"Krasi, thalassa kai t' agori mou" (Greek

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: "Κρασί, θάλασσα και τ' αγόρι μου"; English translation: "Wine, sea and my boyfriend") was the Greek

Greece

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974

Eurovision Song Contest 1974

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, performed in Greek

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 by Marinella

Marinella

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. The song is a typical Greek traditional bouzouki

Bouzouki

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 tune, with Marinella singing that all she needs in life is "wine, the sea and [her] boyfriend".

Composed and conducted by Giorgos Katsaros

Giorgos Katsaros

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 with lyrics by Pythagoras, "Krasi, thalassa kai t' agori mou" was the first song to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest

Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest

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. Popular Greek singer Marinella

Marinella

Marinella is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has released 66 personal albums and has been featured in albums of other musicians.-Early life:She was born Kyriaki...

 was selected to sing the song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974

Eurovision Song Contest 1974

The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom...

 which took place in Brighton

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, England

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 on April 6, 1974. The song was presented fifth out of the seventeen entries of the night and followed Norway

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's Anne-Karine Strøm

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 with "The First Day of Love

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" while preceding Israel

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's Poogy

Kaveret

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 with "Natati La Khayay

Natati La Khayay

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". At the close of voting, the performance had received seven points, placing it eleventh in the field of 17.

"Krasi, Thalassa Kai T' Agori Mou" was succeeded as the Greek representative at the 1976 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1976

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 by Mariza Koch

Mariza Koch

Mariza Koch is a Greek folk music singer who has recorded many albums since starting her career in 1971. On the wider stage she is best remembered for representing her homeland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou. Mariza Koch was born in Athens in 1944 but...

 with "Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou". Greece had pulled out of the 1975 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1975

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 for "unknown reasons" according to the EBU

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, but it was later discovered that the withdrawal was in protest of Turkey's debut and its invasion of Cyprus

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in July 1974.