Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Greece in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Participating broadcasterNew Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT)
Country Greece
Selection processEurosong 2014 – a MAD show
Selection date11 March 2014
Competing entry
Song"Rise Up"
ArtistFreaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd
Songwriters
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (7th, 74 points)
Final result20th, 35 points
Participation chronology
◄2013 2014 2015►

Greece was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Rise Up", written and performed by Freaky Fortune and featuring RiskyKidd. Following the governmental shut down of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) allowed its temporary successor, Dimosia Tileorasi (DT), to participate in the contest. DT then partnered with the private music channel MAD TV, which produced a four-participant national final titled Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show, to select its entry. On 4 May 2014, two days prior to the contest's first semi-final, New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (NERIT) replaced DT as the Greek national broadcaster. NERIT would eventually participate in the contest, thanks to an exception granted by the EBU since it was not yet a member of the union.

To promote the entry, Freaky Fortune and RiskyKidd took part in events in Amsterdam and London and were interviewed by local media. Greece was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 8 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 13, "Rise Up" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Greece placed 7th out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 74 points. At the final, held two days later, Greece performed in the 10th slot out of the 26 finalists and finished in 20th place with 35 points. This result matched Greece's 1998 entry as the nation's worst placement at the final of a contest.