Greece in crisis, ISC-65 song disqualified!

The Greek management is furious after the announcement that the song by Eirini Merkouri was disqualified from ISC-65 in Györ - Hungary. The jury stated that "‘Kai an tora thimasai" was a cover of Ani Loraks song "I'm alive" from ISC-42.

Eirini Merkouri recorded the song for her album "Aneta" and released that album back in 2005, while the song was composed by Dimitros Kontpoulos. Now it turns out that Ani Lorak covered the song as ‘Sointse’ / ‘I’m alive’ and released the song in december 2008. Technically spoken the Greek entry of ISC-65 is NOT a cover of I’m alive but Ani Lorak made a cover of ‘Kai an tora thimasai’ but entered ISC earlier and the ISC_management applies the rule First-Come-First-Serve and therefore labelled Eirini's song as being the cover. The Greek management tried to save the entry from being disqualified pointing out Eirini's song is the original not the cover, and the rules does not rule out originals, but covers only.
Their objections resulted effortless in disappointment.

Greece is in crisis. Rumours has is that some people responsible in the Greek management have to fear their job, as they were sleeping during the preselection of the Greek ISC-65 entry.

Eirini Merkouri is back!

For ISC 65 Greece will be sending an artist that has been in the finale two times before. In 2007 she participated with the song "Kati Exo Pathei Me Ta Matia Sou" reaching an 18th place in the ranking of ISC 24. In december 2007 at ISC 26 sEirini returned with the song "Ematha Na Zo Horis Esena" which took home the 9th spot in the final.

For ISC 65 in Hungary, Greece will be represented once again by this wnoderful singer. This time she will enter the competition with the song "Kai an tora den thimasai", hoping for an even better result to cheer up the Greek people at home.

The song can be watched here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5_ly87JZek

More information on ISC can be found here: http://iscmusic.wordpress.com/

Best of Greece (ISC 47 - ISC64)

These were the results of Greece in ISC since december 2009:


Eleni Peta won ISC 55 with her song "Fili Sta Pelaga".

ISC 47 Manto - Ston Aigokero, 6th
ISC 48 Kostas Martakis - Anatropi, 11th
ISC 49 Zeta Makrupoulia - Soula Ela Xana (S.E.X.), 18th
ISC 50 Xristiana Tzinioli - Xrysafi, 18th
ISC 51 Maro Lytra - Thymisou, 19th
ISC 52 4Play - Tha Me Trelaneis, Dsq as Greece failed to vote in time
ISC 55 Eleni Peta - Fili Sta Pelaga, 1st
ISC 56 Marina & The Diamonds - Hermit The Frog, 18th
ISC 57 Katerina Avgoustaki - Treat Me Like A lady, 22th
ISC 58 Panos Kiamos - Asteri Mou, 13th
ISC 59 Nikos Ganos - Koita Ti Ekanes, 10th
ISC 60 Konstantinos Galanos - Ekso Ap'tin Porta Mou, 12th
ISC 62 Nevma & Mistique - Min Kaneis Pos Den Thymasai, 17th
ISC 63 C-Real - Mia Foni, 21th
ISC 64 Vanesa Adamopoulou - Fos, 16th

στον Αιγόκερω for ISC-47

Manto will represent Greece in ISC-47 with the song "Ston aigokero". The song can be best described as a mythological gothic song about a woman dreaming of a unicorn making love to her somewhere in the universe.

Here is the Greek lyrics ;-)

Σπάζεις το κλουβί
μου δανείζεις τα φτερά σου,
αίσθηση φευγάτη να πετάς ψηλά
στους γαλαξίες, τα φιλιά σου, χάνομαι.
Στο αστρικό σου νέφος
το κορμί κολυμπά.

Η σκέψη ματώνει
το όνειρο τελειώνει,
μονάχη ξυπνάω
στη φυλακή μου πάω,
η μέρα ροδίζει
ο εφιάλτης τώρα αρχίζει.

Ψάχνοντας τροχιά
στον Αιγόκερω σκαλώνω
βρίσκω τις νεφέλες των ματιών σου εκεί.
Μακριά απ’ το χώρο και το χρόνο
γίνομαι στο μάγουλο σου
φεγγαροσταλιά ταντρική.

Η σκέψη ματώνει
το όνειρο τελειώνει,
μονάχη ξυπνάω
στη φυλακή μου πάω,
η μέρα ροδίζει
ο εφιάλτης τώρα αρχίζει.

Το σώμα διψάει
το σώμα στο ζητάει,
η ελπίδα απούσα
στης τρέλας μου την κούρσα,
η μέρα ροδίζει
ο εφιάλτης τώρα αρχίζει.

Greek Mystique!

The next edition of the International Songcontest will be the 45th and staged in Russia.

Mystique will sing the ISC-45 entry for Greece.

The song will be called: Gia oso zo.

GR ranks top10 finally after 10 attempts

Antonis Remos - 'Mexri to telos tou kosmou' was the ISC-44 entry for Greece.

In the semi's he struggled and ranked 8th (out of 20) but most important, Greece finally qualified after two unsuccessfull attempts. In the final Antonis gave a stunning performance and managed - allthough competition was strong- to finish in the top 10 with a 6th (out of 26) place only a few points away from autoqualifying Greec for next ISC. A result warmly welcome by the Greek, who found new spirit in ISC and already contracted the next singer to represent them. More to come....

ISC 42 - ISC 43

Greek entries ISC 42 & ISC 43 did not qualify for the final and stranded in their semi's

Anemos - Isis i agapi (14th/20)
Efstathia - One night stand (19th/21)