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Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Greece
National selection
Selection process	Eurovision 2007
Selection date(s)	28 February 2007
Selected artist(s)	Sarbel
Selected song	"Yassou Maria"
Selected songwriter(s)	Alex Papaconstantinou; Marcus Englöf; Markus Sepehrmanesh;
Finals performance
Final result	7th, 139 points
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Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Yassou Maria", written by Alex Papaconstantinou, Marcus Englöf and Markus Sepehrmanesh. The song was performed by Sarbel. To select their entry for the 2007 contest, which took place in Helsinki, Finland, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final Eurovision 2007 which took place on 28 February 2007. The event saw three acts—Sarbel, Tamta and Christos Dantis—compete to be the Greek representative.

Following the selection of "Yassou Maria", a music video for the song was released and Sarbel embarked on an international promotional tour for the entry to Russia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Sweden and Romania. As Greece had placed highly at the previous year's contest, it automatically qualified for the final at this year's contest. Greece appeared tenth out of the 24 countries competing in the final and placed seventh with 139 points.

Background

Prior to the 2007 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times since its first entry in 1974.^[1]^[2] To this point, the nation won the contest once, in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Helena Paparizou, and placed third twice: in 2001 with the song "Die for You" performed by the duo Antique and in 2004 with "Shake It" performed by Sakis Rouvas.^[2] Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Greece qualified for the final each year.^[3] Its least successful result was in 1998, when the nation placed 20th with the song "Mia krifi evaisthisia" by Thalassa, receiving only 12 points in total, all from Cyprus.^[2]^[4]

The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) broadcasts the event within Greece and organises the selection process for the nation's entry.^[5]^[6] For the three contests preceding 2007 (2004, 2005 and 2006), ERT had selected high-profile artists internally and set up national finals to choose the song.^[7]

Before Eurovision

Eurovision 2007

Eurovision 2007 was the Greek national final developed by ERT to select the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.^[8] The competition took place on 28 February 2007 at the Athinon Arena Music Hall in Athens, hosted by Fotis Sergoulopoulos [el] and Maria Bakodimou and televised on ERT, ERT SAT as well as online via the ERT website ert.gr.^[9] According to the rules of the event, the songs were to be performed in English and the winner selected by a 50/50 combination of public televoting/SMS and a jury assembled by ERT.^[8]^[10] The jury consisted of Mimis Plessas, Dimitris Kontopoulos, Giorgos Andrikaki, Petros Kostopoulos, Eleonora Meleti, Johnny Kalimeris, Konstantis Spyropoulos, Rea Toutounzi, Barry Viniker and Antonis Karatzikos.^[11] ERT set aside a budget of €700,000 to pay for the participation, including the national final, a promotional tour and travel related to the contest.^[8]^[10]

Competing entries

Sarbel, Tamta and Christos Dantis took part in the national final to be the Greek representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

Sarbel, Tamta and Christos Dantis were the three acts announced by ERT on 16 February 2007 as the participants in the national final. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Central Athens Hotel. C:Real and Michalis Hatzigiannis were also mentioned as entrants who were considered, however, they were unable to meet the participation deadline, bringing the total number of participants to three.^[8]^[10]

The competing songs were revealed on 7 February 2007 during a press conference held at the Athens Plaza Hotel that was broadcast on ERT SAT and Star News.^[12] ERT assigned composers to each entrant, who was then able to select a song of their choosing in conjunction with the broadcaster. Entrants were given the freedom to perform their selected song in a way of their choosing.^[10] Sarbel chose "Yassou Maria", with lyrics by Markus Sepehrmanesh and composed by Greek-Swedish composer team Alex Papaconstantinou and Marcus Englof, who had previously written music for 2005 winner Helena Paparizou. Sarbel described the song as "a whole new style within itself" because of its blend of pop, Latin, and Greek sounds.^[13] Tamta selected the ballad "With Love", composed by Eurovision veteran Nikos Terzis with lyrics by Posidonas Giannopoulos.^[12] The song included ethnic Balkan sounds in addition to the main melody and a part of the song was in Greek.^[13] Lastly, Dantis chose "No Madonna", a song composed by himself with lyrics by Natalia Germanou.^[14] Together in 2005, they also composed the winning Eurovision song for Greece "My Number One", performed by Paparizou. The song was rock-dance with an ethnic Greek twist.^[12]^[13]

Final

The three entries competed at the final on 28 February 2007 and "Yassou Maria" performed by Sarbel was selected as the Greek representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, garnering nearly 40% of the cumulative vote.^[15] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured guest performances by 2007 Belarusian Eurovision entrant Dmitry Koldun, 2007 Bulgarian Eurovision entrants Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankulov, 2007 Cypriot Eurovision entrant Evridiki and Dimitris Korgialas, 2007 Swiss Eurovision entrant DJ Bobo, 1998 Cypriot Eurovision entrant Michalis Hatzigiannis and singers Natasa Theodoridou and Despina Olympiou. Former Greek Eurovision representative Paparizou was also present at the show, and the hosts Sergoulopoulos and Bakodimou provided comedy skits and an award show to past Eurovision entries.^[16]

Final – 28 February 2007^[15]^[17]
Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Jury^[a]	Televote^[a]	Total	Place
1	Sarbel	"Yassou Maria"	Alex Papaconstantinou Marcus Englöf Markus Sepehrmanesh	17.46%	22.23%	39.69%	1
2	Tamta	"With Love"	Nikos Terzis Posidonas Giannopoulos	17.22%	11.80%	29.02%	3
3	Christos Dantis	"No Madonna"	Christos Dantis Natalia Germanou	15.31%	15.97%	31.29%	2

Promotion

To promote the entry, a music video of "Yassou Maria" was filmed in the Gazi neighbourhood of Athens, specifically on Ermou Street and at the Technopolis museum. Directed by Giorgos Gavalos, it premiered on 12 March 2007 in Helsinki.^[18] ERT also created a four-part television special for their channel NET, which premiered on 19 April and aired up until the final in May. The show saw Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Maria Bakodimou travel to places of significance in Sarbel's upbringing, meeting with his friends and family to learn more about his life.^[19]^[20]

Further promotion was accomplished through an international tour, with Sarbel's first stop being in Russia from 20 through 22 March 2007. There, he performed at the opening of the Greek pavilion of the MITT International Tourism Exhibition in Moscow and was received by the Greek embassy for a celebration of Greek Independence Day. Other activities included television interviews on Channel One (C1R), Muz-TV, Nastroyeniye on TV Centre and MTV, and interviews for GDE magazine and newspapers KP and Moskovskij Komsomolets (MK).^[21] Following Russia, the next stop on the tour was Sofia, Bulgaria from 26 through 28 March. Sarbel was a guest on Bulgarian National Television's (BNT) weekly entertainment show Vsichki pred ekrana and was interviewed by Bulgarian National Radio. The next day, he was a guest on BNT's morning show and shot a scene for bTV's Slavi Show. Other activities included interviews on music channels MAD TV Bulgaria and Balkanika TV, and for the Nov Folk, Koj, Eva, Express and Joy magazines.^[22]^[23] The third stop was in Istanbul through 1 April, Turkey where Sarbel was interviewed by television stations ATV, Doğan News Agency and Number 1 TV, radio station Metro FM and newspaper Sabah.^[24]^[25] His appearance on the show Makina saw him perform "Yassou Maria" in addition to a few Turkish-language songs, including a duet with Turkish singer Ebru Gündeş.^[25] A visit to Cyprus from 14 April came next, where Sarbel was interviewed on the RIK morning show 7 to 10 and performed his entry on the game show Pame Evropi. He later was a guest on television stations ANT1 Cyprus and Music Box and was photographed for an article in Cappuccino magazine.^[26]^[27] Stockholm, Sweden followed Cyprus where Sarbel gave interviews to several media outlets including Expressen, Aftonbladet, Punkt, Stockholm Finest, Plaza Kvinna, Blupp, Gylleneskor.se and Sveriges Television. The stop culminated with a nightclub performance where he sang "Yassou Maria" amongst several songs from his repertoire.^[28] The final stop on the promotional tour for the Greek entry was Bucharest, Romania. Sarbel performed on TVR2's Dis de seara and on the network's morning show Tonomatul where viewers were able to call or send SMS messages for the singer to respond to. Other activities included interviews on TVR's Bagag...Pentru Europa, Romantica's Teo, television stations Antena and Kiss TV, magazine Cool Girl and the radio programme Psihologul muzical,^[29] while additional performances of "Yassou Maria" were seen on the shows Surprize, surprize [ro], De 3 X Femeie and Danutz SRL.^[30]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 took place at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, and consisted of a semi-final on 10 May and the final on 12 May 2007.^[31] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation, the "Big Four", consisting of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, and the top nine nations with high placements at the previous year's contest, were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final. The top 10 countries from the semi-final then progressed to the final to join them.^[32] As Anna Vissi had reached ninth place in the 2006 contest, Greece was not required to perform in the semi-final.^[15] The semi-final and final were televised live in Greece on NET with a radio broadcast on Second Programme;^[33] the final also had an additional radio broadcast on NET 105.8.^[34] Commentary during the shows was provided by Sergoulopoulos and Bakodimou.^[35]

Performances

Sarbel and his dancers took part in rehearsals at ERT's studios until 4 May, leaving the next day for the contest in Helsinki.^[36] They then took part in rehearsals at the Hartwall Arena on 7 and 8 May,^[37] followed by a dress rehearsal on 12 May.^[34] The Greek performance was choreographed by Maria Lyraraki, who had previously filled this role for the Greek entry in 2004 and as a team with Fokas Evangelinos in 2006.^[38] The costumes worn by the performers were designed by Lakis Gavalas.^[39] Greece's entry for the 2007 contest finished in seventh place at the 12 May final with 139 points, one point ahead of Armenia and six points behind Belarus.^[40] Viewership of the final was high in Greece, with 85.7% of the viewing population (3,414,130 viewers) watching during the Greek performance and 89.2% watching during the announcement of the results of the final.^[41]

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12 to the other competing countries; counties were not allowed to register votes for themselves. All countries participating in the contest were required to use televoting and/or SMS voting during both evenings of the contest. In the event of technical difficulties, or if the votes of the country did not meet the EBU threshold, then a back-up jury's results were to be used.^[32] Greece awarded its top 12 points from televoting to Cyprus in the semi-final and to Bulgaria in the final.^[42]^[43] The nation received 139 points in the final, placing seventh. This result included the top 12 points from both Bulgaria and Cyprus.^[43] Alexis Kostalas [el] was the Greek spokesperson announcing the country's voting results during the shows, a task he had performed since the 1998 contest.^[44] The tables below visualise a complete breakdown of points awarded to Greece in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, as well as by the country in the semi-final and final.

Points awarded to Greece

Points awarded to Greece (Final)^[43]
Score	Country
12 points	Bulgaria Cyprus
10 points	Germany Romania United Kingdom
8 points	Armenia Belgium
7 points	Albania Hungary
6 points	Moldova
5 points	Iceland Netherlands
4 points	Georgia Serbia Sweden Switzerland Turkey
3 points	Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic France Macedonia
2 points	Spain
1 point	Denmark Israel

Points awarded by Greece

Points awarded by Greece (Semi-final)^[42]
Score	Country
12 points	Cyprus
10 points	Bulgaria
8 points	Albania
7 points	Belarus
6 points	Georgia
5 points	Serbia
4 points	Andorra
3 points	Moldova
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Latvia

Points awarded by Greece (Final)^[43]
Score	Country
12 points	Bulgaria
10 points	Moldova
8 points	Russia
7 points	Ukraine
6 points	Armenia
5 points	Belarus
4 points	Serbia
3 points	Georgia
2 points	Romania
1 point	Spain

Notes

^ ^a ^b The percentages in the respective columns for jury and televote do not total to 100% as each voting method was only worth 50% of the total vote.^[15]

References

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[jessikairol-18] The percentages in the respective columns for jury and televote do not total to 100% as each voting method was only worth 50% of the total vote.^[15]

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[11] 2006: Bakker, Sietse (24 January 2006). "Hosts Greek national selection announced". ESCToday. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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 {{Infobox song contest national year
 | Year                   = 2007
 | Country                = Greece
-| Preselection           = Eurovision 2007
+| Preselection           = ''Eurovision 2007''
 | Preselection date      = 28 February 2007
 | Entrant                = [[Sarbel]]
 | Song                   = [[Yassou Maria]]
-| Writer                 = {{unbulleted list|[[Alex Papaconstantinou]]||Marcus Englöf|Mack}}
+| Writer                 = {{unbulleted list|[[Alex P|Alex Papaconstantinou]]||Marcus Englöf|Markus Sepehrmanesh}}
 | Final result           = 7th, 139 points
 }}
+[[Greece]] participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]] with the song "[[Yassou Maria]]", written by [[Alex P|Alex Papaconstantinou]], Marcus Englöf and Markus Sepehrmanesh. The song was performed by [[Sarbel]]. To select their entry for the 2007 contest, which took place in [[Helsinki]], Finland, Greek national television broadcaster [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT) organised the national final ''Eurovision 2007'' which took place on 28 February 2007. The event saw three acts&mdash;Sarbel, [[Tamta]] and [[Christos Dantis]]&mdash;compete to be the Greek representative.
+Following the selection of "Yassou Maria", a [[music video]] for the song was released and Sarbel embarked on an international promotional tour for the entry to Russia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Sweden and Romania. As Greece had placed highly at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006|previous year's contest]], it automatically qualified for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007#Final|final]] at this year's contest. Greece appeared tenth out of the 24 countries competing in the final and placed seventh with 139 points.
-'''Greece''' and [[Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi|Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT)]] chose to hold a national final this year after efforts to find a big-name artist for an internal selection failed. The artists involved were [[Sarbel]], [[Christos Dantis]], and [[Tamta]]. The national final took place February 28, 2007, and was called "Eurovision 2007". Each artist choose a song, and performed it in their own way. The winner was [[Sarbel]] with the song "[[Yassou Maria]]" which was chosen via 50% televoting and SMS voting and 50% jury voting.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Information on the National Selection and singers | url = http://www.eurovisionathens.gr/en/news.asp?id=22788}} ERT {{in lang|en}}</ref>
 ==Background==
 {{main|Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
-Prior to the 2007 Contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-seven times since its first entry in 1974,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=290 |title=Eurovision Song Contest 1974 |publisher=www.eurovision.tv |access-date=2009-01-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061122/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=290 |archive-date=2011-06-05 }}</ref> winning in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005|2005]] with the song "[[My Number One]]" performed by [[Elena Paparizou]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4566149.stm|title= Eurovision win for Greek singer|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2009-01-17| date=2005-05-21}}
+Prior to the 2007 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times since its first entry in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=290 |title=Eurovision Song Contest 1974 |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=2009-01-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061122/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=290 |archive-date=2011-06-05 }}</ref><ref name="GreeceContestHistory">{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/country/greece|title=Countries – Greece|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422171050/https://eurovision.tv/country/greece|archive-date=22 April 2020|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> To this point, the nation won the contest once, in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005|2005]] with the song "[[My Number One]]" performed by [[Helena Paparizou]], and placed third twice: in {{escyr|2001}} with the song "[[(I Would) Die for You|Die for You]]" performed by the duo [[Antique (band)|Antique]] and in {{escyr|2004}} with "[[Shake It (Sakis Rouvas song)|Shake It]]" performed by [[Sakis Rouvas]].<ref name="GreeceContestHistory"/> Following the [[Semi-finals in the Eurovision Song Contest|introduction of semi-finals]] for the 2004 contest, Greece qualified for the final each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/36093/analysis-of-the-first-semifinal/|title=Analysis of the first semifinal|date=23 May 2012|access-date=5 February 2021|first=Victor|last=Hondal|publisher=ESCToday}}</ref> Its least successful result was in {{escyr|1998}}, when the nation placed 20th with the song "Mia krifi evaisthisia" by Thalassa, receiving only 12 points in total, all from Cyprus.<ref name="GreeceContestHistory"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/birmingham-1998/final/results/greece|title=Restults of the Final of Birmingham 1998-Detailed Voting Results-Greece|access-date=22 June 2022|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}</ref>
-</ref> and being placed third twice: in 2001 with the song "[[Die for You (Antique song)|Die for You]]" performed by the duo [[Antique (duo)|Antique]] and in 2004 with "[[Shake It (Sakis Rouvas song)|Shake It]]" performed by [[Sakis Rouvas]]. Following the [[Eurovision Song Contest#Semi-finals|introduction of semi-finals]] for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004|2004 contest]], Greece has had a top ten placing each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13610|title=Introducing the 2009 entries: Greece|last=Klier|first=Marcus|date=2009-03-30|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=2009-03-30}}</ref> Greece's least successful result was in 1998 when it placed twentieth with the song "[[Mia Krifi Evesthisia]]" by [[Thalassa (band)|Thalassa]], receiving only twelve points in total, all from Cyprus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=19 |title=History by Country: Greece|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|access-date=2009-01-06}}</ref>
-The Greek national broadcaster, [[Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi]] (ERT) broadcasts the event in Greece each year and organizes the selection process for its entry.<ref>Paravantes, Maria. (2005-06-11). Joy In Greece Over Eurovision Win. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 117(24), 17-17. Retrieved on 2009-01-16.</ref> From 2004 to 2006, ERT had selected high-profile artists internally and set up national finals to choose the song, while for 2007 it held a televised national final to choose both the song and performer. As every other year since his first participation in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004|2004 contest]], ERT asked [[Sakis Rouvas]] to represent Greece but he did not accept.<ref name="Aziz">''Aziz Night Show''. [[TV2 (Bulgaria)|TV2]]. Airdate: 8 April 2009</ref>
+The [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT) broadcasts the event within Greece and organises the selection process for the nation's entry.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17|last=Paravantes|first=Maria|date=11 June 2005|title=Joy In Greece Over Eurovision Win|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=117|issue=24 |page=17|access-date=16 January 2009|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Stella|last=Floras|title=Greece shuts down public broadcaster ERT|url=https://esctoday.com/65476/greece-shuts-down-public-broadcaster-ert/|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=13 September 2022|date=11 June 2013}}</ref> For the three contests preceding 2007 ({{esccnty|Greece|y=2004|t=2004}}, {{esccnty|Greece|y=2005|t=2005}} and {{esccnty|Greece|y=2006|t=2006}}), ERT had selected high-profile artists internally and set up national finals to choose the song.<ref>Citations regarding the history of the selection process:
+*2004: {{cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/2356/scepticism_ert_if_apostolos_is_able_to_perform/|title=Scepticism ERT if Apostolos is able to perform|first=Edwin|last=van Gorp|date=16 March 2004|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=22 June 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125165900/https://esctoday.com/2356/scepticism_ert_if_apostolos_is_able_to_perform/}}
+*2005: {{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Roel|date=2005-01-22|title=Helena Paparizou to represent Greece|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/3661|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001221853/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/3661|archive-date=2008-10-01|access-date=22 June 2022|publisher=ESCToday}}
+*2006: {{cite web|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|date=2006-01-24|title=Hosts Greek national selection announced|url=https://esctoday.com/5411/hosts_greek_national_selection_announced/|access-date=22 June 2022|publisher=ESCToday}}</ref>
 ==Before Eurovision==
-=== Eurovision 2007 ===
+=== ''Eurovision 2007'' ===
-''Eurovision 2007'' was the Greek national final developed by ERT to select the Greek entry for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Royston|first=Benny|date=16 January 2007|title=Greece: Press Conference live|url=http://esctoday.com/7267/greece_press_conference_live/|website=Esctoday}}</ref> The competition took place on 28 February 2007 at the Athinon Arena Music Hall in [[Athens]] (21:00 [[Central Europe Time|CET]]), hosted by Fotis Sergoulopoulos and [[Maria Bakodimou]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-01-30|title=Greece: Hosts decided|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7425|access-date=2008-08-08|publisher=ESCToday}}</ref> The show was televised on ERT, [[ERT World]] as well as online via the ERT website ''ert.gr'' by 8 other countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information on the broadcast|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=7894}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Oikotimes {{in lang|en}}</ref>
+''Eurovision 2007'' was the Greek national final developed by ERT to select the Greek entry for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Royston|first=Benny|date=16 January 2007|title=Greece: Press Conference live|url=http://esctoday.com/7267/greece_press_conference_live/|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> The competition took place on 28 February 2007 at the [[Athinon Arena]] Music Hall in [[Athens]], hosted by {{ill|Fotis Sergoulopoulos|el|Φώτης Σεργουλόπουλος}} and [[Maria Bakodimou]] and televised on ERT, [[ERT World|ERT SAT]] as well as online via the ERT website ''ert.gr''.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007-01-30|title=Greece: Hosts decided|url=https://esctoday.com/7425/greece_hosts_decided/|access-date=2008-08-08|publisher=ESCToday|first=Stella|last=Floras}}</ref> According to the rules of the event, the songs were to be performed in English and the winner selected by a 50/50 combination of public [[televoting]]/[[SMS]] and a jury assembled by ERT.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ERTpressconf">{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/news.asp?id=22788|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302023048/http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/news.asp?id=22788|url-status=dead|date=16 January 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|title=Dantis, Tampta and Sarbel|archive-date=2 March 2007}}</ref> The jury consisted of [[Mimis Plessas]], [[Dimitris Kontopoulos]], Giorgos Andrikaki, Petros Kostopoulos, Eleonora Meleti, Johnny Kalimeris, Konstantis Spyropoulos, Rea Toutounzi, Barry Viniker and Antonis Karatzikos.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 March 2017|title=Παρασκήνια 2007: Το απόλυτο outsider, Σαρμπέλ, κέρδισε Δάντη και Τάμτα|url=http://infegreece.gr/παρασκήνια-2007-το-απόλυτο-outsider-σαρμπέλ-κέρ/|website=INFE Greece|language=el}}</ref> ERT set aside a budget of [[euro|€]]700,000 to pay for the participation, including the national final, a promotional tour and travel related to the contest.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="ERTpressconf"/>
 ====Competing entries====
+{{multiple image | total_width = 400 | image1 = Image-ESC_2007_Greece_-_Sarbel-Yassou_Maria_(cropped2).jpg | image2 = Tamta at the Eurovision 2019 - Cyprus 02 (cropped).jpg |image3 =Christos Dantis.jpg | footer = [[Sarbel]], [[Tamta]] and [[Christos Dantis]] took part in the national final to be the Greek representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]].}}
-Three artists were invited by ERT to participate in the national final. The three acts: [[Christos Dantis]], [[Sarbel]] and [[Tamta]] were announced on 18 February 2005 during a press conference held at the Central Athens Hotel in Athens.<ref name=":0" /> On 7 February 2007, the competing songs were released and premiered on ERT Satellite and Star News.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kasapoglou|first=Yiorgos|date=7 February 2007|title=Greece: Songs presented|url=http://esctoday.com/7565/greece_songs_presented/|website=Esctoday}}</ref>
+[[Sarbel]], [[Tamta]] and [[Christos Dantis]] were the three acts announced by ERT on 16 February 2007 as the participants in the national final. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Central Athens Hotel. [[C Real (Greek band)|C:Real]] and [[Michalis Hatzigiannis]] were also mentioned as entrants who were considered, however, they were unable to meet the participation deadline, bringing the total number of participants to three.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ERTpressconf"/>
-<!-- [[Sarbel]] performed "[[Yassou Maria]]", with lyrics by Mack and composed by popular Greek-Swedish composer team [[Alex Papaconstantinou]] and Marcus Englof who had previously written music for [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005|2005 winner]] Elena Paparizou. Sarbel described the song as "a whole new style within itself" because of its [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], and touch of ethnic [[Greece|Greek]] sounds.<ref name=interview>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/specials/read/7573|title=The Greek finalists speak to esctoday!|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2007-03-25|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=2008-08-08}}</ref> Sarbel was accompanied on stage by four female dancers. He wore black leather pants, and a silver shirt. There were blue lights and fire in the background. The choreography was complex which led to some problems with his microphone.
+The competing songs were revealed on 7 February 2007 during a press conference held at the Athens Plaza Hotel that was broadcast on ERT SAT and [[Star Channel (Greek TV channel)|Star News]].<ref name="songpresentation">{{Cite web|last=Kasapoglou|first=Yiorgos|date=7 February 2007|title=Greece: Songs presented|url=http://esctoday.com/7565/greece_songs_presented/|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> ERT assigned composers to each entrant, who was then able to select a song of their choosing in conjunction with the broadcaster. Entrants were given the freedom to perform their selected song in a way of their choosing.<ref name="ERTpressconf"/> [[Sarbel]] chose "[[Yassou Maria]]", with lyrics by Markus Sepehrmanesh and composed by Greek-Swedish composer team [[Alex Papaconstantinou]] and Marcus Englof, who had previously written music for [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005|2005 winner]] Helena Paparizou. Sarbel described the song as "a whole new style within itself" because of its blend of [[Pop music|pop]], [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], and [[Greece|Greek]] sounds.<ref name=interview>{{cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/7573/the_greek_finalists_speak_to_esctoday/|title=The Greek finalists speak to esctoday!|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2007-03-25|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=2008-08-08}}</ref>  [[Tamta]] selected the [[sentimental ballad|ballad]] "[[With Love (Tamta song)|With Love]]", composed by Eurovision veteran Nikos Terzis with lyrics by Posidonas Giannopoulos.<ref name="songpresentation"/> The song included ethnic [[Balkan]] sounds in addition to the main melody and a part of the song was in [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref name=interview/> Lastly, Dantis chose "[[No Madonna]]", a song composed by himself with lyrics by [[Natalia Germanou]].<ref>{{ cite web | title = Stop the press! H Madonna είναι και στη...eurovision! | url = http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=23928|language=el|publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]]|access-date=2008-08-08|date=2007-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927152156/http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=23928|archive-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Together in 2005, they also composed the winning Eurovision song for Greece "[[My Number One]]", performed by Paparizou. The song was [[rock music|rock]]-[[dance music|dance]] with an ethnic Greek twist.<ref name="songpresentation"/><ref name=interview/>
-[[Tamta]] performed the ballad "[[With Love (Tamta song)|With Love]]", composed by Eurovision veteran Nikos Terzis with lyrics by Posidonas Giannopoulos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=7848|title=Information on Tamta's song from Oikotimes|publisher=Oikotimes}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The song included ethnic [[Balkan]] sounds in addition to the main melody and a part of the song was in [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref name=interview/> Tamta went on stage with 2 male dancers and had a stage act with pyrotechnics. She wore a white dress with while glove and a white hood. The background was orange-yellow. The male dancers used red ribbon-flags on stage. The video wall in the background showed the words "love" and "happiness" in different languages. The song had a microphone glitch in it mid-way when one of the dancers stepped on a wire. Although she did not win the Greek selection, she would get her ticket to Eurovision twelve years later representing [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019|Cyprus]] with the song “[[Replay (Tamta song)|Replay]].”
-Christos Dantis performed "[[No Madonna]]", a song composed by himself with lyrics by [[Natalia Germanou]].<ref>{{ cite web | title = Stop the press! H Madonna είναι και στη...eurovision! | url = http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=23928|language=el|publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]]|access-date=2008-08-08|date=2007-01-16}}</ref> Together in 2005, they also composed the winning Eurovision song "[[My Number One]]" for Elena Paparizou. The song was [[rock music|rock]]-[[dance music|dance]] with an ethnic Greek twist.<ref name=interview/><ref>{{cite web | title = Information on the style of Christos Dantis' song | url = http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=7722 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Oikotimes {{in lang|el}}</ref> Christos Dantis was accompanied by 5 female dancers with blond wigs made to resemble [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]. The stage show included a fog machine and the song's lyrics written on the video wall talking to the audience. He wore a black suit on stage, then later a shiny black jacket. The female dancers mid-way in the song removed their skirts. The song also had a microphone glitch in it. -->
 ==== Final ====
+The three entries competed at the final on 28 February 2007 and "[[Yassou Maria]]" performed by [[Sarbel]] was selected as the Greek representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, garnering nearly 40% of the cumulative vote.<ref name="finalresults">{{cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/7837/upd-sarbel_to_helsinki_for_greece/|title=UPD Sarbel to Helsinki for Greece|date=1 March 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|publisher=ESCToday|first=Yiorgos|last=Kasapoglou}}</ref> In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured guest performances by [[Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Belarusian Eurovision entrant]] [[Dmitry Koldun]], [[Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Bulgarian Eurovision entrants]] [[Elitsa & Stoyan|Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankulov]], [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Cypriot Eurovision entrant]] [[Evridiki]] and Dimitris Korgialas, [[Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Swiss Eurovision entrant]] [[DJ Bobo]], [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998|1998 Cypriot Eurovision entrant]] [[Michalis Hatzigiannis]] and singers [[Natasa Theodoridou]] and [[Despina Olympiou]]. Former Greek Eurovision representative Paparizou was also present at the show, and the hosts Sergoulopoulos and Bakodimou provided comedy skits and an award show to past Eurovision entries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/news.asp?id=296186|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305090826/http://eurovision.ert.gr/news.asp?id=296186|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|first=Andreas|last=Roditis|date=28 February 2007|access-date=30 August 2022|archive-date=5 March 2007|title=Νύχτα επιλογής - Νικητής ο Σαρμπέλ}}</ref>
-The final took place on 28 February 2007. Three songs competed and the winner, "[[Yassou Maria]]" performed by [[Sarbel]], was selected by a 50/50 combination of public voting and jury voting. The jury consisted of [[Mimis Plessas]], [[Dimitris Kontopoulos]], Giorgos Andrikaki, Petros Kostopoulos, Eleonora Meleti, Johnny Kalimeris, Konstantis Spyropoulos, Rea Toutounzi, Barry Viniker and Antonis Karatzikos.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 March 2017|title=Παρασκήνια 2007: Το απόλυτο outsider, Σαρμπέλ, κέρδισε Δάντη και Τάμτα|url=http://infegreece.gr/παρασκήνια-2007-το-απόλυτο-outsider-σαρμπέλ-κέρ/|website=INFE Greece|language=el}}</ref> Public voting was conducted through telephone or SMS.
+{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
-In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured guest performances by [[Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Belarusian Eurovision entrant]] [[Dmitry Koldun]], [[Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Bulgarian Eurovision entrants]] [[Elitsa Todorova]] & [[Stoyan Yankulov]], [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Cypriot Eurovision entrant]] [[Evridiki]] and Dimitris Korgialas, [[Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|2007 Swiss Eurovision entrant]] [[DJ Bobo]], [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998|1998 Cypriot Eurovision entrant]] [[Michalis Hatzigiannis]] and singers [[Natasa Theodoridou]] and [[Despina Olympiou]]. Former Greek Eurovision representatives [[Elena Paparizou]] and [[Sakis Rouvas]] were also present at the show, and the hosts Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Maria Bakodimou provided comedy skits and an award show to past Eurovision entries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information on Elena Paparizou and Sakis Rouvas being involved in the National Final|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=7917}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Oikotimes {{in lang|en}}</ref>
+|+ Final – 28 February 2007<ref name="finalresults"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/news.asp?id=290626|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224145716/http://eurovision.ert.gr/news.asp?id=290626|date=8 February 2007|language=el|title=Η ΕΡΤ παρουσίασε τα τρία τραγούδια|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|first=Andreas|last=Roditis|archive-date=24 February 2007}}</ref>
-{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
-! colspan="8" |Final – 28 February 2007
-|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
-! Draw !!Artist !! Song !! Songwriter(s) !! Jury !! Televote !! Total !! Place
-|- bgcolor="gold"
-| align="center" |'''1'''||'''[[Sarbel]]'''||'''"[[Yassou Maria]]"'''||'''[[Alex P|Alex Papaconstantinou]], Marcus Englöf, Mack'''|| align="center" |'''17.46%'''|| align="center" |'''22.23%'''|| align="center" |'''39.69%'''|| align="center" |'''1'''
 |-
+! Draw !! Artist !! Song !! Songwriter(s) !! Jury{{Efn|The percentages in the respective columns for jury and televote do not total to 100% as each voting method was only worth 50% of the total vote.<ref name="finalresults"/>|name=jessikairol}} !! Televote{{Efn|name=jessikairol}} !! Total !! Place
-| align="center" | 2 ||[[Tamta]]|| "[[With Love (Tamta song)|With Love]]" || Nikos Terzis, Posidonas Giannopoulos || align="center" | 17.22% || align="center" |11.80% || align="center" | 29.02% || align="center" | 3
+|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
+| 1 || align="left" | [[Sarbel]] || align="left" | "[[Yassou Maria]]" || align="left" | {{hlist|[[Alex P|Alex Papaconstantinou]]|Marcus Englöf|Markus Sepehrmanesh}} || 17.46% || 22.23% || 39.69% || 1
 |-
+| 2 || align="left" | [[Tamta]] || align="left" | "[[With Love (Tamta song)|With Love]]" || align="left" | {{hlist|Nikos Terzis|Posidonas Giannopoulos}} || 17.22% || 11.80% || 29.02% || 3
-| align="center" | 3 || [[Christos Dantis]]
-| "[[No Madonna]]" || Christos Dantis, [[Natalia Germanou]]|| align="center" | 15.31% || align="center" |15.97% || align="center" |31.29% || align="center" | 2
 |-
+| 3 || align="left" | [[Christos Dantis]] || align="left" | "[[No Madonna]]" || align="left" | {{hlist|Christos Dantis|[[Natalia Germanou]]}} || 15.31% || 15.97% || 31.29% || 2
 |}
+===Promotion===
+To promote the entry, a [[music video]] of "Yassou Maria" was filmed in the [[Gazi, Athens|Gazi]] neighbourhood of Athens, specifically on Ermou Street and at the [[Technopolis (Gazi)|Technopolis]] museum. Directed by Giorgos Gavalos, it premiered on 12 March 2007 in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/news.asp?id=298915|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316000440/http://eurovision.ert.gr/news.asp?id=298915|url-status=dead|title=Έτοιμο το βιντεοκλίπ του Σαρμπέλ|language=el|date=11 March 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|archive-date=16 March 2007}}</ref> ERT also created a four-part television special for their channel [[ERT2|NET]], which premiered on 19 April and aired up until the final in May. The show saw Fotis Sergoulopoulos and [[Maria Bakodimou]] travel to places of significance in Sarbel's upbringing, meeting with his friends and family to learn more about his life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/24630.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518152544/http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/24630.asp|date=16 April 2007|archive-date=18 May 2007|url-status=dead|first1=Monica|last1=Papadatou|first2=Areti|last2=Christou|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|title=A Show about Sarbel|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/8116/greece_sarbel_on_tour/|title=Greece: Sarbel on Tour|first=Aris|last=Kalimeris|date=31 March 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|publisher=ESCToday}}</ref>
+Further promotion was accomplished through an international tour, with Sarbel's first stop being in Russia from 20 through 22 March 2007. There, he performed at the opening of the Greek pavilion of the [[Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology|MITT]] International Tourism Exhibition in Moscow and was received by the [[Embassy of Greece, Moscow|Greek embassy]] for a celebration of [[Celebration of the Greek Revolution|Greek Independence Day]]. Other activities included television interviews on [[Channel One Russia|Channel One]] (C1R), [[Muz-TV]], ''Nastroyeniye'' on [[TV Centre (Russia)|TV Centre]] and [[MTV (Russian TV channel)|MTV]], and interviews for ''GDE'' magazine and newspapers ''[[KP (newspaper)|KP]]'' and ''[[Moskovskij Komsomolets]]'' (''MK'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/301769.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130002656/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/301769.asp|date=21 March 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|title=Πρώτος σταθμός η Μόσχα|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2008}}</ref> Following Russia, the next stop on the tour was [[Sofia]], Bulgaria from 26 through 28 March. Sarbel was a guest on [[Bulgarian National Television]]'s (BNT) weekly entertainment show ''Vsichki pred ekrana'' and was interviewed by [[Bulgarian National Radio]]. The next day, he was a guest on BNT's morning show and shot a scene for [[bTV (Bulgaria)|bTV]]'s ''Slavi Show''. Other activities included interviews on music channels [[MAD TV (TV channel)|MAD TV Bulgaria]] and [[Balkanika TV]], and for the ''Nov Folk'', ''Koj'', ''Eva'', ''Express'' and ''Joy'' magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/301777.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130002700/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/301777.asp|title=Επόμενος σταθμός η Βουλγαρία|language=el|date=21 March 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|archive-date=30 January 2008|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|first=Monica|last=Papadotou|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/5/303207.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515055150/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/5/303207.asp|title=Εμφανίσεις του Σαρμπέλ στη Σόφια|language=el|date=27 March 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|archive-date=15 May 2007|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|first=Despina|last=Fagra|url-status=dead}}</ref> The third stop was in Istanbul through 1 April, Turkey where Sarbel was interviewed by television stations [[ATV (Turkish TV channel)|ATV]], [[Demirören News Agency|Doğan News Agency]] and [[Number 1 TV]], radio station [[Metro FM (Turkey)|Metro FM]] and newspaper ''[[Sabah (newspaper)|Sabah]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/304336.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130002713/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/304336.asp|title=Ο Σαρμπέλ στην Κωνσταντινούπολη|language=el|date=31 March 2007|first=Despina|last=Fagra|archive-date=30 January 2008|access-date=29 August 2022|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ebru">{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/304394.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130003251/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/304394.asp|title=Κέρδισε τις εντυπώσεις στην Κωνσταντινούπολη|first=Despina|last=Fagra|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead|language=el|archive-date=30 January 2008|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> His appearance on the show ''Makina'' saw him perform "Yassou Maria" in addition to a few Turkish-language songs, including a duet with Turkish singer [[Ebru Gündeş]].<ref name="ebru"/> A visit to Cyprus from 14 April came next, where Sarbel was interviewed on the RIK morning show ''7 to 10'' and performed his entry on the game show ''Pame Evropi''. He later was a guest on television stations [[ANT1 Cyprus]] and Music Box and was photographed for an article in ''Cappuccino'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/24623.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523034837/http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/24623.asp|title='Yassou Maria' Lands in Cyprus|date=14 April 2007|archive-date=23 May 2007|first1=Despina|last1=Fagra|first2=Areti|last2=Christou|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/8219/sarbel_promo_tour_dates_confirmed/|title=Sarbel: Promo tour dates confirmed|first=Benny|last=Royston|publisher=ESCToday|date=13 April 2007|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> Stockholm, Sweden followed Cyprus where Sarbel gave interviews to several media outlets including ''[[Expressen]]'', ''[[Aftonbladet]]'', ''Punkt'', ''Stockholm Finest'', ''[[Plaza Kvinna]]'', ''Blupp'', ''Gylleneskor.se'' and [[Sveriges Television]]. The stop culminated with a nightclub performance where he sang "Yassou Maria" amongst several songs from his repertoire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/308763.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130002723/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/1/308763.asp|title=Ο Σαρμπέλ στην Στοκχόλμη|language=el|date=18 April 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|archive-date=30 January 2008|first=Despina|last=Fagra|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final stop on the promotional tour for the Greek entry was Bucharest, Romania. Sarbel performed on [[TVR (TV network)|TVR2]]'s ''Dis de seara'' and on the network's morning show ''Tonomatul'' where viewers were able to call or send [[SMS]] messages for the singer to respond to. Other activities included interviews on [[TVR (TV network)|TVR]]'s ''Bagag...Pentru Europa'', [[Zone Romantica|Romantica]]'s ''Teo'', television stations [[Antena 1 (Romania)|Antena]] and [[Kiss TV (Romania)|Kiss TV]], magazine ''Cool Girl'' and the radio programme ''Psihologul muzical'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/7/308395.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715055611/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/7/308395.asp|title=Τελευταίος σταθμός... Βουκουρέστι|language=el|first=Despina|last=Fagra|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead|date=21 April 2007|archive-date=15 July 2007|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> while additional performances of "Yassou Maria" were seen on the shows ''{{ill|Surprize, surprize|ro}}'', ''De 3 X Femeie'' and ''Danutz SRL''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/12/24742.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221194407/http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/12/24742.asp|title=Running the Final Stretch|first1=Despina|last1=Fagra|first2=Areti|last2=Christou|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead|date=22 April 2007|archive-date=21 December 2007|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
 == At Eurovision ==
 [[File:ESC 2007 Greece - Sarbel-Yassou Maria2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sarbel]] at Eurovision 2007 Final in Helsinki, Finland]]
+The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 took place at [[Hartwall Arena]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland, and consisted of a [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007#Semi-final|semi-final]] on 10 May and the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007#Final|final]] on 12 May 2007.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |title=Eurovision Song Contest–Helsinki 2007 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007 |access-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430181101/https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007 |archive-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> According to the [[Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision rules]], all participating countries, except the host nation, the "[[Big Four (Eurovision)|Big Four]]", consisting of {{Esccnty|France}}, {{Esccnty|Germany}}, {{Esccnty|Spain}} and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom}}, and the top nine nations with high placements at the previous year's contest, were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final. The top 10 countries from the semi-final then progressed to the final to join them.<ref name="2007rules">{{cite web |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |title=Extracts from the Rules for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest|date=2007 |url=http://www.eurovision.tv:80/addons/files/Extract_ESC2007Rules.pdf |access-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507234645/http://www.eurovision.tv:80/addons/files/Extract_ESC2007Rules.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As [[Anna Vissi]] had reached ninth place in the 2006 contest, Greece was not required to perform in the semi-final.<ref name="finalresults"/> The semi-final and final were televised live in Greece on NET with a radio broadcast on [[Second Programme (ERT)|Second Programme]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/7/312627.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715055331/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/7/312627.asp|date=10 May 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|language=el|archive-date=15 July 2007|title=Η πρώτη μεγάλη βραδιά|first=Despina|last=Fagra|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead}}</ref> the final also had an additional radio broadcast on NET 105.8.<ref name="final_rehearsal">{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/25106.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518040145/http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/25106.asp|title=All Set for the ESC Final|first1=Areti|last1=Christou|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|date=12 May 2007}}</ref> Commentary during the shows was provided by Sergoulopoulos and Bakodimou.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/8039/greece_fotis_and_maria_to_helsinki/|title=Greece: Fotis and Maria to Helsinki|first=Stella|last=Floras|date=21 March 2007|access-date=29 August 2022|publisher=ESCToday}}</ref>
-[[Sarbel]] competed with [[Yassou Maria]] in the Eurovision Final in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] on May 12, 2007. Greece was not required to sing in the semi-final as [[Anna Vissi]], Greece's entry at the 2006 contest, reached ninth place.
+===Performances===
-During a draw, Greece was assigned a running order of 10 in the contest. Sarbel appeared after 4 ballads, and before 1 disco song. He went on stage with 4 girls with short dresses. They used the same dance routine as the Greek National Final, but with minor changes. Those changes included the end part, which used ribbons attached to the girls skirts during the end bridge, with Sarbel acting as sort of a puppeteer. Later the ribbons were used to make a heart around Sarbel and the girls at the very end.
+Sarbel and his dancers took part in rehearsals at ERT's studios until 4 May, leaving the next day for the contest in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/24922.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518123814/http://eurovision.ert.gr/en/c/5/24922.asp|title=Rehearsals Drawing to an End|first=Despina|last=Fagra|access-date=29 August 2022|date=3 May 2007|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2007}}</ref> They then took part in rehearsals at the Hartwall Arena on 7 and 8 May,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esctoday.com/8379/rehearsals_and_press_conferences_schedule/|date=27 April 2007|first=Stella|last=Floras|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=29 August 2022|title=Rehearsals and Press Conferences schedule}}</ref> followed by a dress rehearsal on 12 May.<ref name="final_rehearsal"/> The Greek performance was choreographed by Maria Lyraraki, who had previously filled this role for the Greek entry in [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004|2004]] and as a team with Fokas Evangelinos in [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006|2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.queen.gr/juicy/juicy-news/story/204067/lyraraki-h-xoreytria-toy-royva-sto-shake-it-pozarei-me-magio-ki-egine-ayto|title=Λυραράκη:Η χορεύτρια του Ρουβά στο Shake It ποζάρει με μαγιό κι έγινε αυτό|date=2 August 2019|access-date=2 August 2019|website=queen.gr|first=Nancy|last=Mitsostergiou|language=el}}</ref> The costumes worn by the performers were designed by Lakis Gavalas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/8387/greecesarbel_invades_greek_media/|title=Greece:Sarbel invades Greek media|date=2 May 2007|access-date=2 May 2007|publisher=ESCToday|first=Aris|last=Kalimeris}}</ref> Greece's entry for the 2007 contest finished in seventh place at the 12 May final with 139 points, one point ahead of [[Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|Armenia]] and six points behind [[Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|Belarus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Final of Helsinki 2007 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/grand-final |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422064603/https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/grand-final |archive-date=22 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Viewership of the final was high in Greece, with 85.7% of the viewing population (3,414,130 viewers) watching during the Greek performance and 89.2% watching during the announcement of the results of the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/7/313041.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715055106/http://eurovision.ert.gr/c/7/313041.asp|language=el|date=13 May 2007|access-date=22 August 2022|archive-date=15 July 2007|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] (ERT)|url-status=dead|title=Στα ύψη η τηλεθέαση}}</ref>
-Greece's entry for the 2007 contest finished in 7th place with 139 points, 1 point ahead of [[Armenia]] and 6 points behind [[Belarus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Final of Helsinki 2007 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/grand-final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422064603/https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/grand-final |archive-date=22 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> With changes to the format of the competition coming into effect for 2008, Greece would have to compete in one of two semi-finals for qualification into the final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]]. As Greece was not the winner of the 2007 Contest and was not a member of the Big Four, other results in the previous contest no longer pre-qualified nations to the final of the forthcoming contest.
 === Voting ===
+{{see also|Voting in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
+Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12 to the other competing countries; counties were not allowed to register votes for themselves. All countries participating in the contest were required to use [[televoting]] and/or [[SMS]] voting during both evenings of the contest. In the event of technical difficulties, or if the votes of the country did not meet the EBU threshold, then a back-up jury's results were to be used.<ref name="2007rules"/> Greece awarded its top 12 points from televoting to [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|Cyprus]] in the semi-final and to [[Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007|Bulgaria]] in the final.<ref name="2007semi">{{cite web |title=Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/semi-final/results/greece |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422155929/https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/semi-final/results/greece |archive-date=22 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2007final">{{cite web |title=Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/grand-final/results/greece |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422160000/https://eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007/grand-final/results/greece |archive-date=22 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The nation received 139 points in the final, placing seventh. This result included the top 12 points from both Bulgaria and Cyprus.<ref name="2007final"/> {{ill|Alexis Kostalas|el|Αλέξης Κωστάλας}} was the Greek spokesperson announcing the country's voting results during the shows, a task he had performed since the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1998|1998 contest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gossip-tv.gr/g-specials/gossip-cam/gallery/579385/alexis-kostalas-deite-poy-ton-entopisame-meta-apo-kairo|title=Αλέξης Κωστάλας: Δείτε πού τον εντοπίσαμε μετά από καιρό!|language=el|website=Gossip-tv.gr|date=19 February 2010|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> The tables below visualise a complete breakdown of points awarded to Greece in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, as well as by the country in the semi-final and final.
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+==Notes==
+{{notelist}}
 ==References==
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-[[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007]]
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-[[Category:2007 in Greece|Eurovision]]
+[[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007]]
+[[Category:2007 in Greek television|Eurovision]]

v t e Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
Ellinikós Telikós
Participation	1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 ~~1982~~ 1983 1985 ~~1986~~ 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	~~Themis Adamantidis~~ Giorgos Alkaios Antique Argo Bessy Argyraki Paschalis Arvanitidis Bang Kostas Bigalis Takis Biniaris Christos Callow Cleopatra Demy Yiannis Dimitras Katerine Duska Marianna Efstratiou Eleftheria Eleftheriou Elpida The Epikouri Freaky Fortune Afroditi Frida Katy Garbi Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord Agathonas Iakovidis Kalomira Mariza Koch Koza Mostra Elina Konstantopoulou Maria Elena Kyriakou Mando Marina Satti Marinella Helena Paparizou ~~Polina~~ Michalis Rakintzis RiskyKidd Sakis Rouvas Sarbel The Sea Lovers Kristi Stassinopoulou Stefania Stereo Mike Yianna Terzi Thalassa Marianna Toli Tania Tsanaklidou Victor Vernicos Anna Vissi Sophia Vossou Wave Robert Williams Loukas Yorkas Marianna Zorba
Songs	"Alcohol Is Free" "Aphrodisiac" "Autostop" "Better Love" "Charlie Chaplin" "Clown" "Die for You" "Die Together" "Ellada, chora tou fotos" "Emis forame to himona anixiatika" "Everything" "Feggari kalokerino" "Horepse" "Horis skopo" "I anixi" "Krasi, thalassa kai t' agori mou" "Last Dance" "Mathima solfege" "Mia krifi evaisthisia" "Miazoume" "Mou les" "My Number One" "Never Let You Go" "Olou tou kosmou i Elpida" "One Last Breath" "Oniro mou" "Opa" "Panagia mou, panagia mou" "Pia prosefhi" "Rise Up" "S.A.G.A.P.O." ~~"Sarantapente kopelies"~~ "Secret Combination" "Shake It" "Sokrati" "Stop" "Supergirl" "This Is Love" "This Is Our Night" "To diko sou asteri" "To trehantiri (Diri Diri)" "Utopian Land" ~~"Wagon-lit"~~ "Watch My Dance" "What They Say" "Yassou Maria" "Zari"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Greece did not compete