Antique (band)

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Antique was a Swedish-Greek pop duo that existed from 1999 to 2003. The members were Elena Paparizou (Greek: Έλενα Παπαρίζου) and Nikos Panagiotidis (Greek: Νίκος Παναγιωτίδης)

Career

In 1999 the Swedish label Bonnier Music came up with the idea of merging traditional Greek songs with modern dance rhythms. They then met Elena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis, a friend of hers. Their first single, a modern version of Notis Sfakianaki's classic Opa Opa , became a hit, and others followed. As a relatively unknown band - in Greece - they won the preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 and were therefore allowed to go to the contest in Copenhagen . They achieved third place with their pop song (I Would) Die for You .

The group split in 2003.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK SE SE
1999 Grandpa Grandpa / Mera Me Ti Mera - - - - SE29 (8 weeks)
SE
First published: October 1999
2001 Die for You / Tha Pethaina Gia Sena - - - - SE16 (9 weeks)
SE
First published: June 2001
2003 Blue love - - - - SE13 (5 weeks)
SE
First published: April 2003

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK SE SE
2004 The very best of - - - - SE47 (3 weeks)
SE
First published: June 2004

More albums

  • 2000: Antique (EP)
  • 2001: Me Logia Ellinika
  • 2002: Alli Mia Fora
  • 2002: Dance: Re-mixes + Videos
  • 2003: Collector's Edition
  • 2006: Collection: Hits & Remixes
  • 2014: Greatest Hits & Remixes 2014
  • 2014: Axento 2014 remixes

Singles (chart successes)

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK SE SE
1999 Grandpa Grandpa
Mera Me Ti Mera 		DE60 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH51 (5 weeks)
CH 		- SE5 (16 weeks)
SE
First published: July 1999
Dinata Dinata
Mera Me Ti Mera 		- - - - SE8 (19 weeks)
SE
First published: October 1999
2000 Mera Me Ti Mera
Mera Me Ti Mera 		- - - - SE45 (4 weeks)
SE
First published: February 2000
2001 (I Would) Die for You
Die for You 		DE85 (3 weeks)
DE 		- CH75 (5 weeks)
CH 		- SE3 (18 weeks)
SE
First published: May 2001
Ligo Ligo
Die for You 		- - - - SE48 (4 weeks)
SE
First published: August 2001
2002 Follow Me
Die for You 		- - - - SE15 (14 weeks)
SE
First published: January 2002
2003 Moro Mou
Blue Love 		- - - - SE3 (20 weeks)
SE
First published: March 2003
Time to Say Goodbye
Blue Love 		- - - - SE13 (15 weeks)
SE
First published: August 2003

literature

  • Sonia Kazoni: Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Baby Tiger . Nitro Magazine: p. 248, May 2008 (Greek).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Greece: Antique at eurovision.de
  2. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE CH SE