Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country	Greece
National selection
Selection process	National Final; 30% Tele-Voting; 30% SMS; 40% Judging panel
Selection date(s)	26 February 2003
Selected entrant	Mando
Selected song	"Never Let You Go"
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 25 points
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest

Greece and Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) chose to host a National Selection with the winner being chosen by SMS voting (30%), televoting (30%) and an "expert" jury (40%). Mando was chosen with "Never Let You Go" and achieved 17th place in Eurovision.

National final

The National Final took place on February 26, 2003 at the Ciné Keramikos nightclub. The hosts of the show were Dafni Bokota, Rika Vagiani & Popi Tsapanidou. The winner was chosen via SMS voting (30%), televoting (30%) and an "expert" jury (40%).

Result of National Final

By order performed:

**National Final - February 26, 2003**
№	Singer	Song	SMS	Televoting	Jury	Total Place
1	Giorgos Nassios	"It’s Alright"	8th	7th	5th	7th
2	Sabrina	"Camera"	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd
3	Maria Atsopardi	"Tis Nihtes Megalono"	6th	6th	6th	6th
4	Dimitra Aggelou & Alter Ego	"Kapios Erotas Fotia"	10th	9th	8th	9th
5	Mando	"Never Let You Go"	2nd	1st	1st	1st
6	Alexandros Chatzis	"I Agapi Einai Dromos – L’amore e la strada"	4th	3rd	4th	4th
7	Kostas Chrisis	"Gotta Be A Way for Love"	7th	8th	9th	8th
8	Giannis Vardis	"Mia Stigmi"	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd
9	Marian Georgiou	"Can’t Escape - Come Back"	9th	10th	10th	10th
10	Giorgos Kaminaris, Lakis Papadopoulos & Liana Papalexi	"Kapote - Come with Me"	5th	5th	7th	5th

At Eurovision

"Never Let You Go" was performed seventeenth on the night (following Ukraine's Olexandr Ponomariov with "Hasta La Vista" and preceding Norway's Jostein Hasselgård with "I'm Not Afraid To Move On"). For her Eurovision appearance, Mando wore a navy blue gown, with a very tight lace-up bodice. She also had several backup dancers. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points, placing 17th in a field of 26.

It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 2004 Contest by Sakis Rouvas with "Shake It".

Points Awarded by Greece

12 points	Cyprus
10 points	Russia
8 points	Belgium
7 points	Turkey
6 points	Poland
5 points	Spain
4 points	Romania
3 points	Israel
2 points	Austria
1 point	Croatia