Profities

Profities
Προφητείες

Studio album by Despina Vandi

Released

December 8, 1999

Recorded

1998-1999, Phase One

Genre

Laïka, pop, electronica

Length

69:02

Language

Despina Vandi chronology

Singles from Profities
Deka Endoles (1997)	Profities (1999)	The Best (2001)
"Spania" Released: 1998 "Oute Ena Efharisto" Released: 1998 "Profities" Released: 1999 "Apapa" Released: 2000 "Giatriko" Released: 2000 "To Koritsaki Sou" Released: 2000 "Sta Dosa Ola" Released: 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Profities (Greek: Προφητείιες; English: Prophecies) is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece in 1999 by Minos EMI, and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was certified gold the day of its release and platinum in 2 days.^[2] In 1999 it sold 70,000 copies and become the best selling album by a female artist for 1999.^[3] In 2000 it sold 80,000 copies and managed to become 2x Platinum selling 110,000 copies.^[4] It, also, stayed at number 1 of the IFPI charts for 5 weeks. It became, also, 3x Platinum in Cyprus, selling 20,000 copies.

The song "Sta Dosa Ola" from the album was ranked by Alpha TV show Chart Show as the twenty-fourth most successful Greek love song in Greece during 1980-2009,^[5] as well as the sixth most successful break-up song from 1980-2010.^[6]

Track listing

Original edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως τολμηρό; Extremely bold)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:32
2.	"Profities" (Προφητείες; Prophecies)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:24
3.	"To Koritsaki Sou" (Το κοριτσάκι σου; Your little girl)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:06
4.	"Klinome" (Κλείνομαι; I'm stuck)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:52
5.	"Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα αγέρι; Blow breeze)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:37
6.	"Giatriko" (Γιατρικό; Remedy)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:12
7.	"Paratame" (Παράταμε; Leave me alone)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:07
8.	"Apapa" (Άπαπα)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:08
9.	"Sta Dosa Ola" (Στα δωσα όλα; I gave you everything)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:24
10.	"Rotao Pia" (Ρωτάω ποιά; I'm asking what)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:16
11.	"Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα; Opposites)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:01
12.	"Horis Esena" (Χωρίς εσένα; Without you)	Giannis Parios	Phoebus	4:40
13.	"Ksenodohio" (Ξενοδοχείο; Hotel)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:59
14.	"Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:05
15.	"Spania" (Σπάνια; Rarely)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:36
16.	"Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ; No thank you)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:03
Total length:				69:02

Collector's edition
Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Akros Tolmiro" (Άκρως τολμηρό)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:32
2.	"Profities" (Προφητείες)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:24
3.	"To Koritsaki Sou" (Το κοριτσάκι σου)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:06
4.	"Klinome" (Κλείνομαι)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:52
5.	"Fisa Ageri" (Φύσα αγέρι)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:37
6.	"Giatriko" (Γιατρικό)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:12
7.	"Paratame" (Παράταμε)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:07
8.	"Apapa" (Άπαπα)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:08
9.	"Sta Dosa Ola" (Στα δωσα όλα)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:24
10.	"Rotao Pia" (Ρωτάω ποιά)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:16
11.	"Eteronima" (Ετερώνυμα)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:01
12.	"Horis Esena" (Χωρίς εσένα)	Giannis Parios	Phoebus	4:40
13.	"Ksenodohio" (Ξενοδοχείο)	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:59
14.	"Diakoptaki" (Διακοπτάκι)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:05
15.	"Spania" (Σπάνια)	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:36
16.	"Oute Ena Efharisto" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ)	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:03
Total length:				69:02

Side A: Turkish edition (MC)
Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Apapa"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:08
2.	"Giatriko"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:12
3.	"Profities"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:24
4.	"Diakoptaki"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:05
5.	"Kitaxe Me"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:32
6.	"O Perittos"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:53
7.	"Ena Ki Ena Kanoun Dio"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:00

Side B: Turkish edition (MC)
Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Klinome"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:52
2.	"Sta 'Dosa Ola"	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:24
3.	"Spania"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:36
4.	"Fisa Ageri"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:37
5.	"Deka Entoles"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:36
6.	"Rotao Pia"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:16

Turkish edition
Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Apapa"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:08
2.	"Giatriko"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:10
3.	"Profities"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:23
4.	"Diakoptaki"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:04
5.	"Kitaxe Me"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:31
6.	"O Perittos"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:52
7.	"Ena Ki Ena Kanoun Dio"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:01
8.	"Klinome"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:52
9.	"Sta 'Dosa Ola"	Phoebus	Phoebus	5:24
10.	"Spania"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:36
11.	"Fisa Ageri"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:36
12.	"Deka Entoles"	Phoebus	Phoebus	3:35
13.	"Rotao Pia"	Phoebus	Phoebus	4:14

Music videos

"Spania"
"Oute Ena Efharisto"
"Profities"
"Apapa"
"Giatriko"
"To Koritsaki Sou"
"Sta Dosa Ola"

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Version
Greece	December 08, 1999	CD, Digital download^[7]	Minos EMI	Original
Greece	December, 1999	CD		Collector's edition
Cyprus	December 08, 1999	CD, Digital download		Original
Turkey	2000	CD, MC		Turkish edition

Charts

Chart	Providers	Peak position	Certification
Greek Albums Chart	IFPI^[8]	1	2x Platinum
Cypriot Album Chart	Musical Paradise Top 10	1	2x Platinum

Credits and personnel

Personnel

Hairi Binikoglou- sazi
Achilleas Dantilis - strings
Pavlos Diamantopoulos - bass
Akis Diximos - background vocals, second vocals
Kostas Diximos - background vocals
Panagiotis Drakopoulos - saxophone
Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (electric, electric midi, acoustic, twelve-strings, classic)
Katerina Kiriakou - background vocals, second vocals
Fedon Lionoudakis - accordion
Andreas Mouzakis - drums
Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, baglama, tzoura, mandolin
Alex Panayi - background vocals
Phoebus - music, lyrics, strings, piano, keyboards, programming
Giorgos Roilos - percussion
Despina Vandi - vocals
Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet, ney
Alexis Vourazelis - piano, keyboards, programming
Martha Zioga - background vocals

Production

Vaggelis Siapatis - sound
Giorgos Stampolis - sound, computer editing
Achilleas Theofilou - production manager
Manolis Vlahos - sound, mix
Alexis Vourazelis - sound

Design

Katia Dimopoulou - art direction
Panos Kallitsis - makeup
Manolis Kalogeropoulos - photos
Maria Pitsokou - cover-insert design
Tasos Vrettos - photos

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[9]

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Mad Tv S.A. "The Despina Vandi Trivia By Conn-x". Mad.tv. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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↑ "CHART SHOW: Το Στα 'δωσα όλα στα πιο ερωτικά τραγούδια 1980-2009". YouTube. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
↑ "CHART SHOW: Το Στα 'δωσα όλα στα τραγούδια χωρισμού 1980-2010". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
↑ "iTunes - Music - Profities by Despina Vandi". Itunes.apple.com. 2000-11-14. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
↑ Greek Albums Chart Retrieved on September 22, 2008.
↑ Profities (CD). Despina Vandi. Minos EMI. 1999. 7243 5 24626 2 9.

Despina Vandi

Discography Awards

Studio albums	Gela Mou (1994) Esena Perimeno (1996) Deka Endoles (1997) Profities (1999) Gia (2001) Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (2004) 10 Hronia Mazi (2007) C'est La Vie (2010) Allaxa (2012) De Me Stamatises (2014) Afti Ine I Diafora Mas (2016)

Live albums	Despina Vandi Live (2003)

CD singles	Spania (1998) Ipofero (2001) Ante Gia (2002) Gia (2003) Come Along Now (2004) Opa Opa (2004) Jambi (2005) Kalanta (2006)

Compilations	The Best (2001) Come Along Now (2004) Ballads (2004) Dance (2004) The Very Best of Despina Vandi (2005) Ta Laïka Tis Despinas (2005) Despina Vandi (2005) 14 Megala Tragoudia (2006) Singles (2006) The EMI Years: The Complete Collection (2007) Greatest Hits: 2001–2009 (2009)

Promotional singles	Gia (2003) Giati Fovase (2004) Opa Opa (2004) Come Along Now (2004)

Extended plays	Xmas Made in Heaven (2012)

Video albums	The Video Collection: '97-'03 (2003) Hits on DVD: Despina Vandi (1994-2000) (2004) Despina Vandi Karaoke Vol.1 (2004) MAD Secret Concerts: Despina Vandi Live (2006) Greek Hits: Giorgos Mazonakis vs. Despina Vandi (2008)

Fashion brands	Despina Vandi for Chip & Chip (2012)

Related articles	Discography Full Singles Discography Thelo Destiny Iparhi Zoi Koritsi Prama

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