated at the talks table but Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will be briefly united in May during semi-finals for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal. A draw in Lisbon on Monday...

State TV Receives 16 Entries for Upcoming Eurovision Song Contest

The Greek state broadcaster sent out an invite to national record companies in order to submit a proposal with potential candidates for the 2018 Greek Eurovision national final. The key requirement is that the song has to be entirely in...

16-Year-Old with Velvety Voice Captures Greek Audience (video)

A young Greek teenager stole the limelight at the Greek version of The Voice; the reality television singing competition, on Wednesday evening. The judges and the audience listened in awe to the performance of 16-year-old Athanasia Papanastopoulou, from Andravida, Peloponnese. Despite...

Athens Colour Day Festival Attracts 10.000 (video)

The most colorful party of Greece took place at the Olympic Stadium in Athens attracting more than ten thousand people on a rainy Saturday, June 17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoDk0uxNO0Q The Colour Day Festical as it is known in Greece is a celebration of...

ERT Announces Entry for 2017 Greek Eurovision

According to statements on Wednesday in a press conference by ERT, Greece's national broadcaster, their 2017 entry for Greece in Eurovision has been decided. The Eurovision competition is set to take place in Kyiv and ERT has selected Dimitris Kontopolous...

Greek Eurovision Song Tops BBC Radio 2 Fan-Favorite List

Helena Paparizou’s song “My Number One” was first on BBC Radio 2’s list of the best Eurovision winning songs in the last 60 years. The British radio station invited its audience to vote for their all-time-favorite Eurovision winning song. “This was...

Greece Participates in Eurovision with 'One Last Breath'

Greece will participate in the 60th Eurovision song contest in Vienna, with the song “One Last Breath” performed by Greek-Cypriot Maria-Elena Kiriakou. The young singer stole the spotlight when she performed in the special event that took place in...

Greece Allowed to Participate in 2015 Eurovision Song Contest

Greece will be allowed to participate in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, as state broadcaster NERIT became an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Greece's participation in the 2015 competition was at stake since NERIT was not a...

Vrettos Vrettakos, the Renowned Greek Fashion Designer

Vrettos Vrettakos is a London-based Greek designer who is very successful and famous in the international fashion industry. Both Greek and foreign celebrities, actresses and singers have been selecting his luxurious yet simple and flattering designs for their formal appearances...