Former Eurovision champion Helena Paparizou gave an interview and talked about her career in the music scene, but also her personal life.
The singer spoke on the show “Happy Day” and initially, referred to her plans for this summer.
“Summer is professionally full. We will steal a couple of days for a swim,” she said.
“My husband will not follow the tour, it is very difficult, he also has his own job. Missing the other person is good sometimes, but not for long,” the singer said initially.
Paparizou then referred to participation in Eurovision 2005 when she won first place – representing Greece.
“I still have the dress, but I can no longer fit in it, after the plastic surgery I did on my chest,” she said. “And I still have the Eurovision shoes.”
“In general, I have countless shoes, I’m ashamed to say how many. I even have a shoe from 2001 that I have never worn,” she added.
Paparizou is a Greek singer, born and raised in Sweden. From 1999 until 2003 she was a member of the duo Antique (Eurovision 2001 – 3rd Place).
In 2005 she won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song My Number One, marking Greece’s first and only win so far. Paparizou has released 10 albums, all being certified platinum and double platinum.
She has also released 52 radio singles and 58 music videos. She has collaborated with great artists of the international music scene as well as with very notable Greek artists.
Helena has won 43 awards: 3 Arion Awards, 1 EBBA Award, 1 Balkan Music Award, 1 Cyprus Music Award, 1 MTV Best Greek Act Award, 1 OGAE Song Contest Award, 3 Super Music Awards, 30 Mad Video Music Awards, and of course the first place at the Eurovision Song Contest.
She was a member of the judging panel of the show Dancing On Ice (2011-2012) in Greece.
She has also taken part in the Swedish version of Let’s Dance (2012) and in 2015 she made her theatre debut in the musical “Nine”, playing the part of Saraghina.
Since 2016 she is one of the 4 judges of The Voice of Greece, and in 2018 she released her album Ouranio Toxo which went platinum in Greece, being the best selling album by a female artist in 2018.
Her new album Apohrosis topped the Official Greek Charts, being one of the most popular releases for 2021.
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