Greece was represented at the

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with the song "", composed by Yiorgos Palaiokastritis, with lyrics by Yiorgos Papayiannakis, and performed by Christos Callow. The Greek participating broadcaster, the

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(ERT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

The

(ERT) held the national on 23 March 1990 at its television studios in

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, hosted by Olina Xenopoulou. The songs were presented as video clips and the winning song was chosen by a panel of experts.

At Eurovision

"" was performed second on the night (following 's " Bandido" by

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and preceding 's "Macédomienne" by

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). At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing 19th in a field of 22. Up to this point, this was the worst result for Greece in the contest, and remained as so until

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Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

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