Greece won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 with Helena Paparizou’s “My Number One.”
The 2005 contest took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, after Ukraine’s victory with Ruslana in 2004. Helena Paparizou represented Greece with “My Number One,” an energetic pop song that incorporated Greek musical and visual elements.
Greece won with 230 points, defeating Malta and Romania. The victory was Greece’s first in Eurovision, despite the country having participated regularly since joining the contest in 1974. Paparizou had previously represented Greece as part of Antique in 2001, when the duo finished third.
The song became especially associated with its staging, including traditional dance-inspired choreography. Greece’s win is sometimes confused with Cyprus’s Eurovision history because the two countries frequently exchange high points and share cultural links, but “My Number One” was Greece’s first winning entry.