Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. Thalassa represented Greece with the song "Mia Krifi Evesthisia". They finished in 20th place out of 25 countries with 12 points.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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| Country |  Greece | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 1998 | |||
| Selected entrant | Thalassa | |||
| Selected song | "Mia Krifi Evesthisia" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 20th, 12 points | |||
| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
Before the final, eight semi-finals were held at the ERT TV Studios in Athens, hosted by Giorgos Marinos. Televoting selected the winning song in each semi-final to qualify for the final.[1][2]
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiannis Haniotakis | "Gynekes" | 1,799 | 3 |
| 2 | Marianna Efstratiou | "Ekleges gia mena" | 3,438 | 2 |
| 3 | Katerina Kourentzi | "Na ziso to fili" | 3,890 | 1 |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostas Katsigiannis | "Me ekatonpeninta" | 2,086 | 3 |
| 2 | Theodoros Zaharis | "Tha s'agapo" | 5,609 | 1 |
| 3 | Dionysis Schinas | "Palies agapes" | 4,102 | 2 |
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haralampos Kavalieros | "Agapi pou pote" | 3,218 | 2 |
| 2 | Evi Dikou | "San oneiro" | 2,156 | 3 |
| 3 | Dionysia Karoki & Thalassa | "Mia krifi evaisthisia" | 9,226 | 1 |
Semi-final 4
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stamatis Papadakis | "Erota sofe" | 1,423 | 2 |
| 2 | Yiannis Haniotakis | "An itan I agapi" | 1,382 | 3 |
| 3 | Hara Constantinou | "Fantasia mou" | 3,323 | 1 |
Semi-final 5
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Polydorou | "Melodia" | 3,383 | 2 |
| 2 | Iro Lehouriti | "Tipota" | 5,232 | 1 |
| 3 | Yiannis Drakopoulos | "Alexandra" | 1,366 | 3 |
Semi-final 6
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marianna Efstratiou | "Opos i vrochi" | 3,199 | 2 |
| 2 | Stavros Siolas | "Agapi moni" | 1,861 | 3 |
| 3 | Nikos Blios | "Kita to fos" | 3,264 | 1 |
Semi-final 7
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikos Katikaridis | "O vassilias ton ftohon" | 5,614 | 3 |
| 2 | Marianna Efstratiou | "Ta hili pou filouses" | 5,891 | 2 |
| 3 | Vivetta Koursi | "Se nostalgo" | 10,706 | 1 |
Semi-final 8
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Efstathia Mantzoufa | "Deisdaemona" | 4,677 | 3 |
| 2 | Dionysia Karoki & Thalassa | "Kosme cinema" | 7,580 | 1 |
| 3 | Robert Williams, Konstantinos Paliatsaras & Mara Thrasivoulidou | "Promitheas" | 6,299 | 2 |
Final
The final was held on 7 March 1998 at the ERT TV Studios in Athens, hosted by Giorgos Marinos. The winner was chosen by televoting.[3]
| Final – 7 March 1998 | ||||
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| Draw | Singer | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Nikos Blios | "Kita to fos" | 7,274 | 5 |
| 2 | Iro Lehouriti | "Tipota" | 19,421 | 2 |
| 3 | Katerina Kourentzi | "Na ziso to fili" | 8,249 | 4 |
| 4 | Dionysia Karoki & Thalassa | "Kosme cinema" | 2,295 | 7 |
| 5 | Hara Constantinou | "Fantasia mou" | 1,538 | 8 |
| 6 | Theodoros Zaharis | "Tha s'agapo" | 5,964 | 6 |
| 7 | Vivetta Koursi | "Se nostalgo" | 17,364 | 3 |
| 8 | Dionysia Karoki & Thalassa | "Mia krifi evaisthisia" | 19,477 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Thalassa performed 2nd on the night of the contest, following Croatia and preceding France. At the close of voting, "Mia krifi evaisthisia" received only 12 points (all of them from Cyprus), placing Greece 20th out of 25 entries. It was the worst Greek result in the contest at the time, and would remain so until 2016. The Greek televoting awarded its 12 points to Cyprus.
Due to a low average score over the past 5 contests, Greece was forced to sit out the 1999 contest.
Points awarded by Greece
| 12 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cyprus |
| 10 points |  Israel |
| 8 points |  Netherlands |
| 7 points |  United Kingdom |
| 6 points |  Malta |
| 5 points |  Croatia |
| 4 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| 3 points |  Germany |
| 2 points |  Slovenia |
| 1 point |  Portugal |
Points awarded to Greece
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Backup jury points[4]
| 12 points | Cyprus |
| 10 points |  Ireland |
| 8 points | United Kingdom |
| 7 points | Netherlands |
| 6 points | Malta |
| 5 points |  Norway |
| 4 points | Slovenia |
| 3 points |  Slovakia |
| 2 points | Croatia |
| 1 point |  Romania |
References
- "GREEK SEMI-FINALS 1998".
- "Ellinikos Telikos 1998 • semi-finals".
- http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Greece1998.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "Results of the national backup juries". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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