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Vrohi Ton Asterion
''Vrohi Ton Asterion'' ( Greek: ''Βροχή Των Αστεριών''; en, Raining Stars) is a studio album by Greek artist Glykeria. It was released on November, 2006 by Sony BMG Greece and also is her first studio album since the Gold 2004 release of '' Aniksi''. The album involves an array of lyricists and composers including fellow artists Mihalis Hatzigiannis and Haris Alexiou; also other well-known writers/composers Eleana Vrahali, Nikos Terzis, Nikos Moraitis and Glykeria's long-time collaborator Stefanos Fotiadis. The album also features ''Melina Aslanidou Melina Aslanidou ( el, Μελίνα Ασλανίδου; born Symela Saraslanidou, el, Συμέλα Σαρασλανίδου, links=no; 28 August 1974) is a Greek singer. Early life Melina Aslanidou was born on 28 August 1974 in Stuttgart, Wes ...'' in the duet "I Zoi Odigi Taxi". Track listing {{Authority control 2006 albums Glykeria albums Greek-language albums Sony Music Greece albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glykeria
Glykeria (born Glykeria Kotsoula, el, Γλυκερία; born 16 November 1953 in Agio Pnevma, Serres) is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, while also gaining fame in Israel, France, Turkey, Spain, and England. Her career has spanned over 30 years and is marked by several multi-platinum releases. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Glykeria the third top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960).''Chart Show: Your Countdown''. Alpha TV. Airdate: 14 March 2010 Biography Early Solo Career Glykeria began her career in 1974 working in the Athens Plaka music ''boites'' and gave performances with well-known artists, singing songs by M. Hadjidakis, M. Theodorakis, M. Loizos and others. She began her discographical career by signing with Lyra Music, releasing her first album alongside another rising artist Giorgos Gerolymatos called "Min Kaneis Oneira" (Don't Dream) in 1978. This release caused a stir in the industry, showcasing Glykeria's uniqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout of the remaining 50% held by Bertelsmann. BMG was instead rebuilt as BMG Rights Management on the basis of 200 remaining artists. History Sony BMG Music Entertainment began as the result of a merger between Sony Music (part of Sony) and Bertelsmann Music Group (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 6, 2004. It was one of the Big Four music companies and includes ownership and distribution of recording labels such as Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, Mchenry Records, Jive Records, RCA Victor Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sonic Wave America and others. The merger affected all Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group companies worldwide except for Japan, where it was felt that it would reduce competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniksi
''Aniksi'' ( Greek: ''Άνοιξη''; English: ''Springtime'') is a successful studio album by Greek artist Glykeria. It was released in mid-2004 by Sony Music Greece. The album was certified Gold by IFPI Greece. The album also includes several well-known collaborations including Kitrina Podilata, Antonis Vardis Antonis Vardis ( el, Αντώνης Βαρδής; 7 August 1948 – 2 September 2014) was a Greek composer and singer. Born in Moschato, a suburb of Athens, Vardis established a 40-year career as a composer and singer, collaborating with well-know ... and Dimirtis Zervoudakis. Track listing Chart performance ''Aniksi'' was a successful album in Cyprus and Greece, however the album was only certified Gold in Greece over 2 years after its release. {{Authority control 2004 albums Glykeria albums Greek-language albums Sony Music Greece albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BCE. It is derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, and was the earliest known alphabetic script to have distinct letters for vowels as well as consonants. In Archaic Greece, Archaic and early Classical Greece, Classical times, the Greek alphabet existed in Archaic Greek alphabets, many local variants, but, by the end of the 4th century BCE, the Euclidean alphabet, with 24 letters, ordered from alpha to omega, had become standard and it is this version that is still used for Greek writing today. The letter case, uppercase and lowercase forms of the 24 letters are: : , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , /ς, , , , , , . The Greek alphabet is the ancestor of the Latin script, Latin and Cyrillic scripts. Like Latin and Cyrillic, Greek originally had only a single form of each letter; it developed the letter case distinction between uppercase and lowercase in parallel with Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeks
The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. They also form a significant diaspora (), with Greek communities established around the world.. Greek colonies and communities have been historically established on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, but the Greek people themselves have always been centered on the Aegean and Ionian seas, where the Greek language has been spoken since the Bronze Age.. Until the early 20th century, Greeks were distributed between the Greek peninsula, the western coast of Asia Minor, the Black Sea coast, Cappadocia in central Anatolia, Egypt, the Balkans, Cyprus, and Constantinople. Many of these regions coincided to a large extent with the borders of the Byzantine Empire of the late 11th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihalis Hatzigiannis
Michalis Hatzigiannis (Greek alphabet, Greek: Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης; born 5 November 1978) is a Greek-Cypriot singer, musician, and record producer. From 2000 to 2010, he received over 30 Music recording sales certification, sales certifications in Greece, making him one of the most successful artists of the decade. He is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in Eurovision Song Contest 1998, 1998. In 2010, he released his first English-language album. In 2010, ''Forbes'' listed him as the 22nd most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece and the fifth highest-ranked singer. Early life Hatzigiannis was born in Nicosia on 5 November 1978. He is a graduate of the Cyprus Music Academy at London's Royal Academy of Music, with a degree in piano, guitar, and music theory. Musical career 1996–2002: Beginnings, Eurovision Song Contest, and first albums When Hatzigiannis was 18, he participated in a song contest in Cyprus, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haris Alexiou
Haris Alexiou ( el, Χάρις Αλεξίου, ; born 27 December 1950 in Thebes, Greece as Hariklia Roupaka, el, Χαρίκλεια Ρουπάκα, ) is a Greek singer. She is considered one of the most popular singers in Greece and has been commercially successful since the 1970s. She has worked with important Greek songwriters and composers, has performed at top musical theatres all over the world, and has received several awards. She has recorded over thirty albums and has been featured on albums of other musicians. On 14 March 2010 Alpha TV ranked Alexiou as the first top-certified female artist in Greece in the phonographic era (since 1960), ''Chart Show: Your Countdown'' and the Number 3 overall ranking with regards to the sale of the personal albums certified Gold or Platinum in Greek discography since 1970, behind the male singers George Dalaras and Yiannis Parios. Eight of her personal albums released between 1977 and 2003 have surpassed 1.5 million sales, the only Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melina Aslanidou
Melina Aslanidou ( el, Μελίνα Ασλανίδου; born Symela Saraslanidou, el, Συμέλα Σαρασλανίδου, links=no; 28 August 1974) is a Greek singer. Early life Melina Aslanidou was born on 28 August 1974 in Stuttgart, West Germany from Greek parents. Later, she moved with her family to Greece and grew up in Paralimni of Giannitsa, Greece. Career From 2000 to 2002 she was a member of the band ''Oi Apenanti''. She released an album with the band, in 2002, titled ''Mikri Agapi''. Since then Aslanidou has been on a solo career. In 2003 she released her debut solo album, called ''To Perasma''. Her second studio album ''Paihnidi Einai'' was released in 2005. In 2007, she released a CD single with three songs named "Psila Takounia" which were not included later in any studio album. In 2008 she released a compilation album titled ''Sto Dromo''. In 2014, she became a coach in the reality show of ANT1, ''The Voice of Greece''. Discography Studio albums * 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
