Greece’s Eurovision 2027 selection has reached its next stage after broadcaster ERT confirmed that 234 songs were submitted. Up to 20 entries will be chosen for the two “Sing for Greece 2027” semi-finals, taking place in Thessaloniki on February 9 and 11. The grand final is scheduled for February 13, when the winning song and performer will be selected to represent Greece.
The first stage of Greece’s search for its Eurovision 2027 entry has closed with 234 song submissions. ERT announced the total on Wednesday, November 4, as “Sing for Greece 2027” moves from accepting proposals to assessing them. That review will determine which artists and songs reach the televised competition in February. The total describes every proposal received, rather than a list of acts already guaranteed a place in the shows.
Submissions closed at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 1. The broadcaster opened its invitation on September 22, allowing interested performers and writers to send their entries electronically. With that window complete, the next task is to reduce the field. ERT has not yet announced the participating artists or published a final shortlist, so the identities and musical styles represented in the 234 proposals remain unknown.
Up to 20 songs will be selected for the televised stages. The wording matters: it sets an upper limit rather than confirming that exactly 20 entries will appear. The November 4 update marks the end of submissions and the start of assessment, not the completion of the selection itself. A further announcement is needed before viewers know which songs will compete to become the Greek entry for Eurovision 2027.
“Sing for Greece” returns for a second consecutive year as the country’s selection process. This edition includes two semi-finals and a grand final, with different voting arrangements at each stage. The audience will have a direct role in determining both who advances and who wins, while jury votes enter the process at the final. Those separate stages shape the route from the submitted songs to the entry chosen for the international Eurovision 2027 contest in Burgas.
The first semi-final is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2027, followed by the second on Thursday, February 11. Both will be held at Thessaloniki Concert Hall. The shortlisted entries will be presented there, competing for a place in the last show. ERT has confirmed the venue and dates, while additional details about the presentation and staging were not included in the latest submissions update.
Twelve songs will progress to the final through the public vote alone. Jury panels will not decide which semi-finalists qualify for those 12 places under the announced procedure. That gives viewers sole responsibility for this part of the process, before the voting system changes for the final. The distinction is important for understanding how an entry moves through “Sing for Greece” and ultimately becomes a contender for Eurovision 2027.
The grand final will take place on Saturday, February 13, again at Thessaloniki Concert Hall. Its result will combine the public vote with the scores of two jury panels, one Greek and one international. The winning performer and song will represent Greece at the 71st Eurovision Song Contest in Burgas, Bulgaria. The international semi-finals are scheduled for May 11 and 13, with the final on May 15, 2027.
Thessaloniki will host all three “Sing for Greece” shows for the first time. ERT announced the choice of Concert Hall on October 29, shortly before submissions closed, citing facilities and technical equipment able to support the three television productions for Greece’s Eurovision 2027 selection. The venue will therefore be the setting for both the qualifying performances and the final selection. Further arrangements for the shows remain to be announced alongside the shortlisted entries.
One participation rule concerns the use of artificial intelligence in songwriting. ERT does not allow AI to be used to compose candidate songs, presenting the provision as a way of protecting original musical creation. The rule is a condition of submission, not an announcement that a violation has been discovered among the 234 proposals. No related assessment results or disqualifications were disclosed in the broadcaster’s update.
The number of submissions does not reveal which performers are involved or how many musical genres are represented. Writers who entered now have to wait for the results of assessment and the official candidate announcement. No date for publishing that list was specified on November 4. Until it appears, names, styles and likely finalists cannot be established from the total alone, and the timetable for introducing the selected songs remains incomplete.
ERT thanked the artists and creators who submitted proposals and wished them success as the process moved forward. The next official milestone is the announcement of the entries that will perform on February 9 and 11. Those semi-finals will lead to the February 13 decision, completing Greece’s selection for Eurovision 2027 several months before the winning artist takes the chosen song to Burgas.
