A*G*A*P*I (Crashing Down)

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"A*G*A*P*I (Crashing Down)"
Single by Ivi Adamou
from the album Kalokairi Stin Kardia
Released 25 January 2010 (2010-01-25)
Genre Pop
Length3:12
Label Sony Music Greece/Day 1
Songwriter(s) Leo Chantzaras, Keely Hawkes, Bruce Howell, Giannis Doxas
Ivi Adamou singles chronology
"A*G*A*P*I (Crashing Down)"
(2010)		"Sose Me"
(2010)
Music video
"AGAPI" on YouTube

"A*G*A*P*I (Crashing Down)" (Greek: Α*Γ*Α*Π*Η; English: L-O-V-E) is the debut single by the Greek Cypriot singer Ivi Adamou from her first album Kalokairi Stin Kardia , written by Leo Chantzaras, Keely Hawkes, Bruce Howell and Giannis Doxas. It was released on January 25, 2010.

Greek language language spoken in Greece, Cyprus and Southern Albania

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language, spanning more than 3000 years of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history; other systems, such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary, were used previously. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems.

Ivi Adamou Cypriot singer

Ivi Adamou is a Greek Cypriot singer. She was born and raised in Agia Napa, Cyprus and currently resides in Alexandroupoli, Greece. Adamou rose to recognition in Greece and Cyprus following her participation in the second season of the Greek version of The X Factor, where she was under the mentorship of Giorgos Theofanous. Right after her elimination from the X Factor, Adamou secured a recording contract with Sony Music Greece. She gained further recognition from her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, where she represented Cyprus with the song "La La Love".

<i>Kalokairi Stin Kardia</i> debut extended play by Greek Cypriot singer Ivi Adamou

Kalokairi Stin Kardia is the debut extended play by Greek Cypriot singer Ivi Adamou, released in Greece and Cyprus on 14 June 2010 by Sony Music Greece. On 5 November 2010, the second live show of the third season of the Greek The X Factor, where she was a contestant the year before, Adamou received a gold certification from the presenter, Sakis Rouvas, denoting shipments of six thousand copies.

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Background and release

After her elimination from The X Factor , she signed a contract with Sony Music Greece and released her first single a few days later. On 25 January 2010, the single was released. Adamou first performed the song in Aksizei na to deis, a program in ANT1. [1]

The second series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on ANT1 on 2 October 2009, and was won by Stavros Michalakakos of Limassol (Lemesos), Cyprus on 12 February 2010. The show was presented for a second year by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations. The series featured Eleftheria Eleftheriou and Ivi Adamou who both participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 representing Greece and Cyprus as well as Hovig who represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Also the runner up of the series, Nini Shermadini, was one of the Georgian backing vocalists.

ANT1 television network in Greece and Cyprus

Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena (ένα) is the Greek number 1 (one), thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna (Αντέννα).

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "A*G*A*P*I (Crashing Down)" – 3:44
  2. "A*G*A*P*I (Crashing Down)" (Karaoke version) – 3:44
  3. "Crashing Down" - 3:44

Credits and personnel

Singing act of producing musical sounds with the voice

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, gazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi.

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Lyrics are words that make up a song usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, as a "librettist". The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression. Rappers can also create lyrics that are meant to be spoken rhythmically rather than sung.

Music video

The video music was published in Ivi's official channel in February 2010. The video was later blocked by SME and was published in November 2011 on Ivi's VEVO channel. It was the first video in the channel.

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
GreeceJanuary 29, 2010 [3] Digital download Sony Music Greece
Cyprus

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References

  1. ↑ Η Ήβη Αδάμου στην εκπομπή "Αξίζει να το δείς". Youtube (in Greek). Ivi Adamou. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "TOP 10 - Billboard Greece". Ivi Adamou Blog. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - A*G*A*P*I (Crashing Down) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
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