This page includes the discography of singer Despina Vandi. Vandi began a musical career in 1994 after signing with Minos EMI. She released two albums with little success, Gela Mou (1994) and Esena Perimeno (1996), before beginning an exclusive collaboration with composer Phoebus, which would eventually become one of the most successful partnerships in Greek history, and striking commercial success with her third and fourth albums Deka Endoles (1997) and Profities (1999), the latter which reached multi-platinum status. In the 2000s, Vandi and Phoebus began experimenting with more contemporary, radio-friendly pop influences in combination with laiko repertoire to much initial success. Her single "Ipofero" (2000) became the best-selling Greek single of all time (Virgin Megastores); after the success Vandi and Phoebus signed to new-found independent label Heaven Music with Gia (2001) remaining the label's biggest sales success, and one of the biggest-selling albums of all time in Greece. For the sales of Gia, Vandi became the first of four artists recording in Greece to receive a World Music Award for "World's Best Selling Greek Artist". With Gia earning success in neighboring markets as well, Vandi embarked on a career abroad briefly to some mild success; she became the first Greek artist to chart on any Billboard chart, reaching number one on the Hot Dance Airplay Chart for 2 weeks and 39 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The next two international singles, "Come Along Now" and "Opa Opa", achieved worldwide recognition. "Come Along Now" was heard all around the world in Coca-Cola's ads, and "Opa Opa" reached number 3 on the Hot Dance Radio Airplay of Billboard. Vandi released her first live album in 2003 before taking a maternity leave after having her first child. During this time, both her former and current label released a number of compilations and video albums to capitalize on her recent marketability. Vandi returned with another multi-platinum record, Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou, before another maternity leave. 10 Hronia Mazi (2007) was released as a celebration of her 10-year collaboration with Phoebus. In 2009 Vandi and Phoebus announced that they were leaving Heaven Music in favor of a new label founded by Phoebus. The biggest music channel in Greece, MAD TV, in tribute to the 10 years since its foundation called Despina Vandi as the biggest female Greek star in Greek music.[1] Vandi has sold over 1 million records.[2]
Albums
Studio albums
* denotes unknown or unavailable information.
List of solo studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
The following are either CD singles, maxi singles, or EPs, all of which chart on the Singles Chart in Greece. In Greece and Cyprus singles are usually only released as radio singles rather than physical releases.
Listed below are promo singles released by radio and music video by Despina Vandi. They were not released as stand-alone CDs, as is common in Greece and Cyprus.
A mostly black and white video of Vandi singing on a sidewalk and in her bed, featuring archive footage of Parios.
Kostas Kapetanidis
1996
"Efiges"
Vandi singing amongst various sights on an Agean island, featuring some black and white scenes.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Den Petheni I Agapi"
Vandi sings in a warehouse amongst foam in one scene and shows both good and bad times with a lover in another, using both some black and white and fluorescent scenes.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Esena Perimeno"
Vandi in a large empty house thinking about a lover riding a horse on the beach.
Giorgos Gavalos
1997
"O Perittos"
Vandi playing around in a hotel room, showering and getting ready to go out.
Vangelis Kalaïtzis
"Nihtolouloudo Mou"
Vandi drives out to and sings in a forest at night to pick a flower.
Vangelis Kalaïtzis
1998
"Deka Endoles"
Vandi spying on her lover's potentially adulturous behaviour through a hidden camera.
A crime scene is revealed, while Vandi sings alone in some scenes and embraces and struggles with her lover in one scene with a fan blowing and in another in a car speeding down a road.
Vandi and a crew of males dancing in an oriental temple while a young child searches for her.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Christougenna"
Vandi walking through a city during the holidays and admiring the decorations.
Kostas Kapetanidis
2002
"Anaveis Foties"/"Deste Mou Ta Matia"
Vandi bellydancing as part of the entertainment at a Middle Eastern festivity, attempting to attract the attention of a love interest.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Olo Lipeis"
Based solely on a closeup shot of Vandi singing.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Lathos Anthropos"
A partially black and white video following the lives of two women in abusive relationships, with Vandi playing on a television in the background, portraying a 1940s cabaret singer who suffers domestic abuse herself, although she eventually manages to escape from the relationship.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Thelo Na Se Do"
Vandi singing in an urban area at night.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Ela"
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Simera"
Vandi dressed up as four different personas, eventually all meeting each other.
Kostas Kapetanidis
2003
"I Melodia Tis Monaxias"
After being involved in a car accident, Vandi has presumably died and has an out-of-body experience. She tries to contact her lover who is devastated over the news, before eventually returning to her body.
Vandi watching a group of bellydancers at a festivity in Morocco and eventually joining in, focusing on a mysterious male on a black horse.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"O,ti Onirevomoun" (Live)
Footage from the live performance of the song.
Kostas Kapetanidis
"Fevgoume Kardia Mou"
Footage from a live performance. Additional footage is of Vandi driving in a car through Madrid and singing on top of a piano in a room full of moving boxes.
Vandi and dancers moving and posing in boxes, eventually followed by a full dance sequence in front of a white background and another with flashing lights.
Kostas Kapetanidis
2006
"Amane" (feat. Giorgos Mazonakis)
Vandi and her mother are at a dress fitting and try to surprise Vandi's partner (Mazonakis) and encourage him to marry her and have a family.
Vandi has been kidnapped and trapped in a water tank by an obsessive female. The police eventual find the hideout and arrest the woman, but Vandi is retrieved unconscious.
Kostas Kapetanidis/Created by Phoebus
2007
"Mehri Mai Mina"
Vandi getting herself and her house ready for a Christmas celebration, waiting for her lover to arrive, but ending up disappointed when he does not show up.
Various – Olá® - Love 2 Dance - Mixed by Big Louie G
Gia (DJ Gregory Vocal Mix) [CD]
Enter Records
11.80.8221
CD, Mixed, DVD, Mixed
Portugal
Various – Nova Era DJ 5
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Kaos Records, Vidisco
KCD200369, 11.80.8235
2xCD, Compilation, Mixed
Portugal
Various – ID&T Yearmix 2003
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Universal TV
981 419-4
CD, Mixed, Compilation
Netherlands
Sir Colin - OXA Ibiza Party 2003
Gia (DJ Gregory Main Remix)
OXA
TBA OXA 9407-2
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Switzerland
Various – Kontor - Top Of The Clubs Volume 20
Gia (Milk & Sugar Remix)
Kontor Records
0150322KON
2xCD, Mixed, Compilation
Germany
Various – Deejay Parade Estate 2003
Gia
TIME
TIME 370 CDDP
2xCD, Mixed, Compilation
Italy
Various – The Annual 2004 - German Edition
Gia (Greek-English Version)
Polystar Records
981 523-9
2xCD, Compilation, Mixed
Germany
Bob Sinclar / Martin Solveig - Africanism Vol. II
Despina Vandy - Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Yellow Productions
AFRICA 02 CD
2xCD, Mixed, Compilation
France
Various – The Spirit Of Space - Ibiza
Gia (DJ Gregory Mix)
Ministry Of Sound (Germany)
938 476-2
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Germany
Various – Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2004
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Ultra Records
UL 1181-2
2xCD, Mixed, Compilation
USA
Various – Mixmania 2003 Level Four
Gia
Antler-Subway, EMI Music (Belgium)
AS 9085, 07243 596400 2 0
CD, Mixed, Compilation
Belgium
Various – Wild Summer 2004
Gia (Radio Edit)
Central Station
CSR CD 5193
2xCD, Compilation, Mixed
Australia
Gia
Tony Monaco - Euro Invasion III
Gia
SPG Music Productions Ltd.
SPG-1025
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Canada
Sharam Jey vs. Chrissi D! - Battle Of The DJs
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Silly Spider Music
SSMBOD/01
2xCD, Compilation, Mixed, Digipak
Germany
Various – Odissea Fun City Compilation Vol. 1
Già
4Tune Records
4TUNE CD158
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Italy
Various – The Annual 2004
Gia (Radio Edit Mix)
2 Dance
5606086000221
3xCD, Mixed, Compilation
Portugal
Gia (Level K Remix)
Pete Tong - Essential Selection
Gia (DJ Gregory Mix)
Matrix Musik, Trust The DJ
CDTRIX113, TTDJCS 049
CD, Mixed
Slovenia
Pete Tong - Essential Selection Summer '03
Gia (DJ Gregory Mix)
Moonshine Music
MM 80212-2
CD, Mixed
USA
David Visan - Buddha-Bar V
Gia
George V Records, Wagram
3082472, 3082472
2xCD, Compilation, Mixed
France
David Visan - Buddha-Bar V
Gia
George V Records
4 GVR2 71034-2.2 01
2xCD, Mixed, Compilation
USA
2004
Pete Tong - Tong's Future Classics
Gia (Minimal Chic Mix)
Mixmag
MIXMAG 02/04
CD, Mixed, Compilation
UK
Ben Liebrand - Grandmix 2003
Gia
Sony Music Media
SMM 515260 2
3xCD, Compilation, Mixed
Netherlands
Various – Club Hits 2004
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
SPG Music Productions Ltd.
SPG-2603
2xCD, Mixed
Canada
Nick Skitz - Skitzmix 17
Gia (Skitz Airplay Mixx)
Central Station
CSR CD 5196
CD, Mixed
Australia
Nick Skitz - Skitzmix 18
Gia [DVD]
Central Station
CSR CD 5207
CD, Mixed
Australia
EDX & Leon Klein - Blue Night - The Girls Party
Opa Opa (Milk & Sugar Vocal Club Mix)
OXA
TBA OXA 9443-2
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Switzerland
Various – Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2005
Come Along Now Vs. Gia
Ultra Records
UL 1240-2
2xCD, Mixed, Compilation
USA
Various – Club Anthems - Volume 1
Opa Opa (Bass Bumpers Club Mix)
Ultra Records
UL 1235-2
CD, Mixed
USA
Jason Nevins - Push It Harder - The Lost Tapes
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Central Station
CSR CD 5194
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Australia
MC Mario - Mixdown 2004
Gia (Original Mix)
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada)
TVK 24163
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Canada
Various – Mixmania 2004/03
Opa Opa
EMI Music (Belgium)
7243 8 74750 2 1
CD, Mixed
Belgium
Various – Milk&Sugar Recordings Summer Sessions 2004
Gia (Milk & Sugar Club Mix)
Milk & Sugar Recordings
MSRCD04
CD, Compilation, Mixed, Copy Protected
Germany
Daniel Desnoyers - Le Beat Vol. 6
Gia
DKD D-Noy Muzik
DDN2-1919
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Canada
Various – Club Hits Vol.10
Opa Opa
New Yorker Music & Media
NY-CLUB-010
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Germany
MC Mario - Party Mix 2004
Opa Opa
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada)
TVK 24197
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Canada
MC Mario - Trance Divas
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada)
TVK 24158
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Canada
DJ Brett Henrichsen - Masterbeat Gay Days Orlando 2004
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix)
Master Entertainment
CD, Compilation, Mixed
USA
Arian 911 - Clubber’s Guide To Ibiza 2004
Opa Opa (Armand Van Helden Dub Mix)
Ministry Of Sound (Germany)
0010062MIN
2xCD, Mixed, Compilation
Germany
2005
Various – Club Hits 2006
Come Along Now vs. Gia (Extended Edit)
SPG Music Productions Ltd.
SPG-2606
2xCD, Mixed
Canada
Various – House Mix Volume 2
Opa Opa (Armand Van Helden Club Mix)
SPG Music Productions Ltd.
SPG-4050
2xCD, Mixed
Canada
Various – Activate 14
Opa Opa (Milk & Sugar Vocal Club Mix)
Rhythm Express Music
ACT 14CD
CD, Mixed
Australia
Various – The Annual 2005
Opa Opa (Chippe Mix) [CD]
2 Dance
5606086000337
CD, Mixed, DVD
Portugal
Gia [DVD]
2006
Nick Skitz - Skitzmix 24
Opa Opa [DVD]
Central Station
CSR CD 5375
CD, Mixed, Compilation, DVD, Compilation
Australia
2007
Various – Ultra.10
Gia
Ultra Records
UL 1553-2
2xCD, Compilation, Mixed
USA
Nick Skitz - Skitzmix 27
Come Along Now [DVD]
Central Station
CSR CD 5464
CD, Compilation, Mixed, DVD, DVD-Video
Australia
2008
D.J. S.E.A.L.K. - In The M.I.X.
Schiller mit Despina Vandi - Destiny (Destiny Mix)
The Metrosexual Intraurban Xenophilist
MIX01
3xCDr, Mixed, Compilation, Promo
Europe
Nikos Halkousis - Non Stop Mix 4
Tha 'thela
Heaven Music
5204958 0153 2 0
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Greece
To Proto Mas Fili
Se Hriazome
Agapi
I Gi Ki I Selini
Ta Lefta (Remix)
Videos
Year
Album
Song
Label
Catalog#
Format
Country
2004
Various – Promo Only Dance Mix Video - May 2004
Gia (DJ Gregory Remix Edit)
Promo Only
DMV0504
DVD, DVD-Video, Promo
USA
Various – Promo Only Club Video: September 4
Opa Opa
Promo Only
CV0904
DVD, Compilation
USA
Various – Promo Only Club Video: October 4
Opa Opa (Bass Bumpers Club Edit)
Promo Only
CV1008
DVD, Compilation
USA
Footnotes
A. ^C'est La Vie was released as a covermount with the nationwide newspaper Real News that sold 103,200 copies that day.[21] However IFPI Greece does not award certifications for albums released with newspapers unless each copy of the album has been paid for, thus this indicates that the album has not sold enough official retail copies to receive a certification.
