I Anixi
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"I Anixi" was the Greek
Greece
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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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, performed in Greek
Greek language
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 by Sophia Vossou
Sophia Vossou
Sophia Vossou is a Greek singer best known abroad for representing Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 where she placed 13th with the song "I Anixi".-Biography:...

.

The song was performed fourth on the night (following Malta
Malta
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's Georgina
Georgina Abela
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 & Paul Giordimaina with "Could It Be
Could It Be
"Could it be" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in English by Georgina & Paul Giordimaina. This was Malta's return to the Contest after having withdrawn following the Eurovision Song Contest 1975....

" and preceding Switzerland
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's Sandra Simó
Sandra Studer
Sandra Simo was the Swiss singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991.She was placed fifth in Rome with the song Canzone per te. She is now a major Swiss television personality, under her real name Sandra Studer. Simo had previously appeared in the 1990 Swiss Eurovision heat with the song "Lo so"...

 with "Canzone per te
Canzone per te
"Canzone per te" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, sung in Italian by Sandra Simó. The song was composed by Renato Mascetti....

"). At the close of voting, it had received 36 points, placing 13th in a field of 22. Despite this fact, it is considered to be one of the most successful Greek eurosongs.

The song is a ballad, with Vossou telling her lover that if they are together it will be as if Spring has begun.

It was succeeded as Greek representative
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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 at the 1992 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...

 by Cleopatra with "Olou Tou Kosmou I Elpida". ("Όλου Tου Kόσμου H Eλπίδα" in Greek letters)
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