| "Alcohol Is Free" | ||||
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| Single by Koza Mostra feat. Agathonas Iakovidis | ||||
| from the album Keep Up The Rhythm | ||||
| Released | February 11, 2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Platinum Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ilias Kozas | |||
| Producer(s) | Koza Mostra | |||
| Koza Mostra singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry | ||||
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| Artist(s) | ||||
| Languages | ||||
| Composer(s) | Ilias Kozas | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Stathis Pahidis | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 2nd | |||
| Semi-final points | 121 | |||
| Final result | 6th | |||
| Final points | 152 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Aphrodisiac" (2012) | ||||
| "Rise Up" (2014) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "Alcohol Is Free (Second Semi-Final) on YouTube "Alcohol Is Free (Final) on YouTube | ||||
"Alcohol Is Free" is a song performed by Koza Mostra and Agathonas Iakovidis. It was the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, where it eventually came 6th at the finals.[1] It was composed as a mix of ska, punk and rebetiko music styles.[2] The song's chorus is sung in English while the rest of it is in Greek.[3] It was performed at Eurovision with the performers wearing kilts.[4] The song also included a number of allusions to the Greek government-debt crisis and a feeling of suffering as a result of it.[5]
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (18 February 2013). "Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis to represent Greece". European Broadcasting Union.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest - Greece". BBC. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Music Showcase - Most Popular - Koza Mostra featuring Agathon Iakovidis (Greece): 'Alcohol Is Free'". BBC Music. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ Postans, Adam. "The pure joy of the annual singing contest is that it's proudly un-PC". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Eurovision 2013 Denmark, Emmelie de Forest Wins Eurovision: Photos". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2013-05-21.