Yianna Terzi

Biography

Yianna Terzi was born in Thessaloniki in 1980 to Greek singer Paschalis Terzis. When she turned twenty, she relocated to Athens to build a music career. Her debut CD single came out in 2005, and the album Gyrna to kleidi followed in 2006 on the Cobalt Music label. After signing with Minos EMI, she released the album Ase me na taxidepso and its title track as a single in 2008.

She later moved to the United States, where she worked as a talent scout for Interscope Records. On 27 October 2017, she was named one of twenty shortlisted artists for the Ellinikós Telikós 2018 with the song "Oniro mou," representing Panik Records. By 8 November, she was among five acts chosen for the televised final. After two acts were disqualified for not having a "Greek sound," "Oniro mou" moved into the top three.

On 15 February 2018, the record labels of the other two finalists refused to pay a €20,000 fee to the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), leading to their disqualification and leaving "Oniro mou" as the sole remaining song, making it the default Greek entry. At the contest on 8 May 2018, she placed 14th and did not advance to the final. An English version of the song, titled "Eternity," was released afterward.