Greece returned to the Contest in 1987 and performed each year until the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 , when it as not permitted to participate because its five-year points average had fallen under the limit for participation after Thalassa 's 20th-place finish in 1998 . The following year , ERT announced that it would not return at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 due to financial reasons
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest