Argo (band)

Argo
Argo at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.
Background information
Origin	Thessaloniki, Greece
Genres	Folk, Pontic Music, Balkan Music
Years active	2006 - present
Members	Christina Lachana Maria Venetikidou Vladimiros Sofianidis Kostas Topouzis Ilias Kesidis Alekos Papadopoulos

Argo is a Greek band that will represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden,^[1] singing "Utopian Land".^[2] Their previous name was "Europond" but they changed it for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The band has six members.The members of the band are Christina Lachana (Χριστίνα Λαχανά) (vocals), Maria Venetikidou (Μαρία Βενετικίδου) (backing vocals), Vladimiros Sofianidis (Βλαδίμηρος Σοφιανίδης) (vocals), Kostas Topouzis (Κώστας Τοπούζης) (Pontian lyra), Ilias Kesidis (Ηλίας Κεσίδης) (backing vocals, percussion) and Alekos Papadopoulos (Αλέκος Παπαδόπουλος) (davul).^[3]

References

1. Chris Halpin. "Argo will represent Greece at Eurovision 2016! - Eurovision 2016 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs". Eurovision 2016 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. Vasileiadis, George. "Greece: Argo release Eurovision song "Utopian Land"". Eurovision 2016 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings | wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
3. "Greece: Είναι επίσημο! Οι Argo θα εκπροσωπήσουν την Ελλάδα στη Eurovision". GetGreekMusic.gr. GetGreekMusic. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.