Greece was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Socrates", composed by Doros Georgiadis, with lyrics by Sotia Tsotou, and performed by Elpida. The Greek participating broadcaster Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi]]|i=no (ERT) held a national final to select its entry, with the winner being chosen by an "expert" jury.
Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi]]|i=no (ERT) held the national final on 5 February 1979 at the Municipal Theater in Piraeus, hosted by Vasilis Tsivilikas. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 65 people who awarded each song a mark out of 10.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostas Hatzis | "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Na'han oli i anthropi mia agapi opos ki ego|i=no" | 379 | 3 |
| 2 | Bessy Argyraki | "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Athena (mana mou)|i=no" | 322 | 5 |
| 3 | Sofia Zaninou | "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Stin arhi|i=no" | 271 | 6 |
| 4 | "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Dose mou enan sticho|i=no" | 462 | 2 | |
| 5 | Elpida | "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Sokrati|i=no" | 528 | 1 |
| 6 | Paola Komini, Maria Filosofou, Fotini Filosofou, Dimitris Kontoyiannis, and Stefanos Dekerian | "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Dio se mia ombrella|i=no" | 349 | 4 |
"Greek, Modern (1453-);: Sokrati|i=no" was re-titled "Socrates" for Eurovision, and was performed seventh on the evening (following 's "French: Notre vie c'est la musique|i=no" by Laurent Vaguener and preceding 's "Trödler Und Co" by Peter, Sue and Marc and Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri). At the close of voting, it had received 69 points, placing 8th in a field of 19.[1]
Elpida was accompanied on stage by Lia Vissi (who will later represent), Polina (who was to represent, but Greece withdrew), Yiannis Samsiaris and Stelios Goulielmos, all four of them being backing vocalists.[2]
It was succeeded as at the by "Autostop" by Anna Vissi & The Epikouri.