Armenia: Tamar Kaprelian joins forces with Elina, Elhaida, Maria-Elena and Stephanie!

Tamar Kaprelian from Genealogy has teamed up with Elina Born from Estonia, Elhaida Dani from Albania, Maria-Elena Kyriakou from Greece and Stephanie Topalian also from Armenia to collaborate on her new song. The Otherside was written by Tamar and Xandy Barry. It's an incredible piece. The video-clip is stunning. It's a story many of us can relate with. Their voices work wonderfully together.. Elhaida's part is my favourite though :-)What do you think? Listen below:

Greece: Listen to 'One Last Breath' in Greek!

Wow.. Maria-Eleni Kyriakou has released a Greek version of her Eurovision entry below. Fab! I wish she would sing this version in Vienna. Enjoy below :-)

REVIEWING THE CLASS OF 2015: GREECE!

Cypriot born and The Voice winner Maria-Eleni Kyriakou is representing Greece this year. Many reckon her song could put an end to Greece's 100% qualification record but what do we think?

Ana: Although she has an amazing voice, this is just one more beautiful woman singing one more ballad. Probably this won’t be enough to stand out. We hear this in Eurovision every year and it’s so classic and typical that it bores me. Anyway, if I’m objective I have to say that it isn't a bad song. 5/10

Ilkar: There are songs that you listen for three minutes and they are well sung, pretty and ok. Yet they move nothing in you, no emotion whatsover. They feel artificial and unoriginal. Not good nor bad. That leave you totally indifferent. A bit like eating at McDonalds. You fill your stomach for a moment but after awhile you don't even remember what you ate and was it good or bad. This song is like that. Where's the moussaka and tzatziki? 2.5/10

Jack: Greece's entry isn't among the favourites this year and I don't know why. Maria's vocals are incredible and it's a great song. Not amazing, but strong and the juries should love her. Like John says below, Greece are underrated this year... and I think that's a shame. I'm sure we'll see Greece in the final once again but then, who knows? A decent, honest effort and it would be a shame if she failed to qualify. 8/10

Jess: Maria has such a lovely voice and the song is so beautiful. Great job Greece! 7/10

John: Surprised by the underwhelming reaction to this year's Greek entry, I have liked and respected this song since first hearing it. Maria Elena has charm, presence, an emotive voice, a good song and just about every other ingredient that goes into making a winner. Somehow, I don't expect she will win but I would not be at all unhappy if she did! 8/10

OUR VERDICT - 30.5/50
OVERALL SCORE - 6.1/10

MARIA ELENA KIRIAKOU TO REPRESENT GREECE!

Maria-Eleni Kyriakou just won the Greek national. Awesome choice!!  It was a fantastic show. The biggest disappointment tonight was Shaya's vocals - they were not good at all so I'm not suprised she didn't win... Maria was amazing live though, and so was Thomai too. Do you think Greece picked the right song? Among the many guests, Helena Paparizou was there and performed her new song and Rise Like A Phoenix amazingly!

Giannis Karagiannis from Cyprus was there too...




Update - So Thomai Apergi & Legend came 2nd, Shaya 3rd, Barrice 4th and C:Real came last..

Review: Greece's 2015 national final!

Five songs will compete in the Greek national final tomorrow night so here's my review. The overall standard isn't great however I do love Shaya's song. It's fun, catchy and I hope she wins. My favourite for sure. I reckon she would stand out in Vienna - as we have so many mid-tempo ballads so far.. Another act that would stand out is Thomai Apergi & Legend. I know their song isn't to everyone's taste but I really like it. A winner? For some reason, I don't think so... Maria Elena Kiriakou won The Voice of Greece and she brings us a good old fashion power ballad. A strong contender for sure. I wish she was singing in Greek though.. I believe C:Real are very popular but I think their song won't be strong enough to win tomorrow. Barrice is my least favourite. His songs sounds dated and boring to me.. nothing exciting or interesting. If Greece sent him, it would be one of the weakest entries ever. So ideally I want Shaya however if I can't have her, then Maria Elena Kiriakou or Thomai Apergi & Legend would do nicely too. 

Phtograph - joinusoneurovision.blogspot.com

Greece: Participants revealed, final set for early March!

Five acts are in the running to represent Greece. The line-up for the national final has been revealed today and you can see who will participate below:

• Maria-Eleni Kyriakou
• Shaya
• C:Real
• Barrice
• Thomai Apergi & Legend

Maria-Eleni Kyriakou won the most recent edition of The Voice in Greece - and Thomai Apergi participated in the Greek selection a couple of years ago with this funky tune..

Songs to be revealed very soon - and the national final itself is set for the first week of March, an official date remains unknown.

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