Thessaloniki Fest
Thessaloniki Fest (or "Φεστιβάλ Θεσσαλονίκης), is a National Final selection method used for Greece, initially created by whothehellisorestis in order to participate in some of [Melodia] Editions. It was inspired from Limassol Fest, a national selection used for Cyprus in Original Melodia Song Contest, as well as the former Thessaloniki Song Festival. Generally, artists from Greece and Cyprus have mainly taken part in the contests, with hopes that they'll represent Greece in Melodia Song Contests.
General Information
Thessaloniki Fest has been held by whothehellisorestis for the first 3 seasons of it, with a fourth one being ongoing from stevenesc..
| Edition | Winning Song | Winning Artist | Points | Melodia Result (Grand Final) | Melodia Result (Semi Final) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 |  Thessaloniki Fest #1
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"Dame Fuego" | Marseaux | 36% | 15 | 53 | No Semi Finals | |
| 10 | Thessaloniki Fest #2
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"Anisopedi Disco" | Pan Pan, Kalliopi Mitropoulou | 61 | 24 | 28 | ||
| 17 | Thessaloniki Fest #3
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"SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA, Kounavia | 89 | 18 | 71 | 5 | 73 |
| 20 | Thessaloniki Fest #4
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"TBA" | TBA | TBA | ||||
Thessaloniki Fest #1
Information
Thessaloniki Fest #1 was an Edition announced on July 25th, 2024. This specific edition had been made in collaboration with MAD, who provided us with the live performaces of the four participating artists. The way to decide the winner was a Televote Poll, from which everyone could vote for their favourite song. Marseaux won the edition with 36% of the public's votes, followed by the rest of the participants.
Voters
The following set of users helped with the selection of the winner in the inaugural edition of the national final;
Results
| Draw | Song | Artist | Place | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "S'Agapao Giati" | Konstantinos Argyros | 2 | 21% |
| 02 | "Xronos" | ZAF | 2 | 21% |
| 03 | "Allo" | Anastasia, Enisa | 2 | 21% |
| 04 | "Dame Fuego" | Marseaux | 1 | 36% |
Thessaloniki Fest #2
Information
Thessaloniki Fest #2 was an Edition announced on August 25th, 2024. This edition has been the only Thessaloniki Fest edition where both Juries and Televote was used. The way to decide the winner was a Televote Poll, from which everyone could vote for their favourite song, converting the percantages of votes as points, which would be added later to the existing jury votes.Pan Pan, Kalliopi Mitropoulou won the edition with 61 points, followed by Tania Breazou with 53 points.
Voters
The following set of users helped with the selection of the winner in the inaugural edition of the national final;
Jurors
The following jurors rated the songs in the format 12-10-8-7-6, awarding 12 to their favourite song and 6 to their least favourite.
Televoters
Similarly to previous edition, they were able to vote only for their favourite song from the poll. Jurors could vote here, too.
Results
Overview
| Draw | Song | Artist | Overall | Jury | Tele | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Anisopedi Disco" | Pan Pan, Kalliopi Mitropoulou | 1 | 61 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 20 |
| 02 | "Blue Hawaii" | Aki Rei | 3 | 37 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 6 |
| 03 | "Sukarie" | Trannos, Thodoris Verlis | 4 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 6 |
| 04 | "Mon Cheri" | Tania Breazou | 2 | 53 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 12 |
| 05 | "For I Have Sinned" | Vemily | 5 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 0 |
Detailed
| Draw | Artist | Jury | Televote | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Philippines |
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Points | % | Points | |||
| 01 | Pan Pan, Kalliopi Mitropoulou | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 50% | 20 | 61 |
| 02 | Aki Rei | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 13% | 6 | 37 |
| 03 | Trannos, Thodoris Verlis | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 13% | 6 | 33 |
| 04 | Tania Breazou | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 25% | 12 | 53 |
| 05 | Vemily | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 0% | 0 | 32 |
Thessaloniki Fest #3
Information
Thessaloniki Fest #3 was an Edition announced on June 16th, 2025. This edition has been the only Thessaloniki Fest edition where only Juries were used. The format was quite simple. Interested international jurors ranked each 10 songs with the classic Eurovision 12-1 format. EMMANOUELA, Kounavia won the edition with 89 points, followed by Melina with 71 points.
Voters
The following set of users helped with the selection of the winner in the inaugural edition of the national final;
Results
Overview
| Draw | Song | Artist | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "SKOTODINI" | Melentini | 8 | 36 |
| 02 | "Ola Ta Party Tou Kosmou" | Nalyssa Green | 9 | 36 |
| 03 | "Flert" | Selini, Papazó | 5 | 53 |
| 04 | "Fyge Leme" | Fey Kross | 4 | 54 |
| 05 | "Mila Mou Normal (Katse Kala)" | Melina | 2 | 71 |
| 06 | "Trela" | Iasonas Mandilas | 6 | 43 |
| 07 | "PAIN" | VASSIŁINA | 10 | 35 |
| 08 | "TRYIN" | Sworr. | 7 | 40 |
| 09 | "S'Agapo" | Blackbird | 3 | 65 |
| 10 | "SYRTAKI 2.0" | EMMANOUELA, KOUNAVIA | 1 | 89 |
Detailed
| Draw | Artist | Jury | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guam |
 India |
 United States |
Greece |
Australia |
Croatia |
 Ireland |
UK |
Gabon |
Points | ||
| 01 | Melentini | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 02 | Nalyssa Green | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
| 03 | Selini, Papazó | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 53 |
| 04 | Fey Kross | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 54 |
| 05 | Melina | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 71 |
| 06 | Iasonas Mandilas | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 43 |
| 07 | VASSIŁINA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 |
| 08 | Sworr. | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 40 |
| 09 | Blackbird | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 65 |
| 10 | EMMANOUELA, KOUNAVIA | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 89 |