Greece in The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 - After Eurovision

After Eurovision

Rouvas' enjoyed a boost in his career after returning to Greece. His single "Shake It" had debuted on the Greek Singles Chart at number 2, climbing up to number 1 in its second week, where it remained for eight straight weeks. The single also peaked at number 1 on the Radio Airplay Chart for months at a time. The success helped Rouvas win at the Arion Music Awards in April, 2005 where he won the award for "Highest Greek Single Sales of 2004." The single went platinum in its first week and was certified double platinum by September 2004, finally achieving 4x platinum status in Greece in 2005. Rouvas' ninth studio album To Hrono Stamatao was re-released with "Shake It" and became double platinum, becoming his third multi-platinum album. While in the three years prior to Eurovision he had entered the international music scene, the Eurovision further fueled his success abroad. His English album Ola Kala was re-released in many parts of Europe to contain the Eurovision entrant and newer tracks.

In 2006, Rouvas presented the 2006 contest alongside Greek-American presenter Maria Menounos, while since his performance, he has been approached multiple times to represent Greece once again in the contest, with the artist denying these proposals. On July 15, 2008, however, Rouvas was confirmed as Greece's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.