Greece was represented at the

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with the song "Socrates", composed by Doros Georgiadis, with lyrics by Sotia Tsotou, and performed by Elpida. The Greek participating broadcaster, the

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(ERT), held a national final to select its entry.

Before Eurovision

National final

The

(ERT) held the national final on 5 February 1979 at the Municipal Theater in

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, hosted by Vasilis Tsivilikas. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 65 people who awarded each song a mark out of 10.

At Eurovision

"" was re-titled "Socrates" for Eurovision, and was performed seventh on the evening (following 's "" by Laurent Vaguener and preceding 's "Trödler Und Co" by

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and Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri). At the close of voting, it had received 69 points, placing 8th in a field of 19. Elpida was accompanied on stage by Lia Vissi (who will later represent ), Polina (who was to represent , but Greece withdrew), Yiannis Samsiaris and Stelios Goulielmos, all four of them being backing vocalists.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

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