"Never Let You Go" is a song recorded by Greek singer Mando, with music composed by herself, lyrics written by Teri Siganos, and produced by Johnny Jam. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, held in Riga. It was the first entry from Greece in the contest that did not feature any Greek lyrics.

Background

Conception

"Never Let You Go" was composed by Mando, with lyrics by Teri Siganos, and was produced by Johnny Jam. It is a dramatic ballad, with the singer telling her lover all the things she would do for him, but emphasising that she would "never let [him] go". In addition to the version fully in English, Mando recorded a version with English and Greek lyrics.

Eurovision

On 26 February 2003, "Never Let You Go" sang by Mando competed in , the national final that the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organized to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the –and Mando the performer– for Eurovision. For the song to participate in the contest, it had to be shortened to fit into three minutes. On 24 May 2003, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Skonto Hall in Riga hosted by Latvian Television (LTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Mando performed "Never Let You Go" seventeenth on the evening, following 's "Hasta la vista" by Oleksandr Ponomariov and preceding 's "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" by Jostein Hasselgård. Mando wore an unusual navy blue gown, with a very tight lace-up bodice. The song was the first Greek entry in the contest that did not feature any Greek lyrics as she performed it fully in English. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points and was placed seventeenth in a field of twenty-six. It was succeeded as Greek entry at the by "Shake It" by Sakis Rouvas.

Aftermath

In the fifth episode of the first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar aired on 12 May 2013 on ANT1, Mando replicated her performance at Eurovision.

Track listing

Chart performance

The song topped the Greek charts and was certified gold in Greece.

Weekly charts