Ethnikos Telikos 2025, Greece’s national final to select a representative for Eurovision 2025 was followed by 833,000 viewers.
As the Greek broadcaster ERT reports, an average of 833,000 viewers tuned in last night to watch Ethnikos Telikos 2025, Greece’s national selection to choose a representative for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.
The event took place at the Christmas Theatre in Athens, and was broadcast live on ERT1. The canal came first among all national television stations, taking first place in the prime time zone (21:00- 24:00) with an average viewership of 18.3%.
The broadcaster also reports that the viewership was even higher among the dynamic audience (18-54), with an average of 22% during the broadcast of the national final and an average of 21.7% in the prime time zone. Overall, Ethnikos Telikos 2025 was watched by an average of 833,000 viewers, while at least for one minute the coverage exceeded 2,250,000 viewers.
Ethnikos Telikos was also popular on social media, being the first trend on X with 40,000 comments under the hashtag #Eurovision.gr and exceeding 1,500,000 views on Facebook and Instagram.
Klavdia has won Ethnikos Telikos 2025 and will have the privilege of representing Greece at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland in May 2025. She will perform in the first half of the second semi-final on May 15.
Image source: Vasso Athanasiadou | Source: ERT News
Greece debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 when they were represented by Marinella and the song “Krasi, thalassa kai t’agori mou” which finished in 11th place with 7 points. Three years later Greece earned their first top 5 finish with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert, and Bessy who finished in 5th place with “Mathima solfege”. In 2001, Greece achieved their first top 3 placing with Antique and the song “I Would Die For You”. The song became a European hit and charted across the continent. In 2005, Helena Paparizou returned to the Eurovision stage as a solo artist and brought Greece their first, and to date only, victory. Her song “My Number One” won with 230 points, beating runners-up Malta by 38 points.
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