Elena Paparizou
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 Elena Paparizou facts

• Born and raised in Sweden to Greek parents, she enrolled in various arts schools before launching a career in Sweden in 1999 as a member of the laïko (Greek folk music) and Eurodance duo Antique, who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 and afterwards became popular in Greece
• Antique disbanded in 2003 and Paparizou signed a solo recording contract with Sony Music Greece, releasing the chart-topping debut single "Anapandites Kliseis" and album Protereotita (2004), with emphasis on laïko, pop, and dance sounds, but at first had modest sales
• In 2005, she represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "My Number One", which she won
• It was the first Greek win in the contest's history and significantly transformed her career
• Her album was subsequently certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Greece
• Paparizou briefly attempted a career beyond Greece with English-language material, charting in a few countries abroad
• Her three subsequent albums Iparhi Logos (2006), The Game of Love (2006) and Vrisko To Logo Na Zo (2008) all peaked at number one in Greece and reached platinum sales
• Her fifth studio album Giro Apo T' Oneiro (2010) was also certified platinum
• Paparizou's final release before she left Sony Music, Greatest Hits & More, was released in 2011 and included "Baby It's Over", her biggest airplay hit to date
• Paparizou established herself as a teen idol, particularly among young girls