Eleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek folk singer. She originates from the island of Icaria. Arvanitaki has worked with important musicians, such as Cesária Évora, Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Ara Dinkjian. On 14 March 2010 Alpha TV ranked her the sixth top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era.
Eleftheria Arvanitaki is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki released in 1984 in Greece by Lyra Records. It is her debut solo studio album. The albums was composed and written by folk and rembetika composers such as Vassilis Tsitsanis, Manolis Chiotis and Apostolos Kaldaras.
Kontrabanto (Contraband) is the second album by Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki, released in 1986. Kontrabando is considered a "landmark" album in Greek discography, as Arvanitaki's peculiar and highly distinctive voice among the western instruments that were used, managed to combine tradition with novelty. It sold over 150,000 copies in Greece and was certified Platinum.
Grigora I Ora Perase is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and it was released in 2006. On it, Eleftheria performs the songs that the composer wrote based on poetry mainly by Sappho. The album sold 15,000 copies in Greece and was certified Gold 4 weeks after its release.
Meno Ektos is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki. It was released in 1991 and it is her fourth personal album. It went gold in Greece, selling over 50,000 copies; it spawned "Dinata", one of her signature songs. The lyrics of the album's songs, except Σαν Δεύτερη Φωνή and "Κύμα το κύμα" who have been written by Thodoris Gonis and Yiorgos Zikas respectively, were written by Lina Nikolakopoulou; the music composers are Ara Dinkjian, Antonis Mitzelos, Christos Nikolopoulos, Zoran Simganovic, George Zikas and Nikos Xydakis.
Ta Kormia Kai Ta Macheria is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki. It was released in 1994 and is her sixth personal album. The album was written by Ara Dinkjian, with lyrics by Lina Nikolakopoulou and poet Michalis Ganas; orchestration was by Dimitris Papadimitriou.
Stis Akres Ap' Ta Matia Sou is an international album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki released in 2006 through her Verve Records contract under the EmArcy label. The album consists of 14 selected songs from her local 2005 compilation release, Dromoi Paralliloi, that reflect the wide interpretative qualities of Eleftheria with traditional and western rhythms.
Ektos Programmatos is a live album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and it was released in 1998 by Polygram Greece. The album includes "old-time classic" Greek songs that Eleftheria and her band used to play and sing during the breaks of their tours, after the end of concerts, etc...The album sold over 100,000 copies in Greece and was certified Double Platinum.
Dromoi Paralliloi is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and it was released in 2005. Two-CD set anthologising some of Eleftheria's guest appearances on other artists' albums, as well as three previously unreleased live recordings and two new songs. It sold over 20,000 copies in Greece and was certified Gold.
Ola Sto Fos is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki that was released in 2004.
The whole album was arranged by Akis Katsoupakis, giving a new sound to Arvanitaki's more traditional style.
Eleftheria Arvanitaki's come back with an album signed by the greatest composers of the modern Greek scene: Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Dimitra Galani, Antonis Vardis, Mahairitsas, Alkinoos Ioannidis, and more. There is a bonus DVD with pictures from the recording studio where Eleftheria talks with the authors of her songs, interprets the lyrics from her new songs, and answers questions posed in an interview with Giorgos Haronitis. It sold over 40,000 copies in Greece and was certified Platinum. It is also made available in many other markets through her contract with Verve Records.
"Tria Tragoudia" is the third EP by Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki that was released in 2004. It was certified Gold by the IFPI.
Eleftheria Arvanitaki Live is an international compilation album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki of live recordings that was released in 2003 under the EmArcy label through Verve Records. In addition to the songs on the previous album, it includes two previously unreleased songs recorded at Vox music club in March 2003.
Tragoudia Gia Tous Mines is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and it was released in 1996. It was written and arranged by Dimitris Papadimitriou and the lyrics are poems by Sappho, Maria Polydouri, Kostas Karyotakis, Odysseas Elytis and Michalis Ganas, as well as traditional couplets. It sold over 60,000 copies in Greece and was certified Platinum. The vinyl collector's edition release of the album was in the form of a small record player. The CD album's package and the disk itself featured extensive artwork following mostly a theme on the sky and the constellations.
Dinata 1986–2007 is a two disc greatest hits collection by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki that was released in 2007 by Universal Music Greece. It includes Eleftheria's biggest hits from 1986 to 2007 and a new song, "Min orkizesai", a Greek version from the song "Come Monna Lisa" by Mango. The album was certified platinum three weeks after its release.
Mazi is the name of a live Greek album by singers Marinella and George Dalaras. The concert was recorded at the Athens Concert Hall in November 2002. It was released in the 18th of March, 2003 in Greece by Minos EMI and it went Platinum selling over 40,000 units.
Kai Ta Matia Kai I Kardia is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki released in 2008. It is her thirteenth studio album.
Eleftheria Eleftheriou is a Greek-Cypriot singer, musician, and actress. She came to prominence through her participation in the second season of the Greek version of The X Factor. Shortly after her elimination, Sony Music Greece signed her and submitted her as a candidate to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. She was later disqualified from the national final, following the leak of her song onto the internet by an unknown party.
Akis Katsoupakis is a Greek musician, arranger and record producer.
His most commercially acclaimed album is Sokratis Malamas's O Fylakas ki o Vasilias (2000) which includes the classic Prigkipesa.
Marinella - Ta oreotera tragoudia mou is a compilation of recordings by popular Greek singer Marinella, under the PolyGram Records - Philips series "Ta Oreotera Tragoudia Mou". This album is part of the compilation. It was released in 1974 in Greece and includes 14 recordings by Marinella from 1967 - 1972 for the PolyGram label.
Nikos Portokaloglou is a Greek singer-songwriter and lyricist. He started his career in 1980 as a founding member of Fatme. The band's first, self-titled album was released in 1982 and followed up by another five in the same decade, among them Taxidi and Vgenoume apo to tounel. In 1990, Portokaloglou embarked on a solo career, which he continues to pursue. Notable solo albums of his include Ta karavia mou keo, Dipsa, and Brazilero, which are the soundtrack for the eponymous movie. Portokaloglou further scored the films Akropol and Valkanizater. In 2002 he won three Arion awards in the categories "Best Song", "Best Entechno Album" and "Best Movie Soundtrack". He has cooperated with other well-known singers from Greece such as Haris Alexiou, Melina Kana and Eleftheria Arvanitaki.
