Artist: Helena Paparizou: mp3 download Genre(s): Dance Discography: The Game of Love Year: 2006 Tracks: 14 My Number One 2005 Year: Tracks: 16 Greek pop diva Elena Paparizou rocketed to world-wide celebrity in 2005 when her "My Number One" claimed top honors in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Born January 31, 1982, in Västergötland, Sweden, to Greek immigrant parents, Paparizou -- whose first name is often spelled "Helena" in international markets -- was raised in Gothenburg, where as a child she studied vocalizing as well as dancing and playacting. At 17, she teamed with fellow Greek-Swede Nikos Panagiotidis to form the dance-pop duet Antique. Their debut exclusive, a cover up of Notis Sfakianakis' "Opa-Opa," emerged as a gaolbreak hit, entering the Top Ten across Scandinavia and becoming the showtime play to climb into the Swedish Top Five with a record sung in Greek. The followup, "Dinata Dinata," was likewise a smash, and Antique afterward scored with the singles "Fall out Me" and "Moro Mou." In 2001, the duet likewise represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "(I Would) Die for You," capturing third place slow Estonia and horde state Denmark. Despite Antique's continued success, Paparizou split from Panagiotidis in 2003 to go up a solo calling, signing with Sony/BMG and at year's closing issuance her debut single, "Anapantites Klisis." The uncut Protereotita followed in early 2004, launching a string of hits including "Antithesis," "Anamnisis," "Katse Kala," and "Stin Kardia Mou Mono Thlipsi" and release double pt in Greece. Thanks to her growing popularity in her family's homeland, Paparizou was a natural choice to represent Greece in the 2005 Eurovision competition, and with "My Number One" was laureled the country's first-ever achiever in the event. A re-released Protereotita including the song cursorily make retail, and she exhausted the second half of the yr on circuit, headlining concerts in Australia and North America. The followup exclusive "Mambo!" also exhausted x sequent weeks atop the Greek charts, and in the spring of 2006 Paparizou at last issued her sophomore record album, the number one smash Yparhi Logos. At year's closing she likewise released her starting time outside LP, The Game of Love, containing six English-language versions of songs first issued via Yparhi Logos as well as half a 12 originals. |