Parafora (song)
Encyclopedia
"Parafora" is the third single by Greek pop
/rock
musician Sakis Rouvas
from his thirteenth studio album of the same name
. It is an electropop-ambient
-dance-pop
song written by Dimitris Kontopoulos and Nikos Kostidakis and produced by Kontopoulos. The song was released to radio stations on 15 October 2010 to coincide with the premiere date of Rouvas 2010–11 winter season shows with Anna Vissi
called Face2Face. It is performed as the second song of the setlist at the aforementioned concert series.
(2003), including having fully produced his Irthes
(2008) album and creating the electronic hits "Ola Gyro Sou Gyrizoun", "Stous 31 Dromous
", "+ Se Thelo
", "This Is Our Night
", and most recently "Spase To Hrono
", while the lyrics were written by Nikos Kostidakis, who has never before collaborated with Rouvas.
The song first appeared through Rouvas' official Facebook
account and on Happy Radio 93.2 on 15 October 2010, released in conjunction with the premiere date of his 2010–11 winter season shows, Face2Face, with Anna Vissi
. It is awaiting a digital release. It is the third single from Rouvas' thirteenth studio album Parafora
released in mid-December 2010, following the number-one hit "Spase To Hrono
" and the top-five hit "Emena Thes
". The song was released as a digital download
on 12 November 2010.
-dance-pop
song. It begins with a 45-second-long introduction and proceeds into the traditional verse-chorus format. Instrumental breaks proceed the chorus, while the song ends with digitizations of Rouvas' voice. Lyrically, the song finds Rouvas expressing loving someone "madly"; the chorus is a series of questions pertaining to how he can carry on without the person, coming to the conclusion that it would have been better had he not known them.
during his solo setlist. Following the opening number, a fully choreographed military
-themed performance of "Spase To Hrono", the song is performed immediately after.
for his upcoming album. Following the posting of the article, Moraitis responded to Love Radio claiming that Dimitris Kontopoulos did not get permission from him to give the song to Rouvas. He claimed that the song was written with Kontopoulos during their collaboration writing for different artists, while he also denied the claim that he has an exclusive agreement with Hatzigiannis, or that Hatzigiannis does not allow him to write for other artists. He further went on to state that he has not worked with Rouvas to date for purely artistic reasons. The song is subsequently credited under the name Moraitis instead on the release of the album Parafora
.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
from his thirteenth studio album of the same name
Parafora
Parafora is the 13th studio album by Greek recording artist Sakis Rouvas and 15th album overall. It was released by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus on 14 December 2010 and distributed digitally ten days later to all Eurozone countries and elsewhere...
. It is an electropop-ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
-dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song written by Dimitris Kontopoulos and Nikos Kostidakis and produced by Kontopoulos. The song was released to radio stations on 15 October 2010 to coincide with the premiere date of Rouvas 2010–11 winter season shows with Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
called Face2Face. It is performed as the second song of the setlist at the aforementioned concert series.
Background
"Parafora" was written and produced by Dimitris Kontopoulos, who has collaborated with Rouvas on several occasions since To Hrono StamataoTo Hrono Stamatao
To Hrono Stamatao is the tenth studio album by Greek pop-rock singer-songwriter Sakis Rouvas, released in December 2003 by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus...
(2003), including having fully produced his Irthes
Irthes
-This Is Our Night :-Singles:"+ Se Thelo""Irthes""This Is Our Night"'"Ksehna To Prin Kai To Meta"-Release history:-Promotion:...
(2008) album and creating the electronic hits "Ola Gyro Sou Gyrizoun", "Stous 31 Dromous
Stous 31 Dromous (song)
"Stous 31 Dromous" is a song by Greek pop/rock singer Sakis Rouvas. The uptempo ballad was written by Dimitris Kontopoulos with lyrics by Viki Gerothodorou as the theme song of the Mega Channel television series of the same name as well as serving as the sole single from his live album This Is My...
", "+ Se Thelo
+ Se Thelo
"+ Se Thelo", also written as "Kai Se Thelo", is a single by popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas from the album Irthes, released as a radio single on June 17, 2008 in Greece and Cyprus.-Production history:...
", "This Is Our Night
This Is Our Night
"This Is Our Night" is a song by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas, from the album Irthes. It was selected as Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009...
", and most recently "Spase To Hrono
Spase To Hrono
"Spase To Hrono" is a song by Greek pop musician Sakis Rouvas, composed by Greek composer Dimitris Kontopoulos, who had worked with Sakis Rouvas in recent years, as well as his contribution to Eurovision Song Contest...
", while the lyrics were written by Nikos Kostidakis, who has never before collaborated with Rouvas.
The song first appeared through Rouvas' official Facebook
Facebook
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account and on Happy Radio 93.2 on 15 October 2010, released in conjunction with the premiere date of his 2010–11 winter season shows, Face2Face, with Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
. It is awaiting a digital release. It is the third single from Rouvas' thirteenth studio album Parafora
Parafora
Parafora is the 13th studio album by Greek recording artist Sakis Rouvas and 15th album overall. It was released by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus on 14 December 2010 and distributed digitally ten days later to all Eurozone countries and elsewhere...
released in mid-December 2010, following the number-one hit "Spase To Hrono
Spase To Hrono
"Spase To Hrono" is a song by Greek pop musician Sakis Rouvas, composed by Greek composer Dimitris Kontopoulos, who had worked with Sakis Rouvas in recent years, as well as his contribution to Eurovision Song Contest...
" and the top-five hit "Emena Thes
Emena Thes
"Emena Thes" is the second single by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas from his 13th studio album Parafora. It is a romantic hard rock ballad written by Dimitris Fakos and produced by Freakchild. The song was released to radio stations on 4 May 2010...
". The song was released as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on 12 November 2010.
Composition and theme
"Parafora" is an electropop-ambientAmbient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
-dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song. It begins with a 45-second-long introduction and proceeds into the traditional verse-chorus format. Instrumental breaks proceed the chorus, while the song ends with digitizations of Rouvas' voice. Lyrically, the song finds Rouvas expressing loving someone "madly"; the chorus is a series of questions pertaining to how he can carry on without the person, coming to the conclusion that it would have been better had he not known them.
Chart performance
"Parafora" had reached the top ten of the Nielsen Music Control Airplay chart prior to the release of its music video and peaked at number one on the domestic edition of the chart for three consecutive weeks. and number two on the mixed airplay chart. It placed as the 65th most played song by a Greek artist of 2010 in the Nielsen Music Control year-end airplay chart.Critical reception
Pavlos Zervas of Music Corner listed the song as one of the 20 best songs of 2010 in the Greek dance category, saying "The song by Sakis that we loved...madly the preceding year. The music by Dimitris Kontopoulos compells you to its danceable rhythm, the lyrics by Nikos Kostidakis manage to grab our attention and of course Sakis Rouvas delivers the song with absolute competence."Music video
The official music video for "Parafora" was exclusively released by Love Radio on their website on 25 November 2010. The video is directed by White Room.Live performances
The first live performance of the song was made at the premiere of the artist's Face2Face shows on 15 October at Athens ArenaAthens Arena
Athens Arena is a grand music venue in Athens, Greece. It is a large-scale convention centre and concert hall, designed to host up to 3,000 people seated. It is owned by the Papatheoharis Group. Artists featured in the Arena are Marinella , Antonis Remos Sakis Rouvas and greek superstar Anna Vissi...
during his solo setlist. Following the opening number, a fully choreographed military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
-themed performance of "Spase To Hrono", the song is performed immediately after.
Controversy
Shortly after the release of the song, a controversy erupted regarding the lyricist of the song. Love Radio posted a news article claiming the lyricist of the song is actually Nikos Moraitis. In the article, Love Radio claims Moraitis used his mother's maiden name of "Kostidakis" as he currently has an exclusive agreement to only write lyrics for Michalis HatzigiannisMichalis Hatzigiannis
Michael Hatzigiannis is a popular Greek Cypriot recording artist. From 2000 to 2009, Hatzigiannis has received over 30 certifications in Greece alone, making him one of most successful artists of the decade. Hatzigiannis is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998...
for his upcoming album. Following the posting of the article, Moraitis responded to Love Radio claiming that Dimitris Kontopoulos did not get permission from him to give the song to Rouvas. He claimed that the song was written with Kontopoulos during their collaboration writing for different artists, while he also denied the claim that he has an exclusive agreement with Hatzigiannis, or that Hatzigiannis does not allow him to write for other artists. He further went on to state that he has not worked with Rouvas to date for purely artistic reasons. The song is subsequently credited under the name Moraitis instead on the release of the album Parafora
Parafora
Parafora is the 13th studio album by Greek recording artist Sakis Rouvas and 15th album overall. It was released by Minos EMI in Greece and Cyprus on 14 December 2010 and distributed digitally ten days later to all Eurozone countries and elsewhere...
.
Personnel
- Sakis Rouvas – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... - Dimitris Kontopoulos – songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, producer - Nikos Kostidakis (aka Moraitis) – songwriter
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Nielsen Music Control Music Control Music Control was a nightly, chart-oriented, network radio show, presented by Kevin Hughes. It was broadcast in the UK from 2001 to 2008 by GCap Media across 'The One Network' to 39 different radio stations.... Greek Airplay Chart |
2 |
| Nielsen Music Control Greek Domestic Airplay Chart | 1 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
15 October 2010 | Minos EMI Minos EMI Minos EMI is the domestic trade name of EMI Music Greece, a record company in Greece. It is the Greek record label division of the British-based, multinational EMI Group.... |
Radio single, promo single |
| 12 November 2010 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
15 October 2010 | Radio single | |