Greece's public broadcaster ERT has received 234 submissions for Sing for Greece 2027, the national selection that will choose the country's entry for Eurovision 2027. ERT confirmed the total in an official announcement dated 4 November 2026, after its submission period closed on 1 November. The figure describes applications received, not an announced list of competing artists or qualified songs.
What to know
- ERT received 234 submissions for Sing for Greece 2027.
- The semi-finals take place on 9 and 11 February; the grand final follows on 13 February in Thessaloniki.
- Up to 20 songs will enter the semi-finals, with 12 progressing through public voting.
- The final combines audience, Greek jury and international jury votes; AI-composed songs are prohibited.
The competition will take place at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall in Thessaloniki, with televised semi-finals scheduled for 9 and 11 February 2027 and a grand final on 13 February. ERT is staging the selection across three shows for a second consecutive year. The chosen act will represent Greece at Eurovision 2027 in Burgas, Bulgaria, in May.
ERT says up to 20 songs will be selected to compete across the two semi-finals. Only 12 will advance to the grand final, and the public vote alone will determine which semi-finalists qualify. The exact allocation of entries to each show, their running order and the artist lineup have not yet been published, so the 234 applicants should not be described as confirmed televised contestants.
The grand final will use a different voting method from the semi-finals. Its winner will be decided by combining the audience vote with the votes of two professional juries, one Greek and one international. ERT has confirmed those voting groups but has not yet named the eventual finalists or given a complete set of broadcast and ticketing details in its 4 November update.
This year's submission rules expressly prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to compose the candidate songs. ERT frames the restriction as a way to protect originality and human creative work. The rule concerns song composition in the entry process; it does not mean that a particular applicant has been disqualified or that any submitted entry is under investigation.
The next stage is ERT's evaluation of the 234 submitted proposals and selection of the songs that will appear in the two televised semi-finals. Names and songs will be announced later by the broadcaster. Until then, the confirmed developments are the application total, February show dates, venue, voting structure and composition rule.
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