This page includes the discography of singer Despina Vandi. Vandi began a musical career in 1994 after signing with Minos EMI. She released two albums with little success, Gela Mou (1994) and Esena Perimeno (1996), before beginning an exclusive collaboration with composer Phoebus, which would eventually become one of the most successful partnerships in Greek history, and striking commercial success with her third and fourth albums Deka Endoles (1997) and Profities (1999), the latter which reached multi-platinum status. In the 2000s, Vandi and Phoebus began experimenting with more contemporary, radio-friendly pop influences in combination with laiko repertoire to much initial success. Her single "Ipofero" (2000) became the best-selling Greek single of all time ; after the success Vandi and Phoebus signed to new-found independent label Heaven Music with Gia (2001) remaining the label's biggest sales success, and one of the biggest-selling albums of all time in Greece. For the sales of Gia, Vandi became the first of four artists recording in Greece to receive a World Music Award for "World's Best Selling Greek Artist". With Gia earning success in neighboring markets as well, Vandi embarked on a career abroad briefly to some mild success; she became the first Greek artist to chart on any Billboard chart, reaching number one on the Hot Dance Airplay Chart for 2 weeks and 39 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, although her later singles proved less successful. Vandi released her first live album in 2003 before taking a maternity leave after having her first child. During this time, both her former and current label released a number of compilations and video albums to capitalize on her recent marketability. Vandi returned with another multi-platinum record, Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou, before another maternity leave. 10 Hronia Mazi (2007) was released as a celebration of her 10-year collaboration with Phoebus. In 2009 Vandi and Phoebus announced that they were leaving Heaven Music in favor of a new label founded by Phoebus. The biggest music channel in Greece, MAD TV, in tribute to the 10 years since its foundation called Despina Vandi as the biggest female Greek star in Greek music. Vandi has sold over 1 million records.
Profities is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1999 by Minos EMI, and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days. In 1999 it sold 70,000 copies and become the best selling album by a female artist for 1999. In 2000 it sold 80,000 copies and managed to become 2x Platinum selling 110,000 copies. It, also, stayed at number 1 of the IFPI charts for 5 weeks. It became, also, 3x Platinum in Cyprus, selling 20,000 copies.
Despina Vandi Live is the first live album and seventh album overall by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in 2003 by Heaven Music and it went platinum. It includes recordings from her sold-out live concert in Lycabettus theatre in Athens.
Deka Entoles is the third studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1997 by Minos EMI and was her first album to be certified, reaching platinum status. This is the first album that Despina Vandi collaborated with popular composer Phoebus.
Esena Perimeno is the second studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1996 by Minos EMI and according to Despina Vandi it sold 18,000 copies.
Gela Mou is the first studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1994 by Minos EMI. It includes her very first mass hits "Gela mou", "Den Iparhi Tipota" and "To Adiexodo", a duet with Greek singer Giannis Parios. Αccording to Despina Vandi it sold 14,000 copies.
"Ante Gia" is an EP maxi single by Greek singer Despina Vandi released on December 19, 2002 by Heaven Music. The entire EP was written and produced by Phoebus in promotion of the reissue of Vandi's 5× Platinum album Gia, which was reissued as Gia + Ante Gia and as a box set as Gia + Ante Gia: Collector's Edition. The EP contains all new material, with the title track being a response to the single "Gia" (Hello), inspired by that song but in a negative lyrical context. The remix of the songs "Spania" and "Giatriko" is licensed by Vandi's former label Minos EMI.
"Ipofero" is a 6× platinum CD single by Greek artist Despina Vandi released on 13 December 2000 by Minos EMI. The CD single is entirely composed by Phoebus and was awarded as being the highest-selling Greek CD single at Virgin Megastores and generally in Greece, by Richard Branson of Virgin Group, having sold over 120,000 copies in Greece. The single also stands at 4× Platinum in Cyprus.
"Spania" (Greek:Σπάνια) is a platinum CD single by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi released in 1998 by Minos EMI. The single was totally composed by popular composer Phoebus. The CD single was a forerunner of the cd Profities which was released the next year and containing the two songs of the single.
Singles is a compilation album by the popular Greek singer Despina Vandi, containing her most successful singles under the EMI Music Greece label. The compilation includes singles taken from the albums Gela Mou (1994), Esena Perimeno (1996), Deka Entoles (1997), and Profities (1999). It also included tracks from the singles "Spania" (1997) and "Ipofero" (2001). The CD was also released in Germany and other European countries.
Ta Laïka Tis Despinas is the fourth compilation album by Greek singer Despina Vandi, featuring a collection of songs of the laïka genre during her time at the Minos EMI label. The album was included as the third disc of the box set Despina Vandi in 2005.
Ballads is the second compilation album by Greek singer Despina Vandi, featuring a collection of ballads and love songs during her time at the Minos EMI label. The album was included as the first disc of the box set Despina Vandi in 2005.
Dance is the third compilation album by Greek singer Despina Vandi, featuring a collection of dance music including both laïka and pop during her time at the Minos EMI label. The album was included as the second disc of the box set Despina Vandi in 2005.
Despina Vandi is the first box set album by Greek singer Despina Vandi, featuring her three previous compilations Dance, Ballads, and Ta Laïka Tis Despinas, released in 2005 by her previous record label Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus.
The EMI Years: The Complete Collection is the eighth compilation album and second box set album by Greek singer Despina Vandi, released in 2007 by her previous record label Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus.
The Very Best of Despina Vandi is a compilation album by Greek singer Despina Vandi, released in 2005 by record label EMI in Turkey.
Giati Fovase is a Greek-language song performed by Greek recording artist Despina Vandi from her live album Despina Vandi Live. It was released as a promotional cd-single from the album in 2004. The song was recorded from her sold-out live concert in Lycabettus theatre in Athens in 2003.
Best Of is a compilation album by popular Greek singer Despina Vandi containing some of her most successful singles under the EMI Music Greece label. It was a promotional offer of "Ependisi" newspaper on May 29, 2015.
