''Mia Kardia'' ( Greek'':'' ''A Heart'';

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: ''Μια Καρδιά'') is the second EP by Greek artist,

Katy Garbi Katerina "Katy" Garbi ( el, Κατερίνα "Καίτη" Γαρμπή, ; born 8 June 1961) is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, with some popularity in Turkey. Her career has spanned over 35 years with over 2 million records sold in Gr ...

. It was released on 14 November 2002 by Sony Music Greece and received triple-platinum certification, selling over 60,000 units*, making it Katy's most successful EP to date. It contains five tracks, including a duet with

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. In 2002, double-platinum was the EP whose sales exceeded 40,000 units.

Track listing

Singles

The following singles were officially released to radio stations with music videos, except the songs "Ante Geia" and "Mia Kardia Tin Eho". "Ante Geia" "Ante Geia" was the lead single and released on 11 November 2002. It was initially released as an exclusive on ''Sfera FM'' radio and soon gained massive airplay on radio stations nationwide. "Mia Kardia Tin Eho" "Mia Kardia Tin Eho" was the second single and released on 20 January 2003 gaining a substantial amount of airplay and also being featured in many compilation albums. "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" was the third single and release on 20 March 2003 with music video, directed by Manolis Tzirakis. The video clip was exclusively released on

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and was a huge success. Katy performed all of the EP's singles on Fame Story 1, including "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" in a duet with contestant

Thanos Petrelis Athanasios (Thanos) Petrelis (Greek: Θάνος Πετρέλης, born September 27, 1975) is a Greek singer. He has released four albums and several singles. Career ''Fame Story'' Petrelis was born in Athens, Greece. He finished third in the ...

. "M' Eheis Arrostisei" "M' Eheis Arrostisei" was the fourth and last single and released on 29 May 2003 with music video, directed by Giorgos Gkavalos. The video clip was exclusively released on MAD TV and marking a success airplay after the last hits.

Credits

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Personnel

* Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, cura, baglama (tracks: 5) * Savvas Christodoulou – guitars (tracks: 5) * Christos Dantis – orchestration, programming, keyboards, backing vocals (tracks: 2) * Anna Ioannidou – backing vocals (tracks: 3) * Telis Kafkas – bass (tracks: 5) * Katerina Kiriakou – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4) * Giannis Lionakis – guitars (tracks: 5) * Kostas Miliotakis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 1, 4, 5) * Andreas Mouzakis – drums (tracks: 5) * Arsenis Nasis – percussion (tracks: 1, 4) * Ilias Pantazopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks: 3) * Alex Panagi – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4)

Production

* Aris Binis (Sofita studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (tracks: 3) * Giannis Doulamis – production manager * Al Giga – styling * Giannis Ioannidis (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering * Christos Kosmas (Echo studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (tracks: 5) * Lefteris Neromiliotis (Sofita studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 4) * Petros Paraschis – art direction * Roula Revi – photographer * Petros Siakavellas (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering * Despina Triantafillidou – cover processing * Stefanos Vasilakis – hair styling * Manos Vynichakis – make up

Charts

''Mia Kardia'' made its debut at number 1 on the 'Greece Top 50 Singles' charts.https://web.archive.org/web/20030210194248/http://www.ifpi.gr:80/chart03.htm In a month, it was certified platinum and later received double-platinum by IFPI.

References

{{Katy Garbi 2002 EPs Greek-language albums Katy Garbi EPs