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Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, which was held between 22 and 26 May 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) announced their selection plans on 30 January 2012 which included lower budgetting cost due to the ongoing debt crisis affecting the country. Among the costs that the broadcaster sought were recording and production of the candidate song. Universal Music Greece were the only label who accepted these terms. The four competing acts Cassiopeia, Dora, Eleftheria Eleftheriou, and Velvet Fire, were presented on 28 February 2012 through the national broadcasters official Eurovision website, Facebook and Twitter pages. The national final took place on 12 March 2012 at the Athens River West shopping mall. The winning song chosen to represent Greece was "Aphrodisiac" performed by Eleftheria Eleftheriou, which was selected using a combination of jury and televoting. Following the national final, Eleftheriou embarked on a promotional campaign with the majority taking place via the Internet.〔 On 25 January 2012 at the Semi-Final Allocation draw, Greece were scheduled to compete in the first half of the first semi-final which was scheduled to take place on 22 May 2012. It was at the Running Order draw on 20 March 2012 that Greece were confirmed to perform third during the semi-final. Greece finished in 4th place in the first semi-final with 116 points and qualified to participate in the Grand Final at the Baku Crystal Hall on 26 May 2012. At the aftershow semi-final qualifiers news conference, a running order draw took place for the ten qualifiers to determine were each country would perform during the grand final. Eleftheriou randomly selected 16th position and was to perform after Denmark and before Sweden. Greece achieved 64 points from a combined jury and televote finishing in 17th place. ==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. In late November 2011, ERT's assistant public relations spokesperson confirmed the country's participation in the 2012 contest due to the contest's popularity. ERT also stated that their budget for this year's event would be further lowered significantly compared to previous years.〔 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 2012」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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