Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest Greece won for the first time in 2005 with Elena Paparizou singing "My Number One", which at the time tied for the record for the most number of "twelve points" allocated to a song (ten in total) along with Katrina and the Waves' 1997 "Love Shine A Light". The song also made Greece the first country not a member of Big Four to win the contest without going through a semifinal. After Eurovision, the song topped the charts in Greece, Cyprus and Sweden and entered the top ten in Romania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, as well as the American "Billboard"
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 were 16 songs, 2 sung by Mona Rosoga, 2 by Monica Anghel and 2 by Luminiţa Anghel (one with Gabriel Cotabiţă). The winning song was chosen by 5 regional juries. Only the winner was announced. Dan Bittman performed 11th on the night of the contest, following Estonia and preceding Malta. He received 14 points, and finished on 21st place out of 25. Because of then relegation rule, Romania missed the 1995 contest. Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 1994 was the debuting year of Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest at its second attempt, having previously failed to qualify