Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 35 times after its debut at the 1974 Contest . In 2005 , Greece won with the song " My Number One " , performed by Greek-Swedish singer Elena Paparizou . The song received 230 points with 10 sets of 12 points from Belgium , Bulgaria , Hungary , the United Kingdom , Turkey , Albania , Cyprus , Serbia & Montenegro , Sweden and Germany and also became a smash hit in different countries and especially in Greece . The 51st Eurovision Song Contest was held in Athens at the Olympic Indoor Hall of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Maroussi , with hosted by Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas
1974 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
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