Emis Forame To Himona Anixiatika (Greek script

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 Εμείς φοράμε το χειμώνα ανοιξιάτικα) was the Greek

Greece

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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, performed in Greek

Greek language

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 by Mariana Efstratiou

Mariana Efstratiou

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. Efstratiou had previously respresented Greece in the 1989 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1989

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 in Lausanne

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 with "To Diko Sou Asteri" and composer Kostas Bigalis

Kostas Bigalis

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 in turn in Dublin in 1994

Eurovision Song Contest 1994

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 with "To Trehandiri

To Trehandiri

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The song was performed tenth on the night (following Switzerland

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's Kathy Leander

Kathy Leander

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 with "Mon coeur l'aime

Mon coeur l'aime

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" and preceding Estonia

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's Maarja-Liis Ilus

Maarja-Liis Ilus

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 & Ivo Linna

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 with "Kaelakee hääl

Kaelakee hääl

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At the close of voting, it had received 36 points, placing 14th in a field of 23.

The song is written in 7/8 time, 'kalamatiano', a traditional Greek rhythm, with Efstratiou singing about the things that she and her lover do together.

It was succeeded as Greek representative

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 at the 1997 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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 by Marianna Zorba

Marianna Zorba

Marianna Zorba, in greek alphabet: Μαριάννα Ζορμπά is a Greek singer and a music teacher. She loves ethnic and folk music. In 1997 she represented Greece in the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest. She was engaged to the composer of her song, Manolis Manouselis, the week before the grand finale in...

 with "Horepse

Horepse

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