Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "One Last Breath", written by Efthivoulos Theocharous, Maria Elena Kyriakou, Vaggelis Konstantinidis and Evelina Tziora and performed by Kyriakou. The song was selected through the five-participant national final, Eurosong 2015 – NERIT & MAD show, developed by NERIT and organised and produced by the private music channel MAD TV.
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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Country | Greece | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurosong 2015 – NERIT & MAD show (60 years of music) | |||
Selection date(s) | 4 March 2015 | |||
Selected entrant | Maria Elena Kyriakou | |||
Selected song | "One Last Breath" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 81 points) | |||
Final result | 19th, 23 points | |||
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Greece was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 6, "One Last Breath" was among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Greece placed sixth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 81 points. At the final, held four days later, Greece performed 15th out of the 27 finalists and finished in 19th place with 23 points.