Vrisko To Logo Na Zo

Infobox Album |
Name = Vrisko To Logo Na Zo
Type = studio
Artist = Elena Paparizou

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Released = June 12, 2008
Recorded = 2008
Genre = Pop rock, House, Pop, Modern Laïka, Ambient music
Length = 49:44
Language = Greek
Label = Sony BMG/RCA
Producer = DON - K (Toni Mavridis, Niclas Olausson)
Reviews =
Last album = " "
(2007)
This album = "Vrisko To Logo Na Zo"
(2008)
Next album = Singles
Name = Vrisko To Logo Na Zo
Type = studio
single 1 = Porta Gia Ton Ourano
single 1 date = 8 April, 2008
single 2 = I Kardia Sou Petra
single 2 date = 2 June, 2008
single 3 = Pirotehnimata
single 3 date = September 2008

"Vrisko To Logo Na Zo" (Greek: "Βρίσκω Το Λόγο Να Ζω"; English: "I Find The Reason To Live") is the third Greek language studio album and fifth album overall by Greek singer-songwriter Elena Paparizou and was released on June 12, 2008. [ cite web | title = Η ΕΛΕΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΡΙΖΟΥ ΣΤΟΝ ORANGE 93.2| url = http://www.orange932.fm/news/paparizou.htmlGr icon "Orange 93.2". Retrieved on June 3, 2008] [ cite web | title = Η καινούργια δουλεία της Έλενας Παπαρίζου...| url = http://music.net.cy/mousika_nea/june2008/3-6/elena_paparizou.htmGr icon "Music.net.cy", June 3 2008. Retrieved on June 4, 2008] It was the first time that "DON - K" (Niclas Olausson and Toni Mavridis) had produced the entire album and that Paparizou had contributed to an album both musically and lyrically. It was also the first time that a duet was included on one of her solo albums.

Album information

Production history

Paparizou reportedly said that she started writing songs with her team after the Christmas Holidays when she got back from Sweden. She also stated that the album was recorded between two countries Greece and Stockholm but also in her new professional home studio in Glyfada. cite web | title = Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου στο "OK"| url = http://mad.tv/news/?id=30029&c=Gr icon "MAD TV", April 19 2008. Retrieved on April 19 2008]

Producers and collaborators

In an interview on MAD TV, Paparizou said that she cooperated with very popular and prestigious producers. The main producers were Niclas Olausson and Toni Mavridis. Paparizou announced that all of the writers and composers who participated, such as Giorgos Sabanis who composed "To Fili Tis Zois", Giorgos Moukidis who produced many of the Laika songs, Giannis Christodoulopoulos, Giannis Doksas who wrote the lyrics for the song "To Fili Tis Zois", Eleana Vrahali who wrote the lyrics for the song "Porta Gia Ton Ourano" and also two young girls from Sweden named Matilda and Sofi. cite web | title = Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου στο "OK"| url = http://mad.tv/news/?id=30029&c=Gr icon "MAD TV", April 19 2008. Retrieved on April 19 2008]

tyle and lyrical content

Paparizou described her album's style "more rock than ever". She also said that the album will contain songs with strong Greek elements from big producers such as Giorgos Moukidis and ballads from Eleana Vrahali. Finally she stated that it will be included two foreign covers one of which will be a duet but the songs are still kept secret. cite web | title = Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου στο "OK"| url = http://mad.tv/news/?id=30029&c=Gr icon "MAD TV", April 19 2008. Retrieved on April 19 2008] When the track list was revealed, the duet was announced to be "Papeles Mojados" with the Spanish flamenco-electronic band, Chambao.The photography of the cover is from Kostas Avgoulis who represents a new fresh Paparizou. [ cite web | title = ΒΡΙΣΚΩ ΤΟ ΛΟΓΟ ΝΑ ΖΩ!| url = http://www.sonybmg.gr/page/news/news_artists.asp?id=129Gr icon "Sony BMG", June 2 2008. Retrieved on June 3 2008] In the interview on Orange fm 93.2 Elena said that in this album there are some of the hardest songs she has ever sung like "Mathe Prota N'Agapas" which is a powerful ballad. In the interview on NitroRadio Elena said that a new version of the song Pirotehnimata will released in order to promote the song in clubs. The new version will be more upbeat and dance.

Tracklist

tracklist
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headline =

lyrics_credits = yes
music_credits = yes

title1 = I Kardia Sou Petra
note1 = Your heart like stone
lyrics1 = Giannis Doksas
music1 = Giorgos Sampanis
length1 = 4:30

title2 = Kita Brosta
note2 = Look forward
lyrics2 = Giannis Doksas
music2 = Sofie Lindblom, Toni Mavridis, Niclas Olausson
length2 = 3:42

title3 = Porta Gia Ton Ourano
note3 = Door to the sky
lyrics3 = Eleana Vrahali
music3 = Per Liden, Toni Mavridis, Niclas Olausson
length3 = 2:57

title4 = Pios
note4 = Who
lyrics4 = Giorgos Moukidis
music4 = Giorgos Moukidis
length4 = 4:04

title5 = Agapi San Listia (Historias De Danzon Y De Arrabal)
note5 = Love like a robbery
lyrics5 = Giannis Doksas
music5 = Aleks Syntek
length5 = 4:16

title6 = Mathe Prota N'Agapas
note6 = Learn to love first
lyrics6 = Elena Paparizou & Giannis Doksas
music6 = Toni Mavridis, Niclas Olausson, Elena Paparizou
length6 = 4:15

title7 = Eisai I Foni
note7 = You are the voice
lyrics7 = Anotonis Pappas
music7 = Per Liden, Toni Mavridis, Niclas Olausson
length7 = 3:21

title8 = Pirotehnimata
note8 = Fireworks
lyrics8 = Giannis Doksas
music8 = Giorgos Sampanis
length8 = 4:13

title9 = Den Tha' Me Do
note9 = I wont be here
lyrics9 = Vicky Gerothodorou
music9 = Toni Mavridis, Niclas Olausson, Elena Paparizou
length9 = 3:50

title10 = Papeles Mojados (Duet with Chambao)
note10 = Wet Papers
lyrics10 = Giannis Doksas
music10 = Ma del Mar Bondriguez Carnero
length10 = 3:50

title11 = To'Heis I De To'Heis (Hip Teens Don't Wear Blue Jeans)
note11 = You have it or you don't have it
lyrics11 = Nikos Gritsis
music11 = Frank popp, Sam Leigh Brown & Phillip Noha
length11 = 3:28

title12 = Mi Mou Milas Gi' Antio
note12 = Don't talk to me about a goodbye
lyrics12 = Eleana Vrahali
music12 = Matilda Ekevik, Toni Mavridis, Niclas Olausson
length12 = 3:35tracklist
headline = Bonus Track
lyrics_credits = yes
music_credits = yes

title13 = To Fili Tis Zois
note13 = The kiss of life
lyrics13 = Giannis Doksas
music13 = Giorgos Sampanis
length13 = 3:38

ingles

"Porta Gia Ton Ourano" :The lead single is "Porta Gia Ton Ourano" and it was released to radio stations on April 8 2008. [ cite web | title = Helena Paparizou is back!!”| url = http://www.sonybmg.gr/page/news/news_artists.asp?id=111Gr icon "SONY BMG". Retrieved on April 2 2008.] [ cite web | title = Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου επιστρέφει δυναμικά...| url = http://www.music.net.cy/mousika_nea/april2008/4-4/elena_paparizou.htmGr icon "Music.net.cy", April 4 2008. Retrieved on April 15 2008.] "I Kardia Sou Petra":The second single is "I Kardia Sou Petra" and it was first played exclusively on Orange FM on June 2, 2008 and the music video aired on Paparizou's official Youtube Page.

"Pirotehnimata":The third single from the album will be "Pirotehnimata". The music video for the album will be filmed sometime in mid-September, while the song and video will be released shortly after. [Harizanis (2008-09-01). Interview with Elena Paparizou. "Ellinikos FM". Retrieved on 2008-09-03.]

Release history

The release date of the album changed many times. It was first announced by Paparizou in an interview on MAD TV that the album was going to be released on 29 May 2008, but it was pushed back and a new release date of May 6 2008 was announced on Paparizou's official Facebook. Several music stores, however, had posted a different one 5 May 2008. Finally, in an interview on Orange FM on 2 June 2008, Paparizou stated that the album will be released on 12 June 2008. On 11 June, 2008 the album was released on Greek iTunes.

Promotion

In an interview on "MAD TV", Paparizou has stated that she will start a summer tour across the large cities of Greece to promote it her new album with Manos Pirovolakis. The tour will start in the end of June with two concerts and it will end in September and the dates will be announced soon. Also notable is that Paparizou announced that she would conduct a Facebook chat with fans through her official account when the album is released and she asked from her fans to post their favorite song in her official account in order to sing it on the tour. [ cite web | title = Η Ελενα Παπαρίζου στην... Πόρτα του Mad Radio 106,2| url = http://mad.tv/news/?id=30030Gr icon "MAD TV", April 18 2008. Retrieved on May 2 2008] In an interview on the Madame Figaro, Paparizou stated that this is her third album and the best of her career. After finishing the recording sessions, Elena started full promo of the album. On 2 June 2008, Elena Paparizou was on the greek radio station Orange fm 93.2, where she presented all her new songs for the first time. [ cite web | title = Η ΕΛΕΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΡΙΖΟΥ ΣΤΟΝ ORANGE 93.2| url = http://www.orange932.fm/news/paparizou.htmlGr icon "Orange 93.2", May 28 2008. Retrieved on May 29 2008] On 10 June 2008, Paparizou was on NitroRadio 102.5 at 1:00 pm where she talked about her new album. [ cite web | title = Η Ώρα των Αστεριών στο Nitro Radio 102.5: Έλενα Παπαρίζου!!!| url = http://www.nitroradio.gr/nitroRadio.asp?id=2&lang=_gr&sm=1&rec_id=310Gr icon "NitroRadio", June 10 2008. Retrieved on June 3 2008] On 11 June 2008, Paparizou was the guest in the show "Gros Plan" with host Nikos Aliagas which was shown on Alpha TV. Viewers will be able to watch the recording sessions and backstage from the new album. [ cite web | title = Γκρο Πλαν| url = http://www.alphatv.gr/index.asp?a_id=103&tv_id=1414 Gr icon "Alpha TV". Retrieved on May 5 2008] On 13 June 2008, Paparizou gave another interview on MAD radio 106.2 where she talked about the new album, her 6 nominations and she voted her favorite artists. [ cite web | title = : Η Έλενα στο Mad Radio 106,2| url = http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=30922Gr icon "MAD TV", June 12 2008. Retrieved on June 12 2008] [ cite web | title = :Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου μίλησε στο Mad Radio 106,2| url = http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=30958Gr icon "MAD TV", June 12 2008. Retrieved on June 12 2008] On 16 June 2008, Paparizou performed in the final of the show "So You Think You Can Dance" where she performed older hits and new songs like "Porta Gia Ton Ourano", "I Kardia Sou Petra" for the very first time in television. She also danced a sexy tango choreography with one of the judges, Jason Roditis. [ cite web | title = Επί του πιεστηρίου: H Έλενα Παπαρίζου Live!| url = http://www.megatv.com/dance/default.asp Gr icon "Mega Channel". Retrieved on May 5 2008] On 17 June 2008, Paparizou performed at the Mad Video Music Awards 2008 where she won 2 of her 6 nominations. She performed a remix of the song Porta Gia Ton Ourano with Madonna's 4 Minutes and with the group Stavento. [ cite web | title = Review: Mad VMA 2008 (part 1)”| url = http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=31043 "MAD TV"Gr icon] [ cite web | title = Review: Mad VMA 2008 (part 3)”| url = http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=31043 "MAD TV"Gr icon] On June 27, 2008 Elena appeared on the most popular morning show "Kafes Me Tin Eleni" on Alpha TV. She talked about the new album, the tour and she sung two songs only with piano. On 15 July, 2008 Elena was on the greek radio station Village 88.3. She talked about the tour and she revealed that the song "Pirotehnimata" will be the next single from the album. Thousands of fans all over the world sent messages via Internet expressing their love to Elena. She announced that she will give a concert in Lithuania in September. On 23 July, 2008 Elena was on the Greek radio station Cosmoradio 95.1 where she said that she has started recording her new english album and it will be ready in 2009. Also she stated that when the english album will be released, she will travel abroad for a while. [ cite web | title = ΑΡΧΙΣΑΝ ΤΑ ΠΑΡΤΥ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΛΕΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΡΙΖΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΚΟΣΜΟΡΑΔΙΟ 95,1”| url = http://www.cosmoradio.gr/interviews_det.asp?inter_id=169 "Cosmoradio 95.1"Gr icon]

Paparizou's duet with Chambao, "Papeles Mojados", has become a hit in many dance clubs in Spain. [cite web|url=http://www.mtv-greece.com/Default.aspx?pid=6&la=1&newid=35|title=Η Ισπανία χορεύει στους ρυθμούς της Έλενας Παπαρίζου|date=2008-09-02|publisher="MTV Greece"|language=Greek|accessdate=2008-09-16] [cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/12255|title=Greece: Helena Paparizou in Sweden and Spain|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-09-06|publisher="ESCToday"|accessdate=2008-09-06]

ummer Tour 2008

Paparizou is currently on her first big "Summer Tour" around Greece. The tour will run from June 25 2008 to late September and will feature an entourage of 10 musicians, dancers, and modern lighting and stage design.cite web|title=Απονομή χρυσού δίσκου για την Έλενα|publisher="MAD TV"|accessdate=2008-07-12|date=2008-06-25|url=http://mad.tv/news/?id=31165&c=|language=Greek] Dates and cities announced on 30 June, 2008. The concert will include songs from her new album "Vrisko To Logo Na Zo" and old hits. Manos Pirovolakis will also be touring along with Paparizou. The slogan of the tour is "Arhizei To Party" (The Party Is Starting). Sfera Radio hosted a kick off party for Elena's tour on June 25, 2008. At the same party, she received the gold certification of her new album [ cite web | title = Έλενα Παπαρίζου - Kick Off Party!”| url = http://www.sfera.gr/default.asp?news_id=696 SferaRadio Gr icon] and also a gold certification for the digital sales of To Fili Tis Zois as a digital download. The song is the first digital single which was certificated gold in Greece counting 30,000 downloads. [ cite web | title = Η 'χρυσή' απονομή της Έλενας”| url = http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=31199 MAD TV Gr icon] The tour will be shown on Alpha TV in December 2008. [Balalas (2008-08-18). Interview with Elena Paparizou. "Santorini FM". Retrieved on 2008-09-03.Until now she had sold in her tour 155,500 tickets in 23 concerts and she has to go in 5 cities(Athens,Heraklio,Rodos,Kos,Patra) to finish her tour.]

Album Credits

Production

*Management Production and Orchestration: DONK
*Executive Producer: Giannis Doksas

Personnel

*Vocals: Elena Paparizou, Paola Komini
*Guitars: Esbjorn Orhwall, Mats Berntoft, Foivos Zazaropoulos, Sofie Lindblom
*Drums: Henrik Nordrnback
*Bass: Esbjorn Orwhall, Mats Berntoft, Thanasis Xonthros

*Photography: Kostas Avgoulis (D-Tales)
*Styling: Al Giga (effex+)
*Make up: Giannis Marketakis (effex+)
*Hair Styling: Christos Kallaniotis (effex+)
*Photography Manager: Georgia Mihalopoulou

Chart performance

The album reached at #1 on the Greek iTunes Store's Top 10 Albums Chart only three days after its release and was certificated Gold by IFPI after its first week in stores. [ cite web | title = Έλενα Παπαρίζου - Kick Off Party!”| url = http://www.sfera.gr/default.asp?news_id=696 "Sfera Radio" Gr icon] On the week 22 June to 28 June 2008, the album debuted at #1 on the Greek Albums Chart and remained there for four weeks becoming her her fourth consecutive #1 album. [cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/top/?fr=0&lim=10&chid=3178|title=Charts - IFPI Gr|date=2008-09-06|publisher="MAD TV"|language=Greek|accessdate=2008-09-16] The album also charted in Cyprus for five weeks at number two. After almost two months, it was announced on 1 September 2008 that the album was certified Platinum with the certification party being held on 16 September 2008. [cite web|url=http://mad.tv/news/?id=32737&c=|title=Απονομή για την Έλενα Παπαρίζου|date=2008-09-11|publisher="MAD TV"|language=Greek|accessdate=2008-09-12] During the week of 31 August to 6 September 2008, the album returned to #1 on the albums chart. [cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/top/?fr=0&lim=10&chid=3264|title=Charts - IFPI Gr|date=2008-09-06|publisher="MAD TV"|language=Greek|accessdate=2008-09-16]

The album entered the Cypriot Album Chart at #2 and is her first album which didn't peak no.1.

Chart

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