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Eleftheria Eleftheriou to represent Greece
Baku, March 13 (AZERTAC). Eleftheria Eleftheriou with the song Aphrodisiac is the choice of Greece to represent them in this year`s Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the national selection programme Ellinikos Telikos 2012 and the winner was decided by a 50/50 mix of televoting and a jury.
The River West was staged department store in Athens, the Greek national final, Ellinikos Telikos 2012.
The programme was introduced by Maria Kozakou and Giorgos Frantzeskakis.
Loucas Yiorkas the Greek representative in the 2011 edition of Europe`s Favourite TV Show performed his song Watch My Dance at the start of the show.
The four songs in the contest, were presented in the following order, and the winner was determined by a 50/50 mix of televoting and a jury.
The winning song Aphrodisiac is composed by Dimitris Stassos, Mikaela Stenström and Dajana Lööf.
Special guests on show included several 2012 entrants, they were Ivi Adamou from Cyprus, Sofia Marinova from Bulgaria and Anggun from France.
There were also performances from two new and talented artists, Giorgos Sabanis and Christos P from Universal Music.
There were also video greetings and messages from various other 2012 entrants during the show, including Nina Zilli from Italy, Gatiana from Ukraine and Željko Joksimović from Serbia.
Greece will participate in the First Semi-Final in Baku on the 22nd May.