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Greece took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held between 10 and 14 May 2011, placing seventh. On 2 March 2011, as part of the selection process organized by the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), six competing acts—Antigoni Psihrami, Kokkina Halia, Loukas Giorkas, Nikki Ponte, Trimitonio, and Valanto Trifonos—performed their prospective entries live during a televised event. "Watch My Dance" was selected to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest by a combination of a public televote and panel of judges. At the contest, it placed first in the first semi-final and seventh in the final marking Greece's eighth top ten placing in as many years. ==Background== (詳細は2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Elena Paparizou,〔 〕 and having placed third three times: in 2001 with the song "Die for You" performed by the duo Antique; in 2004 with "Shake It" performed by Sakis Rouvas; and in 2008 with "Secret Combination" performed by Kalomoira. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Greece has had a top ten placing each year. Its least successful result was in 1998 when it placed twentieth with the song "Mia Krifi Evesthisia" by Thalassa, receiving only twelve points in total, all from Cyprus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History by Country: Greece )〕 The Greek national broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), is in charge of Greece's participation each year, including the selection process for its entry.〔Paravantes, Maria. (11 June 2005). Joy In Greece Over Eurovision Win. ''Billboard'' 117(24), 17-17. Retrieved on 16 January 2009.〕 Although its selection techniques have varied over the decades, the most common has been a national final in which various acts compete against each other with pre-selected songs, voted on by a jury, televoters, or both. In most cases, internal selections have been reserved for high-profile acts, with the song either being selected internally or with multiple songs —by one or multiple composers— performed by the artist during a televised final. One of the more unique methods was a reality television talent competition format inspired by the ''Idol'' series that ran for many months in 2004, ultimately being scrapped. The notability of the participants has also varied, from previously unsigned acts to established music superstars. Since the 2010s ERT has used national finals with generally less-established acts. For the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, ERT decided to hold a six-performer national final to choose the song to represent them, with all of the acts having been recently participating on a reality talent competition, either ''The X Factor'' or ''Greek Idol''. Compared to previous years, both ERT and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have towed down efforts for 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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