Inscription
Elena Paparizou is inscribed as the seventh Global Music Royalty in June 2018.
She is chosen for her multiple participations and great success in Global Music, having won 2 gold medals as a solo artist and 1 as part of Antique.
She is chosen for her multiple participations and great success in Global Music, having won 2 gold medals as a solo artist and 1 as part of Antique.
Presentation
Elena "Helena" Paparizou (born 31 January 1982), 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 (Greek folk music) 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 (2004), 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 (2006), The Game of Love (2006) and Vrisko To Logo Na Zo (2008) all peaked at number one in Greece and reached platinum sales. Her fifth studio album Giro Apo T' Oneiro (2010) 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 hit until 2016. Helena's biggest hit to date is An Me Dis Na Kleo feat Anastasios Rammos.
Paparizou established herself as a teen idol, particularly among young girls. She has endorsed the brands Nokia and Ivi. For the period 2013-2015, she 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 (2011) and as a contestant on Let's Dance (2012) 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 Awards—more than any other artist—and 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 YouTube—more than any other artist in the Greek music industry. She is the first female artist to reach 600,000 likes on Facebook 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 (2004), 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 (2006), The Game of Love (2006) and Vrisko To Logo Na Zo (2008) all peaked at number one in Greece and reached platinum sales. Her fifth studio album Giro Apo T' Oneiro (2010) 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 hit until 2016. Helena's biggest hit to date is An Me Dis Na Kleo feat Anastasios Rammos.
Paparizou established herself as a teen idol, particularly among young girls. She has endorsed the brands Nokia and Ivi. For the period 2013-2015, she 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 (2011) and as a contestant on Let's Dance (2012) 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 Awards—more than any other artist—and 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 YouTube—more than any other artist in the Greek music industry. She is the first female artist to reach 600,000 likes on Facebook in Greece.
Global Music Career
15 Participations
13 Finals
8 Top 10s
3 Medals
2 Victories
Representing: Greece, Sweden and Cyprus
11. I agapi mou me denei / 7th place
17. Teardrops / 6th place
30. Mambo / WINNER
52. The game of love / 19th place
56. Psaxno tin alitheia / DNQ
57. Dancing without music / 24th place
66. Baby it's over / Silver Medal
72. To fos stin psixi / 6th place
94. Ena lepto / DNQ
98. Mesimeria / 17th place - with Stig Dogg
101. Survivor / WINNER
112. Otan aggeli klene / 10th place
138. Colour your dream / 6th place
After inscription:
186. Day and night / 11th place - with Magnus Carlsson
211. De mou ta leei kala / 18th place
13 Finals
8 Top 10s
3 Medals
2 Victories
Representing: Greece, Sweden and Cyprus
11. I agapi mou me denei / 7th place
17. Teardrops / 6th place
30. Mambo / WINNER
52. The game of love / 19th place
56. Psaxno tin alitheia / DNQ
57. Dancing without music / 24th place
66. Baby it's over / Silver Medal
72. To fos stin psixi / 6th place
94. Ena lepto / DNQ
98. Mesimeria / 17th place - with Stig Dogg
101. Survivor / WINNER
112. Otan aggeli klene / 10th place
138. Colour your dream / 6th place
After inscription:
186. Day and night / 11th place - with Magnus Carlsson
211. De mou ta leei kala / 18th place
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