Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Greece competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held on 12 May 2001 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised a public selection process entitled Ellinikós Telikós 2001 to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 6 March 2001 in Athens, the event saw nine songs compete to be the Greek entry; the results were determined by a combination of jury and televoting. The song "Die for You", written by Nikos Terzis and Antonis Pappas, and performed by Antique received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation. Greece performed 22nd out of the 23 countries competing in the contest and placed third with 147 points, marking their highest placement in the annual event to this point.

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country Greece
National selection
Selection processEllinikós Telikós 2001
Selection date(s)6 March 2001
Selected entrantAntique
Selected song"Die for You"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Nikos Terzis
  • Antonis Pappas
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 147 points
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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