Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) | |||
| Country | Greece | |||
| Selection process | Ena tragoudi gia tin Evropi | |||
| Selection date | 26 February 2003 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Never Let You Go" | |||
| Artist | Mando | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 25 points | |||
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Greece was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Never Let You Go", composed by Adamantia Stamatopoulou, with lyrics by Teri Siganos, and performed by Stamatopoulou herself under her stage name Mando. The Greek participating broadcaster, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), organised a public selection process entitled Ena tragoudi gia tin Evropi (Ένα τραγούδι για την Ευρώπη; "A song for Europe") to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 26 February 2003 in Athens, the event saw ten songs compete to be the Greek entry; the results were determined by a combination of jury, SMS and televoting. The song "Never Let You Go" by Mando received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation.
To promote the entry, a music video and five track CD single for the song were released and Mando made appearances at events in Cyprus, Croatia, and Malta, as well as at Mediterranean party in Riga in the lead up to the contest. "Never Let You Go" was performed 17th at the international contest on 24 May 2003 and at the close of the voting process, finished in 17th place, receiving 25 points from six countries.