Parakseno Sinesthima is the 2005 debut album of Greek singer of Cypriot/Lebanese origin Sarbel

Sarbel

Sarbel Michael known professionally as Sarbel, is a Greek Cypriot pop singer of partial Cypriot and Lebanese ancestry. He is well known in Cyprus, Greece and parts of the Arab world for his debut single, "Se pira sovara", and his subsequent albums Parakseno sinesthima, Sahara and Kati san esena...

 released in Greek language

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 and released on Sony BMG label. The album was certified gold and was re-released in 2006 in a new edition with a greater number of songs and remixes.

Done mostly in a dance pop style, the album uses many elements of traditional Greek music (Laiki) in modern fashion as well as Middle Eastern music

Middle Eastern music

The music of Western Asia and North Africa spans across a vast region, from Morocco to Afghanistan, and its influences can be felt even further afield. Middle Eastern music influenced the music of India, as well as Central Asia, Spain, Southern Italy, the Caucasus and the Balkans, as in chalga...

. The main success from the album was "Se pira sovara" (in Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 Σε πήρα σοβαρά), a traditional Arab song "Sidi Mansour" by Saber Rebaï

Saber Rebaï

Saber Rebaï , born in Sfax, Tunisia is an award winning Tunisian pan-Arab singer and composer that enjoys popularity throughout the Arab World and internationally with concerts in Europe, the Americas and Asia. He is mostly known for his song "Sidi Mansour". Some albums carry the variant...

. Another song from the album "Skliri kardia" was also a Greek version of "Habibi Dah Nari Narien" made famous Hisham Abbas

Hisham Abbas

Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas was born on September 13, 1963 in Cairo, Egypt. He is commonly known as just Hisham Abbas . He is an Egyptian popsinger best known for his hit song Habibi Dah and his religious song Asmaa Allah al-husna-Biography:He had his primary education in Dar El Tefl...

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There were four singles released from the album. Besides "Se Pira Sovara", there were "Sokolata", "Enas apo mas" and "Thelo na petakso".

Original release (2005)

• Skliri kardia (Habibi Dah Nari Narien)
• Se pira sovara (with Irini Merkouri)
• Paraxeno sinesthima
• Monaha esi
• De me niazi
• Sokolata
• Sopa
• Peripetia
• Zontanos nekros
• Ta psihologika sou
• Den boris
• Zo
• Adinaton
• Se pira sovara (Sfera mix by Nikos Nikolakopoulos)

Special Edition (2006)

• Thelo na petaxo
• Boro Boro
• Sokolata (remix)
• Monaha esi (remix)
• Skliri kardia (Habibi Dah Nari Narien)
• Se pira sovara (with Irini Merkouri)
• Paraxeno sinesthima
• Monaha esi
• De me niazi
• Sokolata
• Sopa
• Peripetia
• Zontanos nekros
• Ta psihologika sou
• Den boris
• Zo
• Adinaton
• Se pira sovara (Sfera mix by Nikos Nikolakopoulos)