Greece has spoken, and they’ve chosen a new Eurovision superstar. Breaking a record as the youngest artist to represent the country at the song contest, 16-year-old Victor Vernicos will sing for Greece at Eurovision 2023. 

The half Greek, half Danish artist will represent Greece with the song “What They Say”. His track is an emotional ballad sung in English — following the trend of the past four Greek entries.

Victor Vernicos — “What They Say” (Greece Eurovision 2023)

Broadcaster ERT selected Victor Vernicos as the Greek entry for Liverpool following an internal selection process. 

Victor won the coveted Greek ticket to Eurovision by impressing two juries — the ERT committee, made up of media and music professionals, and the audience committee, sampling Eurovision viewers by age range.

Victor wrote “What They Say” when he was just 14 years old. The Athens-born superstar said the song came from an emotional place, when he was in an “anxious situation”.

Who is Victor Vernicos?

Victor Vernicos Jørgensen is a singer from Athens with a Greek mother and a Danish father. 

He began piano lessons at age 4, singing lessons at age 8 and guitar lessons at age 10. Victor then went into music production, and has been writing his own songs since he was 11. His first experience in front of a live audience was performing the 2015 Eurovision winner “Heroes” by Måns Zelmerlöw.

He’s a huge Eurovision fan, as seen in his cover of Sakis Rouvas’ 2009 entry “This Is Our Night”. The smooth, deep timbres of his voice lend well to his emotional renditions of classic pop tunes.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to hear what Victor has to offer the fans? Let us know in the comments below.

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Zuzu
Zuzu
1 year ago

Okay, what’s going on with the Greek trolls lol , the rest of you would cringe if you could understand the greeklish comments.
A good voice from what I have listened to; HOWEVA,that doesn’t change the fact that someone got the job because of money (I mean OFC), and ERT disappoints once again. I wish I’ll be wrong, but with this boring snippet, my strong feeling says NQ.
-Unless the entire contest pulls a 2011 lol-
And that’s my realistic opinion

Benito Camelo
Benito Camelo
1 year ago
Reply to  Zuzu

I mean, if they NQ they might finally choose someone that’s not from the diaspora/foreign to the local scene for a change

Zuzu
Zuzu
1 year ago
Reply to  Benito Camelo

I don’t know what to expect, we have national elections in a few months, maybe ERT will go a new direction, after changes of course

Kofi
Kofi
1 year ago

If ERT chose him because of his connections and money, the whole delegation should change. Greece can’t fall into a country that doesn’t respect honest democratic choice, otherwise we would be like Turkey that is falling into totalitarian leadership where connections and money talks!

Hans J. Wollstein
Hans J. Wollstein
1 year ago
Reply to  Kofi

Perhaps a tad hysterical? Lots of countries decide on internal picks for Eurovision, including the winning 2019 entry from the Netherlands

Kofi
Kofi
1 year ago

His family has connections and money, and ERT isn’t really swimming in cash.

Anonymous91
Anonymous91
10 months ago
Reply to  Kofi

yes, they own a shipping company worth many billions

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Kofi

The thought did cross my mind. How else did he get picked to represent Greece at such a young age? It better be worth it or it could be embarrassing.

Thallo
Thallo
1 year ago

meh

wait, what
wait, what
1 year ago

the leak sounds very promising

Benito Camelo
Benito Camelo
1 year ago

I don’t get the hate on him. His voice is great and the song sounds like it’s cute and true to himself. I think he’ll shut the haters up soon.

dgd
dgd
1 year ago

for your information, we as greeks have tried that a sh*t ton of times and flopped ridiculously

Yanis
Yanis
1 year ago

I’d like nepotism too if I would come from a rich & well known family with connections, but unfortunately I have to get every job through my skills rather than fortune & fame. :-/

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

Den ntrepesai na vrizeis anilika mwri?

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

Mou mathate Kai ton nepotismo, amorfotes

Neila
Neila
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

But he has skills….. I am not Greek and I don’t know his family and I think he has an outstanding voice.

Bruhhh
Bruhhh
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

Mipos eisai kantilanaftra?

Bruhhh
Bruhhh
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

Mipos exeis ti fimi tis papadias?

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  Bruhhh

Astin tin karmirw, o Viktoras pige poli kala stun epilogi tou koinou, alla vlepei nepotismo o psekas

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

giannakh skase mia xara exei talento to paidi se anti8esh me mlkes san esena pou anti na ton sigxairoun ka8ontai kai meiwnoun neous kallitexnes pou den exoun kan bgal3i kala kala ta ftera rous alla trone kraximo

Benito Camelo
Benito Camelo
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

Message for Bruhhh, Someone1 and dgd: La suya por si acaso

Bruhhh
Bruhhh
1 year ago
Reply to  Benito Camelo

It’s just a read for him being mean-hearted towards a 16-year-old boy just because his favourite Melissa and her awful team weren’t selected by ERT. Some people don’t know how to deal with losing and all they can do is be bitter and hateful.

Benito Camelo
Benito Camelo
1 year ago
Reply to  Bruhhh

I just said, in a very Mexican way, that I didn’t understand what you guys said

Bruhhh
Bruhhh
1 year ago
Reply to  Benito Camelo

yes I got it, that’s why I explained.

Alexandro
Alexandro
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

Please someone do something. The comments are disgusting, full of hatred and homophobia.

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  Yanis

wth is actually wrong with you. you’re sitting from your couch hating on a 16 year old who tries their best
wiwi do sth abt thjs

AllThingsNordic.eu
1 year ago

Looks cute and talented.Let’s wait for the song! Fingers crossed.

Neila
Neila
1 year ago

I feel he is a very talented young man and do well in eurovision.

Vamos
Vamos
1 year ago

People that are trash talking a 16 year old just cause he is half danish need medical assistance soon. Racism based on sexual orientation is not accepted but based on ethnicity is?

Neila
Neila
1 year ago
Reply to  Vamos

I think it is jealousy. He has a fantastic voice, who cares about his surname, he represents Greece, full stop.

Ritoli
Ritoli
1 year ago

Uhh his is cute! Goodluck!

Ritoli
Ritoli
1 year ago
Reply to  Ritoli

he* lol

Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker
1 year ago

We need a good bathroom break. 😛 Just joking. Good luck!

Aaa
Aaa
1 year ago

I hope he can handle the pressure as he is only 16 with not much experience I guess.

Panna
Panna
1 year ago
Reply to  Aaa

Whole Junior Eurovision exists full of kids aged 8-14

Panna
Panna
1 year ago
Reply to  Panna

and they are handling it

Aaa
Aaa
1 year ago
Reply to  Panna

Maybe.
But I think he mostly did youtube/tiktok videos and not live performances. The pressure is different and oh well eurovision is much more stressful then jesc probably.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Aaa

Has he ever done a live performance? You can have all the music training and talent in the world, but you need experience in some things before you can do a major endeavor like Eurovision.

ESCITALY23
ESCITALY23
1 year ago

In Greece, his family has a BIG name. He’s from a family that one’s a very big shipping company so no wonder he was chosen. Perhaps ERT is gonna rely on them to fund this years’ entry because of how much money they have, because as we have seen ERT has had minimal budget in spent for Eurovision. Also, it’s good to have confidence and all, but at a certain point it gets too much. Like in his TikTok video he said he’s going to be the ‘youngest Eurovision winner ever’. First of all, that’s Sandra Kim (do your research… Read more »

Jack
Jack
1 year ago
Reply to  ESCITALY23

he said he WANTS to, not that he is going to be. Miserable pathetic troll.

Polegend Godnova
1 year ago
Reply to  ESCITALY23

i mean, it’s known ERT is broke so it’s no surprise they accepted panik’s pimp money lol

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  ESCITALY23

Den ntrepi mwri na eisai toso katina? Oust

Thanos
1 year ago
Reply to  ESCITALY23

Or he just deserves it! He is a very talented boy with a great voice and actually fresh. We havent even heard the song yet, so why do you judge?

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago

Well, we’re on the topic of internal selections, is there anybody living in Austria right now listening to the radio? That’s when their representative will be announced.

Helena's
1 year ago

Please tell me that Fokas and Kontopoulos aren’t hiding behind him

Aaa
Aaa
1 year ago
Reply to  Helena's

They are not thank god!

Ern
Ern
1 year ago

Firstly, this kid is adorable.

Second, from the information provided, it seems he got his start by uploading videos on YouTube and TikTok. In other words, Victor is essentially an internet sensation (at least by Greek standards) that creeped his way into the Greek music scene.

Very clever entry for Greece.

vangelis vt
vangelis vt
1 year ago
Reply to  Ern

He is not a sensation anywhere. He simply comes from an important family of shipowners and government ministers. Otherwise he wouldn’t get his foot in the door at that age.

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

Ah, of course someone would appear with a conspiracy theory.

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

Aren’t you ashamed to be so toxic? You haven’t even listened to the song.

vangelis vt
vangelis vt
1 year ago
Reply to  Someone1

If your vocabulary didn’t consist of 15 words like “toxic”, “conspiracy” etc. you would be infinitely more worried by the fact that out of hundreds of websites in Greece yesterday, not even one mentioned his very obvious connection to a very prominent family. This is called withholding information from the public that ultimately pays for these things. I simply stated the truth, we know connections get you to places especially in institutions like ERT and it is a regrettable situation that holds this country back. This has nothing to do with his worth as an artist or his likeability as… Read more »

someone1
someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

How are all these things relevant? Did he or he didnt do well in the public vote? Except if you also suggest that the public vote was also staged by his family. I am sick and tired of this politisization of eurovision. Wondering if you would say the same, if Greece had a different government 😉

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

but are you serious? ok thats the truth but does that imply that he is talentless? cuz thats what you said in eurovisionfun

Voix
Voix
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

Ti skatopsixo skoupidi pou eisai. Ntropi sou

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

Toxikotita Kai psekas, bravo sou agapi!

Iván el Conquistador
Iván el Conquistador
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

So, he is a nepobaby, right?

Someone1
Someone1
1 year ago

He did really well in the public vote, but yeah, sour Melissa fans see “nepotism”. Sick of people bullying a 16-yo.

Anonymous91
Anonymous91
10 months ago

his danish dad is a rich businessman, his greek grandfather owner of multi billions worth shipping companies, his greek aunt is a famous fashion designer, photographer, deffo a nepobaby

Alexandro
Alexandro
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

Vangelis vt, I didn’t know that his family has a big name. Your hatred and “me” issues though, are definitely bigger. Just get a life. Eurovision doesn’t need people like you.

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  vangelis vt

re malakas eise anti na ton sigxairesai pas kai ka8esese ston kanape na krazeis enan 16xrono pou dinei ton kalitero tou eauto na mas ekprwsopisei
ntroph s re

Moonstar
Moonstar
1 year ago

Simon, shouldn’t it be “The youngest Greek entrant in history” instead of “The youngest Greek entry in history”?

Polegend Godnova
1 year ago

i am laughing. this was greek eurofans’ least favorite of the three internal selection finalists, it almost feels like a joke combined with the fact he has several singles out and only 372 monthly listeners on spotify lmao

Sonam
Sonam
1 year ago

This is super inaccurate. He came second in the public vote among the 7 songs of the shortlist, and he was also second in every fan poll. Melissa Mantzoukis was 1st

aevgav
aevgav
1 year ago

do you not even know abt that shout out? that as last with a huge difference

Voix
Voix
1 year ago

Were you laughing when the sun couldn’t turn in Turin? Just askin

Polegend Godnova
1 year ago
Reply to  Voix

no, but i sure laughed at amanda tenfart’s ABYSMAL televote score!

Onar
Onar
1 year ago

You have a problem, please check it out.

Tom
Tom
1 year ago

You have a problem with everything including yourself it seems

Thanos
1 year ago

Get a life dear

Tommm
Tommm
1 year ago

Finally Greece sending man (solo artist)- last time it was 2009/2010

Purple Mask
Purple Mask
1 year ago
Reply to  Tommm

Sakis Rouvas is such an icon though. He would have been difficult for the next guy to “shake off.”

Fierce Queen
Fierce Queen
1 year ago
Reply to  Tommm

Alkaios was a single act too

Euros
Euros
1 year ago
Reply to  Fierce Queen

Act was called Alkaios and Friends.

Tommm
Tommm
1 year ago

I hope he will not have a Blue Hand on the Stage like they had in 2018

Purple Mask
Purple Mask
1 year ago
Reply to  Tommm

Wow, it’s amazing how some fans still haven’t gotten over that. 🙂

Fierce Queen
Fierce Queen
1 year ago
Reply to  Tommm

hahahahahaha

ANDREW BROWN
ANDREW BROWN
1 year ago

I really like the tone in his voice.

Purple Mask
Purple Mask
1 year ago

Victor is talented, 16, and he wants to win the Eurovision Song Contest. He won’t be the youngest ever winner (because of Sandra Kim), but his ambition is still impressive. Victor’s really good, so Greece could do very well this year. 🙂

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Purple Mask

If he wants to win, he needs to have the best song of the year. That remains to be seen until it is released.

Judy
Judy
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

Yeah..because last year’s song was the “best” for 2022? haha ..you don’t need to have the best song..a good performance is always the key..or the stupid political things

Denis
Denis
1 year ago

Sounds like a very inspiring choice.I have no doubt he will continue Greece’s good fortune!

Thanos
Thanos
1 year ago

Being Greek I hadn’t heard of Victor before, but I am really eager to see what he has to offer. Last year with Amanda we did really well and “Die Together” is certainly my favourite song we’ve sent since 2013. Greece seems to be moving once again in the same direction as last year. This can be both good and bad, we have to wait and see.

Jack
Jack
1 year ago

I like that Greece is going in another direction, first time after a while they send a male artist. All the comments about where he comes from are useless, when helena won did you mind about her being raised in Sweden?

Jack
Jack
1 year ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

Nothing wrong with that. I talk about certain people that complain that Greece is sending again a foreigner while he is literally living in Athens and one of his parents is Danish.

Fierce Queen
Fierce Queen
1 year ago
Reply to  Jack

boo he was born and lived all his life in Greece

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago

I feel like ERT doesn’t believe that Greek artists can make “contemporary” music. That’s why they go after the “scandi-Greeks”

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

He is as Greek as any other Greek person.

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

Where did I say that he isn’t? He’s a Scandinavian Greek.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

He’s Greek.

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

Yeah, that’s what I said. A Scandinavian Greek.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

If ERT didn’t believe in Greek artists, well then they wouldn’t have picked Victor… like I said, he’s Greek.

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

Aaand half Danish. Which makes him Scandinavian (Danish) Greek. Or Greek Scandinavian if you prefer that.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

Is Barack Obama only “half” American?

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

There’s no “American” ethnicity.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

Is Donald Trump only “half” American? His mother was Scottish. Is the King of Spain only “half” Spanish? His mother is Greek. Where Victor’s parents are from is not important in any way, I don’t understand why it is even mentioned. I’ll stop now.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

The new King of England is also half Greek, I just remembered.

Pat
Pat
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

Jonas I think you’re missing the point lol…

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Pat

I think you are.

Denis
Denis
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

You can be half of something you know. Many Europeans are. He is Greek yes but also Danish.You can be both and there is nothing wrong with it.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Denis

Of course there is nothing wrong with it. You can not be half of something. You can be both, but not half.

Tommm
Tommm
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

U are also Bosnian and not Swedish so …

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Tommm

I am?

Jack
Jack
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

they dont go after nationalities. They chose based on the songs they were sent.

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago
Reply to  Jack

Well…
Stefania – Greek-Dutch
Amanda – Greek-Norwegian
Victor – Greek-Dutch.
They clearly have a type.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

Michael Ben David – Georgian, Ukrainian, Israeli
Sheldon Riley – Filipino, Australian
Jérémie Makiese – Belgian, Congolese
Ochman – Polish, American
Stefan – Estonian, Armenian
Chanel – Cuban, Spanish
Mahmood – Egyptian, Italian

That’s just some of 2022. Are we supposed to care?

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

Subwoolfer – Lunar, Norwegian

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

You’ve missed my point completely. ERT has been choosing Scandi-Greeks for the past three years for some reason, which means that if you’re not Scandi-Greek you will not represent Greece. It’s like they think that being a Scandi-Greek gives you some sort of advantage in the contest.

WannaEatMySpaghetti
WannaEatMySpaghetti
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

Well I don’t know if ERT thought like this but you have to admit that the 2 last “Scandi-Greek” artists they sent (by the way The Netherlands are not in Scandinavia but I get your point) both finished in the top 10.

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

thats not even close to the truth
im greek myself and im telling you the jury would have picked shout out. but thankfully they withdrew cuz of the negative receptions.as awful as ert is, it never judges by ethnicity,

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

Peace.

ESC Lover
ESC Lover
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

To be precised Ochman is 100% Polish. Both his parents were born in Poland and moved to the US as adults. Krystian himself was born in the US and per se has an American citizenship along to the Polish one, but his ethnicity is fully Polish:)

Antananarivo
Antananarivo
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

La Zarra – French-Canadian, Moroccian

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

Victor is Greek-Danish.

aevgav
aevgav
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

and douska is part canadian

Fierce Queen
Fierce Queen
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

he is more Greek than other countries who do not send their local artists. And btw he lived his whole life in Greece

Thanos
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

I think his partially scandinavian background had nothing to do with him being chosen. Yes Amanda was Norwegian at most , but he lives here in Athens since the day he was born and i doubt that he even knows Danish. He is basically just greek in culture and thats what actually matters. I think thats what the other guy responding you , really meant

Mbappe
Mbappe
1 year ago

Sending another English ballad right after their best entry in a very long time doesn’t seem like the most inspired decision, but obviously still wish for a positive outcome.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Mbappe

There’s always the risk of a weaker follow up when you send two songs in a similar genre in a row. Let’s hope for the best.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago

Well, for once a homegrown Greek singer instead of someone from the diaspora. And our first male Greek singer in a long time. If Victor is the youngest male singer to represent Greece of all time, who’s the youngest female contestant? It’s interesting that both Cyprus and Greece are sending male singers after a long line of female singers (yes, I know Cyprus was going to send a male singer in 2020, but the last male singer to compete on stage was 2017). I hope they have good songs. If Victor has a good song and Denmark and Greece are… Read more »

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

opa, h badwoolfgirl einai ellhnida? teleio

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  dgd

I’m sorry, I can’t make out what you wrote. It’s not making sense to me.

aevgav
aevgav
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

oh nothing its just you said “our entry” so i assumed you were greek.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  aevgav

I’m not Greek at all. I have zero personal connection to the country.

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

then why did you say “our entry”

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  dgd

I never said our entry in my comments, but our first Greek male singer in a while. The “our” I was referring to was the Eurovision community, not Greece in particular.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

Stefania was 18, Vicky Leandros, also from Greece, was 17. Maybe there was somebody younger over the years.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

But Vicky never represented her home country, she represented Luxembourg twice.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

Greece wasn’t in the contest back in those days, this is true.

Jamie
Jamie
1 year ago

PANIK records…. oh no. I can already see where this is going…

?eod??.
?eod??.
1 year ago

Melissa Matzoukis apply for San Marinno girl. You only have to pay $200 🙂

AlexisMateoFan45
AlexisMateoFan45
1 year ago

If anyone from Melissa’s team is reading this, please apply for San Marino lmao

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago

He’s Greek. Not half Greek. Also Danish. I wish him well.

MarkESC
MarkESC
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

Well he has a Danish father and a Greek mother so that will biologically make him half Greek and half Danish.. but would be more correct calling him a Greek-Danish singer and not the other way around as he was born and grew up in Athens and might feel more connected to Greece for that reason.. cant speak for him tho.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  MarkESC

It makes him half his mother, and half his father. That’s all.

Anonymous91
Anonymous91
10 months ago
Reply to  MarkESC

yes and his mother’s side from one of richest families in greece too

Xxx
Xxx
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

He’s half Greek and half Danish, what’s not clicking, sir?

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Xxx

There’s no such thing as “half” citizenship.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

I’m probably unreasonably irritated, I admit, but I hope at least one person sees my point. This way of thinking is not good.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

But unlike Amanda and Stefania, Victor actually is from Greece.

Onar
Onar
1 year ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

Greece has sent many artists over the years with roots from other countries or that were born abroad so I don’t find it that weird, we’re kind of used to it. I mean we’re kind of everywhere so I think it’s bound to happen.

Efthymios
Efthymios
1 year ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

Oh don’t worry about that, it just has to do with our specific government’s typical unreasonable obsession with xenomania and making a good impression through sly methods to foreigners while not giving a damn about their own country’s natural talents that are not of the diaspora due to money and pesky economical deals constantly being on the line. Guess what, it also affects music too!! :’)))

Ern
Ern
1 year ago
Reply to  Simon Falk

You’re forgetting Katrine Duska, who was born in Canada, although she did move to and is currently living in Greece.

Sonam
Sonam
1 year ago
Reply to  Ern

She is living in Greece half of her life. She moved when she was 16. She’s always been a local talent. Not that it really matters

Frank Ocean droppp
Frank Ocean droppp
1 year ago

Aight as a greek it’s a mixed bag for me. Didn’t want a ballad again after Amanda especially this year where there are no juries in the semis. I can imagine this going well in the juries due to his age(possibly top10) but in the televoting idk we will struggle as always. Yeah idk really

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago

I also have concerns about him flopping in his live performance because of his possible inexperience. Yes, we’ve had young singers do well, but we’ve also had them fail to qualify because of poor performances due to inexperience. I’d hate to see Greece fail after getting themselves back on their feet for the past couple years.

It’s ironic that you say greece struggles with the televote, because that was the reason you had your golden age in the 2000s when it was 100% televote.

Amesc
Amesc
1 year ago

Positive: He is going to be heard all over the word
Negative: He is probably staying in the same class.

(just joking. Good luck to him!)

sri jayawardenapura kotte
Reply to  Amesc

He has a song saying he left school

The Voice of Reason
The Voice of Reason
1 year ago

Very happy to see a Greek Male artist, as with Cyprus. These two nations have been sending predictable female bangers for a while now so it’s good that recently these two nations decided to shake it up a bit!

Jake
Jake
1 year ago

I always worry about how these younger inexperienced performers handle a live performance. Thinking of Germany’s Ben Dolic and Belgium’s Eliot. Two great songs that really became worrisome in live performances. Only Kristian Kostov comes to mind as a very young male contestant that handled himself amazingly on stage.

Héctor
Héctor
1 year ago

Looks older though. Will he be able to handle the pressure? I mean, Nadav Guedj was 16 too and did great but let’s see.

dgd
dgd
1 year ago
Reply to  Héctor

WOAH NADAV WAS 16?

Tomi
Tomi
1 year ago
Reply to  dgd

Yeah. He looked 30 though… 😀

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Héctor

Sometimes even older adults can crumble under the pressure and some younger singers can thrive. I hope his song is worth it because I’m afraid that if it is weak, this fanbase won’t be forgiving.

Euros
Euros
1 year ago
Reply to  Héctor

Just because someone says I am 16, doesn’t make the person 16. Show me the birth certificate and I’ll shut up.

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Esc addict / Shut up and watch my ...
1 year ago

Emotional ballad in english with scandanivian vibes, it makes sense as he is half danish but he is half greek too and failing to have greek language I hope to get greek vibes in the song at least, last year it was missing imo.
Good luck to him!

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Esc addict / Shut up and watch my ...
1 year ago

Let me guess the song will be released in March isn’t it?

Karl
Karl
1 year ago

He’s cute. Vote for him, people.

Karl
Karl
1 year ago
Reply to  Karl

What’s he’s 16. I take that back. They shouldn’t allow people that young in the adult Eurovision. Ugh. That’s why a Junior Eurovision exists. Keep normal Eurovision 18+ plz!!

microfibertowel
microfibertowel
1 year ago
Reply to  Karl

junior eurovision is for.. children which means 9yos will participate. But a matured voice vs a 9yos voice would be unfair. Mature vs mature voices makes more sense

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Karl

16 is the minimum age to compete at Eurovision. In fact, we’ve had a handful of singers under 16 competing before 1990 when the age limit was implemented. The youngest winner ever was Sandra Kim of Belgium when she was only 13.

Jonas
Jonas
1 year ago
Reply to  BadWoolfGirl

Nobody knew she was only 13 at the time, though.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Jonas

It was found out shortly after the contest was over and the Swiss delegation try to get her disqualified but they didn’t succeed.

Colin
Colin
1 year ago
Reply to  Karl

I’m wary of having minors included at adult ESC too, because of the potential oogling by some weird adults (Please, for the love of God, STOP including minors in your ”top handsome / beautiful” YT lists!!!), and having no limit on the maturity of content they are allowed to deliver (I’m looking at you, Poland 2007!!!) That said, if the content is age-appropriate, minors can be just as competent singers as adults – Blanche, Molly Sterling, Nick Gain, Lisa Andreas were all excellent, for example.

Purple Mask
Purple Mask
1 year ago
Reply to  Colin

Kris Kostov was very young too when he sang at ESC.

Donkey
Donkey
1 year ago

First time ever a eurovision artist is younger than me. Rly makes me think abt my life choices lmao

Bassi
Bassi
1 year ago
Reply to  Donkey

Wait until you’re thirty-something… It will be a constant shock, haha

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
1 year ago
Reply to  Donkey

I’m already getting used to seeing singers younger than me competing since I entered my 30s (my birthday is actually next week).

Donkey
Donkey
1 year ago
Reply to  Donkey

just thinking abt the fact that this guy wasn’t born when his country last won. Why do I feel old im a year older than him ffs.

finnished
finnished
1 year ago

Sounds like another jury bait song that places 6th with the juries and 20th with the public.

Thanos
1 year ago
Reply to  finnished

just because its an emotional ballad? Come on, the public likes sad songs too

Colin
Colin
1 year ago
Reply to  Thanos

People are quickly forgetting the televoting successes of Voila, Tout l’univers, Arcade, Amar pelos dois, Beautiful Mess, When We’re Old, You Let Me Walk Alone, Rise Like a Phoenix, ect. Even lesser televoting magnets like Iceland 2022 and Australia 2022 were televote qualifiers too. But sure, televoters only like uptempo… Let’s wait for the actual song before jumping to conclusions.

Perugiano
Perugiano
1 year ago

Probably another top10
for Greece? He looks and sounds promising! Can’t wait to hear the full song and good luck Greece!

Aksel Kankaanranta's husband
Aksel Kankaanranta's husband
1 year ago
Reply to  Perugiano

he looks promising? ? tf do you mean by that… he is only 16