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Rouvas' entry "Shake It" broke and still maintains a number of records, both for Greece and abroad. With 252 points, "Shake It" is the highest-scoring third place entrant in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. This record was previously held by Malta's 1998 performance by Chiara Siracusa with "The One That I Love" that earned 166 points. Although there were only 25 countries voting in 1998 and 36 in 2004, the Greek point average is higher. The current runner-up is Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2006 "Lejla" by Hari Mata Hari with 229 points. Meanwhile, it received 238 points in the semi-final (where it also placed third), becoming the highest-scoring third place in the semi-final as well, and also having the highest point average of a third place for both events.
"Shake It" is by far Greece's most successful entrant in cumulative points. It received 252 points from 35 other countries, making it the highest-scoring Greek entrant to date. While it is arguable that in 2004 and beyond there have been more countries participating than in the past, the song achieved a point average of 7.2, also becoming the highest point average of a Greek entrant, a record that has yet to be broken. Both of these records were previously held by Antique with "(I Would) Die For You" in 2001, having scored 147 from 22 countries and having an average of 6.68.
Rouvas' effort is only the second entrant of Greece that was awarded points by every other country in a single contest, the other year being in 2001 with Antique. However, in 2001, only 23 countries voted, while in 2004, 36 countries voted, making it difficult to compare the two years.
The entry also received five sets of 12 points, the maximum amount of points that can be awarded, which was the highest amount of 12 points Greece had ever received in a single contest, up until that point. However, the record was broken the following year.
Finally, "Shake It" is by far the most successful Greek Eurovision entrant in charts and sales. It peaked at number 1 for an extended amount of weeks in both Greece and Cyprus. It charted for nearly one year on the Greek Singles Chart. The song also topped both countries' airplay charts and entered the top 40 of the Swedish Singles chart. It was certified 4× platinum in Greece and 3× platinum in Cyprus, becoming the best-selling single of the year. The high sales of the record helped earn Rouvas his first World Music Award. It has since become one of the best-selling CD singles of all time in Greece.
Read more about this topic: Greece In The Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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