Who is Greece’s Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry? Demy to perform This is Love in the final
GREECE has chosen Demy to represent the country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – and now she’s made the final.
Demy was one of 10 finalists confirmed on Tuesday night but what’s her background, how was she selected and what is she singing?
Who is Demy?
Dimitra Papadea was born on August 21, 1991 in the Greek capital of Athens.
The 25-year-old singer is signed with Greek Independent label Panik Records - and in 2012 she won best new artist and two other awards at the Greek VMAs.
Aside from her singing career she is also a law student in Athens and has expressed a desire to finish her studies despite her increasing popularity as a singer.
How was Demy chosen to represent Greece?
On January 13 Demy was announced as the Greek Eurovision entrant following an internal selection process - which saw her beat Greek X Factor contestants Stereo Soul.
What song is Demy performing?
Demy is singing the song This Is Love, which was composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos with lyrics from Romy Papadea and John Ballard.
What are the odds on Greece winning?
The bookies aren’t backing Demy to win the annual talent competition.
At the time of writing, SunBets gave odds of 250/1 for Greece winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
Acts pipped to perform well include Robin Bendtsson who is representing Sweden and Portugal’s Salvador Sobral.
For the latest odds, check out the .
How did Demy make the final?
Demy competed in the semi final on Tuesday night, and was one of 10 qualifiers chosen from 18 entries.
The UK’s singer, former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones, automatically earned a place in the final.
The acts were announced in no particular order – with Moldova, Azerbaijan, Greece, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, Armenia, Australia, Cyprus and Belgium all nabbing spots in the final.
This means that Georgia, Albania, Montenegro, Finland, Iceland, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Latvia all crashed out of the competition.
What are the lyrics to This is Love?
Holding on to what we had can be so complicated
Could be time to move along and face it, no more debating
Watch the river running dry
Now it’s time to say goodbye
There’s an echo in my head
There’s a story still unread
And I need you here tonight
Walk away, don’t turn around
I will never let you down
I won’t let you see me cry
There’s an echo in my head
There’s a crossroad up ahead
How I want you here
Forever and ever and ever and ever
I’m not giving up
This is love
Reaching out for the stars
You and me as one
Everywhere this is love
This is love
Holding on to what we had can be so self-destroying
Remember how we laughed and played around till night met the morning?
Watch the sun set in the sky
There will never be goodbye
There’s an echo in my head
There’s a story still unread
And I need you here tonight
Walk away, don’t turn around
I will never let you down
How I want you here
Forever and ever and ever and ever
I’m not giving up
This is love
Reaching out for the stars
You and me as one
Everywhere this is love
This is love
Reaching out for the stars
You and me as one
This is love
How many times has Greece won the Eurovision Song Contest?
Greece started competing in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 and has featured 36 times since.
The Mediterranean nation has won the competition once in 2005 with the song My Number One, performed by Helena Paparizou.
Since the introduction of the semi-finals, Greece has consistently managed to qualify with their entries.
They were ranked in the top ten every year between 2004 and 2011.
When and where is the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final?
The final of Eurovision 2017 is taking place tonight (May 13). It will be broadcast on BBC One at 8pm.
The event will be broadcast live from the International Exhibition Centre in Ukraine’s capital of Kiev.
The reigning champion Jamala will be in attendance on the night, to hand over the iconic glass microphone trophy to this year’s winner.
