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.