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Top 40 Songs. The definitive chart rundown this month January 2022.

This month’s biggest, most in demand hit songs.

Listen out to Giorgos Sabanis’ new single ‘Ase Me Na Se Proseho’ exclusive to LGR from 31st January 2022. The UK’s official exclusive premiere, hear it before anyone else only on London Greek Radio. 

1 Konstantinos Argiros – Tipota Esi [NEW]
2 Nikos Vertis – S’ Agapao
3 Petros Iakovidis – Asto [Radio Edit]
4 Michalis Hatzigiannis – Kommena Ta Prepei
5 Stelios Rokkos, Vaslis Karras, Melina Aslanidou – Posi Monaxia
6 Panos Kiamos – Na Tragoudo Pos S’ Agapao [NEW]
7 Giorgos Kakosaios – Poia Einai Afti
8 Josephine – Ta Kalytera Paidia
9 Kaiti Garbi – Ama Fygo
10 Konstantinos Christoforou – S’ Ena Tetarto (LGR ident)

11 Giorgos Giannias, Giorgos Papadopoulos – Vale Fotia
12 Konstantinos Argiros, Rack – Telika
13 Anastasios Rammos – Alitia [NEW]
14 Eirini Papadopoulou feat. Nikos Koklonis – Leei Leei Leei [NEW]
15 Sarbel – Mou Xeis Parei To Mialo [NEW]
16 Konstantinos Argiros – Molis Htes
17 Nikos Oikonomopoulos – Apo Erota
18 Paola – Kardia Alitissa [NEW]
19 Stelios Legakis – Poios [NEW]
20 Stefanos Pitsiniagkas – Dynata (Ta Ta Ta)

21 Natassa Theodoridou – Iparho Gia Sena
22 Ilias Vrettos – Kala Pige Auto [NEW]
23 Christina Salti – To S’ Agapo
24 Kaiti Garbi, Dionysis Schoinas – Atoflio Chrysafi
25 Christos Mastoras – An [NEW]
26 Eirini Papadopoulou – Ya Habibi
27 Paola – Ematha Na Mathaino
28 Giorgos Lianos – Kathe Mas Stigmi Mia Giorti [NEW]
29 Thodoris Ferris – Chilia Kommatia
30 Giannis Plourtahos feat. Katerina – Poso Oraia Matia Echeis

31 Natassa Theodoridou – Paradothika Se ‘sena
32 Nikos Portokaloglou Feat. Morfi Rena – Ena Neo Kalo [NEW]
33 Nikos Apergis – Mi Me Paidevis
34 Andromachi – Vasano Mou
35 Marina Satti – Pali
36 Lena Zevgara – Karma
37 Dimitris Basis – Kathe Mera
38 Antonis Remos – Otan Se Rotisane
39 Petros Iakovidis – Tatouaz
40 Christos Cholidis – Agapi Tha Pei

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Top 40 Songs. The definitive chart rundown this month, December 2021.

This month’s biggest, most in demand hit songs.

1 Stelios Rokkos, Vaslis Karras, Melina Aslanidou – Posi Monaxia
2 Giorgos Giannias, Giorgos Papadopoulos – Vale Fotia (New)
3 Kaiti Garbi – Ama Fygo
4 Giorgos Kakosaios – Min Tis Peite
5 Petros Iakovidis – Asto (New/Exclusive)
6 Michalis Hatzigiannis – Kommena Ta Prepei
7 Konstantinos Christoforou – S’ Ena Tetarto (LGR ident)
8 Josephine – Ta Kalytera Paidia
9 Konstantinos Argiros, Rack – Telika
10 Alcatrash – Kapoios Kapou S’ Agapaei (New)

11 Andromachi – Vasano Mou (New)
12 Nikos Apergis – Mi Me Paidevis
13 Christina Salti – To S’ Agapo
14 Giorgos Kakosaios – Einai Christougenna… giafto
15 Nikos Vertis – S’ Agapao
16 Konstantinos Argiros – Molis Htes (New)
17 Nikos Oikonomopoulos – Apo Erota
18 Paola – Ematha Na Mathaino
19 Despina Vandi – Xristougenna
20 Katerina, Giannis Ploutarhos – Poso Oraia Matia Echeis

21 Natassa Theodoridou – Iparho Gia Sena
22 Thodoris Ferris – Chilia Kommatia
23 Giannis Ploutarhos – Tha Se Nikiso (New)
24 Kaiti Garbi, Dionysis Schoinas – Atoflio Chrysafi
25 Anna Vissi – Kala Xristougenna
26 Stefanos Pitsiniagkas – Dynata (Ta Ta Ta) (New)
27 Petros Iakovidis – Tatouaz
28 Gorgos Mazonakis – Ores Mikres
29 Giorgos Sampanis – Kati San Asteri
30 Sarbel – To Party Archizei

31 Eirini Papadopoulou – Ya Habibi
32 Christos Cholidis – Agapi Tha Pei
33 Loukas Giorkas – Gia Tin Ellada
34 Konstantinos Pantelidis – Meine
35 Marina Satti – Pali
36 Nikos Apergis – Mia Kyriaki
37 Dimitris Basis – Kathe Mera
38 Antonis Remos – Otan Se Rotisane
39 Les Au Revoir – Christougenna Mazi
40 Notis Sfakianakis – H Mpalanta Ton Xristougennon

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Barnet Recruitment Drive, on behalf of The Leukaemia Cancer Society on Friday 10th December between 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

If you are aged between 16-to-55-year-olds have a simple cheek swab taken. 

Please step forward, there aren’t many Greeks/Cypriots like Alex of mixed heritage (half English and half Greek) on the register and for that reason Alex hasn’t found a match so far. If you can’t get there, you can have a kit sent to your home. It’s so easy and takes next to no time. This simple swab could save Alex’s life. 

Southgate Hockey Club, Snakes Lane, EN4 0PS (Off Bramley Road) 

If you can, please do your part to help. 
It’s Alex’s last chance to live and at 24 he totally deserves that chance.

https://www.leukaemiacancersociety.org/become-donor 

Urgent Stem Cell Transplant Needed to Save 24-Year-Old (Article) 

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Top 40 Songs. The definitive chart rundown this month, November 2021.

This month’s biggest, most in demand hit songs.

1 Giorgos Kakosaios – Min Tis Peite
2 Kaiti Garbi – Ama Fygo [NEW, Exclusive, 1st UK airplay]
3 Antonis Remos – Otan Se Rotisane
4 Natassa Theodoridou – Iparho Gia Sena [NEW]
5 Sarbel – To Party Archizei
6 Dimitris Basis – Kathe Mera
7 Thodoris Ferris – Hilia Kommatia
8 Josephine – Ta Kalytera Paidia
9 Thodoris Ferris – Chilia Kommatia
10 Konstantinos Christoforou – Syngnomi [NEW]

11 Eleni Foureira – Aeraki
12 Nikos Oikonomopoulos – Apo Erota
13 Konstantinos Pantelidis – Meine
14 Konstantinos Argiros, Rack – Telika
15 Nikos Oikonomopoulos – Proti Thesi
16 Onirama, Dimitra Galani – Koutsi Kithara [NEW]
17 Petros Iakovidis – Mi Thymoneis
18 Stelios Rokkos, Vaslis Karras, Melina Aslanidou – Posi Monaxia [NEW]
19 Loukas Giorkas – Gia Tin Ellada
20 Konstantinos Christoforou – S’ Ena Tetarto [LGR Ident]

21 Natassa Theodoridou – Paradothika Se ‘sena
22 Stan, ILLeOo – GIa Dyo
23 Ilias Vrettos – Fysixe Erotas Vorias [NEW]
24 Nikiforos – Mia Nyhta Thelo
25 Michalis Hatzigiannis – Kanenas Monos
26 Eleftheria Arvanitaki – Kleidaries [NEW]
27 Giorgos Sampanis – Kati San Asteri
28 Kaiti Garbi, Dionysis Schoinas – Atoflio Chrysafi
29 Petros Iakovidis – Tatouaz
30 Christos Cholidis – Agapi Tha Pei [NEW]

31 Christina Salti – To S’ Agapo [NEW]
32 Melisses – Misi Kardia
33 Nikos Apergis – Mi Me Paidevis
34 Ioulia Kallimani, Stamatis Gonidis – Gynaika Einai
35 Konstantinos Mamalis – Hamos [NEW]
36 Konstantinos Argiros – Paraskevi Proi
37 Giorgos Sampanis – Tipota
38 Michalis Hatzigiannis – Horevo
39 Giorgos Livanis – Thelo Ki Alla
40 Panos Kiamos – Eipa Ki Ego

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Cypriot singer Konstantina released the charity song called “Antipera Oxthi” in aid of CyBC’s 2021 Radiomarathonios.

Her sweet mid-tempo ballad is written off to Cypriot composer Stalo Georgiou and lyricist Fanis Anastasiou.

The song is accompanied by the music video filmed in Pano Lefkara, in Larnaca. It’s visually aesthetically beautiful with its picturesque village.

Konstantina is driving the video performance forward with Taksidi Sti Siopi, the nation’s official sign-language school.

The people from the school and even Konstantina sing-along-to-the verses and choruses, with the medium of sign-language throughout the various parts of the song’s music video.

Its songwriter Stalo Georgiou’s participation, in the signing sequences to the music video is furthermore, a lovely touch.

Credits:
Singer: Konstantina
Music: Stalo Georgiou
Lyrics: Fani Anastasiou
Music Production: Christos Moralis
Video Production: Stefanos Zrika
Sign-language School: Taksidi Sti Siopi

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Join our very own Katerina Neocleous on London Greek Radio on Saturday 13th November from 2pm -4pm for her show Sporty Saturday.

She will be joined by a very special surprise guest from the Cyprus rugby team! 🔎

Here’s to the continuation of the (24 game) unbeaten run in international rugby. Wishing our team the best of luck in your 3pm kick off!!  🏈

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Kaiti Garbi’s BRAND NEW single “Ama Fygo” – available from 8th November, but hear it exclusively first, before anyone else ONLY ON #LGR this week!

Kaiti Garbi and Fivos have collaborated on numerous hits, and they’re back with another strong hit, up-tempo song “Ama Fygo”.

The music star and the hit maker, are due to release a new hit single this month. After the success of “Ilios Den Vganei An Den Peis Kalimera”, “Kormia Xarmena” and “S’ Opoion Aresi”, charmed airplay lists, on London Greek Radio.

“Ama Fygo” will be released on November 8th via Panik Platinum, with the official music video on the release date.

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Top 40 London Greek Radio Airplay Chart. The definitive chart rundown this month, October 2021.

This month’s biggest, most in demand hit songs.

1 Nikos Oikonomopoulos – Apo Erota [NEW]
2 Nikos Vertis – S’ Agapao
3 Petros Iakovidis – Tatouaz
4 Konstantinos Argiros, Rack – Telika [NEW]
5 Konstantinos Pantelides – Meine [NEW]
6 Giorgos Kakosaios – Min Tis Peite [NEW]
7 Antonis Remos – Otan Se Rotisane
8 Natasa Theodoridou – Paradothika Se ‘ena
9 Evita Sereti, Stamatis Gonidis – I Agapi Einai Charisma
10 Konstantinos Christoforou – S’ Ena Tetarto [LGR version]

11 Michalis Hatzigiannis – Kanenas Monos
12 Giorgos Kakosaios – I Mia
13 Mad Clip Feat. Eleni Foureira – Mporei
14 Paola – Kardia Alitissa [NEW]
15 Nikos Oikonomopoulos – Proti Thesi
16 Kaiti Garbi, Dionysis Schoinas – Atoflio Chrysafi
17 Ivi Adamou, Stavento – Gia Sena
18 Stan, iLLEOo – Gia Dio [NEW]
19 Sarbel – To Party Arxizei [NEW]
20 Aggeliki Darra – Epikindini Mou Agapi [NEW]

21 Giorgos Livanis – Thelo Ki Allo
22 Christos Menidiatis – Teleftaia Agkalia (Feeling by Rania Kostaki)
23 Giorgos Sabanis – Kati San Asteri
24 Loukas Giorkas – Gia Tin Ellada
25 Helena Paparizou, Anastasios Rammos – Gia Poia Agapi
26 Dimitris Basis – Kathe Mera [NEW]
27 Pyx Lax, Christos Mastoras – Na Me Thymitheis
28 Giannis Arvanitidis – Ola Einai Sto Mialo Sou [NEW]
29 Thodoris Ferris – Hilia Kommatia [NEW]
30 REC – Mono Mazi Sou [NEW]

31 Stelios Legakis – Poios [NEW]
32 Konstantinos Argiros – Paraskevi Proi
33 Helena Paparizou – Mia Stagona Amartia [NEW]
34 Nikos Apergis – Mi Me Paidevis [NEW]
35 Prodromos – Agapi Allounou
36 Katerina Lioliou – Story [NEW]
37 Melina Aslanidou, Glykeria – Ftanei kai Perissevei
38 Katerina Naka, Vasilis Dimas – Floga Pou Mas Kaiei
39 Giorgos Kakosaios – Poia Einai Afti
40 Eirini Papadopoulou – Ya Habibi

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Stath Lets Flats, with its quaint eccentric humour and a Greek, Cypriot twist…

The BAFTA TV-winning agency comedy will begin in October, series 3 will pick up events following the series two cliffhanger, with the family agency in jeopardy.

Channel 4 renewed the so-called “British Cypriot” comedy for a third series in the autumn of 2020, following a BAFTA TV winning streak.

At the time, London Cypriot creator and star-of-the-show “Stath” Jamie Demetriou commented: “This is lovely. I love Channel 4. Thanks so much for having us back for a series three. Sorry the title is still hard to say. Love Jamie Demetriou from Stalph Les Flav”.

Series two of the sitcom won three BAFTA TV Awards: Best Male Actor in a comedy, for lead star Jamie Demetriou; Best Writer of a Comedy, also for Demetriou; and the programme itself won the award for Best Scripted Comedy.

Also returning are Demetriou’s sister, Natasia (What We Do In The Shadows), Al Roberts (King Gary), Christos Stergioglou (Dogtooth), Katy Wix (Ghosts), Kiell-Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts) and Ellie White (The Other One).

Comedy actors Charlie Cooper (This Country), Julia Davis (Gavin and Stacey) and David Avery (We Are Lady Parts) will all be joining the third series.

Davis will guest in one episode as Kris, Carole’s belittling and snobbish sister. Meanwhile Avery plays Bambos, Stath’s flash barber cousin; and Cooper plays Gregory, a lettings agent who is “passionately devoted to his wife and runs a rival agency called Live Love Lets”.

Jamie Demetriou said, “Times are the worst they have been in living memory, but fear not, a sitcom about a lettings agency is back for a third series! All the characters (bar a few who had availability issues) are back and saying stuff aaaall over again! Get ready to hear what they say!

“Listen closely and you might even hear a thing or two from some new celebrated guest stars. Did somebody say… the whole England football team? No, it’ll be comedy actors!”

The third series is set to pick up following the season two cliffhanger, which saw Stath tasked with rescuing the family business, Michael & Eagle, in addition to facing up the terrible state of his love life.

Ash Atalla, managing director of the show’s production company Roughcut TV, said: “We’re so happy to bring STATH back and welcome the new cast. The audition process was nine months of actually letting flats so we have high hopes for the new series.”

Stath Lets Flats returns to Channel 4 at 10:15pm on Tuesday 26th October.

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Alex Nicholson, 24 years-old, of English-Greek origin, urgently needs a lifesaving stem cell transplant to treat his blood cancer.

Alex was 18-years-old when he was diagnosed with a blood cancer called Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 4B on April 8th, 2016, but began feeling unwell around 5 months before the official diagnosis.

He was a music technology student at Palmers College, USP College in Grays, Essex, and was studying for his exams when he was diagnosed and began treatment.

Now 24-years-old, Alex, from Basildon, Essex, has been battling his Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for five years and has sadly relapsed six times after two failed stem cell transplants, a trial drug failure and endless chemotherapy sessions.

Alex undertook chemotherapy sessions and received the first stem cell transplant in November 2016 using his own cells.

There was only a 50 per cent chance that using his own stem cells would work and devastatingly, it didn’t.

Alex then relapsed in January 2017 and the cancer returned. The consultants contacted the register for stem cell donors but were unable to find a match for Alex.

The keen musician continued with his chemotherapy treatment until June 2017 and received his mum’s stem cells, with only a 50 per cent chance that it would work.

Sadly, his mum’s stem cells also failed.

Alex’s mum, Debbie Nicholson, 48, said: “He’s been through his cancer journey for the last 5 years. Alex was studying at college, he was studying music technology, throughout his treatment had home exams, he’s been able to do on-line help with his coursework, with his colleagues and his tutors. And he was able to get a very good mark, even though he was going through treatment. Alex has had two stem cell transplants, which is a little procedure that could give someone the chance of life. It’s collecting stem cells out of your blood, so it’s not anything to do with organs or anything like that, it’s just what your blood makes that the patient you match to, potentially be able to save their life”.

But sadly, the treatments failed to work and Alex’s cancer returned for a fourth time.

Then on January 27 last year, Alex was given a trial drug aimed at helping cure his cancer, but after three days, he became unwell and the drug didn’t work.

He went through a year of remission from June 2020 to August 2021 and recently Alex was told by his consultant that his Hodgkin’s lymphoma has returned and is sadly incurable.

Sarah Mallick, Fundraiser and Administrator at The Leukaemia Cancer Society told LGR, “This young man has spent nearly a quarter of his life battling blood cancer; he’s only 24 now. He was first diagnosed when he was 18. He has his whole life ahead of him, but he’s really running out of options and so we desperately need to find a stem cell donor for him as soon as possible.”

Alex is of English and Greek heritage and may need to rely on donors of mixed heritage to donate their stem cells as he has already had two failed transplants.

If someone is also half English and half Greek, like Alex, there would be a better chance of a tissue match to potentially cure him.

Androulla Stylianou, Co-ordinator at the charity told LGR’s Wish, “And because Alex is of mixed heritage Greek and English, the likelihood is that it’s someone from that heritage that will match him. But that does not mean that we don’t want just fully Greek people on the register, also English people. Because the match could be anybody Greek, English, or a mixture of the both. So we’re appealing to that group of people. This is Alex’s last chance. He has no other chance unless he finds a stem cell donor soon.”

There is a desperate need for stem cell and bone marrow donors, which could help save people’s lives – including Alex.

Sarah Mallick said, “And people might think a stem cell transplant, involves an operation, but actually for most people, it’s bit like a long version of giving blood. So it’s a matter of giving up a few hours at a hospital, and perhaps getting a bit bored and feeling a bit tired. But for the opportunity that you might be able to save a life.”

Androulla explained, “Whatever is taken from the donor that hopefully that we find goes on to a separator machine, and blood is taken from one hand, goes through the machine, where they take the cells that they need for the patient, and then it goes back through the other hand. So nothing is really taken and the cells that are taken are replenished, within a couple of days, so there is no risk to the donor.”

It’s easy to register as a donor, by going to The Leukaemia Cancer Society’s website, you can register to become a donor. After registering, a swab will be sent to you, where you swab inside your mouth and send it back to the charity.

If you’re a match, you’ll receive a call on how to give your stem cell or bone marrow – and it could save someone’s life.

Androulla Stylianou told Tony Neophytou’s Wish programme, “It is a very, very easy procedure, and your giving someone a chance of life. Alex is hanging on waiting for that last chance, waiting for the match to come forward. So, the more people that register, then greater the possibility of finding a donor for Alex.”

“It was an appeal for John Triteous that we heard and we went forward to give blood, and join the register ourselves. And that is what inspired, the Leukaemia Cancer Society to recruit Mediterranean donors, Greek-Cypriot, Turkish-Cypriot, to help save lives.

“It was a radio appeal which inspired the creation of The Leukaemia Cancer Society, and LGR actually.”

Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer – those that affect the body’s bone marrow, blood or lymphatic system – such as leukaemia, myelome or lymphona. Yet, just 2% of the UK population is registered as potential blood stem cell donors. People from Cypriot, Greek and mixed ethnicity backgrounds are under-represented as donors.

Diversifying the register is extremely important to people from our community.

“We do wish more people would come forward, we do need a lot more Greek-Cypriot people. We are greatly under-represented on the register. The Mediterranean community is only a very small percentage of the British registry, a very small percentage. So we need to do whatever we can to increase that and to make the register more diverse.”

“We are a very generous community, we are a giving people, a loving people; I think it’s just that people are unaware how simple a procedure it is. And maybe that deters them from coming forward. It is a very, very simple procedure that takes not too long at all of your time and a procedure that can potentially save a life of a young 24-year-old.”

For more information on how to become a donor, click here.

Or for more information on the charity, click here.

Alternatively, you can contact Androulla from Leukaemia Cancer Society on 07872 633508 or 020 8374 4821 for more details.

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