Greece was represented at the

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with the song "", composed by Antonis Plessas, with lyrics by Sofia Fildissi, and performed by Christie Stasinopoulou. 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 final on 18 March 1983 at its television studios in

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, hosted by Mako Georgiadou. Originally, there were 11 songs taking part, but song 7, "" by Petros Dourdouvakis was possibly disqualified, as it was not included in the voting results. The winning song was chosen by a 50-member jury composed of "experts" and members of the public.

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on

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and on radio station . "" was performed tenth on the night (following 's "Fantasiaa" by

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and preceding the ' "Sing Me a Song" by

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). At the close of voting, it had received 32 points, placing 14th in a field of 20. The conductor of the Greek entry was

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Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

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