London Greek Radio Top 40 Songs.
The definitive Chart rundown this January 2023.
This month’s biggest, most in demand hit songs.
1 Natasa Theodoridou – Perifania Mono
2 Nikos Oikonomopoulos – Prepi Den Prepi
3 Ilias Vrettos – Se Kapio Minima
4 Giorgos Kakosaios – Kane Mas Tin Hari
5 Anna Vissi – Gazoza [NEW]
6 Konstantinos Argiros – Afou Se Vrika De S’ Afino
7 Nikos Makropoulos – O Vardaris Stin Athina
8 Petros Iakovidis – Na Na Na (Tragoudo Gia Sena)
9 Giorgos Mazonakis – Pnigomai (Den Pnigomai) [NEW]
10 Michalis Hatzigiannis – Esi Ise Pano Ap’ Ola
11 Anastasia – Mystiko
12 llias Kampakakis – Vrohi
13 Panos Kiamos x Oge – De Se Vlepo (Apopse Vazo Terma)
14 Melisses – Crayon
15 Giorgos Sabanis – Poios Ticheros
16 Christina Salti – Savvato
17 Christos Menidiatis – Dinata Mazi
18 Aspa – Ela
19 Dimos Anastasiadis – Ena Thelo Mporei [NEW]
20 Konstantinos Argiros x Konstantinos Tsahouridis – Matonoun Oi Skepseis [NEW]
21 Ilias Vrettos – Os To Apeiro
22 Elli Kokkinou – Gia Fantasou
23 Eleni Foureira x Dj Bobito (Ft. Ayman) – El Telephone
24 Stamatis Gonidis x Marley – Monos Mou Boro
25 Helena Paparizou x Marseaux x Joanne – Katse Kala (Arcade Remake)
26 Anna Vissi Feat. Daphne Lawrence – Aima
27 Josephine – Pirkaya
28 Konstantinos Argiros Feat. Light – Iliovasilema
29 Paola – Na To Thymitheis [NEW]
30 Giorgos Papadopoulos – Katalaveno (Katn Alenu)
31 Panos Psaltis – Tha Vreis Pollous
32 Christos Mastoras – Ego Gia Dyo (20 Hronia Eleana Vrachali, Paidi Diko Sou)
33 Katy Garbi feat. Thodoris Ferris – Ola Sta Katalogizo
34 Dimos Anastasiades – S’ Agapao Akoma
35 Nikos Vertis – Zise
36 Giannis Ploutarhos – Pos Tin Ehei Dei
37 Petros Iakovidis – Mono Esena
38 Giorgos Livanis – Osa Eho Zise
39 Katerina Lioliou – To Katerinaki Sou
40 Triantafyllos – Se Pairno Gia Na Sou Po
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Greece has selected Victor Vernicos Jorgensen as the act to represent the nation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 at the Liverpool arena.
The talented 16-year-old singer-songwriter who is of Greek-Danish descend, born in Athens, is the youngest Greek act ever to compete.
“What They Say”, is a mid-tempo, melodic ballad. He describes it as “emotional” and heart-felt. The lyrics are about anxiety and stress.
Mr Vernicos said his song was written from his own experiences, feelings of anxiety and stress he felt once.
Victor won the coveted ticket to Eurovision through its internal selection, which announced its decision last month. He was chosen after combining votes from the ERT jury and the audience committee.
The Eurovision mix to the song is being recorded with a producer Vangelis Yalamas, at Modern Music Arts Studio, in Glyfada. The date of its release and the official video-clip is expected in March.
He is signed up to Panik Records, who will release the single soon.
“This is my favourite song”, Victor said about his entry, and we are guessing he is super-excited to have saved it as his Eurovision song.
LGR’s Eurovision fanatic, Tony Neophytou said: “Victor is a singer-songwriter with a deep, unique vocal-timbre and a self-penned song which arises from innate feelings, too, with a linear of authenticity and honesty, which could be assets”.
Mr Vernicos strongly believes in the song’s merits, with optimistic remarks about its chances to win. “I think it’s admirable to have a ‘competitive spirit’,” LGR’s reviewer reckons. “The semi-finals are very competitive this year, it’s 100% televoting, a strong staging and a good song helps a lot”.
In Mr Neophytou’s view, “Victor is a likeable artist, very focused with a positive mindset, which bodes well for the song’s fate.”
He released a song “Hope It’s In Heaven” at the age of just 14. Victor was then signed to Royal Music and 25/7 Management. Last year, Victor released his official debut song as a professional artist “Fake Club”.
Victor was taught piano at the age of 4-years-old, vocal (8) and guitar lessons (10) . Victor then went into music production and has been writing his own songs since he was 11. He has been editing the production of his own music and in attendance of Music Technology classes.
You can follow his Eurovision adventure on instagram @victorvernicos.
Greece will compete in the first half of the second semi-final in Liverpool on May 11th. The Top 10 qualifiers are through to the final on May 13th at the M&S Bank Arena.
London Greek Radio wishes Victor and Greece the best of luck in the competition.
Article written by Tony Neophytou
The “voice of the Cypriot countryside”, traditional singer Kyriakou Pelagia died on Saturday at the age of 86, her relatives announced on social media.
Known as Mastorissa, as her colleagues called her for her unique interpretation of Cypriot folk songs, Pelagia had given another dimension to the genre bringing youth closer to folk music.
Government officials, political parties as well as the general public expressed their condolences to the family while praising the Cypriot singer’s voice and character.
“Kyriakou Pelagia was the voice of tradition,” the office of the president-elect Nikos Christodoulides said in a statement.
“[She] was loved by the world like few other traditional singers because of her unique voice, her special interpretation, spontaneity, simplicity and ethics, inspiring and paving the way for younger performers to become involved in traditional Cypriot singing,” the statement added.
In his own tweet, the outgoing president Nicos Anastasiades said Pelagia’s death is a “great loss for the culture of our country”.
“With her voice and the Cypriot folk song, she succeeded in teaching the Cypriot culture to our young people,” he added.
“The Cypriot tradition is poorer as of today,” the Green Party said earlier in the day.
Traditional song performer Michalis Hadjimichael also shared a small farewell poem on Facebook for his former collaborator, highlighting the great loss in the music world.
Born in Paralimni on July 8, 1936, Pelagia was the daughter of the traditional singer Damianos Kouzalis and Maria Koutsoluka who had an appreciation of traditional songs.
The singer is known for her major hits Ipa sou htenistou lion and Pertidji mou mitsostomo, the result of her collaboration with Hadjimichael in his musical group Mesogios.
Pelagia was excellent both in singing but also tsatisma and poetry. In 1987 she published the poetry collection Cypriot Verse.
Her funeral was held at the Ayios Georgios church in Paralimni, presided by Bishop Vasilios of Constantia and Famagusta after people were allowed to pay their respects earlier on Sunday afternoon.
Before the start of the funeral procession, musicians sang the traditional Cypriot song “Ta Niata”. The eulogy was delivered on behalf of the family by her granddaughter, Solia Pelagia, Deputy Minister of Culture Yiannis
Toumazis on behalf of the President of the Republic, the Mayor of Paralimni Theodoros Pyrillis and Michalis Hadjimichael on behalf of the artists’ community.
Also attending were transport minister Yiannis Karousos, Disy leader Averof Neophytou and other officials.
Referring to her grandmother, Solia Pelagia said: “You kept talking to us about your two great loves. One was the house in Varosha. You left my grandmother with the sorrow of not returning to your home. Your other great love, which you talked to us about constantly, was tradition. You loved music very much. You made us proud and with your melodious voice you left us your songs, a huge cultural heritage. You were loved by many people.”
Toumazis described the singer as “a genuine traditional performer” and “the voice of the Cypriot countryside”.
“Kyriakou Pelagia belongs to the category of people who make use of the natural gifts with which they are endowed, but also what they managed to develop during their lives for the benefit of society,” he added.
The procession from the church to the local cemetery in Paralimni was accompanied by violins and lutes. The funeral costs were borne by the municipality to honour the late singer.
She had two sons and a daughter with her husband Georgios.
LGR express their condolences to Kyriakou Pelagia’s family and friends.
Article written by Jean Christou, Gina Agapiou, Cyprus Mail, London Greek Radio
Cyprus has confirmed that Andrew Lambrou as the act to represent the nation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 at Liverpool Arena.
The 24-year-old Australian-born Cypriot singer-songwriter was internally selected with the announcement made in October.
Andrew is represented by his New York based Saiko Management.
In a video published on his social media, Andrew said, “(I am) proud of (my) Cypriot heritage roots” and recently made his first-ever promo-tour to Cyprus.
Cypriot chiefs confirmed that Andrew has already recorded the song to represent Cyprus in Stockholm recently.
The Swedish songwriters are well-known in Eurovision circles, namely Thomas Stengaard, Jimmy “Joker” Thornfeldt, Jimmy Jansson and Marcus Winther-John.
It was reported that the song was written to suit Andrew’s vocal and is a rather vocally-demanding song, requiring his full skills as a singer to be on-point.
Lambrou said he is focused on working on the stage craft specifics, aiming to deliver a slick and aesthetically-pleasing act. Meanwhile, Austrian creative director Martin Dietmann, elevates the song’s chances in terms of its stage presentation.
The date for the release of the song has not been announced, leaving fans in eager anticipation.
LGR’s Eurovision fanatic, Tony Neophytou said, “My first reaction is that Andrew seems like a likeable, disciplined and talented soulful-artist, with really nice vocals.”
He added, “He requires a well-made competitive tune, especially given how the stakes are even higher now with purely tele-voting semi-finals shaking things up. It’ll be exciting to follow all of the moments leading up to the contest in Liverpool.”
Born in Sydney to Greek Cypriot parents, Andrew has always been passionate about his music. He learnt piano at school, and at just 5-years-of age he won first place in a competition at his AMS Music School, singing “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound of Music.
He originally sung his way to relative stardom, covering the likes of Evanescence, Harry Styles, Camilla Cabello and Sam Smith..
In 2015, when Andrew was just 17-years-old, he finished in the top 20 in The X Factor Australia. This included a stop-over in London at the five-seat challenge with his mentor, singing legend, Chris Isaak where he performed in front of music mogul Simon Cowell and pop star Rita Ora.
That same year, he was noticed by Sony ATV and was signed by Maree Hamblion. His debut single, “Throne”, was released in 2021, with follow-up singles “Lemonade”, “Confidence” and “Electrify”.
Lambrou was a finalist at “Eurovision: Australia Decides” last year, equipping the young man with some incredibly useful insights into this competition.
You can follow Andrew on Instagram @andrew_lambrou, where he already boasts almost 500k followers. Andrew was doing impressive TikTok numbers before announcing Eurovision, now at 700k followers and climbing.
Cypriot bosses are keen to recover from the setback of finishing 12th with Andromache last year, narrowly losing its place at the final.
The Cypriot delegation which comprises Evi Papamichail, assistant, Alexia Moutafidou, and its Head of Press Andreas Anastasiou are quietly confident of their chances at reviving Cypriot fortunes, in the competition.
Cyprus is competing in Semi-Final 2 on May 11th and aiming at progression to the final on May 13th at Liverpool Arena.
London Greek Radio wishes Andrew and the Cypriot delegation the best of luck.
Article written by Tony Neophytou
