"I remember watching Kaiti Garbi (Greece ’93) and her fabulous presence on stage thinking that I would really like to take part in the event someday", said Helena. The opportunity to make her dream come true came eight years later when the young singer represented Greece as one half of duo Antique with the song Die for you; "Both Die for you and My number one did very well (in terms of sales). What is really remarkable about Die for you is that, even though it only achieved third place, it had a brilliant career! I was more nervous this year (when I was asked to represent Greece for a second time). That was due to the fact that in 2001 we were one of the ten entries in the Greek national final, whereas this year I accepted the offer by ERT without having a song at the time. The idea that I might score lower than the third place I had achieved in my previous effort never really bothered me. Each year the contest is unique, the style and the level of the songs is different and I don’t think we should compare entries from separate years based on their final placing alone".

Asked whether she feels like a star, Helena shared her views on the impact that a victory in the Eurovision Song Contest may have on an artist’s career: "No one can become a star overnight. (One can become) popular or even well known (in some countries), but not a real star in that sense. That would take years of effort. I think that each human being is a star on their own right anyway. I believe that winning the Eurovision Song Contest cannot guarantee an international career. The winning song itself may have a successful career, not necessarily the artist".