Profities Explained

Profiteies Προφητείες
Type:	studio
Artist:	Despina Vandi
Cover:	Profities vandi.JPG
Released:	8 December 1999
Recorded:	Phase One studio
Genre:	Contemporary laika, pop, electronic
Length:	1:09:49
Language:	Greek
Label:	Minos EMI
Producer:	Achilleas Theofilou
Prev Title:	Deka Endoles
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Gia
Next Year:	2001

Profiteies (trans. Προφητείες; Prophecies) is the fourth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi.

It was released in Greece οn 8 December 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 two days, selling 70,000 copies and become the best selling album by a female artist for 1999. In 2000, it sold 80,000 copies plus and managed to become triple-platinum, selling 150,000 copies overall. Also, it stayed at number 1 of the IFPI charts for five weeks. It also became triple-platinum in Cyprus, selling 20,000 copies.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The song "Sta 'dosa ola" from the album was ranked by Alpha TV show Chart Show as the 24th most successful Greek love song in Greece during 1980-2009, as well as the sixth most successful break-up song from 1980-2010.^{[4] [5]}

Singles and music videos

• "Spania" ("Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σπάνια") (Directed by Kostas Kapetanidis)
• "Oute ena efharisto" ("Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ") (Directed by Dimitris Sotas)
• "Profities" ("Greek, Modern (1453-);: Προφητείες") (Directed by Giorgos Gavalos)
• "A pa pa" ("Greek, Modern (1453-);: Α πα πα") (Directed by)
• "Giatriko" ("Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γιατρικό") (Directed by Kostas Kapetanidis)
• "To koritsaki sou" ("Greek, Modern (1453-);: Το κοριτσάκι σου") (Directed by Kostas Kapetanidis)
• "Sta 'dosa ola" ("Greek, Modern (1453-);: Στα 'δωσα όλα") (Directed by Kostas Kapetanidis)

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Version
Greece	8 December 1999	CD, Digital download^[6]	Minos EMI	Original
	8 December 1999	CD		Collector's edition
Cyprus	8 December 1999	CD, Digital download		Original
Turkey	2000	CD, MC		Turkish edition

Charts

Chart	Providers	Peak position	Certification
Greek Albums Chart	IFPI^[7]	1	3× Platinum
Cypriot Album Chart	Musical Paradise Top 10	1	3× Platinum

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[8]

Personnel

• Christina Argiri: backing vocals (tracks: 15)
• Hakan Bingolou: säz (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 14, 15)
• Giannis Bithikotsis: baglama, bouzouki (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 16) || mandolin (tracks: 7, 16) || tzoura (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 14)
• Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
• Achilleas Dantilis: strings (tracks: 8)
• Pavlos Diamantopoulos: backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
• Akis Diximos: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13) || second vocal (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 9, 14)
• Kostas Doxas: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13)
• Panagiotis Drakopoulos: saxophone (tracks: 11, 13)
• Katerina Kiriakou: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15) || second vocal (tracks: 5)
• Fedon Lionoudakis: accordion (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 14)
• Andreas Mouzakis: backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
• Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15)
• Phoebus: keyboards, programming (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) || orchestration (all tracks) || strings (tracks: 8)
• Giorgos Roilos: percussion (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15)
• Thanasis Vasilopoulos: clarinet (tracks: 2, 8, 15) || ney (tracks: 15)
• Alexandros Vourazelis: keyboards, programming (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16)
• Nikos Zervas: keyboards (tracks: 15)
• Martha Zioga: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13)

Production

• Thodoris Chrisanthopoulos (Fabelsound): mastering
• Vaggelis Siapatis: sound engineer
• Giorgos Stampolis: editing, sound engineer
• Achilleas Theofilou: executive producer
• Manolis Vlachos: mix engineer, sound engineer
• Alexandros Vourazelis: sound engineer

Artwork

• Katia Dimopoulou: art direction
• Panos Kallitsis: hair styling, make up
• Manolis Kalogeropoulos: photographer
• Maria Pitsokou: photo processing
• Tasos Vrettos: photographer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mad Tv S.A. . The Despina Vandi Trivia By Conn-x . Mad.tv . 2010-06-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040613144147/http://www.mad.tv/ . 2004-06-13 .
2. http://www.emimusic.gr/nqcontent.cfm?a_name=news_details&news_id=213
3. http://www.mad.tv/spotlight/vandi/index.php?action=profities
4. Web site: CHART SHOW: Το Στα 'δωσα όλα στα πιο ερωτικά τραγούδια 1980-2009 . YouTube . 2009-06-28 . 2010-06-02.
5. Web site: CHART SHOW: Το Στα 'δωσα όλα στα τραγούδια χωρισμού 1980-2010 . YouTube . 2010-06-02.
6. Web site: iTunes - Music - Profities by Despina Vandi . Itunes.apple.com . 2000-11-14 . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111084412/https://itunes.apple.com/gr/album/profities/id45556281 . 2012-11-11 .
7. http://ifpi.gr Greek Albums Chart
8. Profities . . 1999 . CD . Minos EMI. 7243 5 24626 2 9 .