ERT made an early announcement confirming that Rouvas would again be Greece 's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 . He performed his three songs ( " Out of Control " , " Right on Time " and " This Is Our Night " , all composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos ) at the Greek finals in February ; the latter was the runaway winner with the jury and the viewers , winning 61 percent of the vote ( the largest margin ever , and the most votes received by ERT in a national final ) . The song debuted at number one on the Greek Digital Singles chart , while Rouvas embarked on a promotional tour of Europe . He said publicly that he hoped to return the contest to Greece the following year . A win was widely anticipated by the Greek public , with the country being one of the three favorites among the Eurovision fans . However , Rouvas finished seventh in the final . The singer and the Greek public were disappointed with the result , and he issued a public apology for his loss . Rouvas received universal support from the public and the media , a first for a Greek Eurovision entrant regardless of result
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Sakis Rouvas