Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Greece and Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen an "expert" jury. Christos Callow & Wave were chosen with "Horis Skopo" and placed 19th at Eurovision.
Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | ||||
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Country | Greece | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National Final | |||
Selection date(s) | March 23, 1990 | |||
Selected entrant | Christos Callow & Wave | |||
Selected song | "Horis Skopo" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 19th, 11 points | |||
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The final took place on 23 March 1990 at the ERT TV Studios in Athens and was hosted by Olina Xenopoulou. The songs were presented as video clips and the winning song was chosen by a panel of "experts".
Final – 23 March 1990 | |||
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Draw | Singer | Song | Place |
1 | Jimmis Makoulis | "Mia Nihta San Ki Apopse" | 5 |
2 | Aggeliki Bazigou | "Ora Chi" | 6 |
3 | Louisa Konne | "Mono Esi Boreis" | 4 |
4 | Yiannis Dimitras | "Taxidi" | 3 |
5 | Christos Callow & Wave | "Horis Skopo" | 1 |
6 | Nikos Ignatidis & Mando | "Mono Emeis I Dio" | 2 |
At Eurovision
"Horis Skopo" was performed second on the night (following Spain's Azúcar Moreno with "Bandido" and preceding Belgium's Philippe Lafontaine with "Macédomienne"). At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing 19th in a field of 22.
It was succeeded as the Greek representative at the 1991 Contest by Sophia Vossou with "I Anixi".
Points awarded by Greece
12 points | Switzerland |
10 points | Italy |
8 points | Spain |
7 points | Ireland |
6 points | Cyprus |
5 points | United Kingdom |
4 points | Luxembourg |
3 points | Iceland |
2 points | Sweden |
1 point | Netherlands |
Points awarded to Greece
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |