Kalanta ( en, Carols) is an EP by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi. It was released on 22 November 2006 by Heaven Music. The album went double platinum. ''Kalanta'' was the best selling CD single for 2006 by a female artist.

Track listing

Singles

"Kalanta" :"Kalanta" was the first single released from the EP and a music video was made. "Mehri Mai Mina" :"Mehri Mai Mina" was the second single release from the EP and a music video was made.

Charts

''Kalanta'' peaked at number one on the Greek Singles Chart (where EPs chart in Greece) and stay there for 5 weeks.Ελληνικό Chart
/ref> The EP was certified double platinum, selling 31,000 units.

Credits and personnel

;Personnel * Hakan Binkolou - cubus, sazi * Akis Diximos - background vocals * Pantelis Gkertsos - solo guitar * Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (acoustic, twelve-string, electric) * Trifon Koutsourelis - orchestration, programming, keyboards * Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, baglama, tzoura, lute * Phoebus - music, lyrics, orchestration, programming, keyboards * Giorgos Roilos - percussion * Penelope Skalkotou from Spiros Lambrou's Children's Choir - vocals * Despina Vandi - vocals * Thanasis Vasilopoulos - ney, clarinet, mismas ;Production * Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos - mastering * Vasilis Nikolopoulos - sound, mixing * Phoebus - production manager * Vaggelis Siapatis - sound, computer editing * Giorgos Stampolis - production *

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- mastering ;Design * Alexandra Katsaiti - styling * Stefanos Vasilakis - hair * Manos Vinihakis - make up * Tasos Vrettos - cover photo Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Official remixes

* 2006: Jingle bells (Kalanta English Version) * 2007: Ta Lefta (Remix) * 2007: An De M' Agapas (DJ NV NRG Mix)

Cover versions

*2007: Anelia - Dyh (Κάλαντα; Анелия - Дъх) (Bulgaria) *2007: Teodora - Smeshna cena (Τα λεφτά; Теодора - Смешна Цена) (Bulgaria)YouTube - Teodora - smeshna cena
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References

{{Despina Vandi Despina Vandi EPs 2006 EPs Music videos directed by Kostas Kapetanidis Number-one singles in Greece