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Greece: Superstar's second try

Posted by Jarmo Siim on 23/Apr 2009 at 19:28
Greece: Superstar's second try
Above: Sakis Rouvas. Photo on the courtesy of ERT.
Athens,Greece -

Greece will send Sakis Rouvas to this year's Europe's favourite TV-show who did the same job already in 2004 and hosted the contest in 2006. Will his third time on the Eurovision Song Contest stage be the luckiest one?

During a prime-time live show from Athens, Greece picked the song This Is Our Night to be performed by Sakis Rouvas at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. The star of the night, Sakis Rouvas, was already chosen internally by the Greek broadcaster ERT last summer.

This Is Our Night impressed televoters at home as well as the professional jury. The jury support from international Eurovision Song Contest fans, as one of the jury members represented the vote of the subscribed members of the independent fan website Esctoday.com. According to the site, a bit over 61% of their members' votes went to This Is Our Night. You can see why, below.

Greece relies on the superstar

Sakis Rouvas, who represented Greece in 2004 with Shake It - he finished third! - and hosted the contest in Athens in 2006, will make a come-back to the Eurovision Song Contest stage in 2009. The singer, originially from Corfu, is active in the Greek and Cypriot music business since 1991, and launched over a dozen successful albums. Over the past 17 years, he sold an estimated two million albums. This year, the popular singer will return to the international stage as Greece relies on him to bring back the contest to Hellenic soil. He also gave us an interview some while ago where he revealed interesting facts - read it on the article page.

He'll take the stage thirteenth in the second Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest on the 14th of May in Moscow. You can read more about the Greek superstar on his Artist Profile.

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Peter Jones

Comment by EuroDate

Posted on 11 May 2009 at 01:04
This guy is a babe magnet I bet, you can't get much hotter! I have already put my money on him! Go Greece!
http://8stardate.co.nr
marirena dor

Comment by marirou from Greece

Posted on 10 May 2009 at 20:15
re seis eleos me th makedonia...pote 8a katalavete oti legetai FYROM???????????????????? :D
ANALIOS23 MONTANA

Comment by ANALIOS23 from Greece

Posted on 7 May 2009 at 12:53
sakis, den tha pareis pio poli apo 6 thesis, goo albania

Comment by DDD777 from United States

Posted on 6 May 2009 at 18:47
GOOD JOB GREECE wish you good luck

Comment by EleNitSa_ from Greece

Posted on 6 May 2009 at 13:00
GO SAKIS GO!!
YOU RE THE WINNER!!
WE LOVE YOU!
Slavica Tasevska

Comment by Slavica from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 5 May 2009 at 13:26
S`AGAPW POLY SAKI!!!!!!
THE WINNER OF EUROVISION 2009!
EUROVISION 2010 IN GREECE!
Slavica Tasevska

Comment by Slavica from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 5 May 2009 at 13:26
S`AGAPW POLY SAKI!!!!!!
THE WINNER OF EUROVISION 2009!
EUROVISION 2010 IN GREECE!
Ruslan Vasilyev

Comment by RUSLAN_VAS from Belarus

Posted on 3 May 2009 at 16:17
Good luck GREECE from BELARUS!!!!
this is our night fly to the top baby !......... Yeeeeeeeee!!!!

Comment by kireslo33 from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 3 May 2009 at 15:48
Macedoniaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff Smith

Comment by jeffzsmith

Posted on 1 May 2009 at 11:24
GREECE IS SEXY! Here he can be seen in tv commercials and in a bathing suit:
http://wiwibloggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/greece-sakis-rouvas-commercials/
Jeff Smith

Comment by jeffzsmith

Posted on 1 May 2009 at 11:23
GREECE IS SEXY! Here he can be seen in tv commercials and in a bathing suit:
http://wiwibloggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/greece-sakis-rouvas-commercials/
Jeff Smith

Comment by jeffzsmith

Posted on 1 May 2009 at 11:22
Look at GREECE's SAKIS ROUVAS in these television commercials and in a swimsuit! He is so sexy! http://wiwibloggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/greece-sakis-rouvas-commercials/
Mirza Saric

Comment by mirzasaric from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 17:25
I expect more from Greece and Sakis, back in 2004, the song was better....but greece Good Luck, you gonna get vots from bosnia-herzegovina anyway :-)

Comment by Atilla from Azerbaijan

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 14:22
One of my top 5 countries this year!!! Go Greece!!! Good luck!!!
zaga kalinic

Comment by zaga jez from Serbia

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 12:30
cute offcourse but bad singer GRECCE have the best music in world I ask WHY Sakis again??????????????:P

Comment by kireslo33 from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 00:28
2010 Macedonia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by kireslo33 from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 00:27
Twin brothers coming to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Macedonia!!!!!!!Good luck for all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by kireslo33 from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 00:26
GOOOO Macedonia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by kireslo33 from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 00:26
Macedonia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by kireslo33 from Macedonia, Fyr Of

Posted on 28 April 2009 at 00:23
Twin brothers from Macedonia coming to win!!!!!!!! Russia is waiting for the macedonians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Macedonia 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff Smith

Comment by jeffzsmith

Posted on 27 April 2009 at 23:59
Greece is SO SEXY! Look at these pictures of him on the magazines: http://wiwibloggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/greece-sakis-rouvas-interview/
MARINA KARAMANLI

Comment by eurovisiongirl_fan4ever from Greece

Posted on 27 April 2009 at 21:47
GREECE nr 1 for this year !!!!!!!
Mehmet -

Comment by Eurovision_7x24 from Turkey

Posted on 27 April 2009 at 05:23
SakiS Sakis You wont be st
Ehehehehehehehehehe :D
Zuhahahahahahahahaha
Puhahahahahahahahaha
Ay rezalet koptommm valla Bu adam hıc pes etmez mı ayol? :D
Ben olsam utanırım 2. kez katılmaya REzalettt :D
MARIA GREECE

Comment by GREECE4EVER from Greece

Posted on 26 April 2009 at 21:54
Ahhhh Sakis is my man!!
Can't wait to see him shake his body on stage!!
:))
MARINA KARAMANLI

Comment by eurovisiongirl_fan4ever from Greece

Posted on 26 April 2009 at 12:14
nr 1!!!!!
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