Greece: Good news, Bad news

Good News:

"The first ever (and only, so far) winner of the Eurovision Song Contest for Greece, Helena Paparizou is about to start recordings for her international album.[..]
At the moment she is touring Greece giving concerts along with Manos Pirovolakis."

Bad News:

"The pressure of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest and the treatment Kalomira had from the Greek media and press before and after Belgrade seems to be the main reason for her trip back to her family in New York. This is what we get from her father's statement in an interview in Downtown magazine.

Kalomira was mistreated and wasn't paid for her promo activities he said but at the end he leaves an opening for his daughter to come back in Greece in August. The news come as a shock since it is weird how a young artist who reached almost the top in Eurovision and applauded (afterwards) in Greece, stops everything. At the moment Kalomira is in New York close to her family, especially her sister who gave birth to her first child."

source: oikotimes.com

Helena Paparizou new videoclip: I Kardia sou Petra

Helena Paparizou, the greek winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, has a new videoclip for the song "I Kardia sou Petra"



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Helena Paparizou:Porta Gia Ton Ourano at VMA 2008

At the 5th edition of Mad Video Music Awards the sexy Helena Paparizou has won two awards: Best POP Videoclip - "To fili tis zois" and Artist of the year.

Watch her performing the song "Porta gia ton ourano (remix)" at MAD Video Music Awards 2008




The show will be broadcast on Alpha TV on Monday 23rd June at 21.00 and on Mad TV on 29th June.

Mad Video Music Awards 2008 -The Winners

And the winners are:

Best Videoclip Pop - Helena Paparizou - "To fili tis zois"

Best Male Singer - Sakis Rouvas

Best Female Singer - Despina Vandi

Artist of the year - Helena Paparizou

Fashion Icon Of the year - Peggy Zina


Helena Paparizou - Porta Gia Ton Ourano (Live at Mad VMA 08)-low quality




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Tonight: Mad Video Music Awards 2008

Everything is ready for the 5th edition of Mad Video Music Awards.The show will start at 21.00 (20.00 CET) at the Melina Merkouri Theatre in Athens.















The guest list for the live performances includes many Eurovision related stars:

Peggy Zina (2002 national final)nominated for Best female singer; Fashion icon of the year

Kostas Martakis (2008 national final)nominated for the Sexy videoclip of the year

Helena Paparizou (2001, 2005 Greek entrant)nominated for Best videoclip pop;Best female singer; Best duet; Best artist of the year;Best videoclip of the year

Sakis Rouvas (2004 Greek entrant, 2006 Eurovision host)for Best male singer; Best videoclip-pop;Best artist of the year;

Tamta (2007 national final)for Best female singer; Fashion icon of the year.

Sofia Strati (2008 Cypriot national final)for Fashion icon of the year.

Chrispa (2008 national final)























Best female singer



UPD: THE WINNERS


source and photos:VMA

Helena Paparizou - To Fili Tis Zois - Video

Helena Paparizou - To Fili Tis Zois

Helena Paparizou in free Athens concert

esctoday.com reports:

Helena Paparizou, the winner of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, is about to give a free concert at the Athinon arena club in Athens on the 13th of October while the on next day will appear in the French TV show "Vivement Dimanche".

Helena will perform her latest single To fili tis zois (Kiss of life) while the song that will close her concert is up to the fans to decide though live digital voting.

The next day, Helena will fly to France to appear in the French TV Show "Vivement Dimanche" as Nana Mouscouri's guest. Helena will talk about the strong friendship she has with Nana Mouscouri and she will performe on of her latest songs.

Read more on esctoday.com

Helena Paparizou - Three is a magic number

Eurovision Cyprus reports:

Helena Paparizou, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, has released a new song titled "3 is a magic number".

Helena appeared on a television advertisement for a mobile phone and for this purpose she released the song 3 is a magic number. The song immediately entered the charts in Sweden and stayed in there for 5 weeks peaking at number 18.

Right now, it has dropped at number 47.

The new hit of Helena Paparizou is now online exclusive on ESCCY.

You can watch the video advertisment and download the song HERE

Helena Paparizou (2005) in Sweden

Eurovision Cyprus reports:

Helena Paparizou, is now in Sweden for her Summer Holidays in her home land. Also recording new songs. As she says, "I donΆt want to work this year in Athens stages, because I want to relax, from Eurovision 2005 I am always on foot".

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Helena Paparizou in Top 40 Swedish Charts

oikotimes.com reports:

Helena Paparizou, who famously gave Greece their first ever victory in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, has seen her new single go straight into the top twenty in the country of her birth- Sweden.

Her new song ''Three is a magic number'' has gone straight in at number 18, two above ''Cara Mia''- the last surviving Melodifestivalen song in the top twenty.

Helena Paparizou -best female award and best dressed award- MAD VMA2007

Helena Paparizou - MAD VMA 2007 accepting best female award


Helena Paparizou - MAD VMA 2007 accepting best dressed award

Helena Paparizou - MAD VMA 2007 -VIDEO

Helena Paparizou - MAD VMA 2007 opening - Medley

Helena Paparizou at the Mad Awards 2007

Helena Paparizou at the Mad Awards 2007



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No Melodifestivalen plans ahead, Paparizou says

The fiasco of the Eurovision result in Helsinki is not going to recur. Next year Sweden has to participate in the semi-final. SVT have already started to plan so they can send the best they have. Highest on the list of ‘wants’ are two names: Carola Häggkvist (40) and Helena Paparizou (25)

"There is place for them both"It could be a scramble between the schlager-divas.- The competition has room for both of them. We don’t see that as a problem. It might be rather them who do that, says the competition’s organiser Christer Björkman.As late as in the middle of May, Carola told in Icelandic TV that she is going to arrange something for next year:- Next year I’m going to celebrate that’s 25 years since “Främling” – it would be cool to be able to invite the audience in on that, since it’s a great way to come out in Europe.

read more HERE

photo:ANDREAS BARDELL - aftonbladet.se

Helena, Sarbel, Evridiki to perform in Cyprus Music Awards

The second Cyprus Music Awards will take place tonight, at 21.00, at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. A host of Eurostars have been nominated for the Aphrodite Awards and they will be performing tonight as well. Helena Paparizou, the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest winner will open the show and she will be followed by Evridiki, Dimitris Korgialas, Sarbel, and Konstantinos Christoforou among other artists.

Helena Paparizou (Greece 2005), Evridiki and Dimitris Korgialas (Cyprus 2007, Sarbel (Greece 2007), Constantinos Christoforou (Cyprus '96, '99, '05) and Tamta (Greek Preselection 2007) will all perform tonight at the 2nd Cyprus Music Awards organised by Galaxy productions in cooperation with IFPI. The show will be hosted by Zeta Makrypoulia - the 2006 Greek commentator and Themis Georgantas of MAD TV.

This year's nominated Eurostars for the Aphrodite awards are:

Best Female Artist of the Year 2007

Helena Paparizou
Evridiki
Marinella
Peggy Zina (Greek preselection 2002)
Hari Alexiou


Best Male Artist of the Year 2007

Michalis Chatziyiannis
Sakis Rouvas


Best Song of the Year 2007 (music/lyrics)

Comme ci, comme ça - Evridiki
Stasou ena lepto - Konstantinos Christoforou
Cheria psila - Michalis Chatziyiannis

Best Greek Album of the year 2007

Yparchei agapi edo - Sakis Rouvas
Fili kai echtri- Michalis Chatziyannis
Yparchei logos-Helena Paparizou

Best Single of the year 2007

Thes na kanoume schesi - Konstantinos Christoforou
Ola i tipota- Michalis Chatziyiannis

Best Newcomer of the year 2007

Tamta (Greek preselection 2007)


Best video clip of the year 2007

Comme ci, comme ça - Evridiki
Everything-Anna Vissi
Yassou Maria - Sarbel
Stasou ena lepto - Konstantinos Christoforou
Cheria Psila- Michalis Chatziyiannis

The event will be broadcasted by SIGMA TV.

For more information click here. (external link in Greek)


source:esctoday.com;cyprus-musicawards.com

Carola vs Helena Paparizou in Melodifestivalen 2008?

Swedish broadcaster SVT will do its utmost to make another spectacle of Melodifestivalen 2008.

The apotheosis of the Swedish selections for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade should be a duel between two former Eurovision Song Contest winners: Carola and Helena Paparizou.

In 2008 it will be exactly 25 years ago since Carola won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with the song Främling. The 40 year-old singer wants as many people as possible to join the celebration. Carola already stated to be interested in another Melodifestivalen participation and another European adventure.

As for Helena Paparizou it is a matter of timing, according to Melodifestivalen organiser Christer Björkman. Ever since the Swedish singer won the Eurovision Song Contest for Greece in 2005, he has been in contact with Helena Paparizou concerning a participation in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest selections.

Meanwhile, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet asked for their readers' opinion. The participants in the poll clearly prefer Helena Paparizou to represent Sweden for the first time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, rather than Carola for the fourth time.

source:belgovision.com