eurovision 1974
Marinella
Marinella represented Greece at Eurovision 1974 in Brighton with “Krassi, thalassa ke t' agori mu”, finishing 11th of 17.
- who
- Greek singer
- born
- 19 May 1938, Thessaloniki, Greece
- died
- 28 March 2026 (aged 87), Kifisia, Greece
- contest
- 1974
- best result
- 11th, 1974
- music
- laïko, folk, blues, Rebetiko, contemporary folk
- active
- 1956 to 2024
- record labels
- PolyGram
- sang for
- Greece
Biography
Marinella, who died in 2026, was a Greek folk singer whose career lasted several decades and who was admired for the range of the voice. Marinella sang the first song Greece sent to the contest, “Krassi, thalassa ke t’ agori mu”, in Brighton in 1974 and finished eleventh.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Marinella”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1974 Brighton
“Krassi, thalassa ke t' agori mu (Κρασί, θάλασσα και τ' αγόρι μου)”
11th of 17 Finished 11th of 17, with 7 points.
- Sung in
- Greek
- Written by
- Giorgos Katsaros, Pythagoras
- Conductor
- Giorgos Katsaros
- Running order
- 5th of 17
- Age on the night
- 35
- Won that year
- Sweden: ABBA, “Waterloo”
The story of Eurovision 1974: Waterloo, a funeral and a song that started a coup
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