Aphrodisiac (song)

"Aphrodisiac"
Single by Eleftheria Eleftheriou
Recorded	2012
Genre	Laïko (syrta), dance-pop, traditional
Length	2:59
Label	Universal Music Greece
Writer(s)	Dimitri Stassos, Mikaela Stenström, Dajana Lööf
Eleftheria Eleftheriou singles chronology
"Never" (2011) "Aphrodisiac" (2012) "Hearts Collide" (2012)
"Aphrodisiac" Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry Country Greece Artist(s) Eleftheria Eleftheriou Languages English Composer(s) Dimitri Stassos, Mikaela Stenström, Dajana Lööf Lyricist(s) Dimitri Stassos, Mikaela Stenström, Dajana Lööf Finals performance Semi-final result 4th Semi-final points 116 Final result 17th Final points 64 Appearance chronology ◄ "Watch My Dance" (2011)    "Alcohol Is Free" (2013) ►

"Aphrodisiac" is a song by Greek-Cypriot singer Eleftheria Eleftheriou. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Eleftheriou competed against three other acts vying to represent Greece in the contest. She won a national final held on 12 March by national broadcaster ERT, and produced in association with record company Universal Music Greece.

Eurovision

Greece competed in the first half of the first semi-final on 22 May and advanced to the final, in the 4th position, with 116 points.^[1] In the final the song finished in 17th place with 64 points: it was the first time since the introduction of the semi-final in 2004 that Greece finished outside the top 10 in the Eurovision final. Last time Greece had placed outside top 10 in 2003. However, she would have finished in top 10 according to televoting. She scored 89 points in televoting, which brought her to position number 9. Jury has put her on position number 18, so Eleftheria failed to score another top 10 for Greece in the combined results.

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	56
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3]	24
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	77
Greece (Billboard)[5]	4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6]	38
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	89
Sweden (Digilistan)[8]	27
UK Singles Chart (Official Chart Company)[9]	167

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Greece	March 12, 2012	Digital download	Universal Music
Cyprus
Turkey	April 12, 2012		Avrupa Music

References

1. Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw.". EscToday.com.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac". GfK Entertainment Charts.
5. "International Charts - Greece (Issue Date: 2012-03-31)". Billboard. IFPI Greece/Deloitte & Toouche. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
6. "Ultratop.be – Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac" (in French). Ultratip.
7. http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp
8. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2697