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On 18 March 2020, the day of the 2020 contest's cancellation, ERT was one of the first four broadcasters (the others being the Netherlands' [[AVROTROS]], Spain's [[RTVE]] and Ukraine's [[UA:PBC]]) to confirm their participation in the next edition and to announce their continued cooperation with their 2020 artist, [[Stefania (singer)|Stefania]].[{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/03/29/eurovision-2021-all-confirmed-acts-29-march/252798/|title=Eurovision 2021: All confirmed acts (29 March)|access-date=28 October 2020|date=29 March 2020|last=Muldoon|first=Padraig|publisher=[[Wiwibloggs]]}}] "Last Dance" was written by [[Dimitris Kontopoulos]], songwriting team Arcade, consisting of Anastasios Rammos, Diveno, Gavriil Gavrilidis, Pavlos Manolis, Egion Parreniasi and Loukas Damianakos.[{{cite web|title=Tidal, credits of "Last Dance" by Stefania|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/175421410/credits|access-date=19 March 2021|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]}}] and [[Sharon Vaughn]]. On 7 January 2021, "Last Dance" was announced as the title of selected song,[{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/01/07/greece-stefania-will-sing-last-dance-at-eurovision-2021/260202/|title=Greece: Stefania will sing "Last Dance" at Eurovision 2021, with an 80s pop sound|last=Gallagher|first=Robyn|date=7 January 2021|access-date=7 January 2021|publisher=Wiwibloggs}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.tovima.gr/2021/01/07/media/eurovision-2021-me-to-tragoudi-last-dance-kai-ti-stefania-i-ellada/|title=Eurovision 2021: Με το τραγούδι "Last dance" και τη Stefania η Ελλάδα|language=el|newspaper=[[To Vima]]|date=7 January 2021|access-date=7 January 2021}}] with its release planned for 10 March.[{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/02/22/save-the-date-stefanias-eurovision-song-last-dance-set-for-march-10-release/262305/|title=Save the date! Stefania's Eurovision song 'Last Dance' set for March 10 release|publisher=Wiwibloggs|first=William Lee|last=Adams|date=22 February 2021|access-date=22 February 2021}}] On March 10, 2021, the official video clip premiered through ERT's hybrid platform ''ERTFLIX'', and later was released on YouTube and the streaming media platforms.[{{cite web|url=https://www.ethnos.gr/lifestyle/149174_eurovision-2021-anakoinothike-last-dance-me-ti-stefania-poy-tha-ekprosopisei-tin|title=Eurovision 2021: Ανακοινώθηκε το "Last Dance" με τη Stefania που θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα|publisher=Ethnos|date=March 10, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021|language=el}}] |
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On 18 March 2020, the day of the 2020 contest's cancellation, ERT was one of the first four broadcasters to confirm their participation in the next edition and to announce their continued cooperation with their 2020 artist, [[Stefania (singer)|Stefania]].[{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/03/29/eurovision-2021-all-confirmed-acts-29-march/252798/|title=Eurovision 2021: All confirmed acts (29 March)|access-date=28 October 2020|date=29 March 2020|last=Muldoon|first=Padraig|publisher=[[Wiwibloggs]]}}] "Last Dance" was written by [[Dimitris Kontopoulos]], songwriting team Arcade, consisting of Anastasios Rammos, Diveno, Gavriil Gavrilidis, Pavlos Manolis, Egion Parreniasi and Loukas Damianakos.[{{cite web|title=Tidal, credits of "Last Dance" by Stefania|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/175421410/credits|access-date=19 March 2021|publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]}}] and [[Sharon Vaughn]]. On 7 January 2021, "Last Dance" was announced as the title of selected song,[{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/01/07/greece-stefania-will-sing-last-dance-at-eurovision-2021/260202/|title=Greece: Stefania will sing "Last Dance" at Eurovision 2021, with an 80s pop sound|last=Gallagher|first=Robyn|date=7 January 2021|access-date=7 January 2021|publisher=Wiwibloggs}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.tovima.gr/2021/01/07/media/eurovision-2021-me-to-tragoudi-last-dance-kai-ti-stefania-i-ellada/|title=Eurovision 2021: Με το τραγούδι "Last dance" και τη Stefania η Ελλάδα|language=el|newspaper=[[To Vima]]|date=7 January 2021|access-date=7 January 2021}}] with its release planned for 10 March.[{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/02/22/save-the-date-stefanias-eurovision-song-last-dance-set-for-march-10-release/262305/|title=Save the date! Stefania's Eurovision song 'Last Dance' set for March 10 release|publisher=Wiwibloggs|first=William Lee|last=Adams|date=22 February 2021|access-date=22 February 2021}}] On March 10, 2021, the official video clip premiered through ERT's hybrid platform ''ERTFLIX'', and later was released on YouTube and the streaming media platforms.[{{cite web|url=https://www.ethnos.gr/lifestyle/149174_eurovision-2021-anakoinothike-last-dance-me-ti-stefania-poy-tha-ekprosopisei-tin|title=Eurovision 2021: Ανακοινώθηκε το "Last Dance" με τη Stefania που θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα|publisher=Ethnos|date=March 10, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021|language=el}}] |