Antique (Band)

Antique was a Swedish- Greek pop duo that consisted 1999-2003. The members were Elena Paparizou (Greek: Έλενα Παπαρίζου ) and Nikos Panagiotidis (Greek: Νίκος Παναγιωτίδης )

In 1999, the Swedish label Bonnier Music had to merge the idea of ​​traditional Greek songs with modern dance rhythms. They learned then Elena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis, a friend of hers know. Direct her first single, a modern version of Notis Sfakianakis classic Opa Opa was a hit, the others followed. As - in Greece - relatively unknown band, they won the preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest in 2001 and were therefore go to the contest to Copenhagen. With their pop song ( I Would ) Die for You she reached the third place.

The group broke up in 2003.

Discography

Albums

• Mera Me Ti Mera ( V2 Records, 1999)
• Die for You ( V2 Records, 2001)
• Me Logia Ellinika ( V2 Records, 2001)
• Alli Mia Fora ( V2 Records, 2003)
• Blue Love ( V2 Records, 2003)

Singles

• Opa Opa (1999)
• Dinata Dinata (1999)
• Mera Me Ti Mera (2000)
• Die for You ( 2001)
• Ligo Ligo (2001)
• Follow Me (2002)
• Moro Mou (2003)
• Time to Say Goodbye ( 2003)
• List of Lovers (2003)