Giannis Savidakis , who represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 , and Theoharis Ioanidis , an actor who made his singing debut on Mega Channel 's celebrity reality singing contest '' Just the Two of Us '' in 2010 , were two of the most vocal acts to speak out . Both were on ERT ’s initial shortlist , with them having self-confirmed their bids days prior through the media , although both were ultimately cut . Savidakis criticized ERT 's open call , stating that the broadcaster was vague in its criteria for a prospective entry and questioned why ERT did not give him a reason for his cut . Ioanidis also criticized ERT 's decision , with Ioanidis ' manager , Ilias Psinakis &mdash; who also managed pop-stars and former national final participants Sakis Rouvas and Kostas Martakis in the past &mdash; stating his belief that the public should be the ones to decide who is right to fill the role . Psinakis also claimed that Stefanos Korkolis was to be the author of Ioanidis ' prospective entry , while he blamed politics for playing a role in the rejection , as he is a member of rival political party Popular Orthodox Rally ( LAOS ) . On 15 January 2011 , LAOS MP Georgios Anatolakis brought up the issue in the Hellenic Parliament , asking the Minister of Culture Pavlos Geroulanos , who helps oversee ERT , for clarifications on Ioanidis ' and Savidakis ' rejections
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011