Despina Vandi
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Despina Malea known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen
near Stuttgart
, West Germany
, Vandi's family returned to Kavala
, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in music. After moving to Athens in the early 1990s and performing in nightclubs for several years, Vandi signed a record deal with Minos EMI
and released two commercially albums Gela Mou
(1994) and Esena Perimeno
(1996). She then began an exclusive collaboration with songwriter/producer Phoebus
that would become one of the most successful partnerships in Greek music history and struck commercial success with her third album, Deka Endoles (1997), followed by the multi-platinum Profities
(1999), where she incorporated pop elements into her music in addition to laïko
as well as a more pop stage performance style and image, becoming one of the most prominent portrayers of the laiko/pop genre that was thriving into the mid-2000s. Her single "Ipofero
" (2000) became the best selling single of all-time in Greece. Following Phoebus' departure from Minos EMI, Vandi followed him to the newly formed independent label Heaven Music
and released Gia
(2001), which became and remains both Vandi and the label's biggest commercial success as well as one of the best-selling albums of all time in Greece and Cyprus. This string of commercial successes established Vandi as one of the most successful acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. With some of the singles from Gia having broken into neighbouring markets, Vandi released the album abroad with the addition of some English-language singles in a brief attempt at breaking into the international market. While "Gia
" witnessed some success, topping the US Billboard
Hot Dance Airplay
and making her the first Greek artist to top a Billboard chart, the two later singles were less successful and the artist made no further attempts. She released her first live album in 2003 and after a hiatus following giving birth to her first child from her marriage with football player Demis Nikolaidis
, she returned with Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (2004). Although its sales were significantly lower than that of Gia, it was commercially successful, having been certified multi-platinum and becoming her third album to achieve six-figure sales. Vandi gave birth to her second child, leading to a three-year hiatus that ended with 10 Hronia Mazi
(2007), a ten year celebration of her collaboration with Pheobus. Vandi once again followed Phoebus' departure in favour of his new label The Spicy Effect
. Her eighth studio album C'est La Vie
was the label's first release.
Vandi has won three Arion Music Awards
, ten MAD Video Music Awards, seven Pop Corn Music Awards, and a World Music Award, becoming the first Greek artist recording in Greece to ever win the award. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV
ranked Vandi the fourth top-certified Greek female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960), with 11 records having been certified platinum or multi-platinum and three gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Greece
. According to Heaven Music, as of 2007, Vandi has sold one million records in Greece.
, Greece, where she and her family moved when she was six years old. As a result, she did not learn German, unlike the rest of her family. She has one older brother and an older sister. Living in a lower middle-class family her dream was to become either an actress or a singer but she always knew that she should have something more solid as a background so she went on to study psychology
, philosophy, and education at the University of Thessaloniki. When she first began singing, she used the stage name of "Elli Mara" before adopting the "Vandi" moniker, to hide that she was singing from her parents.
Despina Vandi is married to Demis Nikolaidis
, ex-international soccer player and former president of AEK
soccer club. She has a five-year-old daughter named Melina and a son named Giorgos, born in August 2007.
A Discovery Channel
documentary entitled Europe's Richest People estimated Vandi and Demis Nikolaidis
's combined fortune to be in excess of 30 million euros in 2009.
On 18 August 2008, Vandi was in a car accident on Kifissias Avenue
in Kifissia
, Greece. The car she was in, driven by her chauffeur
, slipped on an oil slick that leaked from a tanker truck
causing the car to crash into the truck ahead of her. After drivers helped pull her out of the vehicle, she was transported by ambulance to the general hospital in Athens. Vandi only suffered a cut to her head and got stitches.
(Smile at Me). This album was distinguished by her duet To Adieksodo (No Way Out) written by Vassilis Karras, with Giannis Parios
, a very popular singer at the time.
In 1996, Vandi released her next album, Esena Perimeno
(You're The One I'm Waiting For). Singles on this album include Esena Perimeno, Den Pethainei I Agapi, and Efiges songs written by her friend and now musical director Tony Kontaxakis. Although a couple of songs from the albums received some airplay, the first two albums themselves had low sales and did not manage to establish her career, Vandi herself admitted. Together the albums have sold under 30 thousand copies. A statement made by Vandi implied the combined album sales to be in the range of 10–27 thousand copies.
(Ten Commandments), which was certified double platinum and sold 100,000 thousand copies in Greece. Vandi's partnership with Phoebus would turn out to be one of the most notable in the Greek recording industry and they would continue to have commercial success for a decade and more; celebrated their 10-year partnership with the release of 10 Hronia Mazi
(10 Years Together). With the success of Deka Entoles Vandi quickly became popular in the Greek music industry with a string of hits and popular appearances.
Later that year, Vandi experimented with acting. She was asked to play a guest star role in the hit television show "Dio Xeni" (Two Strangers). Vandi accepted the role and made her first appearance on television. She played a singer of a local small city, who was able to change the sexuality of the main gay character. She managed to gain good reviews for her acting talent.
Vandi's next album Profities
(Prophecies) was released in 1999 and was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days. It eventually became triple platinum, selling 150 thousand copies. Later that year Vandi gave her first sold-out solo concert at the concert hall of Lycabettus with 7,000 people in attendance.
(I Suffer). The single was certified six times platinum and was awarded as being the most successful single of all time in Greece, based on sales at the Virgin Megastore
s, which reached 150 thousand copies. An honourary award was given to her by Richard Branson
of Virgin
in London, England.
Despina Vandi and Phoebus decided to sign with Heaven Music, a new break-out record label in 2001 owned by the Athena Group. Despina's next album Gia
(2001), meaning "Hi" was a double album including 21 new songs. The album went 4x platinum in only 11 days. It becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time in Greece. . Many of the songs on the album became hits not only Greece, but also in neighboring countries such as Cyprus
, Turkey and Lebanon
. Shortly after, Vandi gave a free concert in Thessaloniki
drawing in a reported 62,000 people.
At the 2002 World Music Awards
, Vandi was awarded as the World's "Best Selling Greek Artist". It was the first time that this award was given to a Greek artist who actually lived and worked in Greece. For her acceptance speech, Vandi said "Above all though, I would like to thank my Greek fans around the world. I dedicate this award to all the Greeks who have supported me with their love all these years and it is because of them that I find myself here at this moment."
Following the success of Gia
, Despina released a CD single titled "Ante Gia
" (Goodbye) in 2002, with the title track being a remix of "Gia
". The single also included three new tracks and another remix, and achieved double platinum status. Gia
and "Ante Gia
" were then compiled and re-released as "Gia & Ante Gia: Collector's Edition", along with four previously unreleased remixes.
having gone multi platinum in the Greek market, some of the songs broke out into the international market in neighboring countries. Seeing potential in an international career, she embarked on one in 2003.
Her first three international singles, "Gia
" (2003), "Opa Opa" (2004) and "Come Along Now
" (2005) entered the charts around the world. Her first internationally distributed albums are named after the songs "Gia" and "Come Along Now". "Gia" and "Opa Opa" have both charted on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
and Hot Dance Airplay
charts, with Gia
reaching number 1 for 2 weeks on the latter and "Opa Opa" reaching number 3 on the Hot Dance Radio Airplay of Billboard
. Except from the Billboard Charts
, Gia
reaching number 1 at the biggest radio stations of USA, as WKTU
, KKDL and WPYM. Also, Gia
reached number 1 at the Club Charts of Music Week
in Great Britain and became the number 1 dance song of the year in USA, Germany, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, Turkey, Cyprus
and Sweden. All three singles reached No. 1 on the Australian charts. The song Gia
gave to her the award for the best dance artist for the year 2004 in Portugal and she makes a big concert for her European public. Except from "Gia
", and the song "Opa Opa" reaching number 1 in Russia, Turkey and Australia. In the first days of October 2004 Despina Vandi makes four big concerts in New York, Atlantic City, Chicago and Toronto. All these concerts was sold out
The song "Come Along Now
" became the second best selling single in Russia and the biggest to audience radio station of Russia, Hit FM
, awarded to her an honorary award in a special concert for her.
She made an appearance on the hit international show Top of the Pops
where she performed her song "Gia" as she was included in some of that week's best-selling popular music artists.
Her work has been remixed by celebrated global DJs and producers, such as Armand Van Helden
, Milk & Sugar
, Nick Skitz
, Roger Sanchez
, Junior Vasquez
, Pete Tong
, Bass Bumpers
, DJ Gregory, Level K, XTM
, Minimal Chic and Highpass amongst others.
Her albums Gia
and Opa Opa have been Records of The Week on BBC Radio 1
's dance shows. Despina Vandi has also won many international awards.
At the end of August (2004) Despina performed live at the Beatstock Festival in New York.
(In The Garden of Paradise). Although it sold significantly less than Gia, it reached double platinum status in 2005, becoming her third album to reach six figure sales The album was repackaged as a special edition and included 5 new songs, including a duet with Giorgos Mazonakis
. Katiana Balanika
guest starts in one of the music videos for the album. The special edition was released in Greece, Cyprus
, Russia, Ukraine
, Hungary, Romania
, Bulgaria and Turkey. In Turkey the album reached to the Turkish charts until number 2 and the biggest Turkish newspaper, Hurriyet Daily News named Despina Vandi as the Queen of Greek Pop. For the winter season 2005–06 Vandi performed at Rex with Giorgos Mazonakis.
In July 2006, Despina gave a concert in the theater of Lycabettus in Athens
singing many of her popular songs.
Despina Vandi released the CD single "Kalanta" (Carols) in Greece on 22 November 2006, which reached double platinum status after two weeks from the release of the CD single. The videoclip of "Kalanta" was released on 19 December, soon followed by the video of her next hit single, "Mehri Mai Mina" (Till The Month Of May).
Vandi and Mazonakis once again collaborated for the winter season 2006–07. She performed her last show at the Rex Music Theater on 18 February 2007 and it marked an end to her singing there for the past seven years. Due to her pregnancy, Vandi did not plan any summer concerts for 2007, and on 21 August 2007, she gave birth to a healthy boy, her second child after Melina.
On 10 October 2007 (10/10) Vandi released her new single "Thelo
" (I Want) simultaneously on all radio stations and TV stations across Greece at 10 am. It marked her 10-year anniversary of collaborating with Phoebus. The song reached the top of the Nielsen's Radio Airplay chart for Greece for six consecutive weeks. The second radio single from the album and the title track "10 Hronia Mazi" (10 Years Together) was released on 16 November 2007. The song is a rock ballad about the 10-year collaboration with Phoebus and charted on the airplay charts.
The album 10 Hronia Mazi
was released 6 December 2007 on three discs featuring fifteen new songs. The first disc features eight new pop and rock songs and two remixes, while the second disc features seven new laika songs and three remixes. The third disc is a "bonus" and features some of the best songs from Vandi and Phoebus with new mixes as a thank you to their fans. The album achieved platinum certification on the first week, but it should be noted that this included preorders. It sold 30 thousand copies, becoming Vandi's lowest selling album since her collaboration with Phoebus up until then. For the winter season 2007–08 she performed with Vasilis Karras at Diogenis Studio.
On 6 March 2008, Vandi released the third single from 10 Hronia Mazi, titled "Agapi" (Love), along with a video to promote it. The single was on the MAD TV
Charts for six weeks with one week at number one. On 24 April 2008, Vandi released the fourth single from 10 Hronia Mazi titled "Fantasou Apla" (Simply imagine). The video was filmed at the same time as "Agapi".
Vandi was featured on the gold-certified album Sehnsucht
by German electronica
act Schiller
, which was released in early 2008, providing vocals for the song "Destiny", composed by Phoebus. She performed the track with Schiller on 17 June 2008 at the MAD Video Music Awards 2008, where she won the category of "Best Female Artist" and also performed "I Gi Ki I Selini" (Earth and Moon). Her live appearance in the MAD Video Music Awards 2008 was included in the live edition of Sehnsucht (Desire).
On 24 June 2008, following the MAD Video Music Awards, the album was repackaged with the title 10 Hronia Mazi: It's Destiny as one disc. The repackaged version includes the song "Destiny
" by Schiller
featuring Despina Vandi. The one-disc repackaged version features all the songs from the original first and second discs, excluding all the remixes (with the exception of "Ta Lefta (Remix)"). Two more songs were released as singles, "I Gi Ki I Selini" and "Tha Thela"; the music video for "I Gi Ki Selini" was her performance at the MAD Awards, while the video for "Tha Thela" was the live performance of the song at the Love Radio party which took place on 12 May 2008.
Vandi has become involved in the Global One music project. She attended a recording session in Beijing with Chinese pop start Wei-Wei
and Brazilian samba
singer Daniela Mercury
, while also attending the project's first official press conference. However, Vandi's name is currently not listed as a confirmed performer on the project's website. The project's ambitious goal, driven by successful international record producer Rob Hoffman, is to have one artist representing their country record common Global One songs in their native language, as well as in the English language, in efforts to pool together as many languages and cultures as possible to promote their artistry on a global level.
Near the end of 2008, Vandi began touring out of Greece for the album. On 10, 11 October and 12 she performed three sold-out concerts in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and then from 15–24 May 2009, she sang a five venue tour of the United States and Canada.
In 2009, Despina Vandi did not appear in any nightclub in Athens
or Thessaloniki
, but preferred to rest after a long appearance in nightclubs. But consider a good opportunity to perform charity concerts in Cyprus
. The concerts gave Vandi the platinum award of the album 10 Hronia Mazi
in Cyprus after the platinum award of the album in Greece. Following these concerts in Cyprus, Vandi is ready to make big concerts in the USA and Canada. Following the announcement for the tour of Despina in America comes the announcement from her official site for the collaboration of Despina with Goin' Through for a lengthy tour throughout Greece. Despina also has close agreement with the city council of Kalamaria
to conduct a concert in the stadium of Apollon Kalamaria. Revenues intended for the obligations of the football team. On 16 June, Vandi makes comeback, after a year of abstinence, with the song Iparhi Zoi
a pop-rock song with a charity character. Music and lyrics of the song is from her partner for years Phoebus. On 24 June in the Mad Video Music Awards 2009 Despina presented her new song entitled Iparhi Zoi
(There's still life). On 29 June, Despina gave the opening concert for the Long Hot Summer Tour with a concert in Thessaloniki
, which was sold-out. After 32 sold-out concerts the tour sold 150,000 tickets. With this tour Vandi broke the record for pre-sale tickets to the concert in the Olympia pre-selling 3,000 tickets. The tour was, also, the most successful tour of 2009.
Following the departure of songwriter and collaborator Phoebus
from Heaven Music
, Vandi officially announced on 2 November 2009, that she, too, has chosen to leave Heaven Music
. She is now signed to the record label founded by Phoebus
, called The Spicy Effect
.
On 11 December, Vandi returned to nightlife, singing at club Politia in Thessaloniki
alongside Goin' Through. On 12 December, Heaven Music
, released the compilation "Despina Vandi – Greatest Hits 2001–2009", which includes major hits of hers. The album was released in two versions: the standard version (1 CD) with 16 tracks and a deluxe edition (2 CDs and 1 DVD) with 32 tracks and 27 music videos.
. The show began on 15 April and lasted until July. Many popular celebrities had visited Vandi at Thalassa People's Stage, as Michalis Hatzigiannis
, Elena Paparizou
, Sakis Rouvas
, Elli Kokkinou
, Tamta, Thanos Petrelis
, Kalomoira and many others. Vandi appeared on 14 March on Chart Show, a show broadcast by Alpha TV
where her certifications and sales figures were chronicled.
Vandi sang live her new song only for the listeners who wοn VIP invitations from the Dromos 89.8 FM radio. Also the listeners who had the chance to listen the new song participated at the video clip of the song.
"Koritsi Prama, Part 1", was released to radios on 22 March and is the lead single from her new studio album. The pop rock song was written by Phoebus and is the first released coordinated by Phoebus' new label The Spicy Effect
. The music video of the song was created filmed on 22 March at "Diogenis Studio" and during filming, Vandi revealed that the song is the first part of a two part work and that a second song will follow soon after. Such a thing is a first for Greece as no other artist has ever released a song in more than one part before. Also at the video shoot, a release date for the album was said to be scheduled for June 2010. In addition to the new single, the German band Schiller, which worked with Vandi in the past, released a new song featuring her as vocals. The song's name is Sunday
and included on the Schiller's album Breathless, the international version of Schiller's album Atemlos
The song included in the new album of Vandi.
Vandi released "Koritsi Prama, Part 2", a continuation of Part 1, on 14 May 2010.
During the spring of 2010, Greek medias and press named Vandi The Queen due to the success of her comeback and her 16-year successful career. Also, The Time
, a magazine which publishes in partnership with the channel CNN
, called Vandi, Queen of Greek Pop.
Also, Vandi was the first artist who took part in the first MTV Unplugged
concert of the music channel MTV Greece
. Vandi sang all her big hits and some hits from other artists. The concert take placed in the theater Hora in Kypseli on 9 June.
The new album of Despina Vandi released on 13 June and the photoshooting for her new album was completed on 25 May. Her new album which released in 13 June with Real News newspaper is called "C'est La Vie
". Furthermore, Vandi performed live on 14 June, at the MAD Video Music Awards.
In order to promote her new album Despina Vandi had done some concerts in some cities of Greece with the singer Elli Kokkinou
.
After the successul concerts all over the Greece, Despina Vandi, performed live on 31 October at HMV Forum of London. This performance was the first of Vandi in London and was sold out. After the concert she appeared at the music scene VOX and after five months, the show finished on 6 March.
In March 2011, Vandi expressed her wish to star in a movie. She decided to take a break from her live appearances in music scenes for a while in order to appear in a play, a musical by Alexandros Rigas, which initially was to premiere on October or December in the theater Pallas. Ultimately, the musical was postponed for October 2012. In 14 June 2011 Despina Vandi appeared on Mad Video Music Awards 2011 and performed the song "Gi' Alli Mia Fora" (For one more time) combined with the "Slow Version remix" of the same song, receiving good reviews. Α new proposal by the director, Hari Borka, revealed by many Greek sites, which talk about the "transportation" of the famous novel of Victor Hugo
, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, on the theater in the form of a musical and the willingness of the director about playing a leading role the singer, adding, also, that she "make gell" to many directors and writers. However, she reject the role.
Tübingen
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near Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, Vandi's family returned to Kavala
Kavala
Kavala , is the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala peripheral unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos...
, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in music. After moving to Athens in the early 1990s and performing in nightclubs for several years, Vandi signed a record deal with Minos EMI
Minos EMI
Minos EMI is the domestic trade name of EMI Music Greece, a record company in Greece. It is the Greek record label division of the British-based, multinational EMI Group....
and released two commercially albums Gela Mou
Gela Mou
-Music videos:*"Gela Mou"*"Den Iparhi Tipota"*"To Adiexodo" -Release history:-Credits and personnel:Personnel*P. Apostolidis - music, bouzouki, tzoura, baglama*Giannis Doras - background vocals*M. Doulianakis - lyrics...
(1994) and Esena Perimeno
Esena Perimeno
-Release history:-Credits and personnel:Personnel*Panos Falaras - lyrics*Ntinos Georgountzos - keys*Natalia Germanou - lyrics*Antonis Gounaris - guitars, orchestration*Nikos Hatzopoulos - violin*Pantelis Kanarakis - lyrics*Thanasis Kargidis - music...
(1996). She then began an exclusive collaboration with songwriter/producer Phoebus
Phoebus (songwriter)
Phoebus sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos , is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus...
that would become one of the most successful partnerships in Greek music history and struck commercial success with her third album, Deka Endoles (1997), followed by the multi-platinum Profities
Profities
Profities is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1999 by Minos EMI, and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days. In 1999 it sales 70,000 copies and become the best selling album...
(1999), where she incorporated pop elements into her music in addition to laïko
Laïko
Laïkó ), is a Greek music genre. Also called folk song or urban folk music , in its plural form is a Greek music genre which has taken many forms over the years...
as well as a more pop stage performance style and image, becoming one of the most prominent portrayers of the laiko/pop genre that was thriving into the mid-2000s. Her single "Ipofero
Ipofero
"Ipofero" is a 6× platinum CD single by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi released on 13 December 2000 by Minos EMI. The CD single is entirely composed by Phoebus and was awarded as being the highest-selling Greek CD single at Virgin Megastores and generally in Greece, by Richard Branson of...
" (2000) became the best selling single of all-time in Greece. Following Phoebus' departure from Minos EMI, Vandi followed him to the newly formed independent label Heaven Music
Heaven Music
Heaven Music is an independent record label in Athens, Greece, founded in 2001 by ANT1 Group. It is known for signing new and young artists.-Overview:...
and released Gia
Gia (album)
Gia is an album by Greek singer Despina Vandi that was originally released on December 19, 2001 by Heaven Music. Since release, it has been re-released several times, and has become one of the best-selling album of all time...
(2001), which became and remains both Vandi and the label's biggest commercial success as well as one of the best-selling albums of all time in Greece and Cyprus. This string of commercial successes established Vandi as one of the most successful acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. With some of the singles from Gia having broken into neighbouring markets, Vandi released the album abroad with the addition of some English-language singles in a brief attempt at breaking into the international market. While "Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
" witnessed some success, topping the US Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
and making her the first Greek artist to top a Billboard chart, the two later singles were less successful and the artist made no further attempts. She released her first live album in 2003 and after a hiatus following giving birth to her first child from her marriage with football player Demis Nikolaidis
Demis Nikolaidis
Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis was the forty second president of AEK Athens F.C., and is considered one of the finest footballers Greece has ever produced. In his early childhood and teenage years he lived in the city of Alexandroupoli, in the north-east part of Greece...
, she returned with Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (2004). Although its sales were significantly lower than that of Gia, it was commercially successful, having been certified multi-platinum and becoming her third album to achieve six-figure sales. Vandi gave birth to her second child, leading to a three-year hiatus that ended with 10 Hronia Mazi
10 Hronia Mazi
10 H.M. is an album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi starting on December 6, 2007. It is her 12th album from the beginning of her career, and her 10th album with Phoebus. It is also her first studio album of new material since her 2004 release of Stin Avli Tou Paradisou...
(2007), a ten year celebration of her collaboration with Pheobus. Vandi once again followed Phoebus' departure in favour of his new label The Spicy Effect
The Spicy Effect
The Spicy Effect, commonly referred to as Spicy, is a Greek independent record label founded in 2009 by songwriter and record producer Phoebus, in association with the investment arm of Nea Tileorasi.-Overview:...
. Her eighth studio album C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie (Despina Vandi album)
C'est La Vie is the 8th studio album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi. Initially, the album was distributed exclusively via a bundling with the newspaper "Real News" on 13 June 2010, marks the first LP released on label "The Spicy Effect", as well as her first studio album of new material...
was the label's first release.
Vandi has won three Arion Music Awards
IFPI Greece
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of...
, ten MAD Video Music Awards, seven Pop Corn Music Awards, and a World Music Award, becoming the first Greek artist recording in Greece to ever win the award. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
ranked Vandi the fourth top-certified Greek female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960), with 11 records having been certified platinum or multi-platinum and three gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Greece
IFPI Greece
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of...
. According to Heaven Music, as of 2007, Vandi has sold one million records in Greece.
Personal life
Although born in Germany, Vandi's family was from KavalaKavala
Kavala , is the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala peripheral unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos...
, Greece, where she and her family moved when she was six years old. As a result, she did not learn German, unlike the rest of her family. She has one older brother and an older sister. Living in a lower middle-class family her dream was to become either an actress or a singer but she always knew that she should have something more solid as a background so she went on to study psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, philosophy, and education at the University of Thessaloniki. When she first began singing, she used the stage name of "Elli Mara" before adopting the "Vandi" moniker, to hide that she was singing from her parents.
Despina Vandi is married to Demis Nikolaidis
Demis Nikolaidis
Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis was the forty second president of AEK Athens F.C., and is considered one of the finest footballers Greece has ever produced. In his early childhood and teenage years he lived in the city of Alexandroupoli, in the north-east part of Greece...
, ex-international soccer player and former president of AEK
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
soccer club. She has a five-year-old daughter named Melina and a son named Giorgos, born in August 2007.
A Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
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documentary entitled Europe's Richest People estimated Vandi and Demis Nikolaidis
Demis Nikolaidis
Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis was the forty second president of AEK Athens F.C., and is considered one of the finest footballers Greece has ever produced. In his early childhood and teenage years he lived in the city of Alexandroupoli, in the north-east part of Greece...
's combined fortune to be in excess of 30 million euros in 2009.
On 18 August 2008, Vandi was in a car accident on Kifissias Avenue
Kifissias Avenue
Kifissias Avenue is one of the longest avenues in the Greater Athens area. Its total length is about 20 km, beginning 4 km northeast of downtown Athens and ending by the municipal boundary of Nea Erythraia north of Kifissia...
in Kifissia
Kifissia
Kifissia or Kifisia is one of the most expensive northern suburbs of Athens, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the suburb of Nea Erythraia. It has traditionally been home to the major Greek political families...
, Greece. The car she was in, driven by her chauffeur
Chauffeur
A chauffeur is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan or limousine.Originally such drivers were always personal servants of the vehicle owner, but now in many cases specialist chauffeur service companies, or individual drivers provide...
, slipped on an oil slick that leaked from a tanker truck
Tank truck
A tank truck or road tanker is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars which are also designed to carry liquefied loads...
causing the car to crash into the truck ahead of her. After drivers helped pull her out of the vehicle, she was transported by ambulance to the general hospital in Athens. Vandi only suffered a cut to her head and got stitches.
Early years (1994–96)
Vandi's first album was released in 1994 under the Minos EMI label, titled Gela MouGela Mou
-Music videos:*"Gela Mou"*"Den Iparhi Tipota"*"To Adiexodo" -Release history:-Credits and personnel:Personnel*P. Apostolidis - music, bouzouki, tzoura, baglama*Giannis Doras - background vocals*M. Doulianakis - lyrics...
(Smile at Me). This album was distinguished by her duet To Adieksodo (No Way Out) written by Vassilis Karras, with Giannis Parios
Giannis Parios
- Biography :Yiannis Parios was born Ioannis Varthakouris on the island of Paros .- Discography :*Yiannis Parios *Ti theleis na kano *Anthropina kai kathimerina...
, a very popular singer at the time.
In 1996, Vandi released her next album, Esena Perimeno
Esena Perimeno
-Release history:-Credits and personnel:Personnel*Panos Falaras - lyrics*Ntinos Georgountzos - keys*Natalia Germanou - lyrics*Antonis Gounaris - guitars, orchestration*Nikos Hatzopoulos - violin*Pantelis Kanarakis - lyrics*Thanasis Kargidis - music...
(You're The One I'm Waiting For). Singles on this album include Esena Perimeno, Den Pethainei I Agapi, and Efiges songs written by her friend and now musical director Tony Kontaxakis. Although a couple of songs from the albums received some airplay, the first two albums themselves had low sales and did not manage to establish her career, Vandi herself admitted. Together the albums have sold under 30 thousand copies. A statement made by Vandi implied the combined album sales to be in the range of 10–27 thousand copies.
Beginning of Phoebus era and breakthrough (1997–99)
1997 would be the year Vandi would make her breakthrough in mainstream Greek music as she teamed up with popular songwriter Phoebus. Phoebus wrote the songs of Vandi's next album, Deka EntolesDeka Entoles
-Release history:-Chart performance:-Credits and personnel:Personnel*Vasilis Diamantis - clarinet*Pavlos Diamantopoulos - bass*Erinta - background vocals*Natalia Germanou - lyrics*Antonis Gounaris - guitars, acoustic guitars*Hakan - saz, oud...
(Ten Commandments), which was certified double platinum and sold 100,000 thousand copies in Greece. Vandi's partnership with Phoebus would turn out to be one of the most notable in the Greek recording industry and they would continue to have commercial success for a decade and more; celebrated their 10-year partnership with the release of 10 Hronia Mazi
10 Hronia Mazi
10 H.M. is an album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi starting on December 6, 2007. It is her 12th album from the beginning of her career, and her 10th album with Phoebus. It is also her first studio album of new material since her 2004 release of Stin Avli Tou Paradisou...
(10 Years Together). With the success of Deka Entoles Vandi quickly became popular in the Greek music industry with a string of hits and popular appearances.
Later that year, Vandi experimented with acting. She was asked to play a guest star role in the hit television show "Dio Xeni" (Two Strangers). Vandi accepted the role and made her first appearance on television. She played a singer of a local small city, who was able to change the sexuality of the main gay character. She managed to gain good reviews for her acting talent.
Vandi's next album Profities
Profities
Profities is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1999 by Minos EMI, and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days. In 1999 it sales 70,000 copies and become the best selling album...
(Prophecies) was released in 1999 and was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days. It eventually became triple platinum, selling 150 thousand copies. Later that year Vandi gave her first sold-out solo concert at the concert hall of Lycabettus with 7,000 people in attendance.
Move to Heaven and commercial peak (2000–01)
In 2000, Despina Vandi released the single IpoferoIpofero
"Ipofero" is a 6× platinum CD single by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi released on 13 December 2000 by Minos EMI. The CD single is entirely composed by Phoebus and was awarded as being the highest-selling Greek CD single at Virgin Megastores and generally in Greece, by Richard Branson of...
(I Suffer). The single was certified six times platinum and was awarded as being the most successful single of all time in Greece, based on sales at the Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastores is an international chain of record shops, founded by Sir Richard Branson on London's Oxford Street in early 1971. Virgin Megastores are best described today as entertainment retailers....
s, which reached 150 thousand copies. An honourary award was given to her by Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
of Virgin
Virgin Group
Virgin Group Limited is a British branded venture capital conglomerate organisation founded by business tycoon Richard Branson. The core business areas are travel, entertainment and lifestyle. Virgin Group's date of incorporation is listed as 1989 by Companies House, who class it as a holding...
in London, England.
Despina Vandi and Phoebus decided to sign with Heaven Music, a new break-out record label in 2001 owned by the Athena Group. Despina's next album Gia
Gia (album)
Gia is an album by Greek singer Despina Vandi that was originally released on December 19, 2001 by Heaven Music. Since release, it has been re-released several times, and has become one of the best-selling album of all time...
(2001), meaning "Hi" was a double album including 21 new songs. The album went 4x platinum in only 11 days. It becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time in Greece. . Many of the songs on the album became hits not only Greece, but also in neighboring countries such as Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Turkey and Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. Shortly after, Vandi gave a free concert in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
drawing in a reported 62,000 people.
At the 2002 World Music Awards
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
, Vandi was awarded as the World's "Best Selling Greek Artist". It was the first time that this award was given to a Greek artist who actually lived and worked in Greece. For her acceptance speech, Vandi said "Above all though, I would like to thank my Greek fans around the world. I dedicate this award to all the Greeks who have supported me with their love all these years and it is because of them that I find myself here at this moment."
Following the success of Gia
Gia (album)
Gia is an album by Greek singer Despina Vandi that was originally released on December 19, 2001 by Heaven Music. Since release, it has been re-released several times, and has become one of the best-selling album of all time...
, Despina released a CD single titled "Ante Gia
Ante Gia
"Ante Gia" is a EP maxi single by Greek singer Despina Vandi released on December 19, 2002 by Heaven Music. The entire EP was written and produced by Phoebus in promotion of the reissue of Vandi's 5× Platinum album Gia, which was reissued as Gia + Ante Gia and as a box set as Gia + Ante Gia:...
" (Goodbye) in 2002, with the title track being a remix of "Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
". The single also included three new tracks and another remix, and achieved double platinum status. Gia
Gia (album)
Gia is an album by Greek singer Despina Vandi that was originally released on December 19, 2001 by Heaven Music. Since release, it has been re-released several times, and has become one of the best-selling album of all time...
and "Ante Gia
Ante Gia
"Ante Gia" is a EP maxi single by Greek singer Despina Vandi released on December 19, 2002 by Heaven Music. The entire EP was written and produced by Phoebus in promotion of the reissue of Vandi's 5× Platinum album Gia, which was reissued as Gia + Ante Gia and as a box set as Gia + Ante Gia:...
" were then compiled and re-released as "Gia & Ante Gia: Collector's Edition", along with four previously unreleased remixes.
International exposure and motherhood (2003–04)
With GiaGia (album)
Gia is an album by Greek singer Despina Vandi that was originally released on December 19, 2001 by Heaven Music. Since release, it has been re-released several times, and has become one of the best-selling album of all time...
having gone multi platinum in the Greek market, some of the songs broke out into the international market in neighboring countries. Seeing potential in an international career, she embarked on one in 2003.
Her first three international singles, "Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
" (2003), "Opa Opa" (2004) and "Come Along Now
Come Along Now
"Come Along Now" is a song by Greek singer Despina Vandi released by Heaven Music in 2004. In the spring of 2004, Phoebus teamed up with Coca-Cola to compose the tune that will accompany all of Coca-Cola’s activities in its Olympic Sponsorship agreement...
" (2005) entered the charts around the world. Her first internationally distributed albums are named after the songs "Gia" and "Come Along Now". "Gia" and "Opa Opa" have both charted on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
and Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
charts, with Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
reaching number 1 for 2 weeks on the latter and "Opa Opa" reaching number 3 on the Hot Dance Radio Airplay of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
. Except from the Billboard Charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
, Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
reaching number 1 at the biggest radio stations of USA, as WKTU
WKTU
WKTU is a radio station based in New York City that plays an upbeat, gold-based CHR format. The station's broadcast transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building and its city of license is Lake Success, New York, with offices formerly in the "Newport" section of Jersey City, New...
, KKDL and WPYM. Also, Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
reached number 1 at the Club Charts of Music Week
Music Week
Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry.Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981 the title was again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week...
in Great Britain and became the number 1 dance song of the year in USA, Germany, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, Turkey, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and Sweden. All three singles reached No. 1 on the Australian charts. The song Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
gave to her the award for the best dance artist for the year 2004 in Portugal and she makes a big concert for her European public. Except from "Gia
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a techno/dance pop track recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the first single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name...
", and the song "Opa Opa" reaching number 1 in Russia, Turkey and Australia. In the first days of October 2004 Despina Vandi makes four big concerts in New York, Atlantic City, Chicago and Toronto. All these concerts was sold out
The song "Come Along Now
Come Along Now
"Come Along Now" is a song by Greek singer Despina Vandi released by Heaven Music in 2004. In the spring of 2004, Phoebus teamed up with Coca-Cola to compose the tune that will accompany all of Coca-Cola’s activities in its Olympic Sponsorship agreement...
" became the second best selling single in Russia and the biggest to audience radio station of Russia, Hit FM
Hit Fm
Hit FM is a pop music radio station in Taiwan . It broadcasts in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. "Only want to listen to music" is the core value of Hit FM, which emphasizes that music is part of life. Hit FM is owned by Music of Taipei Communications . It is one of the radio stations under...
, awarded to her an honorary award in a special concert for her.
She made an appearance on the hit international show Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
where she performed her song "Gia" as she was included in some of that week's best-selling popular music artists.
Her work has been remixed by celebrated global DJs and producers, such as Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
, Milk & Sugar
Milk & Sugar
Milk & Sugar are German housemusic producers and record label owners Mike Milk and Steven Sugar...
, Nick Skitz
Nick Skitz
Nick Skitz is an Australian DJ and dance music producer. He was born as Nicholas Agamalis and his career in dance music started in the early 1990s...
, Roger Sanchez
Roger Sanchez
Roger Sanchez, also known as Roger S. and The S Man, is a Grammy award-winning American House music DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts...
, Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
, Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
, Bass Bumpers
Bass Bumpers
Bass Bumpers is a DJ and record production team, known for their dance/techno music. They are originally from Germany; with members: Henning Reith, Caba Kroll, CJ Stone, George Dee, Akira Yamamoto, and Reinhard "DJ Voodoo" Raith...
, DJ Gregory, Level K, XTM
XTM
XTM are a Catalan dance music act consisting of brothers Xasqui and Toni Ten. They are best known for their 2003 Eurodance cover version of the song Fly on the Wings of Love, which was originally the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000, performed by the Danish duet Olsen Brothers.XTM's...
, Minimal Chic and Highpass amongst others.
Her albums Gia
Gia (album)
Gia is an album by Greek singer Despina Vandi that was originally released on December 19, 2001 by Heaven Music. Since release, it has been re-released several times, and has become one of the best-selling album of all time...
and Opa Opa have been Records of The Week on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's dance shows. Despina Vandi has also won many international awards.
At the end of August (2004) Despina performed live at the Beatstock Festival in New York.
Return to Greece (2004–06)
Despina's next studio album was released at the end of 2004, titled Stin Avli Tou ParadisouStin Avli Tou Paradisou
Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou is the sixth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 2004 by Heaven Music. It went 2x Platinum in Greece...
(In The Garden of Paradise). Although it sold significantly less than Gia, it reached double platinum status in 2005, becoming her third album to reach six figure sales The album was repackaged as a special edition and included 5 new songs, including a duet with Giorgos Mazonakis
Giorgos Mazonakis
Giorgos Mazonakis is a Modern Laika and pop Greek singer.-Biography:Giorgos Mazonakis born and raised in the neighbourhood of Nikaia, Athens. He grew up listening to traditional folk songs of Stratos Dionysiou, Yiannis Parios, Marinella and Haris Alexiou. Very quickly, at the age of 15, he...
. Katiana Balanika
Katiana Balanika
Katiana Balanika is a Greek actress and singer.She has starred in numerous films, series and theater performances. Including the series "Savvatogennimenes" written by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, "Ntoltse Vita" co-starring with Anna Panayiotopoulou, "Danikos Pateras" and "Dis Madiam" as Mrs. Meropi.-...
guest starts in one of the music videos for the album. The special edition was released in Greece, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Hungary, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Bulgaria and Turkey. In Turkey the album reached to the Turkish charts until number 2 and the biggest Turkish newspaper, Hurriyet Daily News named Despina Vandi as the Queen of Greek Pop. For the winter season 2005–06 Vandi performed at Rex with Giorgos Mazonakis.
In July 2006, Despina gave a concert in the theater of Lycabettus in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
singing many of her popular songs.
Despina Vandi released the CD single "Kalanta" (Carols) in Greece on 22 November 2006, which reached double platinum status after two weeks from the release of the CD single. The videoclip of "Kalanta" was released on 19 December, soon followed by the video of her next hit single, "Mehri Mai Mina" (Till The Month Of May).
Vandi and Mazonakis once again collaborated for the winter season 2006–07. She performed her last show at the Rex Music Theater on 18 February 2007 and it marked an end to her singing there for the past seven years. Due to her pregnancy, Vandi did not plan any summer concerts for 2007, and on 21 August 2007, she gave birth to a healthy boy, her second child after Melina.
10 Hronia Mazi and Iparhi Zoi (2007–09)
Thelo
"Thelo" is a song by Greek singer Despina Vandi. On October 10, 2007 , Despina released the song simultaneously on all radio stations and TV stations across Greece at 10 AM. It marked her 10th anniversary of collaborating with the composer Phoebus. The song reached topped Nielsen's Radio Airplay...
" (I Want) simultaneously on all radio stations and TV stations across Greece at 10 am. It marked her 10-year anniversary of collaborating with Phoebus. The song reached the top of the Nielsen's Radio Airplay chart for Greece for six consecutive weeks. The second radio single from the album and the title track "10 Hronia Mazi" (10 Years Together) was released on 16 November 2007. The song is a rock ballad about the 10-year collaboration with Phoebus and charted on the airplay charts.
The album 10 Hronia Mazi
10 Hronia Mazi
10 H.M. is an album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi starting on December 6, 2007. It is her 12th album from the beginning of her career, and her 10th album with Phoebus. It is also her first studio album of new material since her 2004 release of Stin Avli Tou Paradisou...
was released 6 December 2007 on three discs featuring fifteen new songs. The first disc features eight new pop and rock songs and two remixes, while the second disc features seven new laika songs and three remixes. The third disc is a "bonus" and features some of the best songs from Vandi and Phoebus with new mixes as a thank you to their fans. The album achieved platinum certification on the first week, but it should be noted that this included preorders. It sold 30 thousand copies, becoming Vandi's lowest selling album since her collaboration with Phoebus up until then. For the winter season 2007–08 she performed with Vasilis Karras at Diogenis Studio.
On 6 March 2008, Vandi released the third single from 10 Hronia Mazi, titled "Agapi" (Love), along with a video to promote it. The single was on the MAD TV
MAD TV (music TV)
MAD TV is a television network in Greece that broadcasts music related programming including video clips, music news & interviews as well as concert footage. It was the first music station in Greece, launched on June 6, 1996 and is run by Andreas Kouris.MAD TV’s target group ranges from 15 to 24...
Charts for six weeks with one week at number one. On 24 April 2008, Vandi released the fourth single from 10 Hronia Mazi titled "Fantasou Apla" (Simply imagine). The video was filmed at the same time as "Agapi".
Vandi was featured on the gold-certified album Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht (Schiller album)
Sehnsucht is a music album launched under the project Schiller undertaken by Christopher Von Deylen. The album was launched on . The album features collaboration with several established artists like Xavier Naidoo, Jaël, Kim Sanders, and Klaus Schulze among others.The album was launched in four...
by German electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
act Schiller
Schiller (band)
Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...
, which was released in early 2008, providing vocals for the song "Destiny", composed by Phoebus. She performed the track with Schiller on 17 June 2008 at the MAD Video Music Awards 2008, where she won the category of "Best Female Artist" and also performed "I Gi Ki I Selini" (Earth and Moon). Her live appearance in the MAD Video Music Awards 2008 was included in the live edition of Sehnsucht (Desire).
On 24 June 2008, following the MAD Video Music Awards, the album was repackaged with the title 10 Hronia Mazi: It's Destiny as one disc. The repackaged version includes the song "Destiny
Destiny (Schiller song)
"Destiny" is a song by Schiller, with vocals by Despina Vandi. It is included on Schiller's gold album Sehnsucht. On February 22, 2008, "Sehnsucht" by German band Schiller was released in Germany by Sleepingroom, including many collaborations with international stars such as Despina Vandi with the...
" by Schiller
Schiller (band)
Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...
featuring Despina Vandi. The one-disc repackaged version features all the songs from the original first and second discs, excluding all the remixes (with the exception of "Ta Lefta (Remix)"). Two more songs were released as singles, "I Gi Ki I Selini" and "Tha Thela"; the music video for "I Gi Ki Selini" was her performance at the MAD Awards, while the video for "Tha Thela" was the live performance of the song at the Love Radio party which took place on 12 May 2008.
Vandi has become involved in the Global One music project. She attended a recording session in Beijing with Chinese pop start Wei-Wei
Wei Wei (singer)
Wei Wei is a Mandopop singer and actress. She was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and was raised in Liuzhou, Guangxi.Wei Wei recently performed at the opening ceremony of the , as well as at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics...
and Brazilian samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
singer Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury , is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axé, samba-reggae and MPB singer, songwriter and record producer. Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide...
, while also attending the project's first official press conference. However, Vandi's name is currently not listed as a confirmed performer on the project's website. The project's ambitious goal, driven by successful international record producer Rob Hoffman, is to have one artist representing their country record common Global One songs in their native language, as well as in the English language, in efforts to pool together as many languages and cultures as possible to promote their artistry on a global level.
Near the end of 2008, Vandi began touring out of Greece for the album. On 10, 11 October and 12 she performed three sold-out concerts in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and then from 15–24 May 2009, she sang a five venue tour of the United States and Canada.
In 2009, Despina Vandi did not appear in any nightclub in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
or Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, but preferred to rest after a long appearance in nightclubs. But consider a good opportunity to perform charity concerts in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. The concerts gave Vandi the platinum award of the album 10 Hronia Mazi
10 Hronia Mazi
10 H.M. is an album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi starting on December 6, 2007. It is her 12th album from the beginning of her career, and her 10th album with Phoebus. It is also her first studio album of new material since her 2004 release of Stin Avli Tou Paradisou...
in Cyprus after the platinum award of the album in Greece. Following these concerts in Cyprus, Vandi is ready to make big concerts in the USA and Canada. Following the announcement for the tour of Despina in America comes the announcement from her official site for the collaboration of Despina with Goin' Through for a lengthy tour throughout Greece. Despina also has close agreement with the city council of Kalamaria
Kalamaria
Kalamariá is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 7 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki. It is the second largest municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area as well as one of the largest in Greece, with a population increase of 8% since the 1991...
to conduct a concert in the stadium of Apollon Kalamaria. Revenues intended for the obligations of the football team. On 16 June, Vandi makes comeback, after a year of abstinence, with the song Iparhi Zoi
Iparhi Zoi
"Iparhi Zoi" is a song by Greek singer Despina Vandi, written by Phoebus. The song was first performed at the MAD Video Music Awards 2009 on June 23, but was released to Greek radio stations a week in advance to promote the song and create publicity for Vandi's first new song since her 2007 album...
a pop-rock song with a charity character. Music and lyrics of the song is from her partner for years Phoebus. On 24 June in the Mad Video Music Awards 2009 Despina presented her new song entitled Iparhi Zoi
Iparhi Zoi
"Iparhi Zoi" is a song by Greek singer Despina Vandi, written by Phoebus. The song was first performed at the MAD Video Music Awards 2009 on June 23, but was released to Greek radio stations a week in advance to promote the song and create publicity for Vandi's first new song since her 2007 album...
(There's still life). On 29 June, Despina gave the opening concert for the Long Hot Summer Tour with a concert in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, which was sold-out. After 32 sold-out concerts the tour sold 150,000 tickets. With this tour Vandi broke the record for pre-sale tickets to the concert in the Olympia pre-selling 3,000 tickets. The tour was, also, the most successful tour of 2009.
Following the departure of songwriter and collaborator Phoebus
Phoebus (songwriter)
Phoebus sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos , is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus...
from Heaven Music
Heaven Music
Heaven Music is an independent record label in Athens, Greece, founded in 2001 by ANT1 Group. It is known for signing new and young artists.-Overview:...
, Vandi officially announced on 2 November 2009, that she, too, has chosen to leave Heaven Music
Heaven Music
Heaven Music is an independent record label in Athens, Greece, founded in 2001 by ANT1 Group. It is known for signing new and young artists.-Overview:...
. She is now signed to the record label founded by Phoebus
Phoebus (songwriter)
Phoebus sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos , is a well-known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus...
, called The Spicy Effect
The Spicy Effect
The Spicy Effect, commonly referred to as Spicy, is a Greek independent record label founded in 2009 by songwriter and record producer Phoebus, in association with the investment arm of Nea Tileorasi.-Overview:...
.
On 11 December, Vandi returned to nightlife, singing at club Politia in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
alongside Goin' Through. On 12 December, Heaven Music
Heaven Music
Heaven Music is an independent record label in Athens, Greece, founded in 2001 by ANT1 Group. It is known for signing new and young artists.-Overview:...
, released the compilation "Despina Vandi – Greatest Hits 2001–2009", which includes major hits of hers. The album was released in two versions: the standard version (1 CD) with 16 tracks and a deluxe edition (2 CDs and 1 DVD) with 32 tracks and 27 music videos.
Move to The Spicy Effect and C'est La Vie (2010–present)
After her successful appearances in Thessaloniki, Vandi planned to appear at Thalassa People's Stage with 48 Ores the group that participated in the Greece's The X FactorThe X Factor (Greece)
The X Factor is the Greek version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions....
. The show began on 15 April and lasted until July. Many popular celebrities had visited Vandi at Thalassa People's Stage, as Michalis Hatzigiannis
Michalis Hatzigiannis
Michael Hatzigiannis is a popular Greek Cypriot recording artist. From 2000 to 2009, Hatzigiannis has received over 30 certifications in Greece alone, making him one of most successful artists of the decade. Hatzigiannis is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998...
, Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou
Eleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a...
, Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
, Elli Kokkinou
Elli Kokkinou
Elli Kokkinou is a Greek singer who was born in Athens, Greece. Kokkinou is among the most popular singers in Greece today. She has performed together with Greek music stars such as Anna Vissi, Glykeria, Paschalis Terzis, Sakis Rouvas, Tolis Voskopoulos, Thanos Petrelis, Natassa Theodoridou,...
, Tamta, Thanos Petrelis
Thanos Petrelis
Athanasios Petrelis is a popular singer. He has released four albums and several singles.-Fame Story:...
, Kalomoira and many others. Vandi appeared on 14 March on Chart Show, a show broadcast by Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
where her certifications and sales figures were chronicled.
Vandi sang live her new song only for the listeners who wοn VIP invitations from the Dromos 89.8 FM radio. Also the listeners who had the chance to listen the new song participated at the video clip of the song.
"Koritsi Prama, Part 1", was released to radios on 22 March and is the lead single from her new studio album. The pop rock song was written by Phoebus and is the first released coordinated by Phoebus' new label The Spicy Effect
The Spicy Effect
The Spicy Effect, commonly referred to as Spicy, is a Greek independent record label founded in 2009 by songwriter and record producer Phoebus, in association with the investment arm of Nea Tileorasi.-Overview:...
. The music video of the song was created filmed on 22 March at "Diogenis Studio" and during filming, Vandi revealed that the song is the first part of a two part work and that a second song will follow soon after. Such a thing is a first for Greece as no other artist has ever released a song in more than one part before. Also at the video shoot, a release date for the album was said to be scheduled for June 2010. In addition to the new single, the German band Schiller, which worked with Vandi in the past, released a new song featuring her as vocals. The song's name is Sunday
Sunday (Schiller song)
"Sunday" is a song by Schiller, with vocals by Despina Vandi. It is the first single and included on the Schiller's album Breathless, the international version of Schiller's album Atemlos. The song is written and produced by both Phoebus and Schiller. It is the second international collaboration...
and included on the Schiller's album Breathless, the international version of Schiller's album Atemlos
Atemlos
Atemlos is the sixth studio album of German Electronica and Global Pop artist Christopher Von Deylen under his principle project "Schiller". The album was released on March 12, 2010...
The song included in the new album of Vandi.
Vandi released "Koritsi Prama, Part 2", a continuation of Part 1, on 14 May 2010.
During the spring of 2010, Greek medias and press named Vandi The Queen due to the success of her comeback and her 16-year successful career. Also, The Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
, a magazine which publishes in partnership with the channel CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, called Vandi, Queen of Greek Pop.
Also, Vandi was the first artist who took part in the first MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...
concert of the music channel MTV Greece
MTV Greece
MTV Greece is the Greek version of MTV, launched on September 1, 2008.MTV Greece broadcasts mainly English, American and Greek music, MTV's shows like Date My Mom, Made, Nitro Circus, RoomRaiders, America's Most Smartest Model, etc. subtitled in Greek, as well as three Greek shows...
. Vandi sang all her big hits and some hits from other artists. The concert take placed in the theater Hora in Kypseli on 9 June.
The new album of Despina Vandi released on 13 June and the photoshooting for her new album was completed on 25 May. Her new album which released in 13 June with Real News newspaper is called "C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie (Despina Vandi album)
C'est La Vie is the 8th studio album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi. Initially, the album was distributed exclusively via a bundling with the newspaper "Real News" on 13 June 2010, marks the first LP released on label "The Spicy Effect", as well as her first studio album of new material...
". Furthermore, Vandi performed live on 14 June, at the MAD Video Music Awards.
In order to promote her new album Despina Vandi had done some concerts in some cities of Greece with the singer Elli Kokkinou
Elli Kokkinou
Elli Kokkinou is a Greek singer who was born in Athens, Greece. Kokkinou is among the most popular singers in Greece today. She has performed together with Greek music stars such as Anna Vissi, Glykeria, Paschalis Terzis, Sakis Rouvas, Tolis Voskopoulos, Thanos Petrelis, Natassa Theodoridou,...
.
After the successul concerts all over the Greece, Despina Vandi, performed live on 31 October at HMV Forum of London. This performance was the first of Vandi in London and was sold out. After the concert she appeared at the music scene VOX and after five months, the show finished on 6 March.
In March 2011, Vandi expressed her wish to star in a movie. She decided to take a break from her live appearances in music scenes for a while in order to appear in a play, a musical by Alexandros Rigas, which initially was to premiere on October or December in the theater Pallas. Ultimately, the musical was postponed for October 2012. In 14 June 2011 Despina Vandi appeared on Mad Video Music Awards 2011 and performed the song "Gi' Alli Mia Fora" (For one more time) combined with the "Slow Version remix" of the same song, receiving good reviews. Α new proposal by the director, Hari Borka, revealed by many Greek sites, which talk about the "transportation" of the famous novel of Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, on the theater in the form of a musical and the willingness of the director about playing a leading role the singer, adding, also, that she "make gell" to many directors and writers. However, she reject the role.
Discography
- Gela MouGela Mou-Music videos:*"Gela Mou"*"Den Iparhi Tipota"*"To Adiexodo" -Release history:-Credits and personnel:Personnel*P. Apostolidis - music, bouzouki, tzoura, baglama*Giannis Doras - background vocals*M. Doulianakis - lyrics...
(1994) - Esena PerimenoEsena Perimeno-Release history:-Credits and personnel:Personnel*Panos Falaras - lyrics*Ntinos Georgountzos - keys*Natalia Germanou - lyrics*Antonis Gounaris - guitars, orchestration*Nikos Hatzopoulos - violin*Pantelis Kanarakis - lyrics*Thanasis Kargidis - music...
(1996) - Deka Endoles (1997)
- ProfitiesProfitiesProfities is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1999 by Minos EMI, and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days. In 1999 it sales 70,000 copies and become the best selling album...
(1999) - GiaGia (album)Gia is an album by Greek singer Despina Vandi that was originally released on December 19, 2001 by Heaven Music. Since release, it has been re-released several times, and has become one of the best-selling album of all time...
(2001) - Despina Vandi Live (2003)
- Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (2004)
- 10 Hronia Mazi10 Hronia Mazi10 H.M. is an album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi starting on December 6, 2007. It is her 12th album from the beginning of her career, and her 10th album with Phoebus. It is also her first studio album of new material since her 2004 release of Stin Avli Tou Paradisou...
(2007) - C'est La VieC'est La Vie (Despina Vandi album)C'est La Vie is the 8th studio album released by Greek singer Despina Vandi. Initially, the album was distributed exclusively via a bundling with the newspaper "Real News" on 13 June 2010, marks the first LP released on label "The Spicy Effect", as well as her first studio album of new material...
(2010)
Concert series
- Kypriaki Gonia (1992–93)
- Avantage (1993) (with Vasilis KarrasVasilis KarrasVasilis Karras is a Greek folk singer, in 2010 he celebrated his 30th year as a recording artist.-Biography:...
and Eleni Peta) - Posidonio (1993–94) (with Vasilis KarrasVasilis KarrasVasilis Karras is a Greek folk singer, in 2010 he celebrated his 30th year as a recording artist.-Biography:...
, Katy GarbiKaty GarbiKaterina 'Katy' Garbi is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, with some popularity in Turkey. Her career has spanned over 20 years and is marked by several multi-platinum releases. Garbi was one of the most successful artists of the 1990s...
, Dionisis Schinas, Lambis Livieratos, Kaka Koritsia) - Palais Royale (1994–95)
- Club In (1995) (with Thanos KallirisThanos KallirisThanos Kalliris is a Greek singer who was born in Athens. His father is a guitarist and composer, Titos Kalliris. In the 1980s, he was a part of the pop music band Bang alongside Vassilis Dertilis. In the 1990s he wrote and sung pop songs and ballads, making a successful solo career for himself....
, Zafeiropoulos) - Athens Show Center (1995–96) (with Nikolopoulos, Dionisiou, Litsa Giagousi, EvridikiEvridikiEvridiki Theokleous , known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Cypriot rock, pop, and electro pop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme...
) - Bio Bio (1996) (with Giorgos MazonakisGiorgos MazonakisGiorgos Mazonakis is a Modern Laika and pop Greek singer.-Biography:Giorgos Mazonakis born and raised in the neighbourhood of Nikaia, Athens. He grew up listening to traditional folk songs of Stratos Dionysiou, Yiannis Parios, Marinella and Haris Alexiou. Very quickly, at the age of 15, he...
, Farmaki, Kraousakis, Panagiotou) - On the Rocks (1996) (with Paschalis, Dakis, Sofia Vossou, Konstantopoulou)
- Posidonio (1996–97) (with Lefteris PantazisLefteris PantazisLefteris Pantazis who is often called by the nickname LEPA by the media and his fans, is a famous Greek singer. He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis on 27 March 1955 to Pontic Greek parents in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the USSR...
, Stefanos KorkolisStefanos KorkolisStefanos Korkolis is a Greek composer and pianist. He was born in Athens and grew up in Patissia. He is a nephew of renowned Greek composer Mimis Plessas....
, Tzavara) - Diogenis Pallas (1997) (with Giannis PariosGiannis Parios- Biography :Yiannis Parios was born Ioannis Varthakouris on the island of Paros .- Discography :*Yiannis Parios *Ti theleis na kano *Anthropina kai kathimerina...
) - Teatro (1997) (with Notis SfakianakisNotis SfakianakisPanagiotis Sfakianakis is a Greek singer of laika music, who is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time in Greece and Cyprus. Sfakianakis began his career in 1985, opening at nightclubs for other artists. He was discovered by Sony Greece and released his debut album Proti Fora...
) - Rex (1997–98) (with Notis Sfakianakis)
- Pili Axiou (1998) (with Notis Sfakianakis)
- Ribas (1998) (with Giannis Parios)
- Gazi (1998–99) (with Vasilis Karras)
- Teatro (1999) (with Vasilis Karras, Giorgos Lembesis)
- Gazi (1999–2000) (with Giorgos Mazonakis, Lambis Livieratos, Giorgos Lembesis)
- Pili Axiou (2000) (with Lambis Livieratos and Giorgos Lembesis)
- Rex (2000–01) (with Nikos Kourkoulis and Lambis Livieratos)
- Pili Axiou (2001) (with Lambis Livieratos and Kostas Doxas)
- Rex (2001–02) (with Sakis RouvasSakis RouvasAnastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
and Kostas Doxas) - Rex (2002–03) (with Tolis VoskopoulosTolis VoskopoulosApostolos Voskopoulos is one of the legends of modern Greek music. He also starred in many films and played in the Theatre in Athens....
) - Rex (2004–05) (with Thanos PetrelisThanos PetrelisAthanasios Petrelis is a popular singer. He has released four albums and several singles.-Fame Story:...
, Kalomoira, and Giorgos Christou) - Palai de sports (2005) (with Kalomoira and Giorgos Christou)
- Pili Axiou (2005) (with Thanos Petrelis, Kalomoira, and Giorgos Christou)
- Rex (2005–06) (with Giorgos Mazonakis and Giorgos Christou)
- Boom (2006) (with Stamatis Gonidis)
- Rex (2006–07) (with Giorgos Mazonakis)
- Boom (2007) (with Sakis Rouvas)
- Diogenis Studio (2007–08) (with Vasilis Karras and NinoNino (Greek singer)Nino Xypolitas is a Greek singer, known professionally as Nino. He rose to fame in 2003 after appearing as a contestant on the debut season of the television show Fame Story. He has since released five studio albums.-Early life:...
) - Odeon (2008) (with Vasilis Karras)
- Politia Live Clubbing (2009–2010) (with Goin' Through and Giannis Apostolidis)
- Thalassa: People's Stage (2010) (with 48 Ores)
- VOX (2010–2011) (with Panos Kalidis and Elisavet Spanou)
- Fever (2011-2012) (with Elli KokkinouElli KokkinouElli Kokkinou is a Greek singer who was born in Athens, Greece. Kokkinou is among the most popular singers in Greece today. She has performed together with Greek music stars such as Anna Vissi, Glykeria, Paschalis Terzis, Sakis Rouvas, Tolis Voskopoulos, Thanos Petrelis, Natassa Theodoridou,...
and Nikos Economopoulos)
Concert tours
- 1999 Summer Tour
- 2001 Summer Tour
- 2002 Summer Tour
- 2003 Summer Tour
- North American Tour (2004)
- 2005 Summer Tour
- 2006 Summer Tour
- 2008 Summer Tour
- World Tour (2008–09)
- Together Through Summer: Long Hot Summer Tour (2009) (with Goin' Through and Stelios Maximos)
- 2010 Summer Tour (with Elli Kokkinou)
Filmography
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Dio Kseni | Charoula | Guest star on some episodes |
See also
- Number-one dance airplay hits of 2004 (U.S.)Number-one dance airplay hits of 2004 (U.S.)These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Airplay number one hits of 2004.Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.-See also:*2004 in music*Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 2004...
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance airplay chart
- Hot Dance AirplayHot Dance AirplayDance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
- List of artists featured on MTV Unplugged