Greek Eurovision Entry Marina Satti Gives First Interviews

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Greek Eurovision Entry Marina Satti Gives First Interviews

Marina Satti, Greek Eurovision entry for 2024. Credit: Vilanova i la Geltrú. CC BY 2.0/

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Greece’s Eurovision representative Marina Satti has given multiple interviews ahead of the contest, discussing how her Eurovision performance is shot in one continuous take, the story behind her music video, and her determination to represent Greek values.

The Greek Eurovision singer Marina Satti has given interviews to both Greek broadcaster ERT, Eurovoix news and EurovisionWorld.com, sharing her music tastes and explaining why it took four invitations to finally get her to agree to Eurovision.

Speaking to ERT about her music tastes, she said: “I have no boundaries when it comes to music. If you take a look at my Spotify playlist you will be listening to stuff that goes from Kanye West to Giannis Kapsalis to MIA. My goal is to connect musical cultures and elements because I strongly believe that every genre has something to offer.”

For Eurovision 2024, after a number of submissions were sent her way and after lots of consideration, she finally decided to take “Zari” to Malmo, Sweden. The song is a mixture of urban rhythms and ******* sounds from Greece, as well as other parts of the globe, and it will mark the first time since 2018 that Greece will be represented by a song in Greek.

Satti shared that she has been very busy. “I’ve had to work a lot with deadlines for the past six months and that was a learning experience for me because, people who know me, know I spend a lot of time on my projects,” she said, “and I cannot finish them without checking a huge number of times.”

The singer did not attend any of the Eurovision pre-parties, which reportedly left fans anxious to meet her as well as see her stage plans for the context. These have now been revealed.

The Greek Eurovision singer behind the scenes

It seems Satti likes to keep up the suspense for her future audiences, and what is notable is that it took four invitations to get her to say yes to Eurovision.

“That’s true, they asked me three times and I felt readier now. I guess I was, and I am, in my extrovert era,” she told EurovisionWorld.com.

“I felt ready to work on this and actually enjoy the journey,” she added. “So, when ERT asked it took me just a few days to say yes.”

Satti describes her performance as “romantic, aggressive and fierce” and confesses to being completely involved in it. Dancing was also part of her promise.

“Of course I will be dancing. Megnun Giasar came up with the choreography and I will be sharing the stage with Eirini Damianidou, Yasin Ametoglou, Huseyin Cetintas and Vasilis Karagiannis. Erasmia Markidi will do the backing vocals,” the Greek singer said.

With regards to stage direction, the singer has been collaborating with Fokas Envagelinos, who has lots of Eurovision experience. “Fokas is a real professional. He’s a down-to-earth man, and lovely. I feel safe with him and I trust him. He is one of those people who will dare to tell you the truth no matter what, and I appreciate that.”

Representing Greece is Satti’s main aim at Eurovision. She wants people to look at their TV screens and say “look at what the Greeks did this year,” which is what made her decide to bring a song in the

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on stage.

“It’s massively important for me to sing in Greek and that’s also what I do when I tour Europe,” she said. “I want people to know Greeks better, and I cannot find a better way to do so than to show what we have to offer in music.”

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