Greek national broadcaster ERT has invited Stefania to represent Greece at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, following the unprecedented cancellation of the competition this year in Rotterdam.
After the European Broadcasting Union cancelled the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it later confirmed that the 2020 entries were not eligible to partake in next year’s contest but that countries had a carte blanche to invite their ESC 2020 hopefuls to compete in 2021 or select their candidates at their own discretion. ERT extended an invitation to Stefania and she happily accepted.
She posted on social media: “Despite being heartbroken by the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, I fully support the decision since health and safety is above anything else. I want and must say a big THANK YOU to everyone at @EurovisionERT, not only for choosing me to represent our country at #ESC2020, but most of all for wanting me to do that again at #ESC2021. Showing your support twice means the world to me and I will not let you down. So see you in Rotterdam in 2021… And as @marketinggreece says: When the time will come, we’ll be there for you. TILL THEN, STAY SAFE #Eurovision #Greece #ERT.”
Stefania was selected via an internal selection to fly the flag for Greece this year with the song Supergirl.