# Ellinikós Telikós

Ellinikós Telikós (Greek: Ελληνικός Τελικός, lit. 'Greek final') is a song competition organised intermittently by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) to determine the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. It began in 1979, when Elpida took the title. Over the years, the contest took place in various venues, from TV studios to concert halls. The most famous winners include Helena Paparizou, Kalomira, Sakis Rouvas, Anna Vissi, and Katy Garbi.
In 2018, two of the top three competing artists were disqualified because their record labels refused to pay a €20,000 fee to ERT. Yianna Terzi, the only remaining artist, was chosen to represent Greece in that year's Eurovision. The competition had not taken place until 2025, when ERT returned to using a national final, now entitled Ethnikós Telikós (Greek: Εθνικος Τελικος, lit. 'National final').

## Winners

Table key :
| 1 | Winner |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| † | Upcoming |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
| 1979 | Elpida | "Sokrati" (Σωκράτη) | Greek | 8 | 69 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1980 | Anna Vissi and The Epikouri | "Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ) | Greek | 13 | 30 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1983 | Kristi Stassinopoulou | "Mou les" (Μου λες) | Greek | 14 | 32 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1986 | Polina | "Wagon-lit" (Βαγκόν λι) | Greek | Withdrew X | Withdrew X | | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1987 | Bang | "Stop" [el] (Στοπ) | Greek | 10 | 64 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1988 | Afroditi Frida | "Clown" [el] (Κλόουν) | Greek | 17 | 10 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1989 | Mariana Efstratiou | "To diko sou asteri" (Το δικό σου αστέρι) | Greek | 9 | 56 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1990 | Christos Callow and Wave | "Horis skopo" (Χωρίς σκοπό) | Greek | 19 | 11 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1991 | Sophia Vossou | "I anixi" (Η άνοιξη) | Greek | 13 | 36 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 1998 | Thalassa | "Mia krifi evaisthisia" (Μια κρυφή ευαισθησία) | Greek | 20 | 12 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 2001 | Antique | "Die for You" | English, Greek | 3 | 147 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 2002 | Michalis Rakintzis | "S.A.G.A.P.O." | English | 17 | 27 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 2003 | Mando | "Never Let You Go" | English | 17 | 25 | No semi-finals | No semi-finals |
| 2005 | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | 1 | 230 | Top 12 previous year | Top 12 previous year |
| 2006 | Anna Vissi | "Everything" | English | 9 | 128 | Host country | Host country |
| 2007 | Sarbel | "Yassou Maria" (Γεια σου Μαρία) | English | 7 | 139 | Top 10 previous year | Top 10 previous year |
| 2008 | Kalomira | "Secret Combination" | English | 3 | 218 | 1 | 156 |
| 2009 | Sakis Rouvas | "This Is Our Night" | English | 7 | 120 | 4 | 110 |
| 2010 | Giorgos Alkaios and Friends | "Opa" (Ώπα) | Greek | 8 | 140 | 2 | 133 |
| 2011 | Loukas Giorkas feat. Stereo Mike | "Watch My Dance" | Greek, English | 7 | 120 | 1 | 133 |
| 2012 | Eleftheria Eleftheriou | "Aphrodisiac" | English | 17 | 64 | 4 | 116 |
| 2017 | Demy | "This Is Love" | English | 19 | 77 | 10 | 115 |

## Host venues and presenters

| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter(s) |
| 1979 | Piraeus | Piraeus Municipal Theatre | Vasilis Tsivilikas |
| 1980 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Vasilis Tsivilikas |
| 1983 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Mako Georgiadou |
| 1986 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Mako Georgiadou |
| 1987 | Piraeus | Piraeus Municipal Theatre | Dafni Bokota |
| 1988 | Piraeus | Piraeus Municipal Theatre | Kostas Karras |
| 1989 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Dafni Bokota |
| 1990 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Olina Xenopoulou |
| 1991 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Dafni Bokota |
| 1998 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Giorgos Marinos [el] and Evi Papadaki |
| 2001 | Piraeus | REX Music Hall | Dafni Bokota |
| 2002 | Piraeus | REX Music Hall | Dafni Bokota |
| 2003 | Kerameikos | Cine Kerameikos | Dafni Bokota, Rika Vagiani and Popi Tsapanidou |
| 2005 | Kallithea | Fever Music Hall | Alexandra Pascalidou |
| 2006 | Votanikos | Votanikos Music Hall | Giorgos Kapoutzidis and Zeta Makrypoulia |
| 2007 | Athens | Athinon Arena | Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Maria Bakodimou |
| 2008 | Athens | Athinon Arena | Betty Maggira and Mathilde Maggira |
| 2009 | Athens | Athinon Arena | Betty Maggira and Mathilde Maggira |
| 2010 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Rika Vagianni and Jenny Balatsinou |
| 2011 | Kantza | Alpha Studios | Lena Aroni |
| 2012 | Aigaleo | River West | Giorgos Fratzeskakis and Maria Kozakou |
| 2017 | Agia Paraskevi | ERT Studios | Elena Bouzala and Antonis Loudaros |