"Spania" (

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:''Σπάνια'') is a platinum CD single by popular Greek artist

Despina Vandi Despina Vandi - ΣΤΑ 'ΔΩΣΑ ΟΛΑΑ ( el, Δέσποινα Βανδή, ), born as Despina Malea () on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six ye ...

released in 1998 by

Minos EMI Minos EMI is a record company based in Athens, Greece. The company serves as the Greek record label and offices of the multinational Universal Music Group. EMI is credited for founding the record business in Greece in the 1930s, by producing th ...

. The single was totally composed by popular composer

Phoebus Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

. The CD single was a forerunner of the album ''

Profities Profiteies (''trans.'' Προφητείες; Prophecies) is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece οn 8 December 1999 by Minos EMI and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold t ...

'' which was released the next year and contained the two songs of the single.

Track listing

Music videos

*"Spania" *"Oute Ena Efharisto"

Release history

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ;Personnel *Christina Argiri - background vocals *Pavlos Diamantopoulos - bass *Hakan - saz *Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (acoustic, twelve-string, electric) *Katerina Kiriakou - background vocals *Andreas Mouzakis - drums *Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, mandolin, baglama * Alex Panayi - background vocals *

- music, lyrics, keyboards, programming, orchestration *Giorgos Roilos - percussion *

- vocals *Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet, ney *Alexandros Vourazelis - keyboards *Nikos Zervas - keyboards ;Production *Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos - digital mastering *Vaggelis Siapatis - sound *Giorgos Stampolis - sound, computer editing *Achilleas Theofilou - production management *Manolis Vlahos - recording officer, sound, mixing *Alexandros Vourazelis - sound ;Design *Dinos Diamantopoulos - photo *Maria Pitsokou - artwork

Official remixes

*Spania-Giatriko Flamenco Version 2002 In 2002, Tony Kontaxakis adapted and orchestrated a remix of the songs "Spania" and "Giatriko". The remix was entitled "Spania-Giatriko Flamenco Version 2002" and included on the CD single " Ante Gia" and on the Collector's Edition of the album''

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''.

Cover versions

*2000:

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- "Kusno e" (Σπάνια; Ивана - Късно е) (Bulgaria) *2002:

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- " Nemaš ni Blagodaram (You don't even thank me)" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ; Μeni hvala nijedno) (Republic of Macedonia)

References

{{Despina Vandi Despina Vandi songs 1998 singles Greek-language songs Number-one singles in Greece Music videos directed by Kostas Kapetanidis Songs written by Phoebus (songwriter) 1998 songs Minos EMI singles