Despina Vandi

**Despina Vandi** (, ), born **Despina Malea** (; born 22 Julie 1969), is a Greek sangster an actress. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Wast Germany, Vandi's faimily returned tae Kavala, Greece when she wis sax year auld. She enrolled at the Aristotle University o Thessaloniki, but eventually droppit oot tae begin a career in muisic. Efter muivin tae Athens in the early 1990s, Vandi signed wi Minos EMI an released twa albums *[[Gela Mou]]* (1994) *[[Esena Perimeno]]* (1996). She then began an exclusive collaboration wi sangwriter/producer Phoebus an struck commercial success wi her third album, *[[Deka Endoles]]* (1997), follaeed bi the multi-platinum *[[Profities]]* (1999), whaur she incorporatit pop elements intae her muisic, in addeetion tae laïko, as well as a mair pop stage performance style an image, becomin ane o the maist prominent portrayers o the laiko/pop genre.

Her single "Ipofero" (2000) became the best sellin single o aw-time in Greece. Follaein Phoebus' depairtur frae Minos EMI, Vandi follaeed him tae the newly formit independent label Heaven Music an released *[[Gia (album)|Gia]]* (2001), which became an remains her biggest commercial success, as well as ane o the best-sellin albums o aw time in Greece an Cyprus. Vandi released the album abroad an the selftitled single "Gia" witnessed some success an aw, toppin the US *[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]* Hot Dance Airplay an makkin her the first Greek airtist tae top a *Billboard* chairt. She released her first live album in 2003 afore takkin a maternity leave efter haein her first bairn, frae her marriage tae fitbaa player Demis Nikolaidis. She returned wi *[[Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou]]* (2004), which wis certifee'd multi-platinum an became her fowert album tae achieve sax-figure sales. In 2007 Vandi gave birth tae her seicont bairn, efter a hiatus that endit wi *[[10 Hronia Mazi]]* (2007), a ten-year celebration o her collaboration wi Pheobus. Vandi ance again follaeed Phoebus' depairtur in favour o his new label The Spicy Effect. Her aicht studio album *[[C'est La Vie (Despina Vandi album)|C'est La Vie]]* wis the label's first release. In 2012 she released a new album namit *[[Allaxa]]*. The album managit tae become twa times platinum an it haes been her first double platinum album syne 2005.

Vandi haes wan three Arion Music Awards, ten MAD Video Music Awards, seiven Pop Corn Music Awards, an a World Music Award, becomin the first Greek airtist recordin in Greece tae iver win the awaird. On 14 Mairch 2010, Alpha TV rankit Vandi the fowert top-certifee'd Greek female airtist in the naition's phonografic era (syne 1960), wi 11 records haein been certifee'd platinum or multi-platinum an three gowd bi the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Greece. Accordin tae Heaven Music, as o 2007, Vandi haes sauld ane million records in Greece.

## Discografie

* *[[Gela Mou]]* (1994)
* *[[Esena Perimeno]]* (1996)
* *[[Deka Endoles]]* (1997)
* *[[Profities]]* (1999)
* *[[Gia (album)|Gia]]* (2001)
* *[[Despina Vandi Live]]* (2003)
* *[[Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou]]* (2004)
* *[[10 Hronia Mazi]]* (2007)
* *[[C'est La Vie (Despina Vandi album)|C'est La Vie]]* (2010)
* *[[Allaksa]]* (2012)

## Tours

### Concert series
*Kypriaki Gonia (1992–93)
*Avantage (1993) (wi Vasilis Karras an Eleni Peta)
*Posidonio (1993–94) (wi Vasilis Karras, Katy Garbi, Dionisis Schinas, Lambis Livieratos, Kaka Koritsia)
*Palais Royale (1994–95)
*Club In (1995) (wi Thanos Kalliris, Zafeiropoulos)
*Athens Show Center (1995–96) (wi Christos Nikolopoulos, Aggelos Dionisiou, Litsa Giagousi, Evridiki)
*Bio Bio (1996) (wi Giorgos Mazonakis, Christina Farmaki, Kraousakis, Panagiotou)
*On the Rocks (1996) (wi Paschalis, Dakis, Sofia Vossou, Elina Konstantopoulou)
*Posidonio (1996–97) (wi Lefteris Pantazis, Stefanos Korkolis, Adelfoi Tzavara)
*Diogenis Pallas (1997) (wi Giannis Parios)
*Teatro (1997) (wi Notis Sfakianakis)
*Rex (1997–98) (wi Notis Sfakianakis)
*Pili Axiou (1998) (wi Notis Sfakianakis)
*Ribas (1998) (wi Giannis Parios)
*Gazi (1998–99) (wi Vasilis Karras)
*Teatro (1999) (wi Vasilis Karras, Giorgos Lembesis)
*Gazi (1999–2000) (wi Giorgos Mazonakis, Lambis Livieratos, Giorgos Lembesis)
*Pili Axiou (2000) (wi Lambis Livieratos an Giorgos Lembesis)
*Rex (2000–01) (wi Nikos Kourkoulis an Lambis Livieratos)
*Pili Axiou (2001) (wi Lambis Livieratos an Kostas Doxas)
*Rex (2001–02) (wi Sakis Rouvas an Kostas Doxas)
*Rex (2002–03) (wi Tolis Voskopoulos)
*Rex (2004–05) (wi Thanos Petrelis, Kalomira, an Giorgos Christou)
*Palai de sports (2005) (wi Kalomira an Giorgos Christou)
*Pili Axiou (2005) (wi Thanos Petrelis, Kalomira, an Giorgos Christou)
*Rex (2005–06) (wi Giorgos Mazonakis an Giorgos Christou)
*Boom (2006) (wi Stamatis Gonidis)
*Rex (2006–07) (wi Giorgos Mazonakis)
*Boom (2007) (wi Sakis Rouvas)
*Diogenis Studio (2007–08) (wi Vasilis Karras an Nino)
*Odeon (2008) (wi Vasilis Karras)
*Politia Live Clubbing (2009–2010) (wi Goin' Through an Giannis Apostolidis)
*Thalassa: People's Stage (2010) (wi 48 Ores)
*VOX (2010–2011) (wi Panos Kalidis an Elisavet Spanou)
*Fever (2011–2012) (wi Elli Kokkinou an Nikos Economopoulos)
*Posidonio (2012-2013) (wi Antipas an Vegas)

### Concert tours
*1999 Summer Tour
*2001 Summer Tour
*2002 Summer Tour
*2003 Summer Tour
*North American Tour (2004)
*2005 Summer Tour
*2006 Summer Tour
*2008 Summer Tour
*World Tour (2008–09)
*Together Through Summer: Long Hot Summer Tour (2009) (wi Goin' Through an Stelios Maximos)
*2010 Summer Tour (wi Elli Kokkinou)

## Awairds an nominations

## Filmografie

## See an aw
* Nummer-ane dance airplay hits o 2004 (U.S.)
* Leet o airtists who reached nummer ane on the U.S. dance airplay chairt
* Hot Dance Airplay
* Leet o airtists featured on MTV Unplugged

## References

Όλες οι πληροφορίες για το show που θα παρουσιάσει η Δέσποινα Βανδή στον ANT1
http://www.prismanews.gr/index.php/life-style/item/43363-vandi-show-ant1 

## Freemit airtins
*Offeecial wabsteid 
*Offeecial Despina–Phoebus collaboration wabsteid 
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