''Mia Nihta Zoriki'' (

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: ''Μια νύχτα ζόρικη'';

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: ''One tough night'') is an album by popular Greek Laïka singer

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 ...

released on November 3, 2008 by

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. The album is the follow-up to his 2007

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album ''I Diafora'' and is composed entirely by

Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom ...

. It was certified gold on its first day of release and debuted on the

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at number two.

Background

Released on November 3, 2008, the 14 track ''Mia Nihta Zoriki'' is the follow-up album to Terzis' successful 2007 release ''I Diafora''. It was composed entirely by

, with lyrics, apart from a few by Giorgos Theofanous, by Thanos Papanikolaou, Kostas Fasoulas, Andreas Neofytidis and poet Manos Eleftherios. The album was released in two case formats: one in a standard

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and the other in a larger paperback case, the latter being marked as a "special edition" by some retailers.

Promotion

Terzis performed his new songs in the first week of the album's release on the Greek ''The X Factor'' where composer Theofanous is a judge. He also began performances at club ''Iera Odos'' on November 6, 2008, for his sixth winter season there. He sang many songs from his career in addition to his newer tracks, and is accompanied by fellow Greek singer

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Track listing

# "Anthropoi" (Άνθρωποι; People) – 4:09 # "Kane Oti Nomizeis" (Κάνε ό,τι νομίζεις; Do what you think) – 4:11 # "Mia Nihta Zoriki"(Μια νύχτα ζόρικη; One tough night) – 4:59 # "Mahairi" (Μαχαίρι; Knife) – 4:06 # "Ego Se Pistepsa" (Εγώ σε πίστεψα; I believed you) – 4:14 # "Anteho" (Αντέχω; I withstand) – 3:58 # "Akri Tou Gremou Sou Na 'Mai" (Άκρη του γκρεμού σου να 'μαι; To be on the edge of your cliff) – 3:58 # "Den Exei Meinei Tipota" (Δεν έχει μείνει τίποτα; Nothing is left) – 4:13 # "Tha To Sinithiseis" (Θα το συνηθίσεις; You will get used to it) – 3:44 # "Th' Anametritho" (Θ' αναμετρηθώ; I'll be measured against) – 4:50 # "Eilikrina" (Ειλικρινά; Honestly) – 3:55 # "Eipa Na Thimitho" (Είπα να θυμηθώ; I said to remember) – 3:47 # "Alaska" (Αλάσκα;

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) – 2:59 # "Tha Meineis Ouranos" (Θα μείνεις ουρανός; You will remain as the sky) – 4:22

Singles

"Kane Oti Nomizeis" :The first single from the album is "Kane Oti Nomizeis" and features lyrics by Thanos Papanikolaou. It was released to radio stations prior to the album's November 3 release date. The

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is directed by Kostas Kapetanidis of Anosi productions. "Mia Nihta Zoriki" :The second single from the album was the title track "Mia Nihta Zoriki". It was released on December 11, 2008 and its lyrics were written by Thanos Papanikolaou.

Charts and reception

''Mia Nihta Zoriki'' debuted and peaked at number two on the IFPI Greek Albums Chart on week 46 of 2008 and stayed at number two for the following two weeks: 47 and 48. By week 49, it had slipped to number 11, and as of the week 10/2009 charts, it has charted for 14 weeks. The album had certified gold during its first day of release, with the award being handed over soon after. The album placed at number thirteen on IFPI's Year-end chart for ''Top 50 Greek albums of 2008'', and number fifteen on the ''Top 50 Greek and International albums of 2008''.

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Paschalis Terzis albums Albums produced by Giorgos Theofanous Minos EMI albums Greek-language albums