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List Of Number-one Albums In Greece
The Top-75 Albums Sales Chart, also known as Top 75 Combined Repertoire chart, is the official weekly albums chart of Greece, which ranks the best-selling albums in the country. The chart, which is compiled by IFPI Greece, the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, debuted in October 2010, replacing and combining the prior separate Greek-language and foreign album charts. 2016 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Number-one albums of 2016 (Greece) Lists of number-one albums, Greece Greek entertainment-related lists 2016 record charts, Greece albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFPI Greece
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece, or simply IFPI Greece, is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. The association compiles and publishes a Top 75 album sales chart. The chart is sponsored by Cyta Hellas. The domestic trade name of IFPI Greece is "Ένωση Ελλήνων Παραγωγών Ηχογραφημάτων" (ΕΕΠΗ) (English: Association of Greek Producers of Phonograms GPP. Despite that, 'IFPI Greece' is the name used to refer to the association and the name it is branded under. IFPI Greece charts History IFPI Greece founded the first official music charts in Greece in 1989. There were two top 20 albums charts, one for domestic and the other for foreign repertoire. The broadcast rights of the charts were acquired by ANT1 radio. Prior to the introduction of industry charts by IFPI Greece, unreliable chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Argyros
Konstantinos Argiros ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Αργυρός; ) is a Greek singer, born 21 May 1986, in Athens. Biography Konstantinos Argiros, originally from Lefkada, grew up with his family in Athens, Greece. He is one of three siblings (triplets). At the age of five, he took his first steps in music, learning to play the piano. Later on, he learned to play the guitar and some other Greek musical instruments. He began to work professionally as a singer, appearing at "FIX" nightclub A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music. Nightclubs gener ... in Thessaloniki. In the summer of 2008 he collaborated with record company Sony Bmg, and released an album. Between September 2011 and May 2012 he appeared at "VOX" alongside singer Stella Kali. He sings at Teatro Music Hall in Athens, every F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Number-one Albums
The following articles contain lists of number-one albums: * List of number-one albums in Argentina * List of number-one albums in Australia * List of number-one albums (Finland) * List of number-one albums in Greece * List of number-one albums (Ireland) * List of number-one albums (Japan) * List of number-one albums (Mexico) * List of number-one albums (New Zealand) * List of number-one albums in Norway * List of number-one albums (Poland) * List of UK Albums Chart number ones * List of Billboard 200 number-one albums This is a list of number-one albums in the United States by year from the main '' Billboard'' albums chart, currently called the ''Billboard'' 200. ''Billboard'' first began publishing an album chart on March 24, 1945. The chart expanded to 20 ... Other * List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums * List of number-one country albums (United States) * List of number-one country albums (Canada) See also * Lists of number-one songs {{DEFAULTSORT:N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from the band, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, ''Master of Puppets'' (1986), which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, '' ...And Justice for All'' (1988), gave Metallica its first Grammy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardwired
Hardwire or hardwired may refer to: *Electrical wiring *Hardwired control unit, a part of a computer's central processing unit *In computer programming, a kludge to temporarily or quickly fix a problem *Wired communication In arts and entertainment: *Hardwire (comics), a Malibu Comics villain *"Hardwire", a song by Metric, from the 2007 album ''Grow Up and Blow Away'' *'' Hard Wired'', a 1995 album by the band Front Line Assembly *''Hardwired'', a book series by Walter Jon Williams, including the 1986 science fiction novel ''Hardwired'' *''Hardwired'', a web series by AOL *''Hardwired'', a pre-release version of the 1994 video game '' Red Zone'' * ''Hardwired'' (film), a 2009 action film *'' Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'', an album by Metallica, often referred to simply as ''Hardwired'' ** Hardwired (song), a song by Metallica on the aforementioned album See also *Hard coding Hard coding (also hard-coding or hardcoding) is the software development practice of embedding data di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natassa Theodoridou
Natasa Theodoridou ( el, Νατάσα Θεοδωρίδου; born October 24, 1970 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek singer. She is the only female Greek artist to have her first three albums achieve platinum status. She has been certified for a total of at least 432 thousand albums and 20 thousand singles sales by IFPI Greece. On March 14, 2010, Alpha TV ranked Theodoridou the 12th best selling female singer in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960), with a total of ten platinum and three gold albums.''Chart Show: Your Countdown''. Alpha TV. Airdate: March 14, 2010 Career 1996–2001 Theodoridou was born and raised in Drama. She studied journalism and at the same time she attended guitar and harmony lessons. During her studies she began her singing career in Thessaloniki. In 1996, she relocated to Athens where she appeared at the music hall "Handres" next to other big Greek singers such as Antonis Remos, Labis Livieratos and Triantaphillos. This opportunity led to more massiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Afti Ine I Diafora Mas
''Afti Einai I Diafora Mas'' (Greek: ''Αυτή είναι η διαφορά μας'', English: ''This is our difference'') is the eleventh studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. The album released under the label 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 During its first five years of operation under the control of George Levendis, Heaven Music was ... on October 6, 2016. Background The cover of the album was published by Heaven Music's promo webpage HeavenPromo.com on September 28, 2016. Videos and audio samples of the songs, published on that webpage from September 16 to October 6, 2016. Singles and music videos "Mia Anasa Makria Sou" :The song was released as a digital download on 9 November 2015 and is the lead single of the album. The video clip of the song was announced on 9 December 2015, from Heaven Music's YouTube Channel. "To Maksilari" :The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paschalis Terzis
Paschalis Terzis ( el, Πασχάλης Τερζής; born 24 April 1949) is a popular Greek singer. Biography Terzis was born in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki. In his early teens, he began to sing with friends, some of whom helped him in his career. After moving to Athens, he began performing as a back-up vocalist in popular music centres, with famous Greek singers of the 1960s, including Tzeni Vanou. Since the 1980s, Terzis has recorded several albums, several of which remain popular to the present day. Even now, he is a very popular singer, making new albums, performing on famous music scenes of Athens and Thessaloniki, and appearing on talk shows. In the winter period 2006–2007, Paschalis Terzis had a music program with Elena Paparizou and Nino Ksipolitas at Iera Odos. His daughter Yianna Terzi Yianna Terzi ( el, Γιάννα Τερζή; born Ioanna Terzi [] on 1 December 1980) is a Greeks, Greek singer and songwriter. She Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1933 by Francesco Braga. It operates a secretariat based in London, with regional offices in Brussels, Hong Kong, Miami, Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Nairobi. Function IFPI's mission is to promote the value of recorded music, campaign for record producer rights, and expand the commercial uses of recorded music. Its services to members include a legal policy programme, litigation, content protection, sales reporting for the recorded music market, insight and analysis and work in the areas of performance rights, technology and trade. Structure IFPI is governed by its Main Board, a group including representatives from across the organisation's members (including major and independent record labels), representatives from certain IFPI National Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannis Ploutarchos
Yannis Ploutarchos (Greek: Γιάννης Πλούταρχος, ; born 18 December 1970) is a Greek singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most popular laïko singers of his time, and has been characterized with having a genuine laïko voice. To date, he has released 14 studio albums along with one greatest hits album. Early life Ploutarchos was born Yannis Kakossaios on 18 December 1970 in the small village of Mavrogia, near Orchomenos. Ploutarchos comes from a poor rural family, which long struggled to make ends meet. He first started singing at age six, while his whole family would sing while working to get through the day. His first musical influences came from Dimotiká and traditional Byzantine music. He lived there until age 16, at which point he decided to move to Athens to pursue his dream of becoming a singer. He had told his family he wanted to move the Athens to study hairdressing. Once in Athens, Ploutarchos began working during the day at a hair salo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantelis Pantelidis
Pantelis Pantelidis ( el, Παντελής Παντελίδης; 23 November 1983 – 18 February 2016) was a Greek singer, songwriter and lyricist. He died on 18 February 2016 in a car crash. Biography Born on November 23, 1983, Pantelis Pantelidis grew up in Nea Ionia, a small suburb of Athens. Pantelidis worked in the Hellenic Navy as a non-commissioned officer, but abandoned the career to pursue his music. Pantelidis was a self-taught musician and became well known through his music videos on YouTube. After his fame hit, Pantelidis continued his career in discography. He released four albums with great commercial success. Pantelidis collaborated with numerous Greek artists such as Vasilis Karras, Despina Vandi and others. He won three awards at the MAD Video Music Awards, an annual award show in Greece. He won his first award in 2013 as "best new artist," 2015 as "best Greek male singer," and "best Greek Male Singer" again in 2016, after his death. His close family and friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
