Polina was born and raised in
Nea Smyrni, a suburb in southern Athens. She started her career in 1977 singing the song "Lives" at the
Thessaloniki Song Festival. In 1979, Polina appeared at the
Eurovision Song Contest as a backup singer to
Elpida as she performed the entry "
Sokrati". However, that was her only time at Eurovision. She was picked in the 1986 national selection to represent Greece at
Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in
Bergen,
Norway, but
Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi, Greece's national broadcaster, pulled out of the contest unexpectedly. Polina stated that it was due to political troubles in Greece at the time, but she noted that a Eurovision website had learned that the real reason was that the contest was to be held the night before
Orthodox Easter. ==See also==