Zari (song)
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| Single by Marina Satti | ||||
| from the album P.O.P. | ||||
| English title | Dice | |||
| Released | 7 March 2024 | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Golden | |||
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| "Zari" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry | ||||
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| Semi-final result | 5th | |||
| Semi-final points | 86 | |||
| Final result | 11th | |||
| Final points | 126 | |||
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| ◄ "What They Say" (2023) | ||||
| "Asteromata" (2025) ► | ||||
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| "Zari" (Second Semi-Final) on YouTube "Zari" (Grand Final) on YouTube | ||||
"Zari" (Greek: Ζάρι, pronounced [ˈzari]; transl. "Dice") is a song by Greek singer Marina Satti as the second single off her extended play P.O.P. (2024). The song was co-written and co-produced by Satti alongside eight other songwriters and seven other producers. It was released on 7 March 2024 by Golden Records. The song represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where it placed 11th at the grand final with 126 points. A select amount of snippets were picked and remixed from approximately 200 submissions to create the song.
The song has been described by Satti as a song that aims to break stereotypes of young Greek people and their culture. The song received a heavily divided response in Greece and the international community, with praise being awarded towards the song for mixing multiple styles of music. However, it was also met with heavy criticism, with the song being viewed as confusing. Criticism was also levied on the song's stance regarding the reliance of tourism relating to the Greek economy. "Zari" drew commercial success, topping the charts in its native Greece. Internationally, it peaked within the top twenty in Lithuania. It was additionally certified diamond by IFPI Greece.