associated_acts years_active alias birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
antique 1999 -- present helena -rrb- paparizou , eleni paparizou -lrb- greek legal name borås , västergötland , sweden minos emi capitol music group sweden elena paparizou
 elena paparizou Έλενα Παπαρίζου solo_singer 31 january 1982 vocals pop pop rock laïko dance-pop trance best song artist paparizou fisika mazi 2.jpg karditsa , greece eleni paparizou -lrb- baptized name -rrb- singer songwriter television personality
elena paparizou

eleni `` elena '' paparizou -lrb- , , born 31 january 1982 -rrb- , usually referred to abroad as helena paparizou , is a greek-swedish singer , songwriter and television personality .
born and raised in sweden to greek parents , she enrolled in various arts schools before launching a career in sweden in 1999 as a member of the laïko -lrb- greek folk music -rrb- and eurodance duo antique , who participated in the eurovision song contest 2001 and afterwards became popular in greece .
antique disbanded in 2003 and paparizou signed a solo recording contract with sony music greece , releasing the chart-topping debut single `` anapandites kliseis '' and album `` protereotita '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , with emphasis on laïko , pop , and dance sounds , but at first had modest sales .
in 2005 , she represented greece in the eurovision song contest with the song `` my number one '' , which she won .
it was the first greek win in the contest 's history and significantly transformed her career .
her album was subsequently certified double platinum by the international federation of the phonographic industry of greece .
paparizou briefly attempted a career beyond greece with english-language material , charting in a few countries abroad .
her three subsequent albums `` iparhi logos '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , `` the game of love '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- and `` vrisko to logo na zo '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- all peaked at number one in greece and reached platinum sales .
her fifth studio album `` giro apo t ' oneiro '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- was also certified platinum .
paparizou 's final release before she left sony music , `` greatest hits & more '' , was released in 2011 and included `` baby it 's over '' , her biggest airplay hit to date .
paparizou established herself as a teen idol , particularly among young girls .
she has endorsed the brands nokia and ivi .
for the period 2013-2015 helena advertised hair colour products for koleston company in greece .
in the 2010s she tried to move into television as a judge on `` dancing on ice '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- and as a contestant on `` let 's dance '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- but saw little success .
paparizou lived with her fiancé and manager toni mavridis from 1999 until their separation in 2011 .
paparizou has been awarded three arion music awards , a european border breakers award , 23 mad video music awardsmore than any other artistand an mtv europe music award .
on 14 march 2010 , alpha tv ranked her as the 14th top-certified domestic female artist since 1960 , having won seven platinum and four gold records .
paparizou was the most successful debuting female artist of the 2000s and established herself as one of the top acts of the latter half of the decade .
as of 2010 , she has been certified for the sales of 300,000 albums , 47,500 singles , and 30,000 digital downloads by ifpi greece , in addition to 100,000 total record sales in greece as part of antique , 24,000 certified albums in cyprus , and 80,000 singles in sweden during her solo career .
in 2010 , `` forbes '' listed paparizou as the 21st most powerful and influential celebrity in greece .
she has more than 144 million views on youtubemore than any other artist in the greek music industry .
