"Porta Gia Ton Ourano" ( el, Πόρτα Για Τον Ουρανό; en, Door to the Sky) is a song recorded by Greek pop singer Helena Paparizou and the first single from ''

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'', May 11, 2008. Retrieved on April 19, 2008 The song was released as a single on April 8, 2008 to radio stations all over Greece and Cyprus.

Song information

The single officially debuted on April 8, 2008 when it was played for the first time on Kosmoradio of

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. In

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the song aired for the very first time on Sfera Radio. The music is by Per Lidén, Niclas Olausson and Toni Mavridis, with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali. The photography used on the cover is by Elena's director Alexandros Grammatopoulos.

Music video

The

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was directed by Alexandros Grammatopoulos and was filmed on April 8, 2008. In it, Paparizou appeared with her new style for the first time. The shooting took place in

and lasted 48 hours. On April 14, 2008,

revealed the concept of the

. Specifically MAD TV reported, " ''The new video of

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will be fairly ambient and

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having a central role in that play the elements of

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and the

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. It also contains several

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ic scenes such as

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that appear suddenly in a telephone box, something similar to those elements that big stars use in their music videos, such as Madonna's music video " Frozen"''. It made its television premiere on

's ''Mixer Greeks Only'' at 12:00 am on April 15, 2008. ''

'', April 14, 2008. Retrieved on 14 April 2008 On 16 April the video was played all day, every hour on the hour. On April 19 the "Porta Gia Ton Ourano" music video debuted at number one on MAD TV Top 50 countdown.

Release history

Charts

References

External links

* {{Elena Paparizou 2008 singles Helena Paparizou songs Songs written by Eleana Vrahali Songs written by Per Lidén Number-one singles in Greece 2008 songs Sony BMG singles