Sing for Greece 2026 The big moment has arrived!
Don’t miss the First Semi-Final, tonight, Wednesday 11 February, at 21:00
The big moment has arrived! Sing for Greece 2026 opens the curtain with the First Semi-Final, tonight, Wednesday 11 February, at 21:00. Fourteen candidate performers will compete for qualification to the Final, performing the songs with which they aspire to represent Greece at Eurovision 2026.
The songs and performers competing tonight, Wednesday 11 February, in the First Semi-Final are:
- “The Other Side”, Alexandra Sieti
- “Drop It”, THE Astrolabe
- “Aphrodite”, Desi G
- “Ferto”, Akylas
- “Paréa”, Evangelia
- “2nd Chance”, Panagiotis Tsakalakos
- “Slipping Away”, Niya
- “Χάνομαι”, Marseaux
- “Άλμα”, Rosanna Mailan
- “Europa”, STEFI
- “The Songwriter”, Revery
- “Chaos”, Dinamiss
- “YOU & I”, STYLIANOS
- “Χίλια Κομμάτια”, Spheyiaa
The unique show, hosted by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Betty Maggira and Katerina Vrana, will be broadcast live on ERT1, ERT World and ERTFLIX, with accessibility services, as well as on radio via Deftero Programma 103.7, in a special broadcast presented by Mikaela Theofilou and Dimitris Meidanis, and also via Voice of Greece and ERT Echo.
In addition, from early in the afternoon, Kelly Vranaki and Thanos Papachamos will be going live from the venue hosting the First Semi-Final on ERT’s social media, sharing interviews with the artists, backstage vibes and many surprises on ERT’s official accounts on Instagram (@eurovisionERT, @ertofficial), Facebook (@eurovisionERT, @ertofficial), TikTok (@eurovision.ert, @ertofficial) and X (@erteurovision, @ertofficial).
In tonight’s First Semi-Final, Klavdia will take to the Sing for Greece 2026 stage to set the mood for Eurovision. Greece’s representative at last year’s contest will take the audience on a journey with her unique voice.
The stars of the evening will be the 14 candidate artists, who will open the show by performing well-known Greek Eurovision entries. In addition, before the presentation of each competing song, viewers will watch an original humorous sketch featuring the hosts and the performer.
Throughout the show, viewers will be taken to the Green Room, where they will follow the reactions of the candidates.
After the announcement of the artists qualifying for the Final, the performers will make their first statements to Giorgos Kapoutzidis, followed by the draw determining the running order for the Final.
From the 14 candidates, seven will qualify for the Final on Sunday, 15 February, exclusively through the public vote, which can be cast either via SMS from mobile phones with Greek numbers or online, within and outside Greece, through the dedicated voting platform at https://sfg.vote. It is worth noting that for the first time, online voting is available, allowing Greeks abroad to participate in selecting the song that will represent Greece at Eurovision.
To vote via SMS, send an SMS to 54222 from your mobile phone with the code corresponding to the song/artist of your choice. You may send up to 10 SMS to 54222 from each mobile phone number. Voting instructions will also be available via QR code, which will appear on screen during all three shows.
The terms and conditions of online voting are available here:
https://sfg.vote/terms-and-conditions
