Miazume
Encyclopedia
"Miazoume" was the Greek
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
, performed in Greek
by Takis Biniaris
.
The song was performed nineteenth on the night (following Luxembourg
's Margo
, Franck Oliver, Diane Solomon
, Ireen Sheer
, Malcolm
and Chris Roberts
with "Children, Kinder, Enfants
"). At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing 16th in a field of 19.
The song is a ballad, with Biniaris singing to his lover that despite their differences they are alike - and they must remember that.
Greece picked a song for the 1986 Contest
, which was "Wagon-lit" by Polina
, but they did not perform. Thus, it was succeeded as Greek representative
at the 1987 Contest
by Bang
with "Stop
".
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....
, performed in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
by Takis Biniaris
Takis Biniaris
Panayiotis Biniaris is a Greek singer who represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, in which he sang Miazoume. He earned 15 points and finished in 16th place. Biniaris also participated in the Greek national selection for Eurovision in 1991 with the song Opou ke na’ssai which...
.
The song was performed nineteenth on the night (following Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's Margo
Annemieke Verdoorn
Annemieke Verdoorn is a Dutch actress.Verdoorn was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In 1985 she represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest when, under the name Margo along with 5 other well-known singers, she sang Children, Kinder, Enfants and was placed 13th.She then started her...
, Franck Oliver, Diane Solomon
Diane Solomon
Diane Solomon is an American singer, songwriter and nutritionist, who was part of the group who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, in which they sang "Children, Kinder, Enfants"...
, Ireen Sheer
Ireen Sheer
Ireen Sheer is a German-British pop singer, who has competed in several Eurovision Song Contests over the past four decades...
, Malcolm
Malcolm Roberts
Malcolm Roberts was an English traditional pop music singer, who enjoyed three hit singles from 1967 to 1969 in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
and Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts is a computer game designer, programmer, film producer, and director. He is best known for creating the popular Wing Commander series while employed at Origin Systems.-Early years:...
with "Children, Kinder, Enfants
Children, Kinder, Enfants
"Children, Kinder, Enfants" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in French by Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Ireen Sheer, Malcolm and Chris Roberts.This group is for obvious reasons sometimes referred to as "The Internationals"; Margo is Dutch,...
"). At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing 16th in a field of 19.
The song is a ballad, with Biniaris singing to his lover that despite their differences they are alike - and they must remember that.
Greece picked a song for the 1986 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...
, which was "Wagon-lit" by Polina
Polina Misailidou
Polina Paraskevi Misailidou is a Greek singer, who is better known in her own country simply as Polina.Polina was born and raised in Nea Smyrni, a suburb south of Athens. She started her career in 1977 singing the song "Lives" at the Thessaloniki Song Festival...
, but they did not perform. Thus, it was succeeded as Greek representative
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 32 times since 1974, with the exception of 1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999 and 2000. Greece won for the first time in 2005 with "My Number One" song by Elena Paparizou. Following the introduction of a semi-final round for the 2004 contest, Greece...
at the 1987 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...
by Bang
Bang (band)
Bang was a Greek band that represented Greece in the ESC 1987 and had minor success in Europe and Japan.-Biography:Bang was formed in 1987 by Thanos Kalliris and Vasilis Dertilis. Thanos was the frontman and Vassilis was doing backing vocals and played keyboards. In 1987 they competed in the Greek...
with "Stop
Stop (Eurovision song)
Stop was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Greek by Bang.The song was performed eleventh on the night, following Turkey's Seyyal Taner & Grup Lokomotif with "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" and preceding the Netherlands' Marcha with "Rechtop in de wind"...
".