Mia Kardia

Mia Kardia (trans. A Heart; Μια Καρδιά) is the second EP by Greek artist Katy Garbi.

Mia Kardia
Μια Καρδιά
EP by
Released14 November 2002
RecordedSofita studio
GenrePop, Modern Laika, Dance
Length21:32
LanguageGreek
LabelSony Music Greece
Columbia
ProducerGiannis Doulamis
Katy Garbi chronology
Apla Ta Pragmata
(2001)
Mia Kardia
Μια Καρδιά

(2002)
Emmones Idees
(2003)
Singles from Mia Kardia
  1. "Ante Geia"
    Released: 11 November 2002
  2. "M' Eheis Arrostisei"
    Released: 23 January 2003
  3. "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas"
    Released: 20 March 2003
  4. "Mia Kardia Tin Eho"
    Released: 26 May 2003

It was released on 14 November 2002 by Sony Music Greece and received double-platinum certification in Greece, selling over 50,000 units. The EP features five tracks including a duet with Giorgos Tsalikis.[1]

Release

"Ante Geia" was released exclusively to Sfera FM as the first official single of the EP on November 11, 2002. The tsifteteli gained massive airplay on radio stations nationwide, and was also released as a promo CD. Sparking the initial success of album, "Ante Geia" lead the line of follow-up hit singles "Mia Kardia Tin Eho", "M' Eheis Arrostisei" and "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" which the two last were both released as music videos directed by Giorgos Gkavalos and Manolis Tsirakis respectively; both clips were exclusively released on MAD TV (Greece).

After the success of the EP, title track "Mia Kardia" was released as a radio single, gaining a substantial amount of airplay and also being featured in many compilation albums including "Hriso Paketo" and Australia's DJ Krazy Kon's "Greece 2002", which also featured three other tracks of the EP.

Garbi performed all of the EP's singles on Fame Story 1, including "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" in a duet with contestant Thanos Petrelis.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ante Geia" (Άντε Γεια; Goodbye)Panos FalarasKostas Miliotakis4:33
2."Mia Kardia Tin Eho" (Μια Καρδιά Την Έχω; I Have A Heart)Tasos VougiatzisChristos Dantis4:14
3."To Thelo Toso" (Το Θέλω Τόσο; I Want It So Much)Nektarios TirakisIlias Pantazopoulos3:38
4."M' Eheis Arrostisei" (Μ’ Έχεις Αρρωστήσει; You Got Me Sick)Panos FalarasKostas Miliotakis4:46
5."Tha Μeinei Metaxi Mas (ft. Giorgos Tsalikis)" (Θα Μείνει Μεταξύ Μας; It'll Be Stay Between Us)Panos FalarasKostas Miliotakis4:21
Total length:21:32

Singles and Music videos

The following singles were officially released to radio stations and made into music videos.

"Ante Geia"

"Ante Geia" was the lead single from the album and released on 11 November 2002. The song is a dance tsifteteli (composed by Kostas Miliotakis) and gained massive radio airplay.

"M' Eheis Arrostisei"

"M' Eheis Arrostisei" was the second single from the album and released on 23 January 2003 with music video. The song is a pop-laiko dance (composed by Kostas Miliotakis) and had a success airplay after the last hit.

"Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas"

"Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" was the third single from the album and release on 20 March 2003 with music video. The song is a hasapiko styled (composed by Kostas Miliotakis) in a duet with Giorgos Tsalikis and was a huge success.

"Mia Kardia Tin Eho"

"Mia Kardia Tin Eho" was the fourth and last single from the album and released on 26 May 2003. The song is a pop-dance styled (composed by Christos Dantis) and gained a lot of airplay.

Credits and Personnel

Personnel

Giannis Mpithikotsis: baglama, bouzouki, tzoura (tracks: 5)

Savvas Christodoulou: guitars (tracks: 5)

Christos Dantis: backing vocals, keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 2)

Anna Ioannidou: backing vocals (tracks: 3)

Telis Kafkas: bass (tracks: 5)

Katerina Kiriakou: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4)

Giannis Lionakis: guitars (tracks: 1)

Kostas Miliotakis: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 1, 4, 5)

Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 5)

Arsenis Nasis: percussion (tracks: 1, 4)

Ilias Pantazopoulos: keyboards, orchestration, programming (tracks: 3)

Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 4)

Production

Aris Binis (Sofita studio): mix engineer, sound engineer (tracks: 3)

Giannis Doulamis: executive producer

Al Giga: styling

Giannis Ioannidis (D.P.H.): mastering

Christos Kosmas (Echo studio): mix engineer, sound engineer (tracks: 5)

Lefteris Neromiliotis (Sofita studio): mix engineer, sound engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 4)

Petros Paraschis: art direction

Roula Revi: photographer

Petros Siakavellas (D.P.H.): mastering

Despina Triantafillidou: photo processing

Stefanos Vasilakis: hair styling

Manos Vynichakis: make up

Charts

Mia Kardia made its debut at number 2 on the Greece Top 20 Singles Chart being beaten by Las Ketchup with the song "Asereje". In its 3rd week on the charts it hit its peak at number 1. After 22 weeks on the charts, it was certified 2×Platinum by IFPI making it Garbi's most successful EP to date.

Note: EPs chart as CD Singles in Greece.

Chart Provider Peak
position
Certification
Greece Top 20 IFPI[2] 1 2×Platinum

References

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