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Ta dachtyla - Giannis Parios

Giannis Parios sings Ta dachtyla, a Greek song which translates to "The fingers" in English. The song is also known with the title To diko sou amartima ( Your Sin, in English). Ta dachtyla is a song written and composed by Giannis Parios himself and it was originally performed by Stelios Kazantzidis. Recently, this song [...]

Irthes epses ston ypno mou - Giannis Poulopoulos

Giannis Poulopoulos sings the song Irthes epses ston ypno mou, a Greek song which translates to "You came last night to my sleep" in English. Irthes epses ston ypno mou is a song composed by Giannis Spanos, written by Sotiris Skippis. The song Irthes epses ston ypno mou was heard for the first time by [...]

Den eimai ego - Giannis Parios

Giannis Parios sings "Den eimai ego" a Greek song which translates to "It's not me" in English. Giannis Parios himself wrote the lyrics and music for the song den eimai ego, which was included in his 1999 album "Dose mou ligaki ourano". Den eimai ego is a song about the repercussions of a break up; [...]

Christougenna Protochronia - Efi Sarri

Efi Sarri sings Christougenna Protochronia, a funny Greek song about Christmas and the New Year, which is translated to "Christmas and New Year" in English. Christougenna Protochronia is a song that bears the personal touch of the singer, who always manages to provoke comments - positive or not it doesn't really matter that much - with [...]

Trigona Kalanta - Typaldos Children Choir

The Children Choir of Dimitris Typaldos sings Trigona Kalanta, one of the most beloved Christmas songs in Greece, the Greek respective of Jingle Bells. Trigona Kalanta is the song you will hear the most during these festive days; Kalanta means Carols, but this is not the official Greek Christmas carols, that children in Greece tend [...]

Ta Christougenna choris esena - Lampis Livieratos

Lampis Livieratos sings " Ta Christougenna choris esena", a Greek song for Christmas, which translates to " Christmas without you" in English. Ta Christougenna choris esena is a love song for these holy days, when the feelings and emotions are more intense, and an absence can be more evident than ever. Ta Christougenna choris esena is [...]

O Metoikos - Georges Moustaki

Georges Moustaki sings the song Metoikos, a Greek song, which translates to "The emigrant" in English. O Metoikos was originally sung by Moustaki in the French language, with lyrics written by him. The Greek lyrics were written by Dimitris Christodoulou. It is a song about the people who have spent their life somewhat on the [...]

Sto perigiali to kryfo - Grigoris Bithikotsis

Grigoris Bithikotsis sings "Sto perigiali to kryfo", a Greek song which translates to "The hidden seashore" in English. The song Sto perigiali to kryfo is also known as Arnisi, and is one of the most known Greek songs composed by Mikis Theodorakis. Arnisi means "Refusal" or "Renunciation" and is actually a poem written by the Nobelist poet Giorgos [...]

The Godfather Waltz - Haris Alexiou

Haris Alexiou sings The Godfather Waltz, a song with Greek lyrics written on one of the most famous film music themes by Nino Rota, for the Godfather OST. It is the first time that we ever hear the song with lyrics, since it's an orchestral song played in the Godfather 1, released in 1971. Recently, [...]

Mia kardia gia senane – Filippos Nikolaou

Filippos Nikolaou sings Mia kardia gia senane, a Greek love song which translates to "a heart for you" in English. The song mia kardia gia senane refers to a broken heart, who has found healing in the hands of a new person. Not many people have been lucky enough to have a new, caring person in [...]

S' agapo - Michalis Hatzigiannis

Michalis Hatzigiannis sings "S'agapo", a Greek love song which translates to "I love you" in English S agapo is included in the latest album released by Michalis Hatzigiannis, called "To kalytero psema" (The best lie), which is one of the most popular albums , with many songs played frequently on the radios all this time. [...]

Myrtia - Mairi Linda

Mairi Linda sings Myrtia, a Greek song composed by Mikis Theodorakis, with lyrics written by Nikos Gatsos. The title of the song Myrtia refers to a female name, Myrto, but also translates to myrtle. The story behind the song is quite interesting: In 1957, Theodorakis was living between Athens and Paris. At some point, when [...]

Leap of Faith - Anna Vissi ft Dave Stewart

Anna Vissi features Dave Stewart in the song Leap of Faith, a new song which marks the collaboration of Anna with a legend of the British and international music. Leap of faith is a love ballad, a rock ballad written by Glen Ballard, Dave Stewart and Anna Vissi. Dave Stewart is a famous songwriter, singer [...]

Os ta charamata – Eleftheria Arvanitaki

Eleftheria Arvanitaki sings Os ta charamata, a lovely Greek song which is included in the album Ola sto fos, one of the most popular and beloved albums by Arvanitaki. Os ta charamata is translated to "Till dawn" in English. Os ta charamata is composed by Michalis Hatzigiannis and the lyrics are written by Lina Dimopoulou; [...]

An s’ arnitho agapi mou - Kostas Chatzis

Kostas Chatzis sings An s’ arnitho agapi mou, a classic Greek song which was released in 1961 for the first time and was originally heard in the movie "Ftochadakia kai leftades". An s’ arnitho agapi mou is a classic love song; who hasn't sung these lovely lyrics written by Danai Stratigopoulou? After all, these loving lyrics [...]