Melina Aslanidou

Lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos (center), whose name has been inextricably linked to the golden age of Greek music, enters the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens accompanied by singer Giorgos Dalaras for the concert-tribute to his long career on Wednesday.

The following artists will participate in alphabetical order, performing for free: Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Melina Aslanidou, Glykeria, Stelios Dionysiou, Eleonora Zouganeli, Melina Kana, Giannis Kotsiras, Kostas Makedonas, Christos Mastoras, Minos Matsas, Manolis Mitsias, Dimitris Basis, George Dalaras, Miltos Paschalidis, Antonis Remos, and Maria Farantouri.

The 8th Aegina Fistiki Fest will take place on the 15th to the 18th of September.

In the past, singer Tamta has often come close to entering the Eurovision Song Contest but her dreams of participating have never quite come to fruition. This year, however speculation is rife and the 2016 Eurovision could be the one where the singer from Georgia will represent Greece.