GREECE – Amanda Georgiadis, also known as Amanda Tenfjord, has released her Eurovision 2022 entry for Greece called โDie Togetherโ on Thursday.
The song, which 25-year-old Georgiadis composed herself with the help of Bjorn Helgen, tells the story of a couple in what could be considered a toxic relationship: โI love you, say that you love me tooโฆThatโs the only way we can get out of this hell we made,โ the lyrics read.
The music video for the Greek Eurovision entry was filmed on the beautiful Greek island of Symi under the direction of Kostas Karydas and accompanied by a model.
THE SELECTION PROCESS
Georgiadis’ entry was evaluated during a rigorous process in which seven judges from ERT pored over 40 entries submitted by dozens of talented Greek musicians. It is no secret that the original favourite for ERT was GOOD JOB NICKY but for unspecified reasons, his entry was scrapped literally at the last moment.
The song will represent Greece at the 2022 Eurovision song competition which will be held in Turin, Italy this Spring. Greece has been placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2022, and has been scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.
SONG EVALUATION
There are mixed signals received from the song reactions. There seem to be a core of fans or (for some) bots, praising the song. There are mixed reactions from the international fans as well. If someone tries to translate those two can understand that there is a dilemma between the amazing vocal skills of Amanda (at least those we know of – we never heard her live in a competition show before) and the pessimistic message/sound/title of the song. It’s a dark song, a song of a personal experience that might not help the audience identify. Moreover, there seem to be two problems for Amanda’s reception in Greece: she is totally unknown to the Greeks, there is no effort to meet her and her work and the song is not appealing to the average Greek audience.
Yes, it might be a great ballad, well structured, maybe fabulous delivered, but this is not Greece, having in mind the songs the Greeks hear (if you check the charts you will understand that Amanda’s song style is not something the country even likes). On the other hand, ERT tries to follow the path of the art, quality, trust to the new blood/artists and seems the Greek national broadcaster loves anything urban. Or, as some say, they just don’t wanna win.
The bets think otherwise. Don’t let me start on the bets once again: we know how they work, they are accessible and bettable only from a few countries, they are influenced from last year’s statistics and they are also influenced by the dynamic of record labels, the polls (most of them manipulated) etc.
Will Greece do well? Well, the Greek Team (left out with Greece only, since Russia is out of the game) has one asset: Fokas Evangelinos. It’s not a song that will showcase a show, but for sure, under Fokas, will showcase strong images, enough for TV viewers (maybe) to be convinced and vote for it. Personally, I think this kind of song, under a Greek flag, can either end in the top three or in the bottom three.
In sum, a huge risk for which we truly wish the best!
ABOUT AMANDA
Half Greek and half Norwegian, Georgiadis spent her earliest years in the Greek city of Ioannina, until she moved with her family to the small village of Tennfjord, in Norway at a young age.
Her Norwegian motherโs maiden name, Tenfjord, along with the name of the town in Norway where she was raised, was the inspiration for her professional name โAmanda Tenfjord.โ
Georgiadis pursued music from a very young age and began learning piano at just five. Throughout her teenage years, the Greek-Norwegian musician wrote countless songs and even continued writing throughout medical school.
She soon gained popularity in Norway and has performed in countless festivals and television shows across Scandinavia.
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