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Greece’s new‑look Sing for Greece kept the momentum going with a second semi final that felt very much like a statement of intent: tightly run, unapologetically current, and absolutely stacked with fan‑friendly names.
The show
Semi two came from Peiraios 260 in Athens on 13th February, with 14 acts fighting over the last seven tickets to Sunday’s final. As in the first show, it was 100% televote, with international viewers allowed to join in via online voting, which immediately tilted the line‑up towards songs that could travel beyond ERT’s domestic audience. The result completes a 14‑song final where the winner will be decided by a mix of televote and two juries, one Greek and one international.
Songs, shocks and no‑brainers
On paper, this was the “name” semi, and the televote did what most of us expected: it hoovered up the big stories. Good Job Nicky finally made it through a Greek selection with “Dark Side of the Moon,” Mikay and Marika both converted their strong pre‑show buzz into tickets for Sunday, and Koza Mostra reminded everyone that they still know exactly how to land three minutes of controlled chaos.
The more alternative edge came from Leroybroughtflowers and “SABOTAGE!” (All caps which hurts my eyes!) which leaned hard into the dark‑pop, left‑field lane that modern Eurovision has opened up, while ZAF’s “Asteio” flew the flag for contemporary Greek‑language pop. That left some solid radio cuts – notably Kianna, Stella Kay and Victoria Anastasia – watching the confetti from the wrong side of the green room.
All entries and qualifiers
Here’s the full semi‑two field, with qualifiers marked with a Q.
| Song | Performer(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Agapi | Rikki | |
| Back in the Game | Garvin | |
| Labyrinth | Mikay | Q |
| Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U) | Marika | Q |
| Mad About You / Mad About it | D3lta | Q |
| Asteio | ZAF | Q |
| No More Drama | Kianna | |
| You Are the Fire | Stella Kay | |
| Anatello | Tianora | |
| Whatcha Doin to Me | Victoria Anastasia | |
| Set Everything on Fire | Basilica | |
| Dark Side of the Moon | Good job Nicky | Q |
| Bulletproof | Koza Mostra | Q |
| Sabotage / SABOTAGE! | Leroybroughtflowers | Q |
Production‑wise, ERT doubled down on LED‑driven staging and tight camera work, clearly road‑testing ideas for Vienna rather than treating this as just a studio talent show. Giorgos Theofanous turned up in the interval to muse about the balance between staging and song, neatly bridging Greece’s old “ballad‑plus‑big‑voice” era with its more performance‑driven present.
Tamta and Cyprus 2026 act Antigoni did the heavy lifting on interval duties, giving the semi the feel of a mini‑Eurovision night and, in Antigoni’s case, a handy three‑minute advert for “Jalla” in front of exactly the audience it needs. With the seven from semi one already waiting in the wings, this show feels like it has done its job: Greece now has a 14‑song final, a crop of very current options, and more than one entry that could hold its own on a Eurovision scoreboard rather than just a domestic one.
