''Apagorevmeno'' (

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: ''Απαγορευμένο''; English: ''Forbidden'') is

singer

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's 25th studio album, released in Greece and Cyprus on December 9, 2008, by Sony BMG Greece. It is Vissi's first studio album since 2005 and the first since her 1981 self-titled album to not include any songs or input by

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. The album was mostly produced with the Maple Jam Music Group in

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, and by its head producer

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. The album was reissued with three new songs and two remixes as ''Apagorevmeno+'' on November 16, 2009.

Background

Vissi had been working on the album for two years. In an interview with ''Down Town Magazine'' in July 2008, Vissi said that she felt the same way as she did at the start of her career by having already listened to over 600 songs in the studio in an attempt to find songs she liked. She also stated that this would be the first album of which

would not be contributing any songs to, expressing that the two have gotten tired of each other, but clarified that this does not rule out a collaboration in the future. On October 30, 2008, Vissi gave an interview on

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's ''OK'' with Themis Georgandas. She added that ten of the tracks were arranged in

, while she had a hand in the production of all tracks.Georgandidis, Themis. "Interview with Anna Vissi". ''

''s ''OK'' (2008-10-30). Retrieved on 2008-10-31. By the end of November, the name ''Apagorevmeno'' (Forbidden) had been selected and it was announced that the album would be released on December 9, 2008. The final version contains 15 tracks in total, with the single " To Parelthon Mou" and the cover "Kontra" being included as bonus tracks. Photographs that Dave Stewart took of Vissi on a beach in Malibu,

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were also supposed to be included in the CD booklet but seem to be left out, presumably to be instead included on her never materialised 2010 English language album.

Production

The album was produced with the Maple Jam Music Group in

, and by its head producer

. Vissi is also signed to Maple Jam for artist management since 2008. Among the original composers were

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and Giannis Kifonidis with three songs each, Giannis Hristoudoulopoulos with two songs and Alex Papakonstantinou, Grigoris Kollias, and Anna Vissi herself with one song each. The songs by Patrick Leonard were originally written with English lyrics for Vissi's possible upcoming, though never released, 2010 English album, but were instead re-recorded using Greek lyrics to appear on this album. The title track "Apagorevmeno" is also co-composed with

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. Among the lyricists are Mirto Kontova with six songs, Eleana Vrahali with five songs, and Giorgos Mitsigkas, Grigoris Kollias, Valia Kaladzi and Vagellis Papazoulou with one song each. Three Greek language covers appear on the album: a bonus track, Dan Wilson's song "Breathless" titled "Kontra",

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's song "Ni Tu Ni Yo" titled "Metallo", and

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's song "That's What Love Can Do" titled "An S'Erotefto". The latter was an Aguilera

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track composed by Aguilera herself and

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which appeared on the limited edition CD ''Justin & Christina'' used to promote the

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. Vissi composed the song "Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" with lyrics by Mirto Kontova as a reflection of her relationship with

. The song "Risko" (Risk) was described by Vissi and its lyricist Eleana Vrahali as a rock

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, as well as the song "Alitissa Psihi" (Vagrant soul) composed by Vagia Kaladzi with lyrics Giannis Kifonidis received a similar description. A remake of the

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song "Pente Hronia Dikasmenos (I Foni Tou Argile)", originally recorded in 1936 by Vangelis Papazoglou, appears on the album as "Pente Hronia Dikasmenos" produced and remixed by Matheos Sprague. Vissi's rendition presents a fusion of vintage Greek urban folk music, or

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, with contemporary urban music by including English language R&B and

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elements. Argile is Greek for

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, while the featured rappers also refer to smoking with a hookah pipe. Composers of the additional songs on re-release of the album titled ''Apagorevmeno+'' include Alex Papaconstantinou, Giannis Kifonidis, and Anna Vissi with one song each. Among the lyricist are Vagia Kalantzi with one song, and Anna Vissi with two songs. In the lyrics for ''Fabulous'', Vissi breaks out of the

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, referring to herself in the

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by telling the listener that she is going to see her own show to hear " Tsoules" and "Alitissa Psihi".

Release

The release of ''Apagorevmeno'' marks

's 25th studio album. It was released on December 9, 2008, in Greece and Cyprus by Sony BMG Greece. It is her first studio album since 2005's

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and includes the bonus tracks " To Parelthon Mou" from the soundtrack of the film ''Bank Bang'' and a Greek-language cover of Dan Wilson's song "Breathless" titled "Kontra". ''Apagorevmeno'' was repackaged and re-released with three new songs and two remixes as ''Apagorevmeno+'' on November 16, 2009. This new 19-track version is in DBS packaging and carries a

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of €9.90, roughly half the price of a typical album in the Greek market. The re-release replaces the song "Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" with the remixed version. In 2019, the album was selected for inclusion in the Panik Gold box set ''The Legendary Recordings 1982-2019''. The release came after Panik's acquisition rights of Vissi's back catalogue from her previous record company Sony Music Greece. This box set was printed on a limited edition of 500 copies containing CD releases of all of her albums from 1982 to 2019 plus unreleased material.

Reception

Commercial performance

The newspaper, ''Real News'', distributed the album ''Apagorevmeno'' on 8 August 2010. The newspaper sold 60,320 units publication that included the album.

Chart performance

''Apagorevmeno'' debuted at number three on the

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on week 51, and was certified gold within its first week of release. The album moved up to number one on its second week where it remained for its third week, and fell to number nine for its fourth and fifth week. Though the album was released on December 9, 2008, just three weeks before the end of the year, it still made it into the top ten on both of IFPI's year-end charts: ''Top 50 Greek albums of 2008'' in the 9th spot and ''Top 50 Greek and Foreign Albums of 2008'' in the 10th spot. In March 2009

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announced that they would close their charts for a period of time in order to renew their charting system, thus it is no longer possible to track sales of "Apagorevmeno". IFPI Greece is set to resume public release of the

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in late 2010. In Cyprus the album debuted at number one of the charts of Musical Paradise (official

representative of Cyprus via

) where it remained for eight weeks. It gained gold status on the second week of its release, and reached platinum status on its eighth. It remained in the top 10 for 12 weeks. In September 2009 during Vissi's visit in Cyprus, Musical Paradise confirmed that the album is officially certified 2× platinum in Cyprus as well. With its re-release the album re-entered the Cypriot official album charts at no1 for a further 3 weeks (making a total of 11) and remained on the top 10 for a further 3 months (24 weeks in top 10 in total).

Promotion

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once again sponsored a Vissi album, and as in the past, it released a series of commercials for the album including a TV commercial featuring Anna Vissi with the song "Apagorevmeno". On November 26, 2008,

was the first to release the three songs "Apagorevmeno", "Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" and "Kontra" onto their music store as part of their mobile music campaign. On October 29, 2008, the song "To Parelthon Mou" was released simultaneously to all radio stations in Greece and Cyprus along with its music video. It was the theme song from the Greek film ''Bank Bang'', released in December 2008. On February 10, 2009, Vissi appeared on the Women of the Year 2008 awards by magazine ''Madame Figaro'' in

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. At the awards, Vissi announced that she has set up a scholarship fund along with the magazine to award to one young female student annually. Vissi also sang "Apagorevmeno", "Kontra", "To Parelthon Mou" and "Stin Pira".

Apagorevmeno Summer Tour

Vissi had originally planned to start performing at

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in February 2009 in support of the album, however she opted to stage a big concert in

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during the summer instead, along with a 2009 summer tour around Greece. The tour was titled ''Apagorevmeno Summer Tour''.

The Fabulous Show

Vissi's concert series for the winter season 2009-2010 was at

and debuted on October 31, 2009, and was concluded on March, 27. Vissi was appearing three times a week and the show was named ''The Fabulous Show'' after her single "Fabulous". Supporting acts included the band Ble, Giorgos Sampanis, and Vera Boufi, who is Vissi's niece, special guest star was

singer Mario.

Track listing

Apagorevmeno

Apagorevmeno+

Singles

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" :The lead single and the album's title track is "Apagorevmeno" (Forbidden). It is composed by

and

, with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali. It was released on November 26, 2008 to radio stations, as well as debuting on the online music store of main sponsor

. The song was used by Cosmote in their advertising campaigns, including a television advertisement with Vissi. The music video premiered on Vissi's official website on December 14, 2008. The single debuted at #4 on the official Billboard Greek Singles Chart. It peaked at #1 on Christmas week and remained atop for 2 weeks in total.{{cite web, url={{BillboardURLbyName, artist=anna vissi, chart=Digital Songs B , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208130431/http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=anna/ " Stin Pira" :The second single from the album is "Stin Pira". Written by Alex Papakonstantinou with lyrics by Myrto Kontova, the dance song had been a radio hit since the album's release. A video was filmed at ''Athinon Arena'' and was released on March 9, 2008, directed by Greek-American film director Christine Crokos.{{cite web, url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZHeoNI_Vnk, title=Interview on Star News: Backstage at the video shoot, date=2009-02-12, publisher= Star Channel, accessdate=2009-02-16 The video is said to have an international feel to it, with many visual effects and strong choreography throughout the whole video. Vissi is accompanied by four female dancers. Good friend

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was the fashion stylist, as well as appearing in the uncut version of the video, while she and

oversaw the production of the video. Vissi changes outfits seven times. The single had a 12-week run on the Billboard Greek Singles Chart Top 10 chart. It debuted at #10 and peaked at #3 for three non-consecutive weeks. "Alitissa Psihi" :The third single from the album is "Alitissa Psihi". A music video was filmed in

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, directed by Greek-American film director Christine Crokos and with styling by

. Vissi performed the song in 2009 Mad Video Music Awards. The single peaked at #4 of the iTunes Greece digital download charts and at #7 on the Billboard Greek Singles Chart. "Apo Makria Kai Agapimenoi (Alex Papakonstantinou Edit)" :Vissi announced the fourth single on a radio show, stating she was shooting the music video for the track with Christine Krokos directing once again. The single was a remix by Alex Papakonstantinou which debuted on her ''Apagorevmeno'' summer tour and is included on ''Apagorevmeno+'' released on November 16, 2009. Vissi had previously mentioned that "Gia Ena Lepto" would be the fourth single. The music video was shot at a concert in

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part of her summer tour on August 16, 2009.

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were shot off during the concert for use in the video. The video was originally supposed to be released on September 27, 2009, but due to the death of her manager

, the release date was delayed until October 10, 2009. The video is dedicated to Greg Ladanyi. "Fabulous" :The song Fabulous premiered exclusively released on Rythmos FM on October 22, 2009. An interview was arranged for November 4, 2009 with Makis Pounentis of Rythmos FM. Upon its release it quickly shot up to the number 1 spot on Rythmos FM's charts. The song was subsequently released as a digital download on November 13, 2009. It is included on the repackaged ''Apagorevmeno+'' released on November 16, 2009. The song is composed by Alex Papakonstantinou with lyrics by Vissi and is the theme of Vissi's winter appearances at Athinon Arena titled "The Fabulous Show". The song debuted at number 4 on the

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''Greek Digital Downloads Chart'' for the week of December 5, 2009. It peaked at number 11 on the Greek '' Nielsen Music Control Airplay Chart'' for the week of November 24–30, taking the highest placing of a Greek language song for the week. A music video was shot and released on March 5, 2010,{{cite web, url=http://www.music.net.cy/easyconsole.cfm/page/read/n_id/1599 , title=Fabulous Music Video , date=2010-03-05 , accessdate=October 1, 2010 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308124131/http://www.music.net.cy/easyconsole.cfm/page/read/n_id/1599 , archivedate=March 8, 2010 directed once again by Christine Krokos, presenting Vissi's premiere at Athinon Arena. The video clip of the song was voted as the 10th best video clip of 2010, being the highest placed by any Greek artist that year.{{cite web, url=http://www.mtvgreece.gr/charts.php?category=146, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163520/http://www.mtvgreece.gr/charts.php?category=146, archivedate=2011-07-21 , title=MTVGreece.gr , publisher=MTVGreece.gr , date= , accessdate=2012-01-14

Personnel

Management

*''Maple Jam Music Group'' -

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*''Galaxias Productions'' - management *''ProgressivePR'' -

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*Niki Boufi -

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*Sofia Arkele -

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*Nick Sena - production assistant *Peter Economides - brand direction

Performance

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- background vocals *Bernadette Barlow - background vocals *Ragidy Supreme -

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vocal #1 *Wayne Jobson - Rap vocal #2

Visuals and imagery

*Panos Pitsilidis -

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*Christos Sigkounis - art director *Thanasis Krikis -

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*Chrisanthi Thomatou -

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*Chara Papanikolaou -

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*Christos Kalaniotis -

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Instruments

{{Div col *Patrick Leonard -

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*Alex Papaconstantinou - drum programming, bass synthesizer, keyboards,

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*Grigoris Kollias -

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, electric guitars, moog synthesizer *C. J. Vanston - keyboards, guitars,

, piano, vibes,

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, drums, bass guitar *Giannis Kifonidis - strings, drum programming, keyboards, piano, Irish bagpipes, strings arrangement *Giannis Histodoulopoulos -

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*Zac Rae - keyboards, piano *Jay Gore - electric guitars, acoustic guitars *Foivos Zaharopoulos - acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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- guitar *Joel Shearer - guitar *Tim Pierce - guitar *Foivos Zaharopoulos - electric guitar *

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- bass guitar *Sean Hurley - bass guitar *Takis Fitos - bass guitar *Sean Hurley - bass guitar *Stevie Black - strings *Panagiotis Stergiou -

bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...

*Jesse String - bouzouki *Blair Sinta - drums *Kostas Laskarakis - drums *Aaron Sterling - drums *Kostas Liolios - drums *Ryan Hoyle - drums *Joe Pusater - percussion *Stewart Cole -

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

*Jordan Katz - trumpet *Chris Tedesco - trumpet *Damanios Dudu -

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

*Wendy Clark - violin *Rountina Tsanta - violin *Stella Georgiou - violin *Misa Smirnof -

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

*Giorgos Giakoumis - viola *Ivi Papathanasiou -

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

*Haralambos Arkatinis -

contrabass Contrabass (from it, contrabbasso) refers to several musical instruments of very low pitch—generally one octave below bass register instruments. While the term most commonly refers to the double bass (which is the bass instrument in the orchest ...

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Technical and production

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production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ...

recording engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

, mixing *Anna Vissi - production *C. J. Vanston - production, recording engineer, mixing *Patrick Leonard - production, loop programming *Alex Papakonstantinou - production, recording engineer, mixing *Giannis Kifonidis - production, recording engineer, sampling, loop programming *

- production *Grigoris Kollias - production, recording engineer *Matheos Sprague - production *Marcus Englof - production *Nick Sena - recording engineer *Michael Perfitt - recording engineer *Scott Campbell - recording engineer *Brian Worwick - assistant engineer *Jolie Levine - production coordinator *Angela Vicari - production coordinator *Jesse String - recording engineer *Mike Degen - recording engineer, mixing *Tony Cousins -

mastering engineer A mastering engineer is a person skilled in the practice of taking audio (typically musical content) that has been previously mixed in either the analog or digital domain as mono, stereo, or multichannel formats and preparing it for use in distr ...

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Release history

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Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...

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Charts

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References

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External links

Official website

Maple Jam Music Group
{{Anna Vissi {{Authority control 2008 albums Anna Vissi albums Greek-language albums Albums produced by Greg Ladanyi Sony Music Greece albums