Finding the 2025 Eurovision Representative for Greece
So I sat down to watch Ethnikós Telikós 2025, Greece’s national selection for Eurovision in Basel. From the ridiculous flying car ride featuring our host’s (Sakis and Helena) former performances throughout the years of the contest, to the cheesy entrance to the stage – there was no denying that these glorious humans have not only chemistry, but a love for the contest.
The somewhat empty theatre was not all that abuzz during the several covers that these accomplished performers started the event off with… A strained Waterloo, Helena stealing the thunder with Hold Me Now, and so on.
37 minutes later, we were finally introduced to the first act… (I must admit, I skipped though every interlude and interval and focused on the twelve performances only).
All that is left for this report, are my thoughts on the acts:
1: Rikki: A triple dose of bonkers in this Mika-esque performance – but there was no love in this elevator for me.
2: Thanos Lambrou: Another shirtless wonder with not-the-worst-Elvis-inspired jacket; pretty but a bit flat on the vocal.
3: Kostas Ageris: Wailing! But at least with some vocal depth… This was actually quite good.
4: Andy Nicolas: After a striking acapella beginning, this moved into a pedestrian mid-tempo melody… The lyrics were good, but vocally flat.
5: Klavdia: A FEMALE! And those Giant Nana M glasses stand out from all the beige! A nice enough Greek wiling ballad.
6: Constantinos and Kostas: It is giving me Italy 2018 vibes, but in Greek… neither impresses me.
7: Georgina and John: Great opening with an interesting jazz voice, but they seem to have forgotten to write a song? And now it is just musical theatre…
8: Barbz: This captivated me entirely (until the whoa-oh-oh bit)… I really like this.
9: Evangelia: That look is a choice… And while there is a tonne of backing track, this is a bit of fun, with little vocal ability but a lot of intention.
10: Dinamiss: They pimped Sam Ryder’s outfit? It is contemporary enough I suppose, just not my thing.
11: Nafsica Gavrilaki: It’s okay… that is all.
12: Xannova Xan: Interesting phrasing and enunciation. Budget Efendi does pretty well with an annoying song.
And then, when all was said and done… Klavdia’s wailing won over the Greek Jury, and the televote, despite the International Juries preferring Evangelia and Barbz more… And took victory to represent Greece at Eurovision in Basel. Bless.
