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 [...]
Ti glyko na s’ agapoun – Haris Alexiou
Haris Alexiou sings Ti glyko na s’ agapoun, a Greek song which translates to "How sweet is to be loved" in English. Ti glyko na s’ agapoun is a classic love song, composed by Giorgos Zambetas and written by Lefteris Papadopoulos. "How sweet is to be loved and be told"... is there anything more important than [...]
Eisitirio stin tsepi sou – Pantelis Thalassinos
Pantelis Thalassinos sings Eisitirio stin tsepi sou, a Greek song which translates to "Ticket in your pocket"in English. Eisitirio stin tsepi sou is one of the most beautiful love songs ever written; from the very first moment it was released, 15 years ago, it stood out for its tender lyrics, its great music and the really [...]
Akatallili skini - Michalis Hatzigiannis
Michalis Hatzigiannis sings Akatallili skini, a Greek song which translates to "X-rated scene" in English. Akatallili skini is one of the songs released in the third and homonym album of Hatzigiannis in 2004. It is considered one of the most successful songs of the famous Greek singer, since it remained in the Greek top 10 charts [...]
Ti simera ti avrio ti tora – Marika Ninou
Marika Ninou sings Ti simera ti avrio ti tora, a legendary Greek song which translates to "It could be today, tomorrow or even now" in English. Ti simera ti avrio ti tora is actually a Greek phrase of the everyday language that means "it's going to happen anyway", so time actually doesn't matter, it could be [...]
Poios na sygkrithei mazi sou - Giannis Parios
Giannis Parios sings Poios na sygkrithei mazi sou, a Greek love song which translates to "Who can be compared to you" in English The song Poios na sygkrithei mazi sou has a notion of something absolute, which is really touching. Love can be so strong, so defining that does not allow anything to get in between, that [...]
Skoni kai thrypsala - Stefanos Korkolis
Stefanos Korkolis sings Skoni kai thrypsala, a Greek song which translates to "Dust and Pieces" in English. Skoni kai thrypsala is composed by Stefanos Korkolis himself and the lyrics are written by Evi Droutsa. Korkolis is definitely one of the most talented Greek composers, who can also sing his songs perfectly. Skoni kai thrypsala is the [...]
Didymoteicho blues - Lavrentis Mahairitsas & Giorgos Ntalaras
Lavrentis Mahairitsas and Giorgos Ntalaras sing Didymoteicho blues, a famous Greek song which translates to "Blues from Didymoteicho". Didymoteicho blues is probably one of the most popular songs by Mahairitsas, who wrote the music of the song, while the lyrics were written by Giannis Bach Spyropoulos . The participation of Ntalaras in its performance played [...]
Svise to fengari - Dimitris Mitropanos
Dimitris Mitropanos sings Svise to fengari, a Greek song which translates to "Put out the moon" in English. Svise to fengari or Svise to feggari is a song composed by Stefanos Korkolis, with lyrics written by Nikos Moraitis. Dimitris Mitropanos is definitely one of the finest singers of laika songs. Svise to fengari is a zeimpekiko song, [...]
Mantoumpala - Stelios Kazantzidis
Stelios Kazantzidis sings Mantoumpala, a famous Greek song which bears the name of a famous Indian actress of the 50s. Mantoumpala is a legendary laiko song of Kazantzidis and definitely one of his most popular songs. Mantoumpala means "sweet girl" in Indian language and it was the name of a beautiful Indian actress of that [...]
File - Giannis Ploutarchos
File is the title of the Greek song performed by Giannis Ploutarchos. It translates to "My friend" in English. File is a love song, the typical type of songs that Ploutarchos sings with his melodious and sentimental voice. In the case of a break up everyone wants to talk with his friend, discuss about the [...]
Baby It's Over - Helena Paparizou
Helena Paparizou sings Baby It's Over, a song with English lyrics that became a great summer hit in Greece and Europe, especially the northern European countries. The song Baby it's over features only English lyrics and is presented with a truly exceptional video clip, which is rather unusual for the Greek standards of video clips. [...]
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Poso s'agapo - Dimitra Galani
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Aphrodisiac - Eleftheria Eleftheriou
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Tha patheis erota - Haris Alexiou
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Sakis Rouvas awarded Greek of the Year
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Mikis Theodorakis talks about Vasilis Tsitsanis
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The 300 Spartans - Soundtrack by Manos Hadjidakis
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A manly zeibekiko dance
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Greek love songs for Valentine's Day
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Dionysis Savvopoulos presents Theogony on Stage
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Ta dachtyla - Giannis Parios
