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Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi - ΣΤΑ 'ΔΩΣΑ ΟΛΑΑ ( el, Δέσποινα Βανδή, ), born as Despina Malea () on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old. After moving to Athens in the early 1990s, Vandi signed with Minos EMI and released two albums ''Gela Mou'' (1994) and ''Esena Perimeno'' (1996). She then began an exclusive collaboration with songwriter/music producer, producer Phoebus (songwriter), Phoebus and struck commercial success with her third album, ''Deka Endoles'' (1997), followed by the multi-platinum ''Profities'' (1999), as she established a more "pop" stage performance style and image, becoming one of the most prominent artists of the laïko/pop genre. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tübingen
Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in three of the 90,000 people living in Tübingen is a student. As of the 2018/2019 winter semester, 27,665 students attend the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. The city has the lowest median age in Germany, in part due to its status as a university city. As of December 31, 2015, the average age of a citizen of Tübingen is 39.1 years. The city is known for its veganism and environmentalism. Immediately north of the city lies the Schönbuch, a densely wooded nature park. The Swabian Alb mountains rise about (beeline Tübingen City to Roßberg - 869 m) to the southeast of Tübingen. The Ammer and Steinlach rivers are tributaries of the Neckar river, which flows in an easterly direction through the city, just south of the medieval old t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gela Mou
''Gela Mou'' (Greek: ''Γέλα Μου''; English: ''Smile for me'') is the first studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1994 by Minos EMI. It includes her very first mass hits "Gela mou", "Den Iparhi Tipota" and "To Adiexodo", a duet with Greek singer Giannis Parios. Αccording to Despina Vandi it sold 14,000 copies. Track listing Music videos *"Gela Mou" *"Den Iparhi Tipota" *"To Adiexodo" (feat. Giannis Parios) Release history Credits and personnel ;Personnel *P. Apostolidis - music, bouzouki, tzoura, baglama *Giannis Doras - background vocals *M. Doulianakis - lyrics *P. Dragoumis - electric bass *P. Falara - lyrics *B. Giagkoudis - guitar electric-acoustic *M. Giaprakas - music *Giannis Gkiouras - piano, keys, accordion, orchestration *Vasilis Karras - music, lyrics, background vocals *Z. Kasiaras - violin *L. Komninos - lyrics *Tony Kontaxakis - music, lyrics, orchestration *Giannis Parios - vocals, background vocals *Panagiotis Tsaous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C'est La Vie (Despina Vandi Album)
''C'est La Vie'' (English: ''That's life'') is the eighth 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 since 2007's '' 10 Hronia Mazi''. The album contains eleven songs, composed and produced entirely by Phoebus, with Zoi Grypari having written the lyrics on two songs, Vaggelis Konstandinidis on one song, and one song which is a co-production with a member of German band Schiller, Christopher von Deylen. The album was released via magazine stores of sale on 24 June 2010 in a one disc edition featuring five additional remixes and a fan magazine dedicated to Despina Vandi. Also, was released via traditional points of sale on 29 June 2010 in a double disc edition featuring seven additional remixes, including the five remixes from the second edition Background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 Hronia Mazi
''10 H.M.'' (Short for ''10 Hronia Mazi'', Greek: ''10 Χρόνια Μαζί''; English: ''10 Years Together'') 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''. The album is dedicated to the 10-year collaboration with Phoebus and features a track of the same name. The album is a triple CD, with the first CD containing pop/rock songs, the second CD containing Modern Laika songs and third CD containing new remixes of older songs. The album is completely written and produced by Phoebus and released by Heaven Music. The main sponsor is WIND Hellas. On June 24, 2008, 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 that was composed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou
''Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou'' ( el, Στην Αυλή Του Παράδεισου) is the sixth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece on 24 November 2004 by Heaven Music and certified platinum, selling over 40,000 units. It was re-released with four new songs and a bonus DVD, and renamed ''Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou'' on 7 December 2005. With the combination of both releases, the album certified double-platinum in Greece. ''Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou'' and its re-release ''Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou'' won Despina Vandi six awards over two years at Mad Video Music Awards. The 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 and music videos "Happy End" "Happy End" was the lead single from the album. The music video was directed by Kostas Kapeta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay (formerly Hot Dance Airplay) is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. History 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. Debuting as Hot Dance Radio Airplay in the issue dated October 25, 2003, it initially ranked the 25 most-played songs over eight radio stations playing mainly dance music and monitored by Nielsen BDS. When published for the first time, " Just the Way You Are" by Milky was ranked as the number-one song, but that was following after a ten-week unpublished chart history. "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay Z spent the first seven weeks of the chart at number one, which ''Billboard'' recognizes retroactively. With the issue dated November 19, 2011, ''Billboard'' changed the name of the chart to Dance/Mix Show Airplay to reflect a change in its methodology. Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia (song)
"Gia" is a song recorded by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was originally released as the lead single off her 2001 multi-platinum Greek album also of the same name. Vandi signed with Ultra Records for the international release of the track, and in 2003 a CD single was made available in many markets, following by a 2004 US re-issued which included a new English-language version. "Gia" (the Greek word for "Hi") is best known for its blending of Arabic drums, modern laïka, Eurodance-influenced beats and bilingual lyrics. It is also the first foreign-language Dance recording to top the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it peaked at number one in 2004. "Gia" stayed on the ''Billboard'' charts for 12 weeks and made Vandi one of six artists that stayed the most weeks on the charts in 2004. The track has also been mashed-up with another Vandi single, "Come Along Now", which was released in 2004 as "Come Along Now Vs. Gia". It is featured on the Ministry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia (album)
Gia (''trans.'' Γεια; Hi) is the fifth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released on 19 December 2001 by Heaven Music and has sold more than 400,000 units (200,000 albums) and stands at five fold-platinum in Greece. Since release, it has been re-released several times and has become one of the best-selling albums of all time in Greece. According to the DVD "Guide of the Greek discography" which is compiled privately by Petros Dragoumanos, it is the best selling album for the last 20 years in Greece. In 2010, Alpha TV's ''Chart Show'', which uses statistics also compiled by Mr. Dragoumanos, ranked the album as the third most successful album in terms of sales in Greece during 1985-2009 and the most successful album from 2000-2009. It also certified quadruple-platinum in Cyprus and gold status in Turkey. Additionally, the album was licensed to 35 territories. A re-release titled ''Gia & Ante Gia Collector's Edition'' was later released on 21 March 2002 and includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipofero
Ipofero (''trans.'' Υποφέρω; I Suffer) is the second EP by Greek artist Despina Vandi. It was released on 13 December 2000 by Minos EMI and certified six times platinum in Greece, selling 120,000 units. It was entirely written by Phoebus and was awarded as being the highest-selling Greek CD single at Virgin Megastores and generally in Greece, by Richard Branson of Virgin Group. The EP also certified four times platinum in Cyprus. Track listing Singles and Music videos All the tracks was released as singles at radio stations and gained massive airplay. The following two official singles was the songs, that was released with music videos and directed by Kostas Kapetanidis. *"Ipofero" (I Suffer) *"Lipamai" (I'm Sorry) Release history Charts Credits and Personnel Personnel Giannis Bithikotsis: mandolin (tracks: 3) Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 2, 3) Katerina Kiriakou: backing vocals (tracks: 2) Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 3) Alex Panagis: backing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profities
Profiteies (''trans.'' Προφητείες; Prophecies) is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece οn 8 December 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 two days, selling 70,000 copies and become the best selling album by a female artist for 1999. In 2000, it sold 80,000 copies plus and managed to become triple-platinum, selling 150,000 copies overall. Also, it stayed at number 1 of the IFPI charts for five weeks. It also became triple-platinum in Cyprus, selling 20,000 copies. The song "Sta 'dosa ola" from the album was ranked by Alpha TV Alpha TV is a Greek free-to-air channel, being one of the biggest stations in Greece. The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on information. The studios are located in Kifissia and Pallini. Alpha TV is owned by Alph ... show ''Chart Show'' as the 24th most successful Greek love song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deka Endoles
''Deka Entoles'' (Greek: ''Δέκα Εντολές''; English: ''Ten orders'') is the third studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1997 by Minos EMI and was her first album to be certified, reaching platinum status. This is the first album that Despina Vandi collaborated with popular composer Phoebus. According to the Greek "Chart Show" and IFPI, the song "O Perittos" from the album is in the eighteenth position in the Top 30 with the most successful Greek pop songs of the 1990s. Track listing Music videos *"O Perittos" *"Outopia" *"Nihtolouloudo Mou" *"To Allo Miso" *"Deka Entoles" *"Thelo Na Se Ksehaso" 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 *Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars *Giotis Kiourtsoglou - bass *Katerina Kiriakou - backgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
