Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Greece in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Participating broadcasterHellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)
Country Greece
Selection processEllinikós Telikós 2008
Selection date27 February 2008
Competing entry
Song"Secret Combination"
ArtistKalomira
Songwriters
  • Konstantinos Pantzis
  • Poseidonas Yiannopoulos
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 156 points)
Final result3rd, 218 points
Participation chronology
◄2007 2008 2009►

Greece was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Secret Combination", written by Konstantinos Pantzis, with lyrics by Poseidonas Giannopoulos, and performed by Kalomira. The Greek participating broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), organised the national final Ellinikós Telikós 2008 to select its entry for the contest. In February 2008, three competing artists—Chrispa, Kostas Martakis, and Kalomira—performed their respective entries live during a televised broadcast watched by nearly two million viewers. "Secret Combination" was selected to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest by a combination of a public televote and panel of judges. It was performed by Kalomira, who is an American singer of Greek descent who had previously won a Greek talent show.

Following a promotional tour of many European cities, "Secret Combination" came first in the first of the Eurovision semi-finals at Belgrade in May, and was seen as a possible competition winner. In Greece's 29th Eurovision appearance on 24 May, "Secret Combination" initially led the voting with full marks from six countries. However, the song ultimately finished third, behind Russia and Ukraine. Greece had previously won the competition in 2005.