Asteromata
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{{Short description|2025 song by Klavdia}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Asteromata
| cover = File:Asteromata-Klavdia-cover-art.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Klavdia
| language = Greek
| English_title = "Starry Eyed Girl"
| released = {{Start date|2025|01|31|df=yes}}
| recorded =
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| genre =
| length = 2:55
| label = Arcade Musoc and {{ill|Panik Records|el|lt=Panik}}
| writer = * Dimitris "Diveno" Beltsos
- Egion "Gioni" Parreniasi
- Gabriel Russell
- Klavdia Papadopoulou
- Loukas Damianakos
- Pavlos Manolis
| prev_title = Nyxta mou megali
| prev_year = 2024
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|aDiq8J9h6vQ|"Asteromáta"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Greece}} "Asteromata"
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| year = 2025
| country = Greece
| artist = Klavdia
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| language = Greek
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| composer = {{ubl|Dimitris "Diverno" Beltsos|Egion "Gioni" Parreniasi|Gabriel Russell|Klavdia Papadopoulou|Loukas Damianakos|Pavlos Manolis}}
| lyricist = {{ubl|Dimitris "Diverno" Beltsos|Egion "Gioni" Parreniasi|Gabriel Russell|Loukas Damianakos|Pavlos Manolis}}
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| prev = Zari
| prev_year = 2024
| prev_link = Zari (song)
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{{External music video|header=Official performance video|{{YouTube|UxzeTezgey4|National Final Performance}}}}
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"Asteromata" ({{langx|el|Αστερομάτα}}, {{IPA|el|asteroˈmata|pron}}; {{translation|"Starry-Eyed Girl"}}), also spelled "Asteromáta", is a song by Greek singer Klavdia, written by Arcade and Klavdia with production handled by Arcade. It was released on 31 January 2025 and will {{esccnty|Greece|y=2025|t=represent Greece}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. It peaked at number three in Greece and was certified platinum by IFPI Greece.
Background and composition
"Asteromata" was written by Arcade alongside Klavdia Papadopoulou.
The song talks about Greek, and other, refugees and that special bond between them and their home land, which they never forget, wherever they are. A metaphorical dialogue is being formed between a mother and her missing child, which comforts her and viceversa.
In an interview, Klavdia, who is of Pontic Greek descent,{{cite web|url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/01/14/klavdia-who-is-the-singer-competing-to-represent-greece-at-eurovision-2025/|title=Klavdia: Who Is The Singer Competing To Represent Greece At Eurovision 2025?|date=2025-01-14|accessdate=2025-02-01}}{{cite web|author=Filio Kontrafouri|url=https://greekreporter.com/2025/01/31/greece-eurovision-2025-klavdia-asteromata/|title=Eurovision 2025: Greece to Be Represented by Klavdia's "Asteromata"|website=GreekReporter.com|date=2025-01-30|accessdate=2025-02-01}} explained that the message of the song intends to honor those who were forced to abandon their homeland, transmitting a message of hope and resilience.{{Cite web |date=30 January 2025 |title=Klavdia to Represent Greece at Eurovision 2025 with "Asteromata" |url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/01/31/klavdia-to-represent-greece-at-eurovision-2025-with-asteromata/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=Greek City Times}}
Eurovision Song Contest
{{Main|Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025}}
= Ethnikós Telikós 2025 =
Ethnikós Telikós 2025 was organised by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) to select its entry for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.
On 10 January 2025, during the ERT1 show {{lang|el-Latn|Proian se eidon}}, it was announced that Klavdia would compete in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, dubbed Ethnikós Telikós 2025, with the song "Asteromata" (Αστερομάτα).{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-10 |title=Eurovision 2025: Τα 12 τραγούδια του Εθνικού Τελικού |url=https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/ellada/eurovision-2025-ta-12-tragoudia-tou-ethnikou-telikou/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=ertnews.gr |language=el}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=Greece 2025: National final entries released |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/greece-2025-national-final-songs |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}} The song won Ethnikós Telikós on 30 January 2025, where it came in first place overall by the national and international jury, as well as the audience votes, thus qualifying the song to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest.{{Cite web |title=It's Klavdia for Greece at Eurovision 2025 with 'Asteromáta' |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/its-klavdia-greece-eurovision-2025-asteromata |work=eurovision.tv |date=2025-01-30 |language=en}}
= At Eurovision =
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and will consist of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.{{cite web|date=2024-08-30|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/basel-will-host-eurovision-song-contest-2025|title=Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025|website=Eurovision.TV|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=2025-01-28}} During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Greece was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.{{cite press release|date=2025-01-28|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2025-semi-final-draw-results|title=Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final Draw Results|website=Eurovision.TV|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=2025-01-31}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Asteromata" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Greece Local (IFPI){{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_el.html |publisher=IFPI Greece |title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (Local) – Εβδομάδα: 06/2025 |access-date=2025-02-12 |lang=el |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212102313/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_el.html |archive-date=2025-02-12 |url-status=dead}}
| 3 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "{{Lang|el|Asteromata|i=no}}"}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|certweek=13|id=20250402062501|archive-date=2 April 2025|access-date=2 April 2025|domestic=true}}
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Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for "Asteromata" ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format(s) ! scope="col" | Version ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | Various
| 10 January 2025 | rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Original | rowspan="2" | {{ill|Panik Records|el}} | align="center" | {{Cite web |date=31 January 2025 |title=Asteromata - Song by Klavdia |url=https://music.apple.com/us/song/asteromata/1791841428 |access-date=1 February 2025 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |language=en-US}} |
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| 12 March 2025
| {{ill|Playmen (DJs)|el|Playmen|lt=Playmen}} and Valeron remix | align="center" | {{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2rHwwkjnLy9jwQRWBDQQvt|title=Asteromata (Playmen & Valeron Remix)|publisher=Spotify|access-date=14 March 2025}} |
References
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{{Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest|state=collapsed}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2025|state=collapsed}}
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