Meet Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord, Greece representative in Eurovision 2022

This year Greece has chosen Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord as its representative on Eurovision 2022 that will take place in Turin next May with the song “Die Together”. But who is Amanda? In this article you will have the opportunity to know more about Greece’s singer for Eurovision 2022.

About Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord

Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord, despite being only 24 years old, already has an established career in Norway, where she lives. She started playing the piano at the age of 5 and in 2015 she won her first award for her song Run. She has participated in music competitions, festivals and galas in Norway. She has also accompanied the pop-indie band Highsakite, well known in the Nordic country, on their tours. This year she released her second EP, “Miss the way you missed me”.

“Die Together” is the song she will be performing, an intimate ballad with touches of Greek folk, composed by herself, in which she talks about a break-up that left her broken. The presentation video, recorded on the island of Symi, is directed by Kostas Karydas, who was also responsible for Last Dance, last year’s greek song; but he is not the only repeater, Fokas Evangelinos, will be behind the scenography. The chosen team will try to repeat the top 10 harvested last year by the Hellenic country.

The election took place in two phases. In the first phase, the jury from ERT, the Greek public broadcaster, chose 5 artists and songs from among the 25 singers and 40 songs that were proposed. Among those selected were former Eurovisionists such as Elias Kozas (Eurovision 2013) or emerging figures in Greece such as Good Job Nicky.

Finally, in the second phase, after a round of meetings with each of them to know the details of their proposals related to the video clip, staging, promotion, etc., the choice was made.

Greece made its Eurovision debut in 1974 with Marinella. It has reached the final in 39 out of 41 participations, only missing out in 2017 with Argo and in 2018 with Gianna Terzi. In 2005, the country achieved its only victory to date, with Helena Paparizou and her hit My Number One.

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Greece in Eurovision

Greece is famous for its ancient history and rich cultural heritage. The country first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 but until the country won in 2005, it had only finished in the top 5 on 4 occasions. Greece hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and has never finished last in the competition.

When it comes to success in the Eurovision Song Contest, Greece has had mixed results. While the country didn’t set the scoreboard alight when it made its Eurovision debut in the 1970s, it achieved consistent results over the decades and to date, has never finished last in the contest.

The turn of the century saw a change in strategy for Greece; the country experimented with different styles of music and different language combinations. Their secret combination worked and in 2005 Helena Paparizou stole the show in Kyiv with My Number One, taking the contest to Greece for the first time ever. From that point, until 2012, Greece placed consistently inside the top 10, a substantial outcome given the rapid expansion of the contest over the years.