Katy Garbi
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Katerina 'Katy' Garbi is a Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

 singer active in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

, with some popularity in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. Her career has spanned over 20 years and is marked by several multi-platinum releases. Garbi was one of the most successful artists of the 1990s. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...

 ranked her the eighth top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960).

Early life

Garbi began her singing career with her younger sister, Liana, as the "Garbi Sisters" when she was just 15 years old and Liana 13. Due to their age, their father was against their work as singers, but he did not want to stand in the way of the promising future that he felt their talent offered them. They are most remembered for the backup vocals they provided at Yannis Floriniotis's performances in the early eighties.

Early solo career

Breaking away from the duo with her sister Liana, Garbi recorded her first solo song "Sain Trope" that quickly became a hit. Her official debut in discography came in 1987, when she appeared as one of the artists on a new compilation album called Ta Deka Dekaria alongside other new singers including Manto, Polina
Polina Misailidou
Polina Paraskevi Misailidou is a Greek singer, who is better known in her own country simply as Polina.Polina was born and raised in Nea Smyrni, a suburb south of Athens. She started her career in 1977 singing the song "Lives" at the Thessaloniki Song Festival...

, Sophia Vossou
Sophia Vossou
Sophia Vossou is a Greek singer best known abroad for representing Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 where she placed 13th with the song "I Anixi".-Biography:...

 and Laurentis Mahairitsas. In addition to "Sain Trope", contribution also included a duet with Kostas Haritodiplomenos titled "Glyka". With the success of the first album, the second volume was released in 1989 which featured Garbi in two new songs titled "Ah, Afto Mou Aresei" and "Zo Na S'Agapo". These early songs grabbed the attention of Greek music executives, and led her to her first record contract with CBS Records Greece, paving the way for her first studio album in 1989.

1989–1993: The Beginning & Eurovision

Two years after her recorded music debut, Garbi released her debut personal album titled Prova
Prova (album)
Prova is the title of the debut album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1989 by CBS Records Greece. It was released on CD for the first time in 1992, under the Columbia label as a joint package with 1990's Gialia Karfia...

(Rehearsal) in 1989. In 1990 and 1991 she released her second and third studio albums: Gyalia Karfia
Gyalia Karfia
Gyalia Karfia is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1990 by CBS Records Greece. It was released on CD for the first time in 1992, under the Columbia label as a joint package with 1989's Prova...

(Glass and nails) and Entalma Silepseos
Entalma Silepseos
Entalma Silepseos is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1991 by Sony Music Greece. The CD edition of the album includes some hit singles from her first two albums due to her growing popularity....

(Arrest warrant), respectively. Both albums fared well and allowed her to rise in the ranks of the Greek music scene.

By 1992 Garbi released her fourth album Tou Feggariou Anapnoes
Tou Feggariou Anapnoes
- Music videos :#"Tou Feggariou Anapnoes" #"Pes To M'Ena Fili" #"Zilia Mou" #"Den Einai I Proti Fora" #"Lathos Porta"...

(The Breaths of the Moon). Garbi took on a more pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 approach to her music, fairing well with audience as she would gain her first certification when the album went gold.

In 1993 she accepted the offer to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...

 with the song "Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos", where she stirred up controversy in the Greek media due to the slitted blue dress she wore. She was placed 9th with 64 points.

1994–1997: Further Success

Following her highly publicized participation at Eurovision, Garbi began unleashing hit albums that reached platinum and two platinum certifications, including the platinum album Os Ton Paradeiso
Os Ton Paradeiso
- Singles :#"Nai Yparho Ego" #"Os Ton Paradiso" #"O Kafes" #"Derti" #"Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos"...

(Until paradise) and the two platinum album Atofio Hrysafi
Atofio Hrysafi
Atofio Hrysafi is an album by popular Greek artist Keti Garbi. It was released in 1994 by Sony Music Greece and went 2x Platinum in Greece and Cypros selling over 120,000 units. The album contains 10 songs, 5 composed by Kostas Tournas and 5 composed by Phoebus...

(Pure gold) in 1994. During that time, Garbi released a duet with her then boyfriend Dionysis Schoinas, who made her a marriage proposal live in front of a national TV audience while promoting the song on Mega Channel
Mega Channel
Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...

's show Bravo hosted by Roula Koromila years later.

In 1996 Garbi released Arhizo Polemo
Arhizo Polemo
Arhizo Polemo is an album by Greek singer Katy Garbi. It was released in May 1996 by Sony Music Greece and went three times Platinum in Greece, selling over 180,000 units in 1996. In 1997, Arhizo Polemo was the second best selling album of the year following Anna Vissi's Travma...

(I'm starting a war), which was eventually certified 3× platinum. In 1997, Garbi followed up her success by releasing her eighth studio album titled Evaisthisies
Evaisthisies
Evaisthisies is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1997 by Sony Music Greece and went 3x Platinum in Greece selling over 150,000 units. The album is written entirely by Phoebus...

(Sensibilities) which very soon reached 3× platinum status as well. The album included a duet with rising singer Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos , is a Greek laïko singer.-Early life:Antonis Remos was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He was raised there by his Greek parents, and later his family moved back to their native Thessaloniki, Greece, where he finished school. During his childhood he got involved with music and...

 on the song "Asimfonia Haraktiron" (Personality Clash). That same year, Garbi also performed at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...

 on May 9, 1997. From 1994 to 1997, Garbi won eight Pop Corn Greek Music Awards. Her 1994, 1996, and 1997 releases were awarded as the best albums in each year at the Pop Corn Greek Music Awards.

1998–1999: Christmas With Katy & Doro Theou

For Christmas 1998, Garbi created a Christmas album
Christmas Album
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 of famous Christmas carols titled Hristougenna Me Tin Katy (Christmas With Katy) all adapted with Greek lyrics by Eleni Giannatsoulia. The album had been a wish by Garbi for many years. Hristouyenna Me Tin Katy is a collaboration with well known Greek children's choir of Spiros Labros, while the internationally known tenor Konstantinos Paliatsaras
Konstantinos Paliatsaras
Konstantinos Paliatsaras is a Greek operatic tenor.-Early life and education:Born in Athens, Greece, Paliatsaras was attracted to Opera immediately after hearing Maria Callas at the age of 7. He was taught at the National Concervatoire in Athens by Professor Maggie Karatza and at the Royal Academy...

 is also featured on one track. Since its release in 1998, sales of the album have increased with the coming of each Christmas season. In fact, although it was popular during the time of its release, it was not until 2002 when it gained its gold certification, four years after its release.

1999 saw the release of Garbi's platinum album Doro Theou
Doro Theou
- Singles and music videos :"Doro Theou"Doro Theou is the first single of the album. This song is dedicated to Garbi's son, Dimitris, when she was pregnant. The videoclip is dericted by Giorgos Gkavalos. There is no scene that Garbi's body is shown. The shooting of videoclip and of cover of album...

(Gift of God) as a dedication to her newborn baby boy Dimitris. Backup vocals by fellow singer Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos , is a Greek laïko singer.-Early life:Antonis Remos was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He was raised there by his Greek parents, and later his family moved back to their native Thessaloniki, Greece, where he finished school. During his childhood he got involved with music and...

 where provided on the song "Anisos Agonas", as well as the vocals of Pashalis Terzis featured on "Sta Deka Metra". Singles from the album included "Doro Theou", "Agkires", and "Aponomi Dikeosinis".

2000–2001: To Kati, Anna Vissi & Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou

In 2000, Garbi released her eleventh studio album titled To Kati
To Kati
To Kati is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on April 10, 2000 by Sony Music Greece and went four times platinum in Greece and three times in Cyprus. It ranks as one of the best selling albums of the decade. This is a farewell album of Phoebus under his contract with...

(That something), a double CD with her greatest hits by Phoebus, but it also included several new songs, four of which became hit singles, including her memorable duet with fellow singer Natassa Theodoridou
Natassa Theodoridou
Natassa Theodoridou , born October 24, 1970 in Thessaloniki, is a well-known Greek singer and the only female Greek artist to have her first three albums achieve platinum status. She has been certified for a total of at least 432 thousand albums and 20 thousand singles sales by IFPI Greece...

 in the song "Epitelous". To Kati was certified 4× platinum, and remains Garbi's best selling album to date.

In the same year, Katy and Phoebus took their national Greek hit "To Kati", to the international OGAE Song Contest
OGAE
OGAE is one of the 2 major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began only in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision...

. In representing all of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 with the song, Katy took 5th place with 103 points, behind Sweden, Italy, Turkey and Spain.

After the success of To Kati, Garbi partnered up with fellow Greek singer and friend Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...

 for a duet titled "Kalitera I Dio Mas" on Vissi's 7× platinum album Kravgi
Kravgi
- International Editions :The album was also released in Turkey and in Australia and New Zealand. In Australia and New Zealand the album kept its original track listing. In Turkey it was released as a 17-track album...

. The song was a massive radio success, with two music videos being made; Version A and Version B, fun videos that saw Garbi and Vissi lightheartedly playing around as friends. For the winter season of 2000-2001, Garbi appeared with Anna Vissi and boyband One
One (band)
ONE was a boy band that first appeared in 1999, recognized as both Greece and Cyprus's very first boy band. The band was formed by leading Cypriot-Greek composer Giorgos Theofanous who got them signed with Minos EMI and wrote all their music and lyrics, and consisted of Constantinos Christoforou,...

 at Club Fever.

On December 15, 2000, Garbi released the maxi single "Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou
Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou
"Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou" is a song by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on December 15, 2000 by Sony Music Greece as a five track CD Single with two remixes and three new songs...

" which was certified platinum. "Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou" featured three new songs and two remixes of the title track which was a collaboration with the popular Greek pop rock band Exis. Kostas Tournas wrote one of the B-side tracks called "Kane To Logariasmo". The music video of the song "Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou" won an award at the Pop Corn Greek Music Awards.

2001–2003: Apla Ta Pragmata, The Remixes & Emmones Idees

In 2001, Garbi released her twelfth studio album titled Apla Ta Pragmata
Apla Ta Pragmata
-Singles:"StigmesAlthough the single was first released seven years prior to the release of Apla Ta Pragmata, the duet with Kostas Tournas received a moderate amount of airplay in 2001. It was first released on Kostas Tournas' 1994 album Ntoueta , and features a young Katy Garbi in the early years...

(Things are simple), a double CD featuring 31 tracks and produced by Yannis Doulamis. The first CD features songs composed by Nikos Terzis, who also had written Garbi's earlier hit single "Pesto M' Ena Fili" as well as a duet with the young duo Antique
Antique (duo)
Antique was a Greek singing duo consisting of Elena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis originating from Sweden which combined Greek popular music and lyrics with a Nordic dance pop beat. Both Paparizou and Panagiotidis were born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents...

 titled "Einai Adiko Kai Krima". The album included the hits "Viastika" and "Thelo Apopse Na Horepso". Apla Ta Pragmata was certified 2× platinum in Greece and in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

 and was awarded the album of the year award at the Pop Corn Greek Music Awards.

In 2002, the EP Remix Plus
Remix Plus
Remix Plus is an EP of remixed hits by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in Greece and Cyprus by Sony Music Greece in May 2002.-Background:The EP includes the album version of "Thelo Apopse Na Horepso"...

was released which included four remixes of her hits "Apla ta Pragmata", "Krayon", "Otan se Hreiazomai" and the album version of "Thelo Apopse Na Horepso". During that same year, Sony Music released a non-stop compilation remix CD titled Katy Garbi Hit Mix
Katy Garbi Hit Mix
Hit Mix is a single by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 2002 by Sony Music Greece. It is a 1-track mix of 13 greatest hits from Katy Garbi.- Track listing :1 track includes samples of:...

. She also won an Arion Music Award for Best Folk Female Singer of the Year.

A year later, Garbi released the EP "Mia Kardia
Mia Kardia
-Charts:The EP 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 double platinum by IFPI making it Garbi's most successful EP to...

" (One Heart), which was certified 2× platinum on the Greek Singles Chart. "Mia Kardia" became a hit in Greek clubs, characterized by a mix of sounds including tsifteteli song, a techno-infused club song, a Hindi inspired song, and a duet with Giorgos Tsalikis. A couple of months later, Garbi worked with the group 667 on a song titled "Aeraki" which was included on the group's album. Later on that year Garbi released the album Emmones Idees
Emmones Idees
-Limited Edition Only: Disc 2:# "M'Eheis Arrostisei" # "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" # "Making of "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" #Extras* Discography* Biography* Photo Gallery* Greek/English Menu...

(Obsessive ideas); "Na Pernas", "Andres", "Esena Mono", and a duet with Yiannis Vardis titled "Poso Tha Thela" became hits from the album. A bonus club track titled "Zilia" was also included. A video clip featuring a medley of three of the songs was also made as the albums fourth music video.

Within a week, Emmones Idees
Emmones Idees
-Limited Edition Only: Disc 2:# "M'Eheis Arrostisei" # "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" # "Making of "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" #Extras* Discography* Biography* Photo Gallery* Greek/English Menu...

 had sold over 30,000 units achieving golden certification, heading steadily towards becoming platinum. To celebrate Sony and Dewers held an official presentation of the new gold album as well as a multi-platinum award ceremony of Garbi's past albums which had not officially been awarded certification plaques for reaching status sales. The albums and singles awarded were: Mia Kardia
Mia Kardia
-Charts:The EP 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 double platinum by IFPI making it Garbi's most successful EP to...

 (Platinum), Apla Ta Pragmata
Apla Ta Pragmata
-Singles:"StigmesAlthough the single was first released seven years prior to the release of Apla Ta Pragmata, the duet with Kostas Tournas received a moderate amount of airplay in 2001. It was first released on Kostas Tournas' 1994 album Ntoueta , and features a young Katy Garbi in the early years...

 (2x Platinum), Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou
Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou
"Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou" is a song by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on December 15, 2000 by Sony Music Greece as a five track CD Single with two remixes and three new songs...

 (Platinum), To Kati
To Kati
To Kati is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on April 10, 2000 by Sony Music Greece and went four times platinum in Greece and three times in Cyprus. It ranks as one of the best selling albums of the decade. This is a farewell album of Phoebus under his contract with...

 (4x Platinum), Doro Theou
Doro Theou
- Singles and music videos :"Doro Theou"Doro Theou is the first single of the album. This song is dedicated to Garbi's son, Dimitris, when she was pregnant. The videoclip is dericted by Giorgos Gkavalos. There is no scene that Garbi's body is shown. The shooting of videoclip and of cover of album...

 (Gold), Hristougenna Me Tin Katy (Gold)
.

Following the event, the album was released as a limited edition with bonus DVD material including two music videos, behind-the-scenes, discography and exclusive photos.

2004–2005: Galazio Kai Lefko & Eho Sta Matia Ourano

In 2004 Garbi released her second EP titled "Galazio Kai Lefko" (Blue and white), a title reflecting the national colors of Greece as a dedication to her country. It also featured a new high bass song titled "Katapliktiko" and two remixes of "Esena Mono", which gained airplay and a number one position on the club charts. The "Esena Mono" remixes also gained success in other countries such as Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. Also included on the EP was a "New Tempo Mix" of "Viastika".

In 2005, Garbi released her moderately successful 14th studio album "Eho Sta Matia Ourano
Eho Sta Matia Ourano
-Music videos:# "Akouse Agori Mou"# "Spaciba Baby" # "Akouse Agori Mou" -Chart performance:...

" (I Have A Sky In My Eyes)which reached gold status in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

. The album was written by Christos Dantis
Christos Dantis
Christos Dantis , is a Greek singer, songwriter, and musician best known for his hits such as "To Palio Mou Palto" and "Ena Tragoudi Akoma" and later for composing and co-writing the song "My Number One" for Elena Paparizou, winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 for Greece.- Early music career...

 and also featured a duet between the two under the title "Spaciba Baby". Other songs that gained radio airplay included "Teleia Kai Pavla", "To Narkotiko Mou", the title track "Eho Sta Matia Ourano" and "Akouse Agori Mou", performing the latter at the 2005 Mad Video Music Awards.

That same year Garbi was a judge on the fourth and last installment of the hit talent music show Fame Story
Fame Story
Fame Story was a Greek reality TV show that was a licensed version of Endemol's Star Academy on the ANT1 network. It has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows over the last years. The contestants gave a weekly performance in a 2½–3 hour episode in which the contestants were judged...

 where she presented the song "Isovios Desmos
Isovios Desmos
"Isovios Desmos" is the first single released from Greek singer Katy Garbi's 2006 album Pos Allazei O Kairos. It is a duet with Fame Story 4 contestant Stathis Raftopoulos and was written by Pegasos....

", a duet between her and contestant Stathis Raftopoulos. The song made history as it was the first ever digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

 track released in Greece. She also showcased a never before released song by the name of "Lakaki". It also became a radio hit. Later that year Garbi recorded the Greek song "Stohos" composed by popular Turkish singer Nazan Öncel
Nazan Öncel
Nazan Öncel is one of Turkey's most successful and famous pop music and pop rock singers/songwriters. She writes her own songs, does the arrangements for most of them and has also written songs for many famous singers such as Tarkan and İbrahim Tatlıses.She's mostly known for her unique writing...

 for Planetworks, a dance and electronic label based in Greece, on their album Al Bazaar 3. Her song "Esena Mono" was mixed with the Turkish hit "Leili" by Mokka and became a music video named "Mokka vs. Katy Garbi".

2006–2007: Pos Allazei O Kairos & Live Album

On October 23, 2006, Garbi released her 15th studio album Pos Allazei O Kairos
Pos Allazei O Kairos
-Singles:"Isovios Desmos""Pos Allazei O Kairos""Afti"-Charts:...

(How the weather changes). It was certified gold and was Garbi's first album after firing her longtime creative director Giannis Doulamis in favor of Giannis Doksas. The title track "Pos Allazei O Kairos" was made into a music video, and became a radio hit.

Earlier in 2006, during an interview with MAD TV
MAD TV (music TV)
MAD TV is a television network in Greece that broadcasts music related programming including video clips, music news & interviews as well as concert footage. It was the first music station in Greece, launched on June 6, 1996 and is run by Andreas Kouris.MAD TV’s target group ranges from 15 to 24...

 presenter Themis Georgantas on his show OK!, Georgantas asked if she was planning to record and release an official live album. Garbi replied that indeed she was planning to and that she wanted it to be recorded at a special, memorable and important place of hers and that a lot of thought would be put into its tracks. Garbi's live album was released on November 29, 2007. It included many of her favorite songs, past hits, and some new tracks. Her expectations were realized when on August 31 when she performed at the Alexis Miniotis theater at an event organized to benefit the victims and families mainly affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires
2007 Greek forest fires
The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on August 23, expanded rapidly and raged out of control until August 27, until they were put out in early...

. The guest list included fellow singers Kostas Tournas, Giorgos Lembesis, Vanessa Adamopoulou and Nikitas Kaklamanis. The choice of songs included renditions of classic laïka
Laika
Laika was a Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the Earth – as well as the first animal to die in orbit.As little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika's mission, and the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, there...

 and memorable songs off her now vast discography
Katy Garbi discography
This page includes the discography of Greek singer Katy Garbi. Starting in 1989 with her first album, Garbi has released 17 albums in total along with several compilations and CD singles.-Albums:...

.

2008–2009: Kainourgia Ego

Garbi embarked on an eight-concert mini-tour in North America along with husband Dionysis Schinas and Christos Pazis. Appearances included Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, Toronto
Toronto
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, Astoria, Washington DC, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

, and Tampa
Tâmpa
Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...

. After her North America tour, Garbi went back to Greece where a party was held in celebration of her 20 years in the music industry and also for the gold certification of 18 Hronia Live
18 Hronia Live
-Disc 2:-Singles:The following singles were officially released to radio stations. Additional songs such as, "Esena Mono live ", "Taxeia live", and "Sou 'ho Etimi Sygnomilive", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay and internet release."Mi Ta Fila Ta Matia...

on March 11, 2008.

In July 2008, Garbi released a dance-pop remix of her old song "Tzini
Tzini (song)
"Tzini " is a single released by Greek singer Katy Garbi. The song was released to radios in July 2008, before its release as a digital download on August 11, 2008...

" as a digital download. It was first released in 1990 on her album Gyalia Karfia
Gyalia Karfia
Gyalia Karfia is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1990 by CBS Records Greece. It was released on CD for the first time in 1992, under the Columbia label as a joint package with 1989's Prova...

and penned by Giannis Nikolaou. The song was remixed by Giorgos Alkaios
Giorgos Alkaios
Giorgos Alkaios is a Greek recording artist. His career began in 1989 after appearing on a Greek reality show. Following a brief period of stage acting, Alkaios dedicated himself to music. His first single, "Ti Ti", made him popular in Greece. His distinctive musical style fuses Greek and Oriental...

 and Dionysis Schinas of Friends Music Factory and is her second digital download only single release after "Isovios Desmos
Isovios Desmos
"Isovios Desmos" is the first single released from Greek singer Katy Garbi's 2006 album Pos Allazei O Kairos. It is a duet with Fame Story 4 contestant Stathis Raftopoulos and was written by Pegasos....

" in 2006.

For the winter season of 2008-2009, Garbi began performances with Notis Sfakianakis
Notis Sfakianakis
Panagiotis Sfakianakis is a Greek singer of laika music, who is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time in Greece and Cyprus. Sfakianakis began his career in 1985, opening at nightclubs for other artists. He was discovered by Sony Greece and released his debut album Proti Fora...

 at Club Enastron, after years of a rumored collaboration. Garbi and Sfakianakis premiered on November 14, 2008 and performed weekly from Thursday to Sunday until around Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...

.

In mid 2008, it was announced that Garbi was working on songs for a new album, entirely penned by Nikos Antipas.
The first single off of Garbi's seventeenth studio album, titled "Kainourgia Ego
Kainourgia Ego
Kainourgia Ego is the sixteenth studio album by Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on December 22, 2008 by Sony BMG Greece and also is her first studio album since the 2006 release of Pos Allazei O Kairos...

" (A New Me), is the song "Afto Aksizo", a zeibekiko
Zeibekiko
Zeibekiko is a Greek folk dance with a rhythmic pattern of 9/4 or else 9/8 . The name of the dance derives from the Zeibek warriors of Anatolia. It is danced by one person only and is of free choreographic structure, which is often refers to ancient Greek tragedy...

 which was released and performed live at the premier of her performances at Club Enastron.
The second single off of the album was the title track "Kainourgia Ego" which was released to coincide with the release of the album in late December 2008.

On an episode of Mega Star on November 30, 2008, Garbi addressed rumours of her switching record labels, stating that Kainourgia Ego
Kainourgia Ego
Kainourgia Ego is the sixteenth studio album by Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on December 22, 2008 by Sony BMG Greece and also is her first studio album since the 2006 release of Pos Allazei O Kairos...

will be the last album she is obligated to release on her current contract with Sony BMG Greece, and that she has given thought to switching to Friends Music Factory, a music label which her husband Dionysis Shinas and his co-partner and fellow singer Giorgos Alkaios
Giorgos Alkaios
Giorgos Alkaios is a Greek recording artist. His career began in 1989 after appearing on a Greek reality show. Following a brief period of stage acting, Alkaios dedicated himself to music. His first single, "Ti Ti", made him popular in Greece. His distinctive musical style fuses Greek and Oriental...

 have opened and are currently signed to.

Garbi planned to perform 15 shows at Polis Studio as part of the 2009/2010 winter music season titled "Kainourgia Ego". Kainourgia Ego premiered on the 13th of December 2009, opeining its doors every Sunday and Monday to the public in a music scene designed and directed by Vassilis Myrianthopoulos and Olga Laskaratou, with music overseen by Nikos Antipas. Kainourgia Ego at Polis Studio was a success, where Garbi and her guest performers were called back for an encore performance almost every night. However, "Kainourgia Ego" at Polis Studio closed before its due date as a result of disagreements between the venue and the shows production team.

Kainourgia Ego was set to be repackaged with three other songs and a remix with Nikos Antipas continuing the music composition and the three lyricists (GML, R.Roussi, V.Gerothodorou) also writing one of each of the new tracks, however as the production of Garbi's following album was underway, the prepackage was cancelled with its material announced to be included in the new album.

2010–present: Label Switch & Pazl

On November 3, a the lead single "Ta Iheia", originally planned for the repackage of Kainourgia Ego was released through internet music news website Starnews.gr, announcing the 2009 re-release of the album. A photo shoot for the artwork of the album took place on November 7, directed by John Mitropoulos.

In an interview with Love Radio, the station that exclusive premiere of to the first single "Oi Skepseis", Garbi announced that the production of her Pazl
Pazl
-Singles:The following singles were officially released to radio stations. Additional songs such as, "Ego" and "Psemmata", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay."Ta Iheia""Oi Skepseis""Geia Sou "...

 was underway. The album will be her second studio album composed by Nikos Antipas, continuing with the genre of previous album Kainourgia Ego which had an alternative yet laiko music style. Three of the album's tracks were originally planned to be incorporated into a repackage of the previous album, however, that project did not materialize and the songs will therefore be individually released as e-singles.

After much speculation, Garbi finally announced her intentions to part ways with Sony Music Greece
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....

 where she has been for the last 24 years, stating in an interview with Ixos Fm:

Subsequently in June 2010, "OK" magazine confirmed her label departure as well as the release of a new album composed by Nikos Antipas. The magazine announced that Garbi and Antipas would release two new singles in the summer prior to the album's release, although this did not materialize. In September 2010, Garbi released a remix of her song "Kanourgia Ego".

In January 2011 Katy Garbi announced via her personal Twitter that she's off to shoot a promo music video for her first single to be released later in the month. On 19 February 2011, Garbi's new album, Pazl
Pazl
-Singles:The following singles were officially released to radio stations. Additional songs such as, "Ego" and "Psemmata", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay."Ta Iheia""Oi Skepseis""Geia Sou "...

 was digitally released exclusively through major Greek website "In.gr", with users able to download the entire tracklisting as a gift for a limited time. The site also featured an exclusive interview, in which Garbi noted that the album will also be released in CD format in the coming weeks. Following an interview with collaborating lyricist, Manos Eleftheriou, album composer Nikos Antipas announced that the album will be released officially to stores by the end on March. Following the termination of the free promotional giveaway of the album, Garbi later revealed on her official website that the album will be released on her new label Universal Music Greece
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

. The album was also freely distributed with a magazine after its official release.

Personal life

Garbi and fellow Greek singer Dionisis Schinas dated for a lengthy period during the early '90s, including 1993 when Garbi participated in a duet with him. Rumors began to surface that the duet put them in something a lot deeper than a normal business collaboration, however in the coming months, they were to take separate paths and continue on with their solo careers. In the time after they both were seeing other people, Dionisis was seen various times with Greek singer Elli Kokkinou
Elli Kokkinou
Elli Kokkinou is a Greek singer who was born in Athens, Greece. Kokkinou is among the most popular singers in Greece today. She has performed together with Greek music stars such as Anna Vissi, Glykeria, Paschalis Terzis, Sakis Rouvas, Tolis Voskopoulos, Thanos Petrelis, Natassa Theodoridou,...

 who was entering into the music industry. They soon broke up and on May 4, 1997, (after a live wedding proposal) Garbi married singer Dionisis Schinas and on November 11, 1999, the couple had their first child together, a baby boy.

Philanthropy

Garbi has been involved in many fund-raising acts for Greece, holding numerous concerts for homeless children, the "Erithros Stavros" of Greece and sick children of Athens hospital. She also held many concerts for international countries for the Red Cross in many countries. She has contributed to Live Aid
Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom ...

 concerts along with other well-known Greek singers for numerous causes. This has added to her popularity.
Recently she has devoted a concert to the fire victims of Greece (2007), where all the money would be used as charity for the victims.

"It is our obligation to offer what we can. It is impossible to find a single Greek who is not bent over from the human pain and the size of destruction. I shared my desire to help the victims with the mayor of the city of Egaleo, and he supported me in every way. The concert will take place in the theater of Egaleo, and all the money will be given to aid the victims. So, on Friday, at 21:30 local time, we will all be waiting for you to come there."

Discography

Studio albums
  • Prova
    Prova (album)
    Prova is the title of the debut album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1989 by CBS Records Greece. It was released on CD for the first time in 1992, under the Columbia label as a joint package with 1990's Gialia Karfia...

    (1989)
  • Gyalia Karfia
    Gyalia Karfia
    Gyalia Karfia is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1990 by CBS Records Greece. It was released on CD for the first time in 1992, under the Columbia label as a joint package with 1989's Prova...

    (1990)
  • Entalma Silepseos
    Entalma Silepseos
    Entalma Silepseos is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1991 by Sony Music Greece. The CD edition of the album includes some hit singles from her first two albums due to her growing popularity....

    (1991)
  • Tou Feggariou Anapnoes
    Tou Feggariou Anapnoes
    - Music videos :#"Tou Feggariou Anapnoes" #"Pes To M'Ena Fili" #"Zilia Mou" #"Den Einai I Proti Fora" #"Lathos Porta"...

    (1992)
  • Os Ton Paradeiso
    Os Ton Paradeiso
    - Singles :#"Nai Yparho Ego" #"Os Ton Paradiso" #"O Kafes" #"Derti" #"Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos"...

    (1993)
  • Atofio Hrysafi
    Atofio Hrysafi
    Atofio Hrysafi is an album by popular Greek artist Keti Garbi. It was released in 1994 by Sony Music Greece and went 2x Platinum in Greece and Cypros selling over 120,000 units. The album contains 10 songs, 5 composed by Kostas Tournas and 5 composed by Phoebus...

    (1994)
  • Arhizo Polemo
    Arhizo Polemo
    Arhizo Polemo is an album by Greek singer Katy Garbi. It was released in May 1996 by Sony Music Greece and went three times Platinum in Greece, selling over 180,000 units in 1996. In 1997, Arhizo Polemo was the second best selling album of the year following Anna Vissi's Travma...

    (1996)
  • Evaisthisies
    Evaisthisies
    Evaisthisies is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in 1997 by Sony Music Greece and went 3x Platinum in Greece selling over 150,000 units. The album is written entirely by Phoebus...

    (1997)
  • Hristougenna Me Tin Katy (1998)
  • Doro Theou
    Doro Theou
    - Singles and music videos :"Doro Theou"Doro Theou is the first single of the album. This song is dedicated to Garbi's son, Dimitris, when she was pregnant. The videoclip is dericted by Giorgos Gkavalos. There is no scene that Garbi's body is shown. The shooting of videoclip and of cover of album...

    (1999)
  • To Kati
    To Kati
    To Kati is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on April 10, 2000 by Sony Music Greece and went four times platinum in Greece and three times in Cyprus. It ranks as one of the best selling albums of the decade. This is a farewell album of Phoebus under his contract with...

    (2000)
  • Apla Ta Pragmata
    Apla Ta Pragmata
    -Singles:"StigmesAlthough the single was first released seven years prior to the release of Apla Ta Pragmata, the duet with Kostas Tournas received a moderate amount of airplay in 2001. It was first released on Kostas Tournas' 1994 album Ntoueta , and features a young Katy Garbi in the early years...

    (2001)
  • Emmones Idees
    Emmones Idees
    -Limited Edition Only: Disc 2:# "M'Eheis Arrostisei" # "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" # "Making of "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" #Extras* Discography* Biography* Photo Gallery* Greek/English Menu...

    (2003)
  • Eho Sta Matia Ourano
    Eho Sta Matia Ourano
    -Music videos:# "Akouse Agori Mou"# "Spaciba Baby" # "Akouse Agori Mou" -Chart performance:...

    (2005)
  • Pos Allazei O Kairos
    Pos Allazei O Kairos
    -Singles:"Isovios Desmos""Pos Allazei O Kairos""Afti"-Charts:...

    (2006)
  • Kainourgia Ego
    Kainourgia Ego
    Kainourgia Ego is the sixteenth studio album by Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released on December 22, 2008 by Sony BMG Greece and also is her first studio album since the 2006 release of Pos Allazei O Kairos...

    (2008)
  • Pazl
    Pazl
    -Singles:The following singles were officially released to radio stations. Additional songs such as, "Ego" and "Psemmata", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay."Ta Iheia""Oi Skepseis""Geia Sou "...

    (2011)


EPs
  • Ksipoliti Horevo (1995)
  • Remix Plus
    Remix Plus
    Remix Plus is an EP of remixed hits by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi. It was released in Greece and Cyprus by Sony Music Greece in May 2002.-Background:The EP includes the album version of "Thelo Apopse Na Horepso"...

    (2002)
  • Mia Kardia
    Mia Kardia
    -Charts:The EP 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 double platinum by IFPI making it Garbi's most successful EP to...

    (2002)
  • Galazio Kai Lefko (2004)


Live albums
  • 18 Hronia Live
    18 Hronia Live
    -Disc 2:-Singles:The following singles were officially released to radio stations. Additional songs such as, "Esena Mono live ", "Taxeia live", and "Sou 'ho Etimi Sygnomilive", despite not having been released as singles, managed to gain radio airplay and internet release."Mi Ta Fila Ta Matia...

    (2007)


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