Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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<entity_4> entered the <entity_2> with the song "Secret Combination", written by Konstantinos Pantzis with lyrics by Poseidonas Giannopoulos. In <entity_4>'s <entity_0> on May 24, "Secret Combination" initially led the voting with full marks from six countries. Prior to the <entity_3> Contest, <entity_4> had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-eight times since its first entry in 1974, winning it in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Elena Paparizou, and being placed third twice: in 2001 with the song "Die for You" performed by the duo Antique and in 2004 with "Shake It" performed by Sakis Rouvas. For the <entity_3> Eurovision Song Contest, ERT decided again to hold a televised national final after failing to secure a big-name artist: As every other year since his first participation in the 2004 contest, ERT asked Sakis Rouvas to represent <entity_4> but he did not accept. Ellinikós Telikós <entity_3> was the Greek national final developed by ERT to select the Greek entry for the <entity_2>. The national final was watched by an estimated 1.9 million viewers in <entity_4>, topping the programs aired on <entity_3> by 45.9% according to AGB Hellas. Although <entity_4> had been granted a spot in the <entity_3> final because of its seventh-place finish at the Eurovision Song Contest <entity_1>, it had to compete in a semi-final for the first time since 2004 because of new rules put into effect by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). On <entity_3>, the EBU held a special draw which determined that <entity_4> would be in Semi-final 1 held on <entity_3> in Belgrade, Serbia; Cyprus was subsequently placed in the second semi-final.
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