Stin Avli Tou Paradisou
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Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (Greek
: Στην Αυλή του Παράδεισου; English
: In the Garden of Paradise) 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
. Following Stin Tou Paradisous platinum status, it was re-released with four new songs and a bonus DVD, and renamed Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradisou in December 2005.
Stin Avli Tou Paradisou and its re-release Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradisou, won Despina Vandi six awards over two years at Mad Video Music Awards. Τhe first three awards were given to Vandi at the 2005 awards while the second three were awarded at the 2006 awards. Having won three each year made Vandi the artist with the most awards at both award shows.
"Happy End" was the lead single from the album. The music video was directed by Kapetanidis and won a MAD Video Music Award for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video".
"Na Ti Herese"
The second single from the album was "Na Ti Herese". The music video
was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis
.
"Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou"
"Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou" was the third and final single from the original album. The animated
music video was directed by Kapetanidis and won MAD Video Music Awards for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video" and "Best Direction".
"Jambi"
"Jambi was the fourth single from the album and the first from the Special Edition. The music video was directed by Kapetanidis.
"Amane"
"Amane" was the fifth and final single from the album and is a blend of contemporary laiko and hip hop
in a vocal duet between Vandi and Giorgos Mazonakis
. The music video was directed by Nikos Soulis and also features actress Katiana Balanika
.
Production
Design
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
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;...
: Στην Αυλή του Παράδεισου; English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: In the Garden of Paradise) is the sixth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi
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...
. It was released in Greece in 2004 by 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:...
. It went 2x Platinum in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Following Stin Tou Paradisous platinum status, it was re-released with four new songs and a bonus DVD, and renamed Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradisou in December 2005.
Stin Avli Tou Paradisou and its re-release Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradisou, won Despina Vandi six awards over two years at Mad Video Music Awards. Τhe first three awards were given to Vandi at the 2005 awards while the second three were awarded at the 2006 awards. Having won three each year made Vandi the artist with the most awards at both award shows.
Track listing
Singles
"Happy End""Happy End" was the lead single from the album. The music video was directed by Kapetanidis and won a MAD Video Music Award for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video".
"Na Ti Herese"
The second single from the album was "Na Ti Herese". The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis
Kostas Kapetanidis
Konstantinos Kapetanidis, sometimes credited as Costas Kapetanidis, is a Greek music video director who is associated with the production company Anosi S.A...
.
"Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou"
"Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou" was the third and final single from the original album. The animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
music video was directed by Kapetanidis and won MAD Video Music Awards for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video" and "Best Direction".
"Jambi"
"Jambi was the fourth single from the album and the first from the Special Edition. The music video was directed by Kapetanidis.
"Amane"
"Amane" was the fifth and final single from the album and is a blend of contemporary laiko and hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
in a vocal duet between Vandi and 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...
. The music video was directed by Nikos Soulis and also features actress 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.-...
.
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
December 2004 | 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:... |
CD | Original release |
| 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... |
December 2004 | 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:... |
CD | Original release |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
December 07, 2005 | 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:... |
CD, digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Special Edition Re-release |
| 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... |
December 07, 2005 | 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:... |
CD, digital download | Special Edition Re-release |
Charts
Stin Avli Tou Paradisou was successful in Greece, where it charted for 58 weeks, peaking at number one certifying platinum in its first week of release. It soon went twice platinum, and was certified Platinum in Cyprus too.| Chart | Peak position | Weeks | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart | 1 | 58 | 2x Platinum |
| Cypriot Albums Chart | 1 | Platinum |
Credits and personnel
Personnel- Hakan Binkolou - sazi, oud
- Victoria Chalkitis - background vocals
- Akis Diximos - second vocals
- Nektarios Georgiadis - background vocals
- Natalia GermanouNatalia GermanouNatalia Germanou is a Greek lyricist, television hostess, radio producer, DJ and journalist.Germanou has written lyrics for many popular Greek singers such as Anna Vissi, Christos Dantis, Elena Paparizou, Sakis Rouvas, Despina Vandi, Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Notis Sfakianakis, Natasa Theodoridou,...
- lyrics - Antonis Gounaris - tzoura, guitars (acoustic, twelve-strings, electric), orchestration, programming, keyboards
- Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (acoustic, twelve-strings, electric)
- Louka Iris - viola
- Manolis Karantinis - bouzouki, mpaglama, tzoyra
- Vasilis KarrasVasilis KarrasVasilis Karras is a Greek folk singer, in 2010 he celebrated his 30th year as a recording artist.-Biography:...
- vocals - Lefki Kolovou - cello
- Trifon Koutsourelis - programming, keyboards, orchestration
- Vaggelis Lappas - whistle
- Fedon Lionoudakis - accordion
- Selmani Migen - violin
- Andreas Mouzakis - drums
- Giannis Mpithikotsis - tzoura, lute, mpaglama, bouzouki
- Alex Panayi - background vocals
- Thanos PetrelisThanos PetrelisAthanasios Petrelis is a popular singer. He has released four albums and several singles.-Fame Story:...
- vocals - PhoebusPhoebus (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...
- music, lyrics, orchestration, programming, keyboards - Giorgos Roilos - percussion
- Despina VandiDespina VandiDespina 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...
- vocals - Nikos Vardis - bass
- Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet, ney
- Martha Zioga - background vocals
Production
- Giannis Ioannidis - digital press
- Trifon Koutsourelis - strings arrangenment
- Dimitris Mourlas - sound
- Vaggelis Papadopoulos - sound
- Panagiotis Petronikolos - sound, mix
- PhoebusPhoebus (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...
- production manager - Vaggelis Siapatis - sound, computer editing
- Giorgos Stampolis - production
- Christos Zormpas - additional editing
Design
- Bill Georgousis - cover photos
- Panos KallitsisPanos Kallitsis-Early life:Panos Kallitsis was born in Athens and raised in Piraeus. The first stimulants into the fashion industry and styling came from his father, also a hair stylist at the time....
- make up, hair styling - Kostas Lalas - studio photo
- Alexis Valourdos - image processing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Official remixes
- 2007: Kanto An M' Agapas (Anthony VL Chill Mix) (feat. Thanos PetrelisThanos PetrelisAthanasios Petrelis is a popular singer. He has released four albums and several singles.-Fame Story:...
) - 2007: Jambi (Club Mix)