Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002


Greece and Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen via 50% televoting and 50% "expert" jury. Michalis Rakintzis was chosen with "S.A.G.A.P.O."

Before Eurovision

Ellinikós Telikós 2002

Ellinikós Telikós 2002 was the Greek national final, held to select the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.

Competing entries

Out of 158 songs submitted, a jury panel selected ten songs to compete in the national selection. The jury consisted of Giorgos Katsaros, Antonis Andrikakis, Giorgos Kyvelos, Lefteris Koggalidis, Dafni Bokota and Synia Kousoula.

Final

The final took place on 26 February 2002 at the REX Music Hall in Athens, hosted by Dafni Bokota. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, an expert jury selected the top five songs to advance to the second round. In the second round, the winner was selected by a combination of the votes from the jury and televoting.

At Eurovision

Rakintzis performed 3rd in the running order at the Eurovision 2002 final. He was accompanied on stage with four male singers/dancers all dressed in plastic robot type suits. The song finished 17th out of 24 with 27 points, tied as the worst placing for Greece in the 2000s.

Points awarded by Greece

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

    • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point