Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Greece in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Participating broadcasterHellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)
Country Greece
Selection processInternal selection
Announcement dateArtist: 15 March 2004
Song: 20 March 2004
Competing entry
Song"Shake It"
ArtistSakis Rouvas
Songwriters
  • Nikos Terzis
  • Nektarios Tyrakis
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (3rd, 238 points)
Final result3rd, 252 points
Participation chronology
◄2003 2004 2005►

Greece was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Shake It", composed by Nikos Terzis, with lyrics by Nektarios Tyrakis, and performed by Sakis Rouvas. The Greek participating broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), internally selected its entry for the contest. Prior to Rouvas' selection, the broadcaster had organised a public selection process entitled Eurostar, consisting of live semi-final heats, leading to a three-participant national final to select its entrant. While the event did take place and Apostolos Psichramis was selected as the Greek entrant, the song selection portion did not materialize after the Rouvas announcement and Psichramis instead joined Rouvas as a backing vocalist.

To promote the entry, a music video for the song was released and Rouvas made appearances at events in Greece, Finland, Lithuania, Malta, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Greece was drawn to appear 10th in the semi-final, which was held on 12 May. There, the nation placed third with 238 points and qualified for the final, held three days later. At the final, Greece placed third with 252 points, tying its best contest placement to this point.