Despina Vandi, born as Despina Malea on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer.
41 Facts About Despina Vandi
2.
Despina Vandi released the album abroad and the self-titled single "Gia", topping the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay and making her the first Greek artist to top a Billboard chart.
3.
Despina Vandi returned with Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou, which was certified multi-platinum and became her fourth album to achieve six-figure sales.
4.
Despina Vandi has won three Arion Music Awards, ten MAD Video Music Awards, seven Pop Corn Music Awards, and a World Music Award, becoming the first Greek artist recording in Greece to ever win the award.
5.
In 1996, Despina Vandi released her next album, Esena Perimeno.
6.
In 1998 Despina Vandi released the platinum cd-single "Spania", while later that year, she experimented with acting.
7.
Despina Vandi was asked to play a guest star role in the hit television show "Dio Xeni".
8.
Despina Vandi accepted the role and made her first appearance on television.
9.
Despina Vandi managed to gain good reviews for her acting talent.
10.
Later that year Despina Vandi gave her first sold-out solo concert at the concert hall of Lycabettus with 7,000 people in attendance.
11.
In 2000, Despina Vandi released the single Ipofero.
12.
Despina Vandi's following album Gia, meaning "Hi" was a double album including 21 new songs.
13.
Shortly after, Despina Vandi gave an open free concert in Thessaloniki singing in front of a crowd of more than 60,000 people.
14.
At the 2002 World Music Awards, Despina Vandi was awarded as the World's "Best Selling Greek Artist".
15.
In 2003 the double album "Despina Vandi Live" was released, containing performances from the singers' concerts around Greece.
16.
Despina Vandi made an appearance on the hit international show Top of the Pops where she performed her song "Gia" as she was included in some of that week's best-selling popular music artists.
17.
In July 2006, Despina Vandi gave a concert in the theater of Lycabettus in Athens singing many of her popular songs.
18.
Despina Vandi released the CD single "Kalanta" in Greece on 22 November 2006, which reached double platinum status after two weeks from the release of the CD single.
19.
Despina Vandi performed her last show at the Rex Music Theater on 18 February 2007 and it marked an end to her performances there for seven consecutive years.
20.
On 6 March 2008, Despina Vandi released the third single from the album, titled "Agapi".
21.
Despina Vandi was featured on the gold-certified album Sehnsucht by German electronica act Schiller, which was released in early 2008, providing vocals for the song "Destiny", composed by Phoebus.
22.
Despina Vandi performed the track with Schiller on 17 June 2008 at the MAD Video Music Awards 2008, where she won the category of "Best Female Artist" and performed "I Gi Ki I Selini".
23.
Despina Vandi attended a recording session in Beijing with Chinese pop star Wei-Wei and Brazilian samba singer Daniela Mercury, while attending the project's first official press conference.
24.
Despina Vandi later performed in charity concerts in Cyprus, where she was awarded the platinum award for her album 10 Hronia Mazi in Cyprus, after she had already received the platinum certification for the sales of the album in Greece.
25.
Despina Vandi later performed at Thalassa People's Stage with the group 48 Ores.
26.
The song was the first half of a two-part work Despina Vandi released "Koritsi Prama, Part 2", two months later, on 14 May 2010.
27.
Despina Vandi was the first artist who took part in the MTV Unplugged concert series of the music channel MTV Greece.
28.
Despina Vandi later went on a tour around Greece, along with Elli Kokkinou.
29.
On 14 June 2011 Despina Vandi appeared on Mad Video Music Awards 2011 and performed the song "Gi' Alli Mia Fora".
30.
In November 2011 a digital single was released by Vandi called "Mou 'His Perasi", as a promo to Despina's forthcoming album.
31.
On late 2011 Despina Vandi's appearances began at the nightclub FEVER along with Elli Kokkinou and Nikos Ikonomopoulos.
32.
Despina Vandi has been offered many times to represent Greece in Eurovision song contest but she never accepted.
33.
Despina Vandi was selected to host the event along with actor Giorgos Kapoutzidis.
34.
In December 2014 Despina Vandi released her new album 'De Me Stamatises'.
35.
Despina Vandi collaborated again with various songwriters.
36.
Despina Vandi is no longer pursuing a career in artistry, having recorded her last EP with George Theofanous in the Fall of 2022.
37.
Despina Vandi has one older brother and an older sister.
38.
From 2003 to 2021, Despina Vandi was married to Demis Nikolaidis, ex-international soccer player and former president of AEK.
39.
Since 2021, Despina Vandi has been in a relationship with Greek actor Vasilis Bisbikis.
40.
On 18 August 2008, Despina Vandi was in a car accident on Kifissias Avenue in Kifissia, Greece.
41.
Despina Vandi only suffered a cut to her head and got stitches.