ERT has revealed that Fokas Evangelinos will be the Creative Director for Akylas’ performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
The Greek broadcaster has confirmed that the veteran Creative Director will be working on Akylas performance of “Ferto” for Vienna. Fokas Evangelinos has been involved with the Eurovision Song Contest for over twenty years. He was first the Creative Director for Greece in 2004 with Sakis Rouvas and “Shake It”, he has since gone on to stage twenty Eurovision entries, with Klavdia in 2024 being his most recent performance.
Fokas Evengalinos will appear on EurovisionGR on Sunday, where he will be interviewed on the countries preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Akylas will represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with “Ferto”. He will compete in the first half of the first semi-final on May 12.
Source: ERT
Greece debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, when they were represented by Marinella and the song “Krasi, thalassa kai t’agori mou”, which finished in 11th place with 7 points. Three years later, Greece earned their first top 5 finish with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert, and Bessy, who finished in 5th place with “Mathima solfege”. In 2001, Greece achieved their first top 3 placing with Antique and the song “I Would Die For You”. The song became a European hit and charted across the continent. In 2005, Helena Paparizou returned to the Eurovision stage as a solo artist and brought Greece their first, and to date only, victory. Her song “My Number One” won with 230 points, beating runners-up Malta by 38 points.