Helena Paparizou is a Greek singer, born and raised in Sweden – Greek City Times
Every week we will present this week’s Greek singers. The first is our number one Helena Paparizou.
Helena is a Greek singer, born and raised in Sweden. From 1999 to 2003 she was a member of the duo Antique (Eurovision 2001 – 3rd place).
In 2005, she won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song My Number One, which marked Greece’s first and only victory to date. Paparizou has released 10 albums, all of which are certified platinum and double platinum.
She has also released 52 radio singles and 58 music videos. She has collaborated with great artists from the international music scene as well as with very prominent Greek artists.
Helena has won 43 awards: 3 Arion Awards, 1 EBBA Award, 1 Balkan Music Award, 1 Cyprus Music Award, 1 MTV Best Greek Act Award, 1 OGAE Song Contest Award, 3 Super Music Awards, 30 Mad Video Music Awards and of course first place in the Eurovision Song Contest.
She was a member of the judging panel for the show Dancing On Ice (2011-2012) in Greece and in Before the Eurovision Song Contest (2016) in Sweden.
She has also appeared in the Swedish version of Let’s Dance (2012) and in 2015 she made her theater debut in the musical “Nine” in the role of Saraghina.
Since 2016 she is one of the four judges in The Voice of Greece, and in 2018 she released her album Ouranio Toxo which received platinum in Greece, and was the best-selling album by a female artist in 2018. Her new album Apohrosis topped the official Greek Lists , which is one of the most popular releases for 2021.
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