“Let’s dance, our last dance”, sings Stefania on her newly released Eurovision 2021 entry “Last Dance”. The song sees the Dutch-born Greek representative take us back to the 1980s in a very 2020s way, while throwing in a nod to ancient Greek mythology for good measure.
Stefania releases “Last Dance” (Greece Eurovision 2021)
The music video debuted on ERT’s streaming service ERTFLIX on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of its general release on Spotify at 18:30 CET and YouTube at 21:00 CET. The Greek team tells wiwibloggs that “the video clip balances between realism and a dream state. It is enriched with elements from Greek mythology, presented in a beautiful and modern way”.
And indeed, we see lots of nods to the legends of yore. Stefania is transported from a contemporary streetscape to a land of legends. She comes to Atlas’ rescue while riding Pegasus. In another scene, she watches as the modern city sinks beneath the sea, à la Atlantis. It’s not clear who Stefania is supposed to be. Her prophetic message of dancing for the last time may point towards Cassandra. Although her actions seem to unleash a series of cataclysmic events, so she could also be Pandora. Or maybe she’s a goddess overseeing this clash of the titans?
The team tells us that the message of both the song and the video is that every ending is a new beginning
“Last Dance” is written by a team of Eurovision veterans including Dimitris Kontopoulos (“You Are The Only One” and “Shady Lady”), Greek production team Arcade and Sharon Vaughn (“Scream” and “Waterline”). This is the team behind Stefania’s 2020 entry “Superg!rl”. They know her well and have watched her evolve over the past year — realities that will no doubt make “Last Dance” one to remember.
Stefania on “Last Dance”
In an interview with Hello magazine, Stefania tells us more about her 2021 song. The entry “is very different from ‘SUPERG!RL’,” she says. “This was a big challenge for the whole team. We wanted the best artistic result without repeating ourselves.”
“What emerged is a melodic, dynamic and modern piece with some 80s elements. I am excited and I hope that on March 10, the whole of Greece will share my enthusiasm.”
“‘Last Dance’ is a very up-tempo track, but it manages to maintain the sensitivity and melody that are usually lost in very dynamic songs.”
Asked about her chances of winning, she stayed modest and focused on what matters most: doing her very best.
“Our whole team believes a lot in our song that we have this year,” she says. “A prediction does not make sense. We put all our efforts to have an excellent stage presentation and we want Greece and the Greeks wherever they are to feel proud of the result they will see.”
What do you think of “Last Dance”? Let us know below.
when did greece lose all of its mojo? i’m sorry, but this simply isn’t good or interesting enough. their third nq.
This song sounds and looks like it was written and produced by teenagers. Like a High School project.
Shame that you don’t sound like one.. your views do sound sooo old fashioned indeed
It has the feel of a Junior Eurovision track. Not refined or artistic enough.
I’m not into this song. Lyrics seem a bit generic and random. I don’t feel it.
Top 5 material. I hope they do great staging.
Well,not a winner song,absolutely,but can be in the final and be btw 15 to20 place.
Dreamy images, accompanying a lovely song! Job well done. We need these uplifting songs especially nowadays, with all these grey elements surrounding us…
It’s not bad, but it leaves me rather indifferent actually.
sounds like something raylee would sing. it’s 80s but in an uncool way, idk how she’s gonna pull it off
No way. Raylee’s Hero was actually a hideous copy of 80’s music motives which resulted to a stereotypical eurovision 3 minutes song. Greece’s song sounds much different, more theatrical/dramatic and definitely a contemporary song, with selective use of some 80’s elements ( bits of disco, anthemic chorus and maybe a bit of glam rock). I recon that the sound colour of both songs maybe similar to some ears but I think its a completely different philosophy behind each one.
If this song was Russia or Sweden (cause it is the type that both countries would send to ESC) they would be already top 3 in bets…
but ok 😉 i guess this will happen due time 😉
could be, but Sweden hasn’t been all that great with the televote lately. Mostly is the jury that boosts them.
ohh i am talking only about bets. not results
Not bad but… interesting. Its a dance song, wich I love and theres never enough dance songs, but it doesnt say too much. Its Greece, they have a huge music industry with amazing singers and songs… I would choose that instead of this generic song that could be Azerbaijan
May this mean the return of the air fans to ESC?
it is quite generic and old-fashioned. I loved their song last year 🙁
I too prefered last year’s, even though it was a bit juvenile, it was more melodic.
Honestly, the Greek song is as good as anything I’ve heard this year. For me, it’s clearly the quality female “dance” entry and nothing else comes close.
Can’t see it being anything other than top five. What an improvement!
What’s the trend of the throwback sound?
If you mean the sound that reminds of SUPERG!RL is so that they pay tribute to their 2020 songs that they will never have the chance to sing on Eurovision stage
I don’t like the first minute, but the rest of the song is amazing for me.
I think this sounds a bit dated and impact. Last year’s song seemed more ethnic and stood out more.
Lacks impact
Nothing spectacular, just…meh
i really wonder why a song like this that takes so much positive reaction and many tops is not going better in bets and bulgaria that chose one of the worst songs of them and everyone really not like it a lot is not going down in bets…!!! And dont you dare telling me that betting offices had bulgaria up in bets no matter which song she would choose. Her song lacks of a loooot of things in order to be sooooo up in bets!!!
Doing well in bets won’t help them win though, isn’t it? People gonna lose their cash, let them be.
its true but ok for 2 months before only bets can show the power of a song… too bad but is true… it grows expectations.. sooo being good in bets now is worthy!!! but i cant connect the hype of bulgarian song that they all are dissapointed and the bets soo up when the greek is loved and bets are stable
Well our wonderful Queen of all Fire was 18 in the betting odds and we all know where it got after.. This is clearly a dark horse, dark as Pegasus 🙂
Going to get downvoted, but what’s new?
Anyway
The Weeknd -Blinding Lights in parts. It clearly inspired her, and the production team.
Good but that’s all I hear when I hear it. I think it will qualify, Greece normally do quite well in the televote and Stefania is well known in the ESC world.
It will do well. I have it as 11th/12th.
Well blinding lights at the start abd in the chorus, mixed with Bulgaria 2017 in the pre-chorus.
Oh and is it Bad Romance too?
Why y’all trying to find in any song a plagiarism? If there was plagiarism the EBU would eventually disqualify the song, like they have done in the past I think. Remember, Blinding Lights and Last Dance are both in 80s style with modern elenents. So it’s kinda logic to find similarities.
this is nice and modern. i guess the staging will be amazing! it’s def not the best but it’s a good effort and a better song than the other kontopoulos songs like Estonia and Moldova.
they are luck Raylee is not representing Norway haha!
Stefania looks stunning!
Much prefer this to last year’s. It’s a lot of fun. Looking forward to seeing this on stage.
Better than last year attemp, for sure. Lyrics are good, video is on point and the vocals are okey too. It needs the staging. Certainly it isn’t groundbreaking but is interesting and enjoyable, there are just some parts too Eurovisive but overall is a pleasant surprise. One of the best uptempo songs this year.
Wow thank you at least this time I am not going to listen to a short snippet because yesterday I put this on a loop and I can’t count how many times I repeat listening to the snippet. This is such an upgrade for me it’s way better than her 2020 song.
Side note: add Bulgaria to the list of countries with the same artist but a better entry. First time listening to “Imaginary Friend” and man is it good. Best Bulgarian entry I’ve ever heard.
Its gold. I hope she picks it, rumours say its another one though! *praying*
Nope, it’s the one. Been confirmed, I believe.
Lol, told you
I like the chorus, not much the verses tho.
Though it’s called “last dance”, this is definitely not last position! Go girl! Eyes on the prize!
I love it! Already listening to it on repeat <3
Just heard it on YouTube! Absolutely loved it! Congratulations Stefania and Greece! You will do great this year!
Hated Supergirl, in fact it was in my bottom three last year…. this is pure quality and not what I would expect from one of the younger artists at the contest.
The young female artists like Stefania, Roxen, and Victoria are really bringing it this year. I’m sure Malta will be on that list too.
Very interesting. Liked the 2020 song. Like this one. And the video connects the two songs well. I’m trying to figure out the symbolic with the green man traffic light symbol
Lately, things ( like the virus ) have stopped us from dreaming ( red ), but its just for a while, it will become green fast, because this isnt our last dance!
We are young, walking carelessly until pandemic lockdown happens(red light)..devastation in the world.. but hope appears and with it lots of courage and light and life will continue for all of us again soon(green light)
Will premiere in 10 minutes it says
And I cannot find it on Spotify. So I’m not sure what everyone comments about
The song was available in the national greek broadcast streaming service until half an hour ago. It will be on Spotify on Friday.
It’s not bad. Definitely going to the Final with a good stage presentation
Heard Iceland’s leak – aside from the annoying voice watermark on the video, it sounds pretty solid! Not the incessant earworm that “Think About Things” was, but still pretty good!
Just search “Dadi Freyr 10 Years” on YouTube and it’ll come up. If you click the “Vevo” link, the baby voice is just a watermark the channel put on.
Actually the baby voice makes it better lmao.
It might not be as good as last year but I don’t think it’s out of contention. This has a lot of potential for the staging to be really really fun.
When they said it’s gonna have 80s vibes I was hoping to be similar to ”Heaven’s Not That Far Away” by Suured tüdrukud and/or ”Real Groove” by Kylie. I hate to say that being Greek and living in Greece this is a disappointment for me and it’s not on my TOP10 list. Cyprus, Finland, Albania, Italy, Serbia and San Marino are my favorite songs so far…and Iceland if what we have listened tonight is the real track!
As a Greek, it would make more sense if San Marino’s entry was ours and vice versa. It’s ok, nothing remarkable but I bet my money that it will open semifinal 2
You might be right actually!!!
I just want to ask moderators have they changed anything regarding the editing of comments??? Because for *several* of my comments the editing option expired way before 15 minutes mark!!! I hope it’s just a glitch, but it happened a few times in one day. 🙁
Wiwibloggs 2022: Greece and Cyprus release first 3 seconds on Spotify after first 2 seconds were released on youtube 4 hours before
if this didnt happen you would see bananas in the video. so yes its better 🙂 money dude. all eurovision needs money soo 🙂
Well we saw Head & Soulders and something for your nails in Cyprus, so it doesn’t make sense at all
What an improvement. Will happily add her to the list of performers last year whose songs have gotten better.
San Marino definetely, Greece yes, Australia maybe… Who else would you add?
Definitely Spain, likely Czech Republic, perhaps Austria.
Fair, I enjoy Spain, couldnt stand last years song.
San Marino for sure. Greece yes. Czech Republic. Belgium. Moldova. Spain in my personal opinion. Slovenia and Estonia even if the improvement was only slight.
Australia, Netherlands, and Switzerland feel about the same level as last year. Maybe Ukraine too but I still need time to warm up to it.
I liked Ireland, Serbia, Romania, Austria, Israel, and Lithuania better last year even if people might not agree with me on all of those.
Nothing can top tears getting sober but I’m still deeply impressed with all of Victoria’s/Bulgaria’s songs this year anyway. Can’t wait to see what she picks.
Off the top of my head: Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Moldova (but that isn’t saying much), San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine have all picked songs that are even better than what those artists sent last year (I have a good feeling I’ll be saying the same about Georgia, North Macedonia, and the UK when those are out). The rest are either as good as what the artists sent last year (Israel, Netherlands, Romania) and only a few are actually worse (Austria and Slovenia).
Oh, yeah, this is a pretty cool song! We have a quite a few of bangers this year, but this one is more uplifting than seductive and I think it will do quite well. I like it. 🙂
This crossed my mind too. The fandom loves a sexy and/or edgy bop, but this is, let’s say, “more family oriented”. And in opposite of “Supergirl”, it sounds more adult without losing its innocence.
As it should, as she is only 18. Kuddos to them!
I agree, both songs were very suited for Stefania’s age.
It’s a great musical transition from a girl’s seventeenth year to eighteenth. 🙂 This feels more adult, but still very youthful.
We’ll never get to verify this, but if was putting my money on any entry to qualify, but not finish in top 10 in 2020, it would’ve been Superg!rl. I don’t know why, but I totally had that vibe from it.
100% agree. But with Fokas, you never know. If he brings his A game miracles happen ( Moldova 2018! )
Totally agree.
I like this song a lot more than Superg!rl last year. That song felt like a Junior Eurovision song translated to English, and Last Dance is a better fit for the grown-up addition. It’s actually in my top five of songs, so well done Greece! Good luck to Stefania.
Much better than last year! Great song.
This is not the substitute for “Lost in a Dance” (I’m still grieving) that I was hoping for, but it’s a pleasant track, Stefania has a good voice for pop music. The chorus it’s 80’s by the books, but gives it some charm to a song that’s not different from many other things we’ve seen before in Eurovision. Staging will probably decide its fate, because this semi is full of bops.
Is the song called “Lest dance” or “Last dance”? She definitely sings “Lest”.
Lest we forget.
This comment is pure gold
She tells Last Dance more like Læst dance and it kinda sounds like Let’s dance
My heart was born a radical Electric and dynamical I never listened to the remedies With no forevers, no eternities Holding on beyond the night For a shadow that feels right Holding on beyond the night to you [Pre-Chorus] If the dreams we made are made of fire I would give a life just to live the dream again If our hearts are hanging on a wire Let’s forget the world below and dance until the end [Chorus] Let’s danc? Our last dance A rockin’ romance This ain’t our last dance L?t’s dance Oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh Oh-woah-woah-ooh Oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 2] My heart… Read more »
Well, it’s more American English then.
I like the song more that her song from last year.
So right now my standing 1. Eric Saade 2. Stefania 3. Blas Canto 4. Gjons Tears. I think blas and stefania are more guilty pleasures of mine since it’s not likely they win. I think Eurovision is definitely between Eric and Gjon.
Better than last year and San Marino but still too generic.
And Iceland as leaked and bye bye bookmakers.
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I listened Island and it was a huge let down!
Now, I’ll wait Malta and Latvia
Dadi dropped in odds below Switzerland, France and Italy in a matter of minutes so it must be a dud.
Where did you find the song? Where is it leaked? I’ll wait until it’s officially out to listen to it and make up my own opinions.
Can you send a link or it’s just a snippet?
its the whole song and its cr*p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51LyJR7ZQsw&ab_channel=LOS
It might not be as good as last time, but I don’t think it’s bad? Knowing his typical style I was expecting something like this. Pretty sure Iceland will still qualify.
Till now this is the most current song of the season. It has life outside Eurovision.
The song is a relevant story the whole planet has been going through with the lockdowns and pandemic.. That’s why she is walking on an empty street alone, a The song is a relevant story the whole planet has been going through with the lockdowns and pandemic.. That’s why she is walking on an empty street alone, a young girl full of dreams.. All of a sudden everything stops.. Feels drowning, whole world is sinking.. But she keeps her hopes and flies away and she lands where ATLAS holds the earth touches him and the water is released and the… Read more »
Edyta Gorniak has allegedly heard Polish entry and she has commented that even though it’s not her style, it sounds current and that Europe might like it.
Not her style? She’s done it all. Pop, dance, ballad, club, theatrical, lounge…
The only thing she hasn’t done is opera, I think. So Krystian Ochman then?
Has the equipment for it, if you listen to his performances. I don’t know. They were supposed to drop another clue today in that breakfast show but the food they were cooking started to burn and they had to cut the segment short. Ugh. So far we know it’s a soloist and that it was selected internally (duh!). The way I dissect the interviews, it sounds like it might be a female as they keep using the female pronoun first, once the guy speaking about the entry even almost forgot to use the male one and had corrected himself immediately.… Read more »
Whoa, they burned the food on breakfast TV?! :O
This I have to see
Yeah, some meatballs or pork chops or something. As long as they don’t burn on 20th of May. 😛
Daj To Glosniej – Jeszcze Raz. Hmm… Definitely not Edyta’s style. Easily editable to under 3 minutes. Made me think…
Semi final 2 is getting more competitive, and people were saying it was very weak!
I have a feeling Stefania will open the semi, which will make it even harder for her!
Hope they stage it amazingly!
Fokas is hit or miss lately, hoping for the first one this time! Stefania deserves it
Last year they were goint to open it, but I don’t think that they will keep the same year. Remember, in 2019, Tamta opened the first semifinal and she managed to reach the final, even though she got a weak result and in the finals she finished 13th
But at the end, if the song and staging are at high standards they will go really well at least at the semis. In the finals it’s more difficult but the good songs are getting usually the more deserved results at the time the contest happens
Tamta barely made it! Finished 10th in the semi!
9th!
9th* because she got 54 televote points (like Katerina Duska, who finished 5th). but in the finals with a better running order she got significally less points, even though she finished 13th overall, by the time the top 11 was miles away from the rest of countries