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{{Short description|Greek singer (born 1982)}}
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| native_name = {{lang|el|Έλενα Παπαρίζου}}
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* Singer
* songwriter
* television personality
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| years_active = 1999–present
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* [[Helena Paparizou discography|Discography]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|Andreas Kapsalis|2015|2025}}
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| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Helena Paparizou|Full list]]
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* Vocals
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* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Pop rock]]
* [[Laïko]]
* [[Dance-pop]]
* [[Electronic music|Electronica]]
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* [[Sony Music]] (2003–2012)
* [[Capitol Music]] (2013–2017)
* [[Minos EMI]] (2013–present)
* [[Universal Music Group]] (2013–present)
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Antique disbanded in 2003, and Paparizou signed a solo recording contract with [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]]. Her debut solo single "[[Anapandites Kliseis]]" preceding the album ''[[Protereotita]]'' (2004); her style had an emphasis on laïko, [[pop music|pop]], and [[dance music|dance]] sounds. In 2005, she represented [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005]] with the song "[[My Number One]]", which won the contest for Greece for the first time. Paparizou attempted a career beyond Greece with English-language material, charting in a few countries abroad. Her three subsequent albums ''[[Iparhi Logos]]'' (2006), ''[[The Game of Love (album)|The Game of Love]]'' (2006) and ''[[Vrisko To Logo Na Zo]]'' (2008) all peaked at number one in Greece and reached platinum sales. Her fifth studio album ''[[Giro Apo T' Oneiro]]'' (2010) was also certified platinum. Paparizou's final release before she left Sony Music, ''[[Greatest Hits & More (Elena Paparizou album)|Greatest Hits & More]]'', was released in 2011. Since 2013 she is part of [[Minos EMI]] - [[Universal Music]] labels. In 2017 she released her biggest hit to date titled ''An Me Dis Na Kleo'' feat Anastasios Rammos off her album [[Ouranio Toxo (album)|Ouranio Toxo]] counting 35 million views on YouTube.
Paparizou has released 10 studio albums in total. Apart from singing, in the 2010s she moved into television as a judge on ''[[Dancing on Ice (Greek TV series)|Dancing on Ice]]'' (2011) and as a contestant on ''[[Let's Dance 2012|Let's Dance]]'' (2012). Since 2016, Paparizou has been a judge on ''[[The Voice of Greece]]''. She lived with her fiancé and manager Toni Mavridis from 1999 until their separation in 2011. From 2015 until 2025 she lived with civil engineer Andreas Kapsalis.
Paparizou has been awarded three [[IFPI Greece#Arion Music Awards (2002–2007)|Arion Music Awards]], a [[European Border Breakers Award]], 35 [[MAD Video Music Awards]] and an [[MTV Europe Music Award]]. On 14 March 2010, [[Alpha TV]] ranked her as the 14th top-certified domestic female artist since 1960, having won seven platinum and four gold records. Paparizou was the most successful debuting female artist of the 2000s and established herself as one of the top acts of the latter half of the decade. In 2010, ''[[Forbes]]'' listed Paparizou as the 21st most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece.
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Paparizou was born on 31 January 1982 in [[Borås]], [[Västergötland]], [[Sweden]] and raised in [[Örgryte]], [[Gothenburg]]. She is the youngest child of Greek parents Georgios Paparizos (1948–2008) and Efrosynë "Froso" Paparizou.<ref name="father's death"/> Paparizou's parents were from the [[Karditsa]] region in western [[Thessaly]];<ref name="number one dvd"/> she has a sister Aretë, known as Rita, and a brother Konstantinos, known as "Dinos."<ref name="espresso_news">{{cite web|url=http://espressonews.gr/default.asp?pid=79&la=1&catid=3&artid=597669&pg=1 |title=Κάνοντας μόδα τη Eurovision |last=Maravegias |first=Ilias |publisher=[[List of newspapers in Greece|Espresso News]] |date=17 February 2008 |language=el |access-date=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721080617/http://espressonews.gr/default.asp?pid=79&la=1&catid=3&artid=597669&pg=1 |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> Paparizou's parents met and married in her mother's hometown and moved to Borås in 1970.<ref name="number one dvd"/> In 1985, the family moved back to Greece to live in [[Volos]] with relatives because Paparizou had contracted [[asthma]] and her lungs could not cope with the cold Scandinavian climate.<ref name="espresso_news"/> After two years, she was well enough for the family to return to live in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden.<ref name="espresso_news"/> As a result of the trip to Greece, Paparizou spoke [[Greek language|Greek]] as a first language and did not make friends with many Swedish children,<ref name=kafes1>{{cite news|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMklZkEmYR0|title = Έλενα Παπαρίζου|access-date = 25 December 2015|archive-date = 10 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160110071433/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMklZkEmYR0|url-status = live}}{{in lang|el}} Elena Paparizou's Biography on [[Alpha TV]]'s "Kafes Me Tin Elene Menegaki". ''[[Alpha TV]]'', 17 April 2008. Retrieved on 23 April 2008.</ref> because she attended a Greek-language school.<ref name="espresso_news"/> Paparizou continues to suffer from breathing problems and often carries an [[inhaler]] on-stage.<ref name="kafes1"/>
Paparizou performed for the first time in front of a Greek audience when she was eleven, singing [[Christos Dantis]]' "Moro Mou".<ref name="music bee"/> Two years later, Paparizou had decided she wanted to be a singer and began to study Greek music.<ref name="kafes1"/> By the age of fourteen, Paparizou had formed her first group, ''Soul Funkomatic'' with three [[Hispanic]] teenagers. They played [[hip hop music]] while saving money to record songs; they disbanded two years later.<ref name="kafes1"/> On 29{{nbsp}}October 1998, thirteen of Paparizou's close friends died in the [[Gothenburg nightclub fire]], where 63{{nbsp}}people died and more than 200 were injured. She had begged her mother to let her go to the party, but was not allowed to attend.<ref name=Nitro>{{cite news | title= Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Baby Tiger | work= Nitro Magazine | author= Kazoni, Sonia | page= 248 |date=May 2008|language=el}}</ref> After losing her friends, Paparizou decided to abandon singing. She started classes at the Art Performing School where she studied theater, acting, television and directing.<ref name="Nitro" />
==Career==
===1999–2003: Antique era===
{{Main|Antique (duo)}}
In 1999, some DJ friends of Paparizou's brother asked Paparizou to make a demo of the [[Notis Sfakianakis]] hit "[[Opa Opa]]",<ref name=Nitro/> but because the lyrics are written from a male point of view, Paparizou wanted to sing with her childhood friend Nikos Panagiotidis.<ref name="espresso_news"/><ref name=Nitro/><ref>{{cite web|title=ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ Ελενα Παπαρίζου |url=http://www.mad.tv/artists/?id=628&m=bio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113003859/http://www.mad.tv/artists/?id=628&m=bio |archive-date=13 January 2008}} MAD TV. Retrieved on 2 February 2008 {{in lang|el}}</ref> Some record producers, who were interested in signing a male/female duo to sing covers of traditional Greek songs, contacted Paparizou, who suggested Panagiotidis.<ref name="espresso_news"/> The pair formed [[Antique (duo)|Antique]], and signed to the independent label [[Bonnier Amigo Music|Bonnier Music]].<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p821358/biography|title=Elena Paparizou Biography|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=28 October 2008|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524011628/https://mb.moatads.com/yi/v2?ol=0&qn=%604%7BZEYwoqI%24%5BK%2BdLLU)%2CMm~ts!90vv9L%24%2FoDb%2Fz(lKm3GFlNUU%2Cu%5Bh_GcS%25%5BHvLU%5B4(K%2B%7BgeG(%24y_%2CapE%3FSF(f%25%3BS%243O3P(ry5*ZRocMp1tq%5BN%7Bq%60RP%3CG.ceFW%7CoG%22mxT%3Bwv%40V374BKm55%3D%26npLvbR6thw0P%26oUK%3B(iy3imPgh%5B**p%23VQz9.aS%3B4oD%7D%60%3Fjc!L2LmqMs%3Cex1bxNTK7%2BuCTpY%3CZ.T%5B%2B%22gbzbSSr1r4V%40bLwA&tf=1_nMzjG---CSa7H-1SJH-bW7qhB-LRwqH-nMzjG-&vi=111111&rc=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1%2C0%2C0%2Cprobably%2Cprobably&rb=1-ML9UUJTTfLRd1AlMZ0SLG0D32f%2FM0IEN6ypOGLOPg%2Fj24vqluabr2V04&rs=1-glpGhor6BziEcg%3D%3D&sc=1&os=1-tQ%3D%3D&qp=00000&is=BBBBB2BBEYBvGl2BBCBBtUTE1RmsqbKW8BsrBu0rCFE48CRBeeBS2hWTMBBQeQBBn2soYggyUig0CBlWZ0uBBCCCCCCOgRBBiOfnE6Bkg7OxCb8MxOtJYHCBdm5kBhBBC9Y8oBXckXBR76iUUsJBCBBBBBBBBBWBBBj3BBBZeGV2BBBCMciUBBBjgEBBBBBB94UMgTdJMtEcpMBBBQBBBniOccBBBBBB47kNBBBBBBBBBBBBBhcjG6BBJM2L4Bk8BwCBQmIoRBBCzBz1BBCTClBBrbGBC4ehueB57NG9aJeRzBqEKiuwBBBB&iv=8&qt=0&gz=0&hh=0&hn=0&tw=&qc=0&qd=0&qf=1400&qe=900&qh=1400&qg=900&qm=0&qa=1400&qb=900&qi=1400&qj=900&to=000&vy=ot%24b%5Bh%40%22oDgO%3DLlE6%3AYnIBMwqCf%5D)4%5Dz%2C%5B%26u9L%2F%2F%24b4%5DIAIbzbld%7Dt00%7Ca_BB%3FVxyEO%22zf4%5D%24cr16Zh5YigBghs%7ClTr1W*d%5B4kf%2FLyUoRdByZ%3C99Ks(I%7DY(T0c%7BDQ3MY.NjDby7p%26C&qr=0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fhelena-paparizou-mn0000636499%23biography&pcode=playwireprebidheader597261727146&rx=980975155482&callback=MoatNadoAllJsonpRequest_6143485#biography|url-status=live}}</ref> They called themselves "Antique" because it gave the impression of being "classical" and "timeless",<ref name="espresso_news"/> and connoted Paparizou's association of [[Music of Greece|Greek music]] with the idea of it being distant, old-fashioned, and something of an acquired taste.<ref name="kafes1"/> Their debut single "Opa Opa" became a hit in Sweden and Norway, eventually entering the top ten in both countries,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Antique&titel=Opa+Opa&cat=s |title=Antique "Opa Opa" (song) Charts |date=24 September 2000 |work=SwedishCharts |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=28 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930130511/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Antique&titel=Opa+opa&cat=s |archive-date=30 September 2012}}</ref> making "Antique" the first act to reach the Swedish top five with a song sung in Greek.<ref name="allmusicbio" /> Their later singles "[[Dinata Dinata]]", "[[Follow Me (Antique song)|Follow Me]]" and "[[Moro Mou]]" also charted in Sweden.<ref name="allmusicbio" />
Although relatively unknown in Greece in 2001,<ref name="kafes1"/><ref name="vima bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.tovima.gr/default.asp?pid=2&ct=3&artid=170386&dt=24/12/2005|script-title=el:Ελενα Παπαρίζου|date=24 December 2005|work=[[List of newspapers in Greece|To Vima]] Online|language=el|access-date=6 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430011002/http://www.tovima.gr/default.asp/?pid=2|archive-date=30 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> the duo entered the [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001|Greek national final]] of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "[[Die For You (Antique song)|(I Would) Die for You]]", composed by Nikos Terzis with lyrics by Antonis Pappas. They won joint first place, but as "Antique" had also won the public vote were declared the overall winners and went to the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in [[Copenhagen]].<ref name="espresso_news"/> Their song won third place with 147 points; the highest Greek Eurovision placing at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=19|title=Greece: Participants List|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|access-date=29 April 2010|archive-date=5 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605115029/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=19|url-status=live}}</ref> It became their biggest hit in Greece, reaching Platinum status, peaking at number three in Sweden and charting elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Antique&titel=%28I+Would%29+Die+For+You&cat=s|title=Antique – (I Would) Die for You (song)|website=SwedishCharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=29 April 2010|archive-date=14 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314024549/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Antique&titel=(I+Would)+Die+For+You&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> Antique's Eurovision success led to wider recognition in Greece. They recorded four studio albums{{mdash}}which were only mildly successful{{mdash}}performed a small European and North American tour and collaborated with artists including [[Katy Garbi]] and [[Slavi Trifonov]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} Paparizou and Panagiotidis then decided to pursue solo careers.<ref name="espresso_news"/> Initially, critics of the split accused Paparizou of abandoning her friend for her own career interests. Paparizou said the split was not permanent, but was a mutual decision to try other things, with plans of a reunion in mind.<ref>''Καφές με την Ελένη''. [[Alpha TV]]. Airdate: 17 April 2008</ref>
===2003–2005: Solo career, ''Protereotita'', Eurovision Song Contest, and international recognition===
{{See also|Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005}}
In late 2003, Paparizou signed a solo recording contract with [[Sony Music]] and released her debut single "[[Anapandites Kliseis]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=14496 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730062855/http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=14496 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2012 |title=Η Ελενα Παπαρίζου στη Sony Music |date=15 January 2004 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=21 September 2008 }}</ref> as a [[double A-side]] with "Treli Kardia". The release reached number one on the Greek Top 50 Singles Chart and was certified Gold by [[IFPI Greece]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/index_cv.asp |title=Greek participant |year=2005 |publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=4 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024024508/http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/index_cv.asp |archive-date=24 October 2007}}</ref> From late 2003, Paparizou was the opening act for various artists across Greece, including [[Antonis Remos]] and [[Giannis Spanos]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=14976 |script-title=el:Με Γιάννη Σπανό συνεχίζει ο Ρέμος |date=8 March 2004 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=21 September 2008 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=BabbaQ |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Apostolia Zoi]], [[Nino (Greek singer)|Nino]], [[Thanos Petrelis]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/15979/news/ |script-title=el:Το πιο νεανικό σχήμα στη Θάλασσα |date=28 June 2004 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007122025/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/15979/news/ |archive-date=7 October 2012}}</ref> [[Sakis Rouvas]] and [[Giorgos Mazonakis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/17297/news/ |date=11 December 2004 |script-title=el:Μαζωνάκης-Ρουβάς σε πυρετό |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=4 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003122603/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/17297/news/ |archive-date=3 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/17403/news/ |date=27 December 2004 |title=Η Ελενα Παπαρίζου στο Live@5 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=4 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003124942/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/17403/news/ |archive-date=3 October 2012}}</ref> Later in 2004, the video of "Anapandites Kliseis" won her a MAD Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, and was nominated for Best Video by a New Artist. At the award ceremony, Paparizou sang a duet of the song with its writer Christos Dantis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/15982/news/ |script-title=el:Μια ανάσα πριν τα βραβεία! |date=26 June 2004 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007110459/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/15982/news/ |archive-date=7 October 2012}}</ref>
On 27 June 2004, Paparizou released her debut solo album ''[[Protereotita]]'', from which the tracks "Anditheseis", "Katse Kala" and "Stin Kardia Mou Mono Thlipsi" were released as singles.<ref name="officialbio1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.gr/helenapaparizou/page/home/home_biography.asp?lang=gr |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110808185719/http://www.sonymusic.gr/helenapaparizou/page/home/home_biography.asp?lang=gr |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2011 |script-title=el:Βιογραφικό |publisher=Helenapaparizou.com |language=el |access-date=3 September 2010 }}</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics. The album earned Paparizou her first Arion Award for Best Female Pop Singer, and the videos for "Katse Kala" and "Treli Kardia" won her MAD Awards for Best Female Video and Best Direction, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/15981/news/ |title=Mad Video Music Awards! Και του χρόνου! |date=27 June 2004 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203000901/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/15981/news/ |archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Elena Paparizou.jpg|thumb|upright|Paparizou performing in [[Chicago]] in September 2005]]
{{Wikinews|Greece wins 2005 Eurovision song contest}}
Paparizou moved permanently to Greece in 2004,<ref name="kafes2">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdXpiOEXPd8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/EdXpiOEXPd8| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Interview – Part 1, 25/6/2010|date=25 June 2010|publisher=[[Alpha TV]]|language=el|access-date=7 September 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and after a long selection process led by national broadcaster [[Hellenic Radio and Television|Hellenic Radio and Television (ERT)]], she was selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 held in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/3661 |title=Helena Paparizou to represent Greece |last=Phillips |first=Roel |date=22 January 2005 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=23 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001221853/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/3661 |archive-date= 1 October 2008 }}</ref> ERT originally considered Paparizou as a possible back-up singer for a high-profile artist, but those deals fell through.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/3406 |title=ERT excludes Despina Vandi from selection |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |date=28 November 2004 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=23 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002042428/http://esctoday.com/news/read/3406 |archive-date= 2 October 2008 }}</ref> She said at the time that no-one had wanted her to participate in Eurovision.<ref name="bigfish">{{cite web|url=http://helenapaparizouingreece.blogspot.com/2009/06/wwwyupigr.html |script-title=el:Ο πατέρας μου θα ζούσε αν το ασθενοφόρο έφτανε έγκαιρα |last=Nicolaou |first=Michalis |publisher=Big Fish |date=22 June 2009 |language=el |access-date=14 July 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The song "My Number One", composed by Manos Psaltakis with lyrics by Christos Dantis and [[Natalia Germanou]], was chosen by the jury vote and telephone vote in the [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005#National final|Greek national final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/3933 |title=Greece: Helena to sing 'My number one' |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |date=3 March 2005 |publisher=ESCToday.com |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313235244/http://esctoday.com/news/read/3933 |archive-date=13 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/3928 |title=Greece selects song for Kiev tonight |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |date=2 March 2005 |publisher=ESCToday.com |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313235316/http://esctoday.com/news/read/3928 |archive-date=13 March 2012 }}</ref>
Although her first name is "Elena", Paparizou promoted herself as "Helena" in the lead up to her Eurovision appearance to distinguish herself from popular names in other countries. She continues to call herself Helena on all non-Greek promotions and releases,<ref>{{cite news|title=Elena eller Helena? |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,647636,00.html |language=sv |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |access-date=30 April 2008 |date=19 May 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630015512/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0%2C2789%2C647636%2C00.html |archive-date=30 June 2007}}</ref> although she prefers to be known as "Elena".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/article287898.ab|title=Norge är stencoola|date=20 May 2008|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|language=sv|access-date=28 September 2008|archive-date=14 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014215536/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article287898.ab|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou toured Europe to promote her Eurovision entry.<ref name="Billboard2005-06">{{cite book|last=Paravantes|first=Maria|title=Joy In Greece Over Eurovision Win|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17|access-date=5 September 2010|date=11 June 2005|pages=17–}}</ref> During this time, she was appointed a [[Minister for Tourism (Greece)|Greek Ministry of Tourism]] ambassador by [[Dimitris Avramopoulos]], the Minister of Tourism. He spent {{€|500,000}} in her campaign to promote Greece through merchandise and advertisements that aired throughout Europe.<ref name="Billboard2005-06" /><ref name="avramopoulos">{{cite web|url=http://www.tovima.gr/default.asp?pid=2&artid=166428&ct=3&dt=29/05/2005|title=H "πρέσβειρα", ο τουρισμός και τα 500.000 ευρώ|last=Ktenas|first=Spiros|date=29 May 2005|work=[[List of newspapers in Greece|To Vima]] Online|access-date=6 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302173214/http://www.tovima.gr/finance/article/?aid=166428|archive-date=2 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="tourism">{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/news.asp?id=8231|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070623221227/http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/news.asp?id=8231|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2007|title=Helena's New Mission|last=Ghionis|first=Vicky|date=25 May 2005|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=4 September 2010}}</ref>
On 21 May 2005, Paparizou won the Eurovision Song Contest; the first Greek win in its history. Her performance scored 230 points and the maximum 12 points from ten nations. Her performance was also responsible for the highest viewing ratings in Greek television history.<ref name="ratings">{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/4622 |title=Record Greek TV Figures |last=Vatmanidis |first=Theo |date=22 May 2005 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313235436/http://esctoday.com/news/read/4622 |archive-date=13 March 2012 }}</ref> Her win provoked mass celebrations on the streets of Athens,<ref name="celebrations">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Music/Greece-wins-Eurovision-contest/2005/05/22/1116700592820.html|title=Greece wins Eurovision contest – Music – Entertainment – smh.com.au|date=23 May 2005|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=4 September 2010|archive-date=6 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106185254/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Music/Greece-wins-Eurovision-contest/2005/05/22/1116700592820.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and on her return home she was congratulated at a State reception at the [[Maximos Mansion]] by the [[Minister of State (Greece)|Minister of State]] [[Theodoros Roussopoulos]], Prime Minister [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and various government officials.<ref name="fire">{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/4626 |title=Helena's arrival sets Athens on fire |last=Vatmanidis |first=Theo |date=23 May 2005 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=24 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002042515/http://esctoday.com/news/read/4626 |archive-date= 2 October 2008}}</ref><ref name="Welcome1">{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/news.asp?id=8158|title=Welcome Back Helena!|last=Hristopoulou|first=Despina|author2=Millie Williams|date=23 May 2010|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=4 September 2010}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref><ref name="prime minister">{{cite web|url=http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/news.asp?id=8179|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070623221227/http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/news.asp?id=8179|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2007|title="My Number One" at Maximos Mansion|last=Kourti|first=Anna|author2=Sofia Soulioti|date=24 May 2005|publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=4 September 2010}}</ref> Paparizou's Eurovision victory transformed her from a relatively minor celebrity to a notable music act, cementing her solo career and giving her wide international exposure.<ref name="kafes1"/><ref name="vima bio"/><ref name="chartshow"/> On 14 July she performed at the birthday gala of [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden]]. While ascending the stage to greet the royal family, [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden]] stood to embrace Paparizou instead of offering a handshake, causing controversy for putting his hand lower on her back than is socially acceptable. The Royal Court later issued a statement saying that his hand had slipped.<ref name="king hand">{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article300353.ab|title=Vad händer här kungen?|last=Nyhlén|first=Daniel|date=15 July 2005|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|language=sv|access-date=9 December 2009|archive-date=29 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029035803/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article300353.ab|url-status=live}}</ref>
Paparizou toured Europe, performing in all the countries that gave her 12 points. A tour with Nikos Kourkoulis to the Greek diaspora in North America and Australia, followed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/4804 |title=Helena Paparizou Australian tour dates announced |last=Egan |first=John |date=27 July 2005 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075346/http://esctoday.com/news/read/4804 |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref> Paparizou stated that if she considered doing anything Eurovision-oriented again it be for her birth country Sweden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5872 |title=''Next time it will be only with Sweden'', said Helena |last=Konstantopoulos |first=Fotis |date=26 May 2009 |publisher=Oikotimes |access-date=28 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529062059/http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5872 |archive-date=29 May 2009}}</ref> since she already had her turn with Greece. After performing as an opening act on numerous occasions, Paparizou headlined at Fever for the 2005–06 season, supported by Christos Pazis and with Giorgos Tsalikis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/19584/news/ |title=Greek Music all the way |date=28 October 2005 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007122212/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/19584/news/ |archive-date=7 October 2012}}</ref>
After Paparizou's Eurovision win and several reissues, the album certified double Platinum by IFPI Greece.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} To capitalise on this success, it was reissued as ''Protereotita: Euro Edition'' in single and double disc format, and released as a compilation in some European countries as ''[[My Number One (album)|My Number One]]'', which peaked at number 13 in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helena+Paparizou&titel=My+Number+One&cat=a |title=Helena Paparizou – My Number One (album)|work=SwedishCharts |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=8 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225083646/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helena+Paparizou&titel=My+Number+One&cat=a |archive-date=25 February 2012}}</ref> The ''Euro Edition'' became Paparizou's first album to reach number one and earned her another Arion award for Best Female Pop Singer. The tracks "[[My Number One]]", "[[The Light in Our Soul]]" and "[[A Brighter Day]]" were released as singles, which peaked at number one, three and twenty-four respectively in Sweden, and were minor hits in other countries as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=paparizou&cat=s |title=Helena Paparizou Discography |date=1 December 2005 |work=SwedishCharts |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=30 October 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310073744/http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=paparizou&cat=s |archive-date=10 March 2012}}</ref> "My Number One" was released in the United States by [[Moda Records]] with remixes in August 2006, peaking at number eight on the ''[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2006-11-04/dance-club-play-songs|title=Dance/Club Play Songs, Week of November 04, 2006|date=4 November 2006|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=30 October 2009|archive-date=6 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706093822/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2006-11-04/dance-club-play-songs|url-status=live}}</ref> "My Number One" was certified Platinum, and becoming her first number-one airplay hit, while "The Light in Our Soul"/"To Fos Sti Psyhi" peaked at two.
In November 2005, Paparizou released a new CD single "[[Mambo! (Helena Paparizou song)|Mambo!]]", which peaked at number one on the Greek Singles Chart for 10 weeks and the airplay charts, and gained Platinum status. It is her most successful single to date and was the second highest-selling single of 2005, surpassing "My Number One". She performed "My Number One" at the MAD VMAs in 2005, and in 2006 won awards for Best Pop Video ("The Light in Our Soul"), Best Video by a Female Artist ("My Number One"), and Artist of the Year ("Mambo!").{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} The album was reissued for a third time as ''Protereotita: Euro Edition + Mambo!'' in November.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} Paparizou won the [[European Border Breakers Award]] at the Midem Festival in [[Cannes]] for the international editions of her debut album in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6802 |title=European Union rewards Helena Paparizou |last=Kasapoglou |first=Yiorgos |date=22 November 2006 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=20 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201025846/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6802 |archive-date= 1 December 2008}}</ref>
===2006–2007: ''Iparhi Logos'', ''The Game of Love'', and various soundtracks===
[[File:Helena Paparizou with Pashalis Terzis.jpg|thumb|right|Paparizou performing with [[Paschalis Terzis]] at [[Iera Odos]] in 2006.]]
In January 2006, 25 artists including Paparizou formed the group Simmeteho Energa, and recorded a [[charity single]] "Eho Ti Dinami" in support of the Greek Cancer Society. It was released as a CD single. The two-disc album contained previously released material and live recordings from her [[MAD Secret Concerts: Elena Paparizou|MAD Secret Concert]] held in December 2005, and formed the first edition of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/19883/news/ |title=The Secret Concert MAD report |date=26 December 2005 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007133007/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/19883/news/ |archive-date=7 October 2012}}</ref>
On 12 April, Paparizou released her second album, ''[[Iparhi Logos]]'' in Greece where it had a good critical reception.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} While promoting the album, Paparizou performed the title track at the Arion Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/20731/news/ |script-title=el:Όλα όσα έγιναν στα "Αρίων" |date=26 March 2006 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007131250/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/20731/news/ |archive-date=7 October 2012}}</ref> The album included three hit singles; "Iparhi Logos", "[[Gigolo (Elena Paparizou song)|Gigolo]]" and "An Ihes Erthi Pio Noris". It topped the Greek Albums Chart for a number of weeks and was certified platinum by IFPI Greece after seven months, with shipments of 30,000 copies.<ref name="IL Greek charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105234719/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm|archive-date=5 November 2006|title=Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Αλμπουμ: Eβδομάδα 29/10-4/11/2006|date=29 October – 4 November 2006|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|language=el|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> It also reached number one in Cyprus and was certified Platinum there, with shipments of 6,000 copies.<ref name="officialbio1" /> A cover of [[Celine Dion]]'s "[[Just Walk Away]]" was released as a promo single, with the Greek version of "Mambo!" included. Paparizou won MAD VMAs for Best Video by a Female Artist ("Gigolo") and Best-Dressed Artist in a Video ("An Ihes Erthi Pio Noris"), from five nominations and opened the show singing "[[Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In]]" and "Min Fevgeis".<ref>{{cite web|script-title=el:ΥΠΟΨΗΦΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ |url=http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2007/?folder=vote&page=main |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=20 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201165056/http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2007/?folder=vote&page=main |archive-date= 1 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Winners |url=http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2007/?folder=vote&page=winners&PHPSESSID=5186f13b3741e7095955297c4e1b10d5 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=20 September 2008 |date=25 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201165115/http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2007/?folder=vote&page=winners&PHPSESSID=0ad437b0c0b09b9e2f29dc8ca201d82a |archive-date= 1 December 2008}}</ref>
The album was also nominated for two Cyprus Music Awards in 2007, where she also performed.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=el:ΟΙ ΥΠΟΨΗΦΙΟΙ |url=http://www.cyprus-musicawards.com/cyprus-musicawards/candidates.html |access-date=19 September 2008 |publisher=Galaxy Productions |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828125048/http://www.cyprus-musicawards.com/cyprus-musicawards/candidates.html |archive-date=28 August 2008}}</ref> The album was reissued in February 2007 as ''[[Iparhi Logos: Platinum Edition]]'' to include Paparizou's number one hit "[[Mazi Sou (song)|Mazi Sou]]", one of two songs she sang for the soundtrack of the television series [[Mazi Sou|of the same name]], "Fos" from the ''Barbie kai I Dodeka Vasilopoules'' soundtrack released in 2006, and her newest hit single, a cover of Voula Georgouti's [[rebetiko]] "[[Min Fevgeis]]", which reached number two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=25386 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701151026/http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=25386 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2012 |script-title=el:Διπλό "χτύπημα" για την Έλενα |date=27 May 2007 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=20 September 2008 }}</ref> Prior to the reissue, the singles were also released on the EP single ''[[Fos (song)|Fos]]'', which reached number one on the Greek Top 50 Singles Chart and was certified Gold, making it her fourth consecutive number-one hit on that chart.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fos (Φως) hits number 1 | url = http://paparizou-news.blogspot.com/2007/06/fos-fws-is-number-one.html| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120701093219/http://paparizou-news.blogspot.com/2007/06/fos-fws-is-number-one.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 1 July 2012}} Paparizou-news.blogspot.com</ref> On 20 May 2006, Paparizou opened the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]] in [[Athens]] with "My Number One" and later performed "Mambo!", but ERT ran commercials during the performance so a number of countries missed the song. Paparizou's song "[[Heroes (Elena Paparizou song)|Heroes]]" was the official song of, and performed at the [[2006 European Athletics Championships]] in Gothenburg. The single was released in Sweden and [[Finland]], becoming her second number-one hit in the former.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steffen |last=Hung |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helena+Paparizou&titel=Heroes&cat=s |title=Swedish chart – "Heroes" |publisher=Swedishcharts.com |access-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015093157/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helena+Paparizou&titel=Heroes&cat=s |archive-date=15 October 2012}}</ref>
Following Eurovision, Paparizou wanted to start an international career, Her debut English-language album ''[[The Game of Love (album)|The Game of Love]]'' was released on 25 October 2006. By April 2007, it had been released in 14 countries in Europe and in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Information on the new album "The Game of Love" by MadTV |url=http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=22600 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311054842/http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=22600 |archive-date=11 March 2007}} MadTV.gr {{in lang|el}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Details of the new album 'The Game of Love' from MadTV |url=http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=22795 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127090942/http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=22795 |archive-date=27 November 2006}} MadTV.gr {{in lang|el}}</ref> In Greece and Cyprus, the album peaked at number one and received Platinum certifications.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} Because it was considered a "foreign" release, the album was only eligible to chart on the Greek Foreign Albums Chart, which it topped.<ref name="TGOL int'l albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208014106/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm|archive-date=8 December 2006|title=Top 50 Ξένων Αλμπουμ: Eβδομάδα 3-9/12/2006|date=3–9 December 2006|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|language=el|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> It also topped the mixed Greek Albums Chart,<ref name="TGOL Greek chart">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208015712/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04.htm|archive-date=8 December 2006|title=Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Αλμπουμ: Eβδομάδα 3-9/12/2006|date=3–9 December 2006|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|language=el|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> and was certified platinum by IFPI Greece after 11 weeks on the chart in January 2007, with shipments of 15,000 copies.<ref name="TGOL plat">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070114174502/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm|archive-date=14 January 2007|title=Top 50 Ξένων Αλμπουμ: 7-13/1/2007|date=7–13 January 2007|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|language=el|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> "Teardrops" was released as the first Greek single from the album, and peaked at number one in Greece.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} The album managed to peak at No. 18 in Sweden too.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} "Mambo!" charted in Sweden, peaked at number 5, helped by a new video that was targeted towards a broader audience. The single was certified Gold in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information on some of the places ''Mambo'' will be released by MadTV |url=http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=22245 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311110413/http://www.mad.tv/news/?id=22245 |archive-date=11 March 2007}} MadTV.gr {{in lang|el}}</ref> Although Paparizou was expected to promote the album abroad that winter, she chose to perform alongside [[Paschalis Terzis]] at [[Iera Odos]] from 27 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-go.gr/music/article.asp?catid=17517&subid=2&pubid=385680 |script-title=el:Τερζής, Παπαρίζου, Νίνο στην Ιερά Οδό |date=18 October 2006 |publisher=E-go |language=el |access-date=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304093113/http://www.e-go.gr/music/article.asp?catid=17517&subid=2&pubid=385680 |archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref>
In early 2007, Paparizou became the spokesperson for her previous sponsor, [[Nokia|Nokia Greece]], and released the song "Ola Einai Mousiki" in October 2007 for promotion.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} She collaborated with retailer Plaisio and released a limited edition [[MP4 player]] called "MP4 Total Helena" (2GB) by Turbo-X, which contained a special compilation and music videos,<ref>{{cite web| title = ''MP4 Total Helena''| url = http://www.plaisio.gr/product.aspx?product=1043471| access-date = 31 December 2007| archive-date = 1 December 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081201070345/http://www.plaisio.gr/product.aspx?product=1043471| url-status = live}} Plasio.gr {{in lang|el}}</ref> which were also released as "TH4" MP4 in 2008 along with her new album material and exclusive content.<ref>{{cite web|title=Turbo-X TH4 |url=http://www.plaisio.gr/promo.aspx?show=TH4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303212652/http://www.plaisio.gr/promo.aspx?show=TH4 |archive-date= 3 March 2009}} ''Plasio.gr'' {{in lang|el}}</ref> She released a cover of [[Blind Melon]]'s "3 Is a Magic Number" in Sweden as part of a television advertisement for a mobile phone company; it peaked at number 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helena+Paparizou&titel=3+Is+A+Magic+Number&cat=s |title=Helena Paparizou – 3 Is a Magic Number (song) |date=16 August 2008 |publisher=SwedishCharts |access-date=16 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923030617/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Helena+Paparizou&titel=3+Is+A+Magic+Number&cat=s |archive-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> Paparizou was featured on Greek television presenter [[Nikos Aliagas]]' song "I Zilia Monaksia"{{mdash}}a cover of the [[Pascal Obispo]] hit "L'envie d'Aimer"{{mdash}}for his album project ''[[Rendez-Vous (Nikos Aliagas & Friends album)|Rendez-Vous]]'',{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} and released the song "[[To Fili Tis Zois (Elena Paparizou song)|To Fili Tis Zois]]" for the soundtrack of the film [[To Fili Tis Zois (film)|of the same name]]. "To Fili Tis Zois" remained at number one for five weeks, becoming her most successful airplay single until 2011, and one of the most successful songs of the late 2000s.<ref name="tftz alpha">''Chart*Show: Your Countdown''. [[Alpha TV]]. Airdate: 4 April 2010</ref> It was nominated for four MAD VMAs, winning Best Pop Video, and Paparizou won Artist of the Year for "Mazi Sou" and was nominated for "I Zilia Monaxia", making six nominations in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2008/vote/main.php?PHPSESSID=4cf410c90a4dbde4b92645406c1ad9b8|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218120931/http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2008/vote/main.php?PHPSESSID=4cf410c90a4dbde4b92645406c1ad9b8|url-status=dead|title=Mad Video Music Awards 2012 - Mad Video Music Awards 2012|date=18 December 2012|archive-date=18 December 2012|website=Archive.is|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2008/winners/?PHPSESSID=c2aeb3c5603ff0c16c1f4263a9e1011e|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218110041/http://www.videomusicawards.gr/2008/winners/?PHPSESSID=c2aeb3c5603ff0c16c1f4263a9e1011e|url-status=dead|title=Mad Video Music Awards 2012 - Mad Video Music Awards 2012|date=18 December 2012|archive-date=18 December 2012|website=Archive.is|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> The single became the first digital single to be certified Gold in Greece since the marketing trend had become popular in 2006.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
===2008–2010: ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'', ''Giro Apo T' Oneiro'', and headlining tours===
[[File:Πλατινένιος Βρίσκω Το Λόγο Να Ζω 2.jpg|thumb|left|Paparizou receiving the platinum certification for ''[[Vrisko To Logo Na Zo]]''.]]
Paparizou released her fourth album, ''[[Vrisko To Logo Na Zo]]'' on 12 June 2008.<ref name="orange interview 08">{{cite web|url=http://www.orange932.fm/news/paparizou.html |title=Η ΕΛΕΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΡΙΖΟΥ ΣΤΟΝ ORANGE 93.2 |publisher=Orange 93.2 |language=el |access-date=3 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606014629/http://www.orange932.fm/news/paparizou.html |archive-date=6 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="VTLNZ mncy">{{cite web|url=http://music.net.cy/mousika_nea/june2008/3-6/elena_paparizou.htm |script-title=el:Η καινούργια δουλεία της Έλενας Παπαρίζου... |publisher=Music.Net.cy |language=el |access-date=4 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627182716/http://www.music.net.cy/mousika_nea/june2008/3-6/elena_paparizou.htm |archive-date=27 June 2008}}</ref> The tracks "[[Porta Gia Ton Ourano]]", "[[I Kardia Sou Petra]]", "[[Pirotehnimata]]", and "[[Eisai I Foni]]" were released as singles. The music video of "Pirotehnimata" was nominated for Sexiest Video and won the sixth MAD Video Music Awards for Best Pop Video and Video of the Year. "I Kardia Sou Petra" won the award for Female Artist of the Year, while "Porta Gia Ton Ourano" was nominated for Artist of the Year.<ref name="vma 09 winners">{{cite web|url=http://old.videomusicawards.gr/2009/site/?page_id=591 |date=24 June 2009 |title=MAD Video Music Awards 09 | Winners |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=13 July 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=BabbaQ |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="vma 09 noms">{{cite web|url=http://old.videomusicawards.gr/2009/site/?page_id=177 |date=May 2009 |title=MAD Video Music Awards 09 | Υποψηφιότητες |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=13 July 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=BabbaQ |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Paparizou promoted a rock-inspired image for the album; a change from her pop/laïko style. The album and its concept received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avopolis.gr/greek/albums/default.asp?ID=4654 |script-title=el:Βρίσκω Το Λόγο Να Ζω |publisher=Avopolis |year=2008 |language=el |access-date=28 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102201456/http://www.avopolis.gr/greek/albums/default.asp?ID=4654 |archive-date= 2 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/08/paparizou.html|script-title=el:Βρίσκω Το Λόγο Να Ζω|publisher=Music Corner|date=June 2008|language=el|access-date=28 September 2009|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142640/http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/08/paparizou.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In its first week, the album was certified Gold,<ref name="vtlnz gold">{{cite web|url=http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=31199 |script-title=el:Η 'χρυσή' απονομή της Έλενας |date=29 June 2008 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=16 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006061826/http://beta.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=31199 |archive-date= 6 October 2008}}</ref> eventually peaked at number one in Greece and was certified Platinum after three months.<ref name="vtlnz platinum">{{cite web|url=http://mad.tv/news/?id=32737&c= |script-title=el:Απονομή για την Έλενα Παπαρίζου |date=11 September 2008 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=12 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528160545/http://mad.tv/news/?id=32737&c= |archive-date=28 May 2009}}</ref> It became the second best-selling album of the year in both domestic and mixed domains,<ref name="IFPI08domestic">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart05_annual.htm |title=Annual Charts – Year 2008: Top 50 Ελληνικών Αλμπουμ |date=January 2009 |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |language=el, en |access-date=22 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127014322/http://ifpi.gr/chart05_annual.htm |archive-date=27 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="IFPI08mixed">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04_annual.htm |title=Annual Charts – Year 2008: Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Αλμπουμ |date=January 2009 |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |language=el, en |access-date=22 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721081535/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart04_annual.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> peaking in Cyprus at number two and was certified Platinum.<ref name="kick off party">{{cite web|title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου – Kick Off Party! |url=http://www.sfera.gr/default.asp?news_id=69 |date=16 July 2007 |language=el |publisher=SferaRadio |access-date=16 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207025654/http://www.sfera.gr/default.asp?news_id=69 |archive-date=7 February 2003 }}</ref>
To promote the album, two songs were released as [[Music download|digital downloads]] and promo singles, while Paparizou's duet version of Spanish group [[Chambao]]'s single "Papeles Mojados" was played in some Spanish clubs. In June, Paparizou opened the MAD Video Music Awards 2008 with a remix of "Porta Gia Ton Ourano" with [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s song "[[4 Minutes]]", and was featured in a performance of hip hop group [[Stavento]].<ref name="sweden & spain">{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/12255 |title=Greece: Helena Paparizou in Sweden and Spain |last=Floras |first=Stella |date=6 September 2008 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=6 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907035648/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12255 |archive-date=7 September 2008 }}</ref> Paparizou embarked on her first national tour [[To Party Arhizei]] Tour from 2 July to 19 September 2009. The finale concert of the tour, set for [[Herakleion]], [[Crete]] three days later, was cancelled because of the weather conditions and instead, Paparizou performed two shows in October 2009 at a club called Anadromes.<ref name="anadromes">{{cite web|url=http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c13095/Elena_Paparizoy.html |title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Υποψήφια στα βραβεία του ΜΤV! Τι δηλώνει αποκλειστικά στο Υupi |last=Giorgiadis |first=Nikos |date=12 October 2009 |publisher=Yupi |language=el |access-date=25 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310110841/http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c13095/Elena_Paparizoy.html |archive-date=10 March 2010}}</ref> The tour was attended by 192,000 people in its 29 venues, selling out the [[Thessaloniki]] venue.<ref name="tour #s 08">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.gr/helenapaparizou/page/home/tour.asp |title=Helena's Tour |publisher=[[Sony Music|Sony Music Entertainment Greece]] |___location=Helena Paparizou Official Website |date=September 2008 |language=el |access-date=30 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820235415/http://www.sonymusic.gr/helenapaparizou/page/home/tour.asp |archive-date=20 August 2009}}</ref> The album was reissued after the tour as ''The Deluxe Edition'' in December 2009 and included a video of the show titled ''Live in Concert'', which was also available individually.<ref name="vtlnz delux">{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4581 |title=New Helena 'delux' album out next week |last=Fisher |first=Luke |date=16 December 2008 |publisher=Oikotimes |access-date=4 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401201313/http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4581 |archive-date=1 April 2012}}</ref> A further reissue of the album, set to include Paparizou's newly recorded material including the new single "[[Tha 'Mai Allios]]" and MAD Secret Concert tracks, was scheduled for late 2009, but this was abandoned when the singer recorded a new studio album for 2010.<ref name="Paparizou Ihos">{{cite web|url=http://www.hxosfm.gr/music-news-article.asp?music=1085|title=Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου μιλάει στον HXO FM|last=Paparizou|first=Elena|date=7 September 2009|publisher=Ihos FM 94.2|language=el|access-date=8 September 2009}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
[[File:Paparizou Katse Kala Thalassa 2009 live.jpg|thumb|right|Paparizou performing "Katse Kala" at Thalassa: People's Stage on 12 September 2009.]]
Paparizou was featured on the Bonnier soundtrack project ''Alla Himlens Änglar'', released in August, where she contributed her first Swedish-language songs "Allt jag vill" (Everything I want) and "Genom krig och kärlek" (Through war and love). On 23 October 2008, she performed with other artists in a concert at the Siemens Arena in [[Vilnius]], Lithuania, that was attended by approximately 10,000 people.<ref name="lithuania concert">{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4268 |title=Helena's concert in Lithuania, a total success |last=Supranavicius |first=Alekas |date=1 November 2008 |publisher=Oikotimes |access-date=2 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116024748/http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4268 |archive-date=16 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="alfa lithuania">{{cite web|url=http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/c94162|title=Helena Paparizou: linkiu rasti plačiai atvertas duris į dangų|last=Petkūnaitė|first=Astra|date=24 October 2008|publisher=Alfa|language=lt|access-date=2 November 2008|archive-date=27 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027104257/http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/c94162|url-status=live}}</ref> From 30 October to 9 April she again performed alongside Paschalis Terzis at Iera Odos with Manos Pirovolakis as the opening act.<ref name="iera odos 08">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=33740 |script-title=el:Τερζής/ Παπαρίζου: Ιερά Οδός |date=27 October 2008 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=4 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325114738/http://www.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=33740 |archive-date=25 March 2012}}</ref> Paparizou was the main act at the Thalassa: People's Stage, a concert-themed club stage, from May to September. At this venue she was supported by acts 15.50, Stavento and Loukas Giorkas.<ref name="thalassa">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/ |title=H Έλενα μεταμορφώνει τη θάλασσα! |date=24 February 2009 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=25 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210040139/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/ |archive-date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="7 outfits">{{cite web|url=http://helenapaparizouingreece.blogspot.com/2009/05/wwwyupigr.html |script-title=el:Η Πρεμιέρα Της Έλενας-Έκανε εφτά διαφορετικές εμφανίσεις μέσα σε δύο ώρες! |last=Nicolaou |first=Michalis |publisher=Yupi |date=17 May 2009 |language=el |access-date=17 May 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="exodos">{{cite web|url=http://helenapaparizouingreece.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-with-helena-exodos-interview.html |title=Summer with Helena (Exodos Interview) |last=Nicolaou |first=Michalis |publisher=Exodos |date=2 May 2009 |language=el |access-date=22 August 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Paparizou returned to the stage of MAD Secret Concerts on 26 May, the eighth edition of the series.<ref name="8th MSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/secretconcerts/08/ |title=MAD Secret Concert: Elena Paparizou — She's back |date=26 May 2009 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905073353/http://www.mad.tv/secretconcerts/08/ |archive-date=5 September 2011}}</ref> A video titled ''MAD Secret Concert Vol.II'' was released in mid-late 2009. During the winter, Paparizou went to Sweden where she worked on her new album and spent time with her mother.<ref name="yupidowntownvideo">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBy7br2eFls| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706153227/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBy7br2eFls| archive-date=2014-07-06 | url-status=dead|title=Helena Paparizou – Interview @ Yupi.gr ("Down Town" Photoshooting)|last=Giorgiadis|first=Nikos|date=28 October 2009|publisher=Yupi|language=el|access-date=24 February 2010|___location=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> An English-language album had been announced for 2009,<ref name="2nd english album">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=31825 |title=Με international album η Έλενα Παπαρίζου |date=28 July 2008 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=4 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227171303/http://www.mad.tv/news/new.php?id=31825 |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="2nd english album 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3871 |title=International album for Helena Paparizou underway |date=29 July 2008 |publisher=Oikotimes |access-date=4 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305014552/http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=3871 |archive-date= 5 March 2009}}</ref> however those plans did not materialise because of Paparizo's father's sudden death. Three songs were recorded, one of which is a tribute to him.<ref name="depression">{{cite web|url=http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c13446/Elena_Paparizoy.html |script-title=el:Έλενα Παπαρίζου: <<Για δεύτερη φορά στη ζωή μου υποφέρω από κατάθλιψη>> |last=Giorgiadis |first=Nikos |date=28 October 2009 |publisher=Yupi |language=el |access-date=13 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212114913/http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c13446/Elena_Paparizoy.html |archive-date=12 February 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Paparizou Fisika Mazi Tour 1.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Paparizou performing in Athens on 30 June 2010 on the Fysika Mazi tour with dancers.]]
Paparizou joined the new marketing trend of releasing albums with Sunday newspapers; on 28 March her fifth studio album ''[[Giro Apo T' Oneiro]]'' was released in the Greek newspaper ''[[RealNews]]'',<ref name="sony GATO press"/> with a physical release the next day in standard and deluxe editions featuring a video.<ref name="sony GATO press">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.gr/helenapaparizou/page/news/news_detail.asp?id=435 |title=NEO ΑΛΜΠΟΥΜ "ΓΥΡΩ ΑΠΟ Τʼ ΟΝΕΙΡΟ"|work=Elena Paparizou Official Website |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Greece]] |language=el |access-date=23 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=BabbaQ |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Eleven days later, the album had achieved total shipments of 140, 000 units physically and via the newspaper.<ref name="GATO sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.panoramapress.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2320:11-fores-platinenia-i-paparizou&catid=23:star-system&Itemid=3 |date=9 April 2010 |title=11 φορές πλατινένια η Έλενα |publisher=Panorama Press |language=el |access-date=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721082807/http://www.panoramapress.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2320%3A11-fores-platinenia-i-paparizou&catid=23%3Astar-system&Itemid=3 |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="GATO sales 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.athensbars.gr/pollapla-platinenio-gurw-apo-to-oneiro-elena-paparizou |date=10 April 2010 |title=Πολλαπλά πλατινένιο το Γύρω από το όνειρο της Έλενας Παπαρίζου..! |publisher=Athens Bar |access-date=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412075510/http://www.athensbars.gr/pollapla-platinenio-gurw-apo-to-oneiro-elena-paparizou |archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> Newspaper shipments are not taken into consideration by IFPI, however; in a radio interview in August 2010, Paparizou said that the album had sold enough physical copies to be certified Platinum by IFPI.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karditsa – Proto FM 99.0 Interview|date=27 August 2010|publisher=Proto FM 99.0}}</ref> On 6 November 2010, Paparizou was awarded platinum certification, with shipments of at least 12,000 units of ''Giro Apo T' Oneiro'' by IFPI Greece at the grand opening of the new Metropolis music store at [[The Mall Athens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/47221/news/ |title=Metropolis Grand Opening @ The Mall Athens |date=5 November 2010 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=7 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008085810/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/47221/news/ |archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref> The tracks "Tha 'Mai Allios", "[[An Isouna Agapi]]", "[[Psahno Tin Alitheia (song)|Psahno Tin Alitheia]]" and "[[Giro Apo T'Oneiro#Singles|Girna Me Sto Htes]]" were released as singles. "Tha 'Mai Allios", released a year before the album, became the singer's first advertisement for the soft drink brand [[PepsiCo#PepsiCo brands|Ivi's]].<ref name="thalassa" /><ref name="tha 'mai allios">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13691 |title=Greece: Helena Paparizou's new single online |last=Hondal |first=Victor |date=11 April 2009 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=11 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413103558/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13691 |archive-date=13 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="tma mad">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/video/?cID=37572|script-title=el:Έλενα Παπαρίζου "Θα 'μαι αλλιώς"|date=10 April 2009|publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]]|language=el|access-date=10 April 2009|archive-date=8 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308000140/http://www.mad.tv/video/?cID=37572|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou won the [[MTV Europe Music Awards 2009|MTV Europe Award]] for [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Greek Act|Best Greek Act]], and received a preliminary nomination for the [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act|Best European Act]] but finished sixth, missing the official nominations by one spot.<ref name="berlin">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.gr/section/news/40912/news/ |script-title=el:Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου και ο μουσικός διαγωνισμός στο Βερολίνο! |date=3 November 2009 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=3 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303195638/http://www.mad.gr/section/news/40912/news/ |archive-date=3 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="6th">{{cite web|url=http://www.panoramapress.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1007:paparizou-european-music-awards&catid=23:star-system&Itemid=3style= |date=2 November 2009 |script-title=el:Στην 6η θέση η Παπαρίζου |publisher=Panorama Press |language=el |access-date=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721082814/http://www.panoramapress.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1007%3Apaparizou-european-music-awards&catid=23%3Astar-system&Itemid=3style%3D |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> The video for "Tha 'Mai Allios" won the MAD Video Music Award for Video of the Year and was nominated for Best Pop Video, while the video for "An Isouna Agapi" won the award for Sexiest Video and received nominations for Female Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year.<ref name="vma 10 winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.videomusicawards.gr/?page_id=1779 |date=14 June 2010 |title=MAD Video Music Awards 2010 | Winners |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=13 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613191511/http://www.videomusicawards.gr/?page_id=1779 |archive-date=13 June 2010}}</ref>
On 30 June 2010, Paparizou and [[Onirama]] embarked on their joint Fisika Mazi Tour beginning at Theatro Petras as part of the Stone Festival in Petroupoli.<ref name="alpha tour 10">{{cite web|url=http://www.alphatv.gr/index.asp?a_id=208&news_id=42197 |date=28 June 2010 |script-title=el:Να πέσουν τα νυχτοκάματα στις πίστες ζητά η Έλενα Παπαρίζου |last=Hantzi |first=B. |publisher=[[Alpha TV]] |language=el |access-date=29 June 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> However, a surprise inspection by the SDOE at the [[Kefalonia]] venue stopped the tour. 8,500 concert tickets had not been stamped and the contract fees of the performing artists had not been submitted. The production was found guilty of tax violations. Paparizou said she had no knowledge of the occurrences and that she had no affiliation, except as a performer, with the production group.<ref name="concert tax vio">{{cite web|url=http://www.madata.gr/diafora/showbiz/74356.html|script-title=el:Η Παπαρίζου και ο "πονοκέφαλος" με το ΣΔΟΕ|date=28 August 2010|website=Madata.gr|language=el|access-date=30 August 2010|archive-date=29 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829074036/http://www.madata.gr/diafora/showbiz/74356.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the first MAD Fanatics concert, a tribute to [[Michael Jackson]], Paparizou performed with seven other artists; she closed the show with covers of Jackson's "[[Heal the World]]" and "[[You Are Not Alone]]".<ref name="MJ tribute">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/45803/news/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706062158/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/45803/news/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2013|date=27 August 2010|title=Mad Fanatics by What's Up – Michael Jackson tribute!|publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]]|language=el|access-date=30 August 2010}}</ref> During the winter season, Paparizou appeared with Antonis Remos at the Diogenis Studio for a reported fee of {{€|10,000}} per night,<ref name="forbes 2010 66">{{cite magazine|title=The Greek List|magazine=[[Forbes]]|page=66|date=4 December 2010|language=el}}</ref> {{€|4,000}} fewer than her previous season of performances.<ref name="2010 wage decreases">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebest.gr/news/index/viewStory/46731|script-title=el:Η κρίση "χτύπησε" και τις πίστες -Πόσο μειώθηκαν τα νυχτοκάματα|date=26 December 2010|publisher=The Best News|language=el|access-date=6 January 2010|archive-date=6 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306090552/http://www.thebest.gr/news/index/viewStory/46731|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou was featured on [[Albert Hammond]]'s greatest hits album ''Legend'' on the tracks "Enredao" and its English-language version, "Tangled Up in Tears".{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
===2011–2012: ''Greatest Hits & More'', Swedish comeback and TV shows===
[[File:Remos Paparizou Diogenis Studio.jpg|thumb|Paparizou performing with [[Antonis Remos]] at Diogenis Studio on 2 January 2011.]]
On 2 February 2011, Paparizou was one of eight acts performing at MAD TV's first charity fashion music show MADWalk{{mdash}}Greece's version of the international [[Fashion Rocks]]. She represented fashion designer [[Apostolos Mitropoulos]] and performed her new single "[[Baby It's Over]]",<ref name="madwalk1">{{cite press release|title=Post Δ.Τ. MadWalk by Vodafone |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |date=3 February 2011 |language=el |url=http://www.madwalk.gr/2011/?page_id=2247 |access-date=4 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206162234/http://www.madwalk.gr/2011/?page_id=2247 |archive-date=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="madwalk2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/48795/news/ |title=Tο νέο τραγούδι της Έλενας Παπαρίζου 'Baby It's Over' |date=3 February 2011 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=4 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008205018/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/48795/news/ |archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref> which was the lead single from her three-disc compilation ''[[Greatest Hits & More (Elena Paparizou album)|Greatest Hits & More]]''.<ref name="madwalk1" /><ref name="xf final">''[[The X Factor (Greece series 3)|The X Factor]]''. [[ANT1]]. Airdate: 11 February 2011</ref><ref name="title">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-go.gr/music/article.asp?catid=17517&subid=2&pubid=111500685 |title=Η Παπαρίζου στο top μουσικό portal της Βρετανίας! |date=11 February 2011 |publisher=E-go |language=el |access-date=14 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216083849/http://www.e-go.gr/music/article.asp?catid=17517&subid=2&pubid=111500685 |archive-date=16 February 2011}}</ref> She appeared at the Flight Night Club in [[Sofia, Bulgaria]] on 8 February.<ref name="bulgaria appearance">{{cite web|url=http://tralala.gr/music-news/item/11382-paparizou-spot |title=Το spot της εμφάνισης της Έλενας Παπαρίζου στη Βουλγαρία! |date=30 January 2011 |publisher=Tralala |language=el |access-date=8 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202191604/http://www.tralala.gr/music-news/item/11382-paparizou-spot |archive-date= 2 February 2011}}</ref> "Baby It's Over" debuted at number one the [[Billboard Greek Digital Singles Chart|''Billboard'' Greek Digital Singles Chart]]; it was her fourth number one hit on that chart and her first single to top any Greek chart in three years.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Greece |title=Greek Digital Singles (Nielsen SoundScan) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 September 2012 |archive-date=10 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610074032/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Greece |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also topped the [[Greek Airplay Chart]] for ten non-consecutive weeks, becoming the most successful single of her career.<ref name="baby it's over russia">{{cite web|url=http://tralala.gr/music-news/item/19793-paparizou-rosika |script-title=el:Οι Ρώσοι διασκευάζουν (;) Έλενα Παπαρίζου! |date=22 June 2011 |last=Amanatidis |first=Giannis |publisher=tralala.gr |language=el |access-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623031257/http://www.tralala.gr/music-news/item/19793-paparizou-rosika |archive-date=23 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="BIO 10 weeks #1">{{cite web|url=http://tralala.gr/music-news/item/22732-xana-sto-noumero-1-twn-radiofwnwn-to-baby-its-over |title=Ξανά στο No. 1 των ραδιοφώνων το "Baby It's Over"! |date=28 August 2011 |last=Amanatidis |first=Giannis |publisher=Tralala |language=el |access-date=26 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424013610/http://tralala.gr/music-news/item/22732-xana-sto-noumero-1-twn-radiofwnwn-to-baby-its-over |archive-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> The song won two awards at the 2011 MAD Video Music Awards for Female Artist of the Year and Fashion Icon of the Year.<ref name="vma 11 winners">{{cite web|url=http://2011.videomusicawards.gr/?p=762 |title=Οι νικητές των Mad Video Music Awards 2011 by Vodafone CU! |date=15 June 2011 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507160218/http://2011.videomusicawards.gr/?p=762 |archive-date=7 May 2012}}</ref> Paparizou was nominated for Artist of the Year and received a fourth nomination for Best Pop Video for "Psahno Tin Alitheia".<ref name="vma 11 nominations">{{cite web|url=http://2011.videomusicawards.gr/?page_id=728 |script-title=el:Υποψηφιότητες |date=May 2011 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324004354/http://2011.videomusicawards.gr/?page_id=728 |archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref> The album's second single, "Love Me Crazy"{{mdash}}released in Greek as "O, ti Niotho Den Allazi"{{mdash}}was released in May 2011,<ref name="new album and single">{{cite web|url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/49641/news/ |title=Νέο single και νέο album σύντομα από την Έλενα Παπαρίζου |date=21 March 2011 |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=30 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010085030/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/49641/news/ |archive-date=10 October 2012}}</ref> and peaked at number five on the airplay chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio1.gr/charts9/greek1128.htm%3DGreek |title=Archived copy |website=www.radio1.gr |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075519/http://www.radio1.gr/charts9/greek1128.htm%3DGreek |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The songs' lyrics, particularly those of the lead single, caused speculation that Paparizou's twelve-year relationship with Mavridis had ended, which was proved to be correct.<ref name="love me crazy message">{{cite news|url=http://www.protothema.gr/life-style/Gossip/article/?aid=122562|script-title=el:Ένα τραγούδι – μήνυμα από την Έλενα Παπαρίζου;|date=17 May 2011|newspaper=[[Proto Thema]]|language=el|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902020407/http://www.protothema.gr/life-style/Gossip/article/?aid=122562|archive-date=2 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="split official">{{cite web |date=29 June 2011 |script-title=el:Αποκλειστικό:Ο Τόνυ Μαυρίδης μιλάει για το χωρισμό του! |url=http://www.star.gr/life_style/97842/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701152341/http://www.star.gr/life_style/97842/ |archive-date=1 July 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011 |publisher=[[Star Channel (Greece)|Star Channel]] |language=el}}</ref> ''Greatest Hits & More'' was released on 23 May; it debuted at number two on the Greek Albums Chart where it stayed for three weeks, and was the best-selling domestic album of the week.
Paparizou spent the next six months in Sweden with family and friends.<ref name="split official"/><ref name="proto thema split">{{cite news |date=27 June 2011 |script-title=el:Παπαρίζου – Μαυρίδης: Τίτλοι τέλους στη σχέση τους! |url=http://www.protothema.gr/life-style/Gossip/article/?aid=130582 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630081836/http://www.protothema.gr/life-style/Gossip/article/?aid=130582 |archive-date=30 June 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011 |newspaper=[[Proto Thema]] |language=el}}</ref> In June 2011, she announced that Mavridis would no longer be her manager and that she had recruited a new team of Swedish collaborators.<ref name="Swedish interview 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.espressonews.gr/default.asp?pid=79&catID=3&artID=1416763 |script-title=el:Οσα σεν είπε η Παπαρίζου |date=30 August 2011 |publisher=[[List of newspapers in Greece|Espresso News]] |language=el |access-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402051738/http://www.espressonews.gr/default.asp?pid=79&catID=3&artID=1416763 |archive-date=2 April 2012}}</ref> Her only professional appearances were at a four-date tour to Cyprus.<ref name="Swedish interview 2011"/> Paparizou wanted to revive her career in Sweden{{mdash}}which had declined since 2006{{mdash}}and to expand her career outside music.<ref name="Swedish interview 2011"/><ref name="Mouskouri press interview"/><ref name="Swedish comeback">{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/klick/article13535592.ab|title=Paparizou redo för comeback|date=27 August 2011|last=Linge|first=Poppe|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|language=sv|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-date=3 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203224937/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/klick/article13535592.ab|url-status=live}}</ref> She announced a second English-language album and European tour, along with possible participation in [[Melodifestivalen]]{{mdash}}which she had turned down in the past.<ref name="Swedish comeback"/> She also considered moving back to Sweden permanently.<ref name="Swedish comeback"/> She also said that any future collaborations with Mavridis in the future would be decided by her label.<ref name="Mouskouri press interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.madata.gr/diafora/showbiz/140624.html|script-title=el:Έλενα Παπαρίζου: "Η σχέση μου με τον Τόνυ"|date=12 October 2011|publisher=Madata|language=el|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-date=14 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014234422/http://www.madata.gr/diafora/showbiz/140624.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the third quarter of 2011, Paparizou recorded a duet of the [[nisiotika|nisiotiko]] classic "Dari Dari" with [[Nana Mouskouri]] for her duet album ''Tragoudia Apo Ta Ellinika Nisia'' (Songs from the Greek islands),<ref name="Dari Dari">{{cite news|url=http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.texnes&id=318154|script-title=el:Η ειλικρίνεια είναι το ισχυρότερο νόμισμα|date=16 October 2011|newspaper=[[Eleftherotypia]]|language=el|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-date=17 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017223820/http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.texnes&id=318154|url-status=live}}</ref> and was a guest performer at the Mouskouri's anniversary concert at the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] on 29 November.<ref name="Berlin Philharmonic">{{cite web|url=http://www.zougla.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=400211&cid=11|script-title=el:Η Έλενα στο πλευρό της Νάνας|date=17 October 2011|publisher=Zougla|language=el|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-date=10 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310053821/http://www.zougla.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=400211&cid=11|url-status=live}}</ref> Although she had originally declined offers to perform during the winter season 2011–12, from 18 November she performed as a supporting act for [[Yiannis Parios]] in Thessaloniki.<ref name="Pili Axiou 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.myself.gr/Article/parios-paparizou-pili-aksiou/95-11754.html |script-title=el:Μια απρόσμενη συνεργασία |date=19 October 2011 |publisher=Myself |language=el |access-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020033220/http://www.myself.gr/Article/parios-paparizou-pili-aksiou/95-11754.html |archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref>
Paparizou made her television debut as a judge on the first season of [[ANT1]]'s ''[[Dancing on Ice (Greece)|Dancing on Ice]]'' from 6 November to 22 January withshow polarised critics. Following her television debut, Paparizou received offers to appear on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Greece)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', including as a contestant. She instead appeared on the Swedish version, ''[[Let's Dance 2012|Let's Dance]]'' in early 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/letsdance/article14676980.ab |title=Helena Paparizou är ute ur "Let's dance" | Let's Dance | TV | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=12 August 2012 |archive-date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606050012/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/letsdance/article14676980.ab |url-status=live }}</ref> partnered with [[David Watson (dancer)|David Watson]].<ref name="schlager interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.tnsite.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19880:e--q-10-------q&catid=46:showbiz-lifestyle|title=E. Παπαρίζου: "Έβαλα 10 κιλά σε κάτι παραπάνω από ένα μήνα"|date=11 March 2012|publisher=TNSite.gr|language=el|access-date=14 March 2012|archive-date=25 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625065421/http://www.tnsite.gr/index.php?option=com_content|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially considered one of the favourites to win, she received moderate scores and was voted off in the third episode, placing ninth out of ten contestants.<ref name="voted off">{{cite web|url=http://www.newpost.gr/post/119940/%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%87%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B5-%CE%B7-%CE%88%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B7%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-Dancing!/|title=Αποχώρησε η Έλενα Παπαρίζου από το Σουηδικό Dancing!|date=14 April 2012|publisher=News Post|language=el|access-date=14 April 2012|archive-date=10 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310080243/http://newpost.gr/post/119940/apoxorise-i-elena-paparizoy-apo-to-soyidiko-Dancing|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In December, Paparizou released the single "[[Mr. Perfect (song)|Mr. Perfect]]", which peaked at number seven on the digital chart and reached the top 30 in the airplay chart.<ref name="stars airplay">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsnow.gr/article/154008/i-ptosi-ton-megalon-onomaton.html|script-title=el:Η πτώση των μεγάλων ονομάτων|date=11 July 2012|publisher=NewsNow|language=el|access-date=11 July 2012|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717021655/http://www.newsnow.gr/article/154008/i-ptosi-ton-megalon-onomaton.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was remixed by Playmen, who with Paparizou performed it along with [[Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]]' "[[I Hate Myself for Loving You]]" at the 2012 MADWalk on 2 February 2012.<ref>{{cite press release|title=HELENA PAPARIZOU – "MR PERFECT" |publisher=[[Sony Music|Sony Music Greece]] via [[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |date=2 December 2011 |language=el |url=http://www.mad.tv/section/news/53535/news/LISTEN:_Helena_Paparizou_-_Mr._Perfect |access-date=2 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205023407/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/53535/news/LISTEN%3A_Helena_Paparizou_-_Mr._Perfect |archive-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> The song's video earned her three nominations for Best Pop Video, Female Artist of the Year, and Artist of the Year at the 2012 MAD Video Music Awards, while "Baby It's Over" gained a fourth nomination for MAD 106.2 Track of the Year; she won the awards for Female Artist and Track of the Year.<ref name="vma 2012 noms">{{cite web|url=http://2012.videomusicawards.gr/votes/ |script-title=el:Υποψηφιότητες |publisher=[[MAD TV (Greece)|MAD TV]] |language=el |access-date=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525114846/http://2012.videomusicawards.gr/votes/ |archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref> Paparizou performed a cabaret version of [[Eric Saade]]'s "[[Popular (Eric Saade song)|Popular]]" for the final of [[Melodifestivalen 2012]].
At the 2012 MAD Video Music Awards, Paparizou performed a new version of the ballad "Poios" from ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'', and was also featured in Playmen's "[[Party All the Time|All the Time]]"{{mdash}}a remix of the [[Eddie Murphy]] song{{mdash}}along with Courtney and RiskyKidd. The song peaked at number two on the [[Official Greek Airplay Chart]] and became the thirty-fourth most played tracks in Greece for 2012.<ref name="greek airplay">{{cite web|url=http://www.tralala.gr/pio-tragoudi-pextike-perissotero-2012/|script-title=el:Ποιο τραγούδι παίχτηκε περισσότερο στα ελληνικά ραδιόφωνα το 2012;|date=4 January 2013|last=Amanatidis|first=Giannis|publisher=tralala|language=el|access-date=4 January 2013|archive-date=7 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107081236/http://www.tralala.gr/pio-tragoudi-pextike-perissotero-2012/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both songs were released to radio the next day, and from the end of June to mid-August Paparizou toured Greece and Cyprus with Melisses.<ref name="summer tour 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebest.gr/news/index/viewStory/128861|title=ι γυρεύει η Παπαρίζου με τις Melisses;|date=29 May 2012|publisher=The Best|language=el|access-date=30 May 2012|archive-date=15 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615020352/http://www.thebest.gr/news/index/viewStory/128861|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported that she might perform from late 2012 to early 2013 with [[Natasa Theodoridou]] at Votanikos.<ref name="theodoridou votanikos">{{cite web|url=http://www.music.net.cy/easyconsole.cfm/page/read/n_id/13718 |script-title=el:Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Με συνεργασία έκπληξη τον ερχόμενο χειμώνα |date=30 May 2012 |publisher=Music.Net.cy |language=el |access-date=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602011748/http://www.music.net.cy/easyconsole.cfm/page/read/n_id/13718 |archive-date= 2 June 2012}}</ref> While Paparizou's contract with Sony Music Greece had formally ended in early 2011, she remained attached to the label for several months. On 22 June, her [[artists and repertoire|A&R]] representative Giannis Doxas officially announced the end of their collaboration and her departure from the label.<ref name="new label">{{cite web|url=http://www.madata.gr/diafora/showbiz/203979.html|script-title=el:Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου αλλάζει δισκογραφική εταιρεία|date=22 June 2012|publisher=Madata|language=el|access-date=11 June 2012|archive-date=10 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310063430/http://www.madata.gr/diafora/showbiz/203979.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In mid-2012, Paparizou started recording a new album. She said in radio interviews that she was searching for a new style for her upcoming Greek album. She told [[MTV Greece]] that the album have 10 tracks. During October she recorded a laiko duet titled [[Lathos Agapes]] with Natasa Theodoridou; this peaked at number eleven in the official Greek Airplay Chart by Mediainspector. On 9 November, she performed a live, acoustic version of [[John Lennon]] song "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" at a dinner for the 2012 [[Athens Classic Marathon]]. On 1 February 2013, [[Sony Music]] released digitally in Greek [[iTunes]] a second compilation album titled ''The Love Collection'', which consisted of love ballads from previous albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-love-collection/598997771|title=The Love Collection|work=iTunes|date=February 2013|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224001509/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-love-collection/id598997771|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2013–2015: ''Ti Ora Tha Vgoume?'', ''One Life'', and ''Nine The Musical''===
In early 2013, Paparizou's official fan club announced that she had signed a multi-territory deal with [[Universal Music Group]], which has exclusive agreements with labels across the Universal Music Group, including [[EMI Music|EMI Music Greece]] and [[Lionheart Music Group|Lionheart Records]] in Sweden. On 3 June 2013, Paparizou will release her seventh studio album [[Ti Ora Tha Vgoume?]] with [[EMI Music Greece]]. The album was preceded by two singles: the lead single "[[Poso M'Aresei]]" on 19 March and "[[Ena Lepto]]" on 15 April. A music video was made for the former, which was released on 17 April. She has also released an English song called "Save Me (This Is an SOS)" on Lionheart Records in Sweden following a six-year absence from the Swedish market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tralala.gr/i-elena-paparizou-epistrefi-sti-souidia/|title=Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου επιστρέφει στη Σουηδία!|author=Γιάννης Αμανατίδης|website=Tralala.gr|access-date=23 December 2015|date=9 May 2013|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224000102/http://www.tralala.gr/i-elena-paparizou-epistrefi-sti-souidia/|url-status=live}}</ref> During mid-2013, Paparizou performed at several Greek music festivals to promote her new album "Ti Ora Tha Vgoume?". An EP, which included four remixes of [[Save Me (This Is An SOS)]] by [[Sound Factory (musical group)|Sound Factory]], was released; it reached number 27 on the Swedish Dance Chart.
In February 2013, Paparizou performed as a guest at [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013|Greece's Eurovision national final]], singing "My Number One" with Vegas and "[[Apres Toi]]" with [[Vicky Leandros]].<ref name="paparizou vegas">{{cite web|url=http://www.tralala.gr/sinergasia-ekplixi-elena-paparizou-vegas-sti-skini-tis-eurovision/|title=Συνεργασία έκπληξη: Έλενα Παπαρίζου & Vegas στη σκηνή της Eurovision!|date=11 February 2013|last=Amanatidis|first=Giannis|publisher=tralala|language=el|access-date=12 February 2013|archive-date=13 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213090740/http://www.tralala.gr/sinergasia-ekplixi-elena-paparizou-vegas-sti-skini-tis-eurovision/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 May, Paparizou performed at "Gabby Awards 2013" in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] and singing some of [[Melina Merkouri]]'s songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athensvoice.gr/article/%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82/%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%AC-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%87%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%84-video|title=Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου τραγουδά Μελίνα Μερκούρη στο Χόλιγουντ (video)|website=Athensvoice.gr|access-date=23 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224001944/http://www.athensvoice.gr/article/%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82/%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%AC-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%87%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%84-video|archive-date=24 December 2015}}</ref>
On 1 February she performed at [[Melodifestivalen 2014]], an event to select Sweden's entry for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2014]] in Copenhagen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rethemosnews.gr/2013/11/%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BE%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-eurovision/|title=Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου ξανά στην Eurovision|work=ΡΕΘΕΜΝΟΣ ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ: ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ ΝΕΑ ΕΙΔΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΡΗΤΗ|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224120125/http://rethemosnews.gr/2013/11/%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BE%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-eurovision/|url-status=live}}</ref> An official announcement was made by the Swedish broadcaster, [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/har-ar-de-forsta-artisterna-i-melodifestivalen-2014|title=Här är de första artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2014 – tävlar i Malmö och Linköping|website=Svt.se|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022210/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/har-ar-de-forsta-artisterna-i-melodifestivalen-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou performed "[[Survivor (Helena Paparizou song)|Survivor]]" in the first heat on 1 February.<ref name="YOHIO först på scen – här är startordningen för Melodifestivalen 2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/yohio-forst-ut-pa-scen-har-ar-startordningen-for-melodifestivalen-2014|title=YOHIO först på scen – här är startordningen för Melodifestivalen 2014|publisher=Svt.se|access-date=20 December 2013|archive-date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220154216/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/yohio-forst-ut-pa-scen-har-ar-startordningen-for-melodifestivalen-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 March, Paparizou reached the final of Melodifestivalen 2014 after being voted into the top two of the Second Chance round of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/nojesbladetlive/melodifestivalenlive/|title=Melodifestivalen Live - Nöjesbladet Live - Nöjesbladet|website=Aftonbladet.se|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-date=6 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206215319/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/nojesbladetlive/melodifestivalenlive/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, Paparizou came in fourth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govastileto.gr/lifestyle/celebrities-world/%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%BD-%CF%80%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-eurovision-%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7/|title=Δεν πέρασε στη Eurovision η Έλενα Παπαρίζου - Στην 4η θέση το "Survivor"|website=Govastileto.gr|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224000102/http://www.govastileto.gr/lifestyle/celebrities-world/%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%BD-%CF%80%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-eurovision-%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 26 March, her third English-language album, titled ''[[One Life (Helena Paparizou album)|One Life]]'', was released in Sweden by Lionheart Music Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/one-life-i-helena-paparizou-kykloforei-to-neo-agglofono-album-tis/61441|title="One Life" - Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου κυκλοφορεί το νέο αγγλόφωνο album της|first=Dimitris|last=Tzouvaras|date=29 March 2014|work=Hit Channel|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224103932/http://www.hit-channel.com/one-life-i-helena-paparizou-kykloforei-to-neo-agglofono-album-tis/61441|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou performed at the semi-final of ''[[The Voice of Greece]]'' her new single "Don't Hold Back On Love" on 2 May 2014. "Survivor" was certified gold in Sweden selling over 20,000 copies.
On 14 November up to 13 December 2014, Paparizou joint the Swedish Christmas Tour "Julgalan 2014" in Sweden along with Danny Saucedo, Alcazar, Mattias Andreasson, E-type, Erik Segerstedt, Linda Bengtzing and Albin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.julgalan.se/2014/|title=2014 - Julgalan 2015|work=Julgalan 2015|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104238/http://julgalan.se/2014|archive-date=24 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 14 December, Paparizou sang in the Swedish church to celebrate Santa Lucia, which was broadcast by SVT.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/blog/souidoi-timoun-paparizou/|title=Οι Σουηδοί τιμούν την Έλενα Παπαρίζου! Δείτε το μήνυμα της στο Facebook|work=GetGreekMusic|date=19 November 2014|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123221900/http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/blog/souidoi-timoun-paparizou/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2015, Paparizou was featured on the house duo's HouseTwins single "Love Till It's Over",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/blog/love-till-its-over-housetwins-paparizou/|title="Love Till It's Over" - Άκουσε το νέο single των HouseTwins με τη συμμετοχή της Έλενας Παπαρίζου! - GetGreekMusic|work=GetGreekMusic|date=16 February 2015|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=16 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516034828/http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/blog/love-till-its-over-housetwins-paparizou/|url-status=live}}</ref> and later released her Greek single [[Otan Aggeli Klene]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/blog/otan-aggeloi-klaine-eksofillo/|title="Όταν Άγγελοι Κλαίνε" - Το εντυπωσιακό εξώφυλλο της Έλενας Παπαρίζου για το νέο της τραγούδι! - GetGreekMusic|work=GetGreekMusic|date=18 February 2015|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=23 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423170258/http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/blog/otan-aggeloi-klaine-eksofillo/|url-status=live}}</ref> On March, Paparizou performed the singles as a guest at the [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015|Eurovision Greek Final]] along with the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, "[[Rise Like a Phoenix]]".
On 23 May 2015 Paparizou was the spokesperson for the points of [[Greece]] at [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]]. In a bizarre twist, she gave the twelve points not to [[Cyprus]] (its representative, [[John Karayiannis]] and his song "[[One Thing I Should Have Done]]" ended up with ten), but to [[Italy]]'s [[Il Volo]] with their song "[[Grande Amore]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/rolos-paparizou-eurovision/|title=Ο ρόλος "έκπληξη" της Έλενας Παπαρίζου στη φετινή Eurovision! - GetGreekMusic|work=GetGreekMusic|access-date=23 December 2015|date=22 April 2015|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224103841/http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/rolos-paparizou-eurovision/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 May Paparizou performed "[[Angel (Helena Paparizou song)|Angel]]" at the final of "[[Let's Dance (Swedish TV series)|Let's Dance]]" in Sweden.
Paparizou joined the Swedish summer tour "Diggiloo" from 6 June to 15 August with Magnus Carlsson, Martin Stenmarck, Charlotte Perrelli, Andreas Johnson, Björn Kjellman, Hanna Hedlund, Oskar Bly, Jessica Andersson and Magnus Johansson.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://diggiloo.com/|title=Enda officiella biljettbokningen för Diggiloo|website=Diggiloo.com|access-date=23 December 2015|archive-date=17 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217150529/http://diggiloo.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou made her theatrical debut on the musical "Nine" at Pantheon Music Theatre as 'Saraghina'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickatlife.gr/theatro/story/62988|title=Φαντασμαγορικό "Nine" στο Πάνθεον με Βασίλη Χαραλαμπόπουλο και Έλενα Παπαρίζου|website=Clickatlife.gr|date=11 November 2015|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205740/http://www.clickatlife.gr/theatro/story/62988|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2016–2018: ''Ouranio Toxo'', ''The Voice of Greece'', and Swedish residency===
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Paparizou recorded her new song in November 2015. "Misi Kardia" is written by Chris Mazz, [[Andy Nicolas]] & Yiannis Doxas and it was exclusively released on 89,8 Dromos FM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/misi-kardia-paparizou/|title="Μισή Καρδιά" – Νέο τραγούδι από την Έλενα Παπαρίζου - GetGreekMusic|work=GetGreekMusic|access-date=3 February 2016|date=3 February 2016|archive-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204213947/http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/misi-kardia-paparizou/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music video was released on 15 February, along with the official release of the song. On 20 March 2016 Paparizou performed in "Dromos Superstar Voices" at BOX Athens with special host the Greek band "Melisses".
On 25 March 2016, it was officially announced that the song "Pou Pige Tosi Agapi", previous released on her album [[Iparhi Logos]] would be a part of the soundtrack album for the American comedy film "[[My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/paparizou-my-big-fat-greek-wedding/|title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Δε φαντάζεστε ποιο τραγούδι της θα βρίσκεται στο soundtrack της ταινίας "Γάμος αλά ελληνικά 2"|date=8 March 2016|website=Getgreekmusic.gr|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105726/https://www.getgreekmusic.gr/paparizou-my-big-fat-greek-wedding/|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 26 April up to 6 May 2016, she was the commentator in the Swedish TV show "Inför Eurovision Song Contest" along with [[Oscar Zia]], Njol Badjie and [[Wiktoria Johansson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/paparizou-eurovision-2016/|title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Επιστρέφει στη Eurovision του 2016 - Δείτε ποιος θα είναι ο ρόλος της νικήτριας του 2005|date=4 April 2016|website=Getgreekmusic.gr|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003231936/https://www.getgreekmusic.gr/paparizou-eurovision-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou performed as a special guest star in the "Euroclub" and in the "Eurovision Village" during the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] week.
After 3 years of absence at the annual [[MAD Video Music Awards]], Paparizou returned on the VMA's stage, performing her brand new single "[[Fiesta (Helena Paparizou song)|Fiesta]]", which was officially released on 4 July and [[You Are the Only One (Sergey Lazarev song)|You Are the Only One]] along with [[Sergey Lazarev]]. Paparizou also performed at the semi-final of [[The X Factor (Greek TV series)|The X Factor Greece]] on 1 July, supporting the duo Stereo Soul.
In Summer 2016, Paparizou toured in Greece along with Mironas Stratis and Isaias Matiaba. In September 2016 Paparizou joined "My Way" show in Sweden with Claes Malmberg and Jan Malmsjö.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/paparizou-my-way-ekpompi/|title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Αυτή είναι η καθημερινή εκπομπή στην οποία θα συμμετέχει! - GetGreekMusic|work=GetGreekMusic|access-date=28 January 2016|date=28 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130144547/http://www.getgreekmusic.gr/paparizou-my-way-ekpompi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 2 November 2016, it was officially announced that Paparizou would be one of the coaches at the third season of ''[[The Voice of Greece]]''. The show premiered on Skai TV on 16 November.
The single "Agkaliase Me" was sent to the radios on 9 December 2016. On 28 April, Paparizou released "Haide", her first ever collaboration with Phoebus. Afterwards, released a digital EP "Extended Summer 2017" which included six tracks alongside the number one hit by her and Anastasios Rammos "An Me Dis Na Kleo'. The music video released in October. The song is her biggest hit to date counting over 35 million views on YouTube.
In mid 2017, Paparizou toured Greece and Cyprus along with [[Despina Vandi]] in 16 cities in total. Later that year she was back as coach at the fourth season of ''The Voice'' in Greece. In December she released her sixth Greek album titled ''[[Ouranio Toxo (album)|Ouranio Toxo]]'', which was issued by Minos EMI/Universal. According to IFPI Statistics, 'Ouranio Toxo' Album peaked at Number 1. In September of the same year Paparizou released her final single ''Haide'' (English Version) from [[Capitol Music Group Sweden]]. Afterwards her contract expired.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://paparizouforum.com/boards/index.php|title=Paparizou Forum - International Fan Community|website=paparizouforum.com|date=28 December 2023|access-date=27 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327133947/http://paparizouforum.com/boards/index.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2018, Minos Emi/Universal announced that 'Etsi ki Etsi' is Paparizou's new single, and thus the successor of her Smash hit 'An me dis na kleo'. The mid-tempo song peaked at Number 5 on Official Greek Airplay. According to the Greek Media, the song 'Etsi ki Etsi' was regarded as the 2nd most played song in the radio by a Female Artist for the year (1st being 'An me dis na kleo'), making Paparizou the most radio played Female Artist in Greece/Cyprus for 2018.
An English Version of 'Etsi ki Etsi' was released, titled 'Totally Erased'. Nektarios Tyrakis wrote the lyrics of the English Release. Along with the English Version, Paparizou's record label (Minos EMI) released an EP which consisted of 6 remixes.
[[File:Elena Paparizou and Anastasios Rammos - Ouranio Toxo Live 2018 05.jpg|thumb|Paparizou performing with Anastasios Rammos as part of her Summer tour (2018).]]
During the Summer, Paparizou toured in Greece & Cyprus with Anastasios Rammos on her side. Further, Paparizou did 6 appearances alongside the Greek star Antonis Remos.
In May 2018, it was announced that Paparizou was nominated for 4 Mad Video Music Awards(a.k.a. Mad VMAs). She won 2 awards in the night; Best Female Adult and Best Collaboration(An me dis na kleo ft. Anastasios Rammos). Paparizou is regarded as being the most awarded Mad VMA artist to date, having a total of 26 awards. During the night Paparizou made 2 appearances; One in which she performed Ouranio Toxo ft. Idra Kayne, and one where she dueted with the Pop-rock Band, Melisses. Melisses & Paparizou performed one of the group's hit single, 'Ola moiazoun Kalokairi'. Their duet received mostly positive feedback, surpassing the 30 million views on YouTube to date making it the most viewed performance on VMA ever.
On 14 September, Serhat released his single "Total Disguise" in collaboration with Paparizou. The song peaked at Number 1 in Greek DJs Dance Chart. In October 2018, Paparizou returned at the Talent Singing Competition 'The Voice of Greece' for the 3rd consecutive year (5th season), alongside Rouvas, Mouzourakis & Maraveyas.
Paparizou's new single called 'Kati Skoteino'is a ballad & is written by the creators of the song 'An me dis na kleo';ARCADE (consisting of Anastasios Rammos, Diveno, Pavlos Manoli, Gaby Russell). The song premiered in Greek Radios on 8 October and was officially released on 15 October. The song was released by Minos EMI/Universal. The song peaked at Number 1 on Greek iTunes and reached the Top 20 of the Official Greek Airplay in just 3 weeks. Paparizou is the only Greek Artist to have managed to have 3 of her songs in the Top 20 of the Greek Airplay for the year 2018.
Paparizou's latest album 'Ouranio Toxo' has been certified Platinum after surpassing the 70 million streams in the digital platforms. In regards to the physical sales, the Album peaked at Number 1, making it the most successful album by a Female Artist for the year 2018 in Greece.
On 3 December, Paparizou released a Christmas song in both Greek & English (Hristougenna Xana - It is Christmas). The song was written by Anastasios A. Papanastasiou and ARCADE. Even without a video clip, the Greek version of the song saw immediate success, peaking at No. 3 on Greek iTunes and #4 on YouTube Trending videos. It was broadcast exclusively on Skai TV network.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}
===2019–2024: ''Apohrosis'', Antique reunion, tours, 20 years in music and Eurovision===
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"Kati skoteino" was released in October 2018 as the lead single of Paparizou's seventh album ''[[Apohrosis]]'' (2021), which was produced by the group Arcade, consisting of Anastasios Rammos, Pavlos Manoli, Diveno, Gaby Russell and Loukas Damianakos. The second single 'Askopa Xenihitia" was released on 26 March 2019 along with a music video. During Summer 2019, Paparizou toured with [[Marinella]], Makedonas and Ivi Adamou in Greece, Cyprus and Germany. Paparizou later took part in the [[MAD TV (TV channel)|MAD]] VMAs.<ref name="auto"/> On 3 April, Paparizou returned to Sweden to celebrate 20 years of Antique with Nikos Panagiotidis, appearing in several concerts and shows. On 10 June, she released her third single titled "Kalokairi Kai Pathos", sponsored by Carroten. In late 2019, Paparizou returned as coach at [[The Voice of Greece]] Season 6. On 19 October she started her live shows with [[Sakis Rouvas]] and Stelios Rokkos at the Athens nightclub ''Estate''.
In 2020, she released a duet with Sakis Rouvas titled "Etsi Einai I Fasi" and the single "Mila Mou". On 29 July, she announced that ''Apohrosis'' would contain a phase of different kind of music, more in 80's pop, ballads and Greek folk. Her seventh single for the album was "Se Xeno Soma", an erotic ballad with social message videoclip about [[LGBT]] composed by Arcade, Padé (Loupasakis Pantelis) and Rene (famous Greek writer). ''Apohrosis'' was released by Minos EMI on 29 January 2021 with 13 songs in total. In December 2020, Paparizou performed at the MAD Video Music Awards, singing her new duet with Marseaux, "Deja Vu". At the show, she won the Best Female Adult award. On 13 February, she won Season 7 of [[The Voice of Greece]] as a mentor marking her first win at the talent show since she joined in 2016. On 22 May, she performed at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2021]] held in [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands as an interval act alongside other Eurovision winners. In Summer 2021, she went on a tour to promote ''Apohrosis'' alongside [[Tamta]]. On 25 June, she performed for three songs at the MAD VMAs: "Gia Pia Agapi" feat Anastasios Rammos, "Mi" and a "[[Twist In My Sobriety]]" cover with fellow Greek singer Joanne. She also won the Best Female Adult award. Four years after Paparizou's last project in Sweden, she returned with an English song "Day and Night" produced by and featuring [[Magnus Carlsson]]; the song was released on 4 June 2021. In September, she returned to the set of [[The Voice of Greece]] for Season 8. At the end of 2021, Paparizou released her next English song "Lightning", performing it on MAD WALK 2021.
[[File:Helena Paparizou Eurovison Song Contest 2024 interval act semi 2.jpg|thumb|Helena Paparizou at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]
For 2022 Helena Paparizou opens a new music era returning to her international hits abroad like "Lightning". On March Helena and Nikos Panagiotidis reunited as [[Antique]] after 19 years covering ''Ti Ti'' song by [[Giorgos Alkaios]] that became hit during 90's. In summer Antique performed at 'We Who Love 90's' Festival in Sweden while Helena started her summer tour in Greece. On 11 April, [[Stelios Rokkos]] released a song featuring Helena titled ''Kommatia'' (Pieces). On 27 April, Helena sang at Night at Rhythm 9.49 fm songs from her discography.
In September she has booked some live appearances for first time in [[Odeon of Herodes Atticus]] with [[Marios Frangoulis]]. The 9th Season for [[The Voice of Greece]] begun on SKAI TV and was completed in March 2023. In November Helena did her comeback at Votanikos residency show next to [[Giorgos Sabanis]] and Anastasia for first time collaboration on stage until March 11, 2023. Paparizou released a remake version on her 2004 hit song [[Katse Kala]] produced by Arcade featuring [[Marseaux]] and [[Joanne Accom|Joanne]]. On the occasion of the World Mental Health Day on October 10, UNICEF Greece and its First Goodwill Ambassador, Helena Paparizou, joined their forces and re-released the song [[The Light in Our Soul]], in collaboration with Spyros Lambrou children's choir, aiming to raise public awareness about mental health issues and eliminate the stigma that unfortunately still accompanies people facing them. On November 17, Helena performed [[My Number One]] along with dancers doing the same choreography bringing back nostalgia from 2005. The event was held in Amsterdam, one of the biggest Eurovision Parties, called [[Het Grote Songfestivalfeest]], with guests in many Eurostars.
Just before the end of 2022, in 9 December Paparizou started a new music chapter in her career releasing a new power ballad song titled ''Fevgo'' written by [[Giorgos Sabanis]] & Eleana Vrahali.
In 2023 Helena continued the promo for Schwarzkopf Professional #Blondeme Hair campaign through whole year. On end of April she made an appearance in USA Mellrose Ballroom club for Greek-Americans entertainement. The next day she visited New York and Times Square for a walk. During summer period she toured Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria for live gigs. For MAD VMA 2023 she did Live Performances of ''De Mou Ta Leei Kala/Everybody Needs A Man feat Holy Grace & Medley Hits'' (Fuego, Katse Kala, El Telephone, Mambo, Caramela, My Number One) with [[Eleni Foureira]] she won 2 awards also for Best Female Adult & Best Duet with Katse Kala. In June her new dance-pop song came out everywhere titled ''Den Mou Ta Leei Kala'' written by [[Stan (singer)|STAN]] and produced by ARCADE along its music video directed by Bodega in July. In September she started a new promo Campaign for#JKstarNails. She was invited in Cyprus by [[Anna Vissi]] 50th anniversary concert as guest performing duets (Ise/Call Me, Sti Pyra, Se Eho Epithimisei, Everything, My Number One). Towards end of the year, Paparizou appeared at Man of the Year Awards in Cyprus, did some UNICEF conferences in Athens, did a Christmas concert in [[Agrinio]] city, Greece. Last but not least, on December 28, 2023, she celebrated 20 years in music since the debut in discography with the release of her first solo song [[Anapandites Klisis]] by giving a tribute interview on TRT.
For 2024 Helena Paparizou gave a charity concert in Cyprus in favor of Valentine's Day. In March there was a celebration throwback for her latest English album ''[[One Life (Helena Paparizou album)|One Life]]'' which released 10 years ago in Sweden. In April, Helena released brand new urban song titled "Mavra Gialia" and "Mono Gia Kini Min Mou Les" - a duet with Stavento on the latter's album titled ''Gia Sena''. Paparizou was the spokesperson for the Greek jury in the final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Eurovision 2024: Η Έλενα Παπαρίζου θα ανακοινώσει το 12άρι της Ελλάδας |trans-title=Helena Paparizou will announce Greece's 12 points |url=https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/politismos/eurovision-2024-i-elena-paparizou-tha-anakoinosei-to-12ari-tis-elladas/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=ertnews.gr |publisher=[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]] |language=el |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423140220/https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/politismos/eurovision-2024-i-elena-paparizou-tha-anakoinosei-to-12ari-tis-elladas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was also part of the interval act of the second semi-final in the same contest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Semi-Final interval acts announced: A Eurovision all-stars lineup! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-interval-acts-malmo |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=EBU |language=en |archive-date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502110016/https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-interval-acts-malmo |url-status=live}}</ref>
At the first days of June Paparizou did a live concert in [[Canada]]. At MAD Video Music Awards she was given the MAD ICON Award for her 20 years in music industry while she performed ''Mavra Gialia'' and a Medley Remix by Playmen including (Treli Kardia, Pirotehnimata, Anapandites Klisis and Together Forever (English version of ''Fisika Mazi''). Later in July Minos EMI put out an EP from vma performance on digital platforms. In summer she started her 2024 European summer tour visiting places around Greece, Cyprus and some European countries like [[Romania]]. In September Helena appeared in EKO Acropolis Rally in Lamia, almost 18 years since her last show there. She also joined [[Melisses]] summer tour in some places. Around autumn Helena Paparizou sang on Athens, 20 Years Later in a special event for [[Euro]] 2004 honoring Greek football team's triumph. In October Helena returned as a coach for ''[[The Voice of Greece]]'' Season 10. She also participated as a guest at The Secret Song TV show on Alpha, she did a photoshoot for Haralas Fashion A/W Campaign and gave several interviews on Greek TV promoting her new single "Update" and her personal life topics.
One of her most recent performances was at the MadWalk 2024 with her brand new single "Update" which was released in EP format.<ref>{{cite web |title=#MadWalk 2024: Foureira, Argyros, Tamta, Paparizou, Lila, Nemo, etc. they presented unique performances |url=https://newscyprus.eu/en/news/world/madwalk-2024-foyreira-arghiros-tamta-paparizoy-lila-nemo-ka-paroysiasan-monadika-performances |website=News Cyprus |access-date=3 December 2024}}</ref> End of the year spot Paparizou in Cyprus starting her residency show with Konstantinos Christoforou at Notes Live Stage while giving some interviews on Cypriot press and magazines.
===2025–present: Update, new album and life restart===
For the February to March period Paparizou and Christoforou returned to Notes in Cyprus for part 2 of their live gigs. Paparizou continued her promo campaign for Haralas fashion S/S collection, this time with singer [[Kostas Martakis]] in the role of models. On her birthday, Paparizou began a new role for her, co-hosting with [[Sakis Rouvas]] the Greek final for [[Eurovision Song Contest]] 2025 on ERT. Paparizou expressed support for [[Klavdia]]'s Greek entry in the contest with her song [[Asteromata]], where she finished in 6th place in the grand final on May 17. The [[Spotify]] and [[YouTube]] apps made mention of Paparizou's photo opportunity with Klavdia. On May 21 Greece celebrated on social media the 20th anniversary of the song "[[My Number One]]", with people uploading photos and videos from the Eurovision 2005 winning night.
During the summer of 2025, Paparizou will be getting ready for her summer tour in Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria at the Spice Music Festival where the special musical guest will be [[Inna]] the day before, but the most important event will be as the opening act for [[Diana Ross]] at Kallimarmaro Stadium in Athens on July 16, 2025, where Paparizou will perform classic cover songs inspired by soul music. In June she will do a tribute concert for Vasilis Karras at Kallimarmaro once again, and a few days later she will be nominated in the MAD VMA in the category of Best Pop Song award with "Update".
Paparizou is currently working on her 11th studio album with a date release in September, commencing a new era in her music after her recent divorce.
Her brand new song, the lead single from the album is called "Kalinihta" produced by Teo Tzimas released by Minos EMI on July 10.
==Musical style and performance==
===Influences===
[[File:HelenaLamia.jpg|thumb|right|Paparizou performing material from ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'' in ''[[Lamia (city)|Lamia]]'', Greece as part of her [[Arhizei To Party|Arhizei To Party tour]] on 28 August 2008.]]
Paparizou has said that her parents had no musical background and the only person in her family who sang was her paternal grandmother, who inspired Paparizou to sing. Paparizou's first musical experiences were with international music{{mdash}}predominantly [[musical theatre|musical]]; her musical roots are in traditional Greek music such as [[laiko]] and rebetiko because she was exposed to the music of [[Vassilis Tsitsanis]], [[Markos Vamvakaris]], [[Stelios Kazantzidis]], Mimis Plaisas, and Giannis Spanos.<ref name="number one dvd">Elena Paparizou ''Number One'' DVD</ref> As a child, Paparizou considered those genres to be distant and old-fashioned, and associated them with her summer holidays in Greece.<ref name="kafes1"/> In her teenage years, she listened to a broad range of music, including [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]].<ref name="mera me ti mera">''Mera Me Ti Mera'' liner notes. (1999). [[Bonnier Music]].</ref> Her biggest musical influences were female pop singers, including Madonna, [[Céline Dion]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Janet Jackson]] and [[Diana Ross]].<ref name="music bee">''Music Bee'' [[ANT1]]. Airdate: 7 October 2006</ref> Later, she was influenced by her frequent collaborator Paschalis Terzis, who taught her to improve her technical vocal skills. Paparizou has also stated that she was a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest for years before she first participated in 2001.
===Music and themes===
During her solo career, Paparizou has changed her musical style from laiko, to pop and rock-inspired styles on a whim.<ref name="chartshow"/> Some critics attribute this to a lack of personal style and following trends for commercial success rather than as an artistic expression.<ref name="musiccorner.gr"/><ref name="vtlnz avopolis">{{cite web|url=http://www.avopolis.gr/greek/albums/default.asp?ID=4654 |date=June 2008 |script-title=el:Βρίσκω Το Λόγο Να Ζω |last=Kalamaris |first=Makis |publisher=Avoplis |language=el |access-date=10 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102201456/http://www.avopolis.gr/greek/albums/default.asp?ID=4654 |archive-date= 2 January 2009}}</ref> Paparizou has been known to follow the trends of international female pop stars;<ref name="musiccorner.gr"/> music critics have compared songs like "The Light in Our Soul" to Celine Dion, "Let's Get Wild" to [[Anastacia]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/05/paparizou.html |title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου "Euro edition" |publisher=Musiccorner.gr |access-date=3 May 2010 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524011626/https://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/05/paparizou.html |url-status=live }}</ref> "Gigolo" and "Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)" to [[Shakira]],<ref name="athens 24">{{cite web|url=http://www.athens24.gr/going-out/music/cd-critic/news_detail.html?id=15667|script-title=el:ΕΛΕΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΡΙΖΟΥ: Υπάρχει λόγος|publisher=Athens 24|language=el|access-date=19 April 2012|archive-date=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317050705/http://www.athens24.gr/going-out/music/cd-critic/news_detail.html?id=15667|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TGOL MC review">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/06/paparizou_02.html|title=HELENA PAPARIZOU: "The game of love"|last=Zervas|first=Pavlos|publisher=Music Corner|language=el|access-date=19 April 2012|archive-date=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317053950/http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/06/paparizou_02.html|url-status=live}}</ref> "Somebody's Burning (Put the Fire Out)" to [[Beyoncé Knowles]],<ref name="TGOL MC review"/> and "Dancing Without Music" to [[Kylie Minogue]] c. ''[[Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)|Aphrodite]]'' (2010).<ref name="GATO Avopolis review"/> She had also great reputation in [[Italy]].
Similar to Antique's work, all of Paparizou's albums have included cover versions and translations. Following Antique's blending of traditional Greek music with Nordic disco sounds, Paparizou's debut solo album ''Protereotita'' focused on pop sounds and laiko, and the songs were directed towards the club market. Giorgos Mastorakis of Music Corner stated that despite the image change, the album was similar to those of Antique, being described as "pop moments (with keen laiko ... 'garnish')". The album featured songs from both Greek and Swedish writers, which according to Mastorakis, led to the album's sound varying. The stylistically interesting songs from the album includes the title track, which followed an R&B style, while the song "Katse Kala" was described as having an "original sound."<ref name="protereotita mc review">{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/04/paparizou.html |title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου "Προτεραιότητα" |publisher=Musiccorner.gr |access-date=3 May 2010 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317054249/http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/04/paparizou.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following her Eurovision win, Paparizou's popularity increased and she was often promoted as a pop singer by the media. In his review of the ''Euro Edition'' of ''Protereotita'', Pavlos Zervas of Music Corner was impressed with the album and said that its contemporary style could potentially be an international hit, supporting the singer more so in English-language recordings. In his review of ''Iparhi Logos'', Zervas said that apart from Sakis Rouvas{{mdash}}Greece's pop performer{{mdash}}Paparizou was the only artist supporting the pop/dance genre so well in Greece. He also said that anything that she chose to sing would become a hit. He used Paparizou to illustrate that big name producers like [[Giorgos Theofanous]] and [[Phoebus (songwriter)|Phoebus]] are not needed to create hits. Zervas said that the numerous covers were the album's strong point, while "Gigolo" was characterized by "witty" lyrics in an overall pattern that followed her hit "Mambo!" and previous hits. He said that the album's laiko material contradicted the pop songs and made her overall sound less focused.
<ref name="iparhi logos mc review">{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/06/paparizou.html |title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου "Υπάρχει λόγος" |publisher=Musiccorner.gr |access-date=3 May 2010 |archive-date=29 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529033041/http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/06/paparizou.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Paparizou Fisika Mazi 3.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Paparizou performing on the Fisika Mazi tour on 30 June 2010 in Athens.]]
Paparizou's second English-language album ''The Game of Love'' was anticipated by Greek consumers and featured a similar sound to ''Iparhi Logos''; over half of the album's material was taken from the latter album. Zervas also reviewed this album, saying that it contained many different styles such as dance, hip hop, [[slow jams]] and [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], following a typical recipe of American music. Zervas said that international female pop singers did not have much above Paparizou, and that the album's success would depend solely upon promotion efforts, although internationally affiliated record companies were less impressed. Zervas' impression was that while he believed in the material's potential, he thought that if Paparizou continued her current trends and performance style at laiko nightclubs, her ambitions for an international career would come to a disappointment.<ref name="musiccorner.gr">{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/index.html |title=Music Corner Νέες Κυκλοφορίες |publisher=Musiccorner.gr |access-date=3 May 2010 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524011622/https://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
For ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'', her fourth album, Paparizou minimized the laiko influences and changed to a pop/rock sound and image in contrast to her previous albums. Evianna Nikoleri of Music Corner said that the album was carefully crafted and had a good, European-like production. For ''Giro Apo T' Oneiro'', Paparizou worked with the same group she had two years before, with small changes. She toned down the image she had created with her previous album; while many of the songs have rock influences and some songs include dance-pop and [[pop-folk]], [[electronic music|electronic]] and [[lounge music]] elements, with an overall pop theme.<ref name="fifth album">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportime.gr/View.aspx?ArticleID=14829 |script-title=el:Νέα δισκογραφική δουλειά από την Έλενα!|date=13 February 2010 |publisher=Sportime |language=el |access-date=13 February 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="greek idol live 9">''[[Greek Idol]]''. [[Alpha TV]]. Airdate: 21 June 2010</ref>
Paparizou has written two tracks on all of her studio albums except ''Iparhi Logos''; she also wrote the lyrics of the Antique song "Why?". These writing ventures were mostly collaborations with at least one other songwriter. She contributed lyrics to "Treli Kardia" (''Protereotita''), "Carpe Diem" and "Teardrops" (''The Game of Love''), and "Mathe Prota N'agapas" (''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo''), while she made her first musical contributions to ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'', "Den Tha 'Mai 'Do" and "Filarakia" (''Giro Apo T' Oneiro''){{mdash}}her first solo writing credit.<ref name="GATO">Paparizou, Elena. ''Giro Apo T' Oneiro'' liner notes (2010). [[Sony Music|Sony Music Entertainment Greece]].</ref>
Around 2013, Paparizou released her fifth Greek-language album titled ''Ti Ora Tha Vgoume?''. The music theme of this cd was similar to her previous with more pop, ballads and folk modern songs. Her next English album ''One Life'' followed pure pop sound while ''Ouranio Toxo'' in 2017 was a total bunch of mix kinds like pop, dance, ballads, folk and more containing in total 21 tracks.
In 2021, with ''Apohrosis'' album Helena presented a mix of pop, folk, pop folk, 80's pop sounds.
In 2025, Helena with her ''Update'' cd she's diving into r'n'b pop ethnic elements.
===Vocal style===
Paparizou has the [[vocal range]] of [[mezzo-soprano]]; from her Antique years until 2005, she performed in a vocal range of C<sub>3</sub> to B{{music|flat}}<sub>5</sub>.<ref name="paparizou range">{{cite book|last=Rakintzakis|first=Savvas|title=Έλενα: My Number One|year=2005|publisher=Arco Music|pages=4–48}}</ref> Her vocal [[timbre]] has been described as "deep, sensual", "dramatic" and "metallic".<ref name="life style 03-08">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgtMOJjoWpU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/xgtMOJjoWpU| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|year=2008|title=Helena Paparizou – Life Style Medley (2003–2008)|publisher=[[Alter Channel]]|___location=[[YouTube]]|access-date=20 June 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="MNO album review SVD">{{cite news|url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/musik/helena-paparizou-my-number-one_30845.svd|title=Helena Paparizou – My number one|date=4 May 2005|last=Backman|first=Dan|newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|language=sv|access-date=29 July 2011|archive-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010164546/http://www.svd.se/kultur/musik/helena-paparizou-my-number-one_30845.svd|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CloseUp2010">{{cite news | script-title=el:Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Το κορίτσι της διπλανής πόρτας | work= Close Up | author= Kavatzikis, Aris | page= 80 |date=July 2010|language=el }}</ref> Critics have frequently debated over whether laïko or pop material best suits her voice; while some found her equal in both genres, Greek critics tended to prefer her pop and dance repertoire and often that in English. This was partially caused by expectations arising from Paparizou's Swedish upbringing and Eurovision win. Also, having been raised abroad, her accent in English was different than that of a native Greek speaker.<ref name="GATO Avopolis review">{{cite web|url=http://www.avopolis.gr/greek-albums/24780-2011-02-26-15-07-24|script-title=el:Γύρω Από Τ' Όνειρο|date=May 2010|last=Kalamaris|first=Makis|publisher=Avopolis|language=el|access-date=29 July 2011|archive-date=1 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001234735/http://www.avopolis.gr/greek-albums/24780-2011-02-26-15-07-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="protereotita mc review"/><ref name="iparhi logos mc review"/><ref name="Euro Edition MC review">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/05/paparizou.html|title=ΕΛΕΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΡΙΖΟΥ: "Euro Edition"|date=April 2005|last=Zervas|first=Pavlos|publisher=Music Corner|language=el|access-date=29 July 2011|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084910/http://www.musiccorner.gr/nees_kyklof/05/paparizou.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Native listeners of Western music contradicted this view; Swedish critic Dan Backman of ''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' said that Paparizou was no exception to the rule that musical artists sound better in their native languages, describing her vocal performances as "expressive" in Greek and "bland" in English. He also consistently selected her pure laïko songs, such as "Stin Kardia Mou Mono Thlipsi", "I Zoi Sou Zari", "M'angaliazei To Skotadi" and "O, ti Axizi Einai I Stigmes", as suiting her voice best; he said it may possess "the right dramatic nerve" for the style.<ref name="MNO album review SVD"/><ref name="TGOL SVD review">{{cite news|url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/musik/helena-paparizou_34040.svd|title=Helena Paparizou: The Game of Love|date=15 November 2006|last=Backman|first=Dan|newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|language=sv|access-date=29 July 2011|archive-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010164625/http://www.svd.se/kultur/musik/helena-paparizou_34040.svd|url-status=live}}</ref>
A writer for ''Nitro'' was skeptical of Paparizou's musical ability, writing in a piece titled "If the World Was Fair" that her image and the aid of backing vocalists should be recognized as playing a significant role for Paparizou.<ref name="nitro 06 238">{{cite news|script-title=el:Οι Φαντασιώσεις Της|publisher=Nitro|page=238|date=June 2006|language=el}}</ref> Pavlos Zervas of Music Corner wrote favourably of her voice; he said that on the ''Euro Edition'' EP, it was "adaptable" and "pliable" to the necessities of each of the songs, from the ballads to the uptempo ones.<ref name="Euro Edition MC review"/> Critic Georgia Laimou of ''Eleftheros Typos'' disagreed with Zervas. Laimou found her deliveries monotonous and possessing no nuances between songs and styles. She also said that Paparizou's limited range meant she had to repeat a similar set of notes.<ref name="fever 05-06 review">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-go.gr/timeout/article.asp?catid=16228&subid=2&pubid=291004 |title=FEVER: Παπαρίζου, Τσαλίκης, Πάζης (ωραία πόδια) |date=3 December 2005 |last=Laimou |first=Georgia |publisher=[[Eleftheros Typos]] |website=Ego.gr |language=el |access-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326023245/http://www.e-go.gr/timeout/article.asp?catid=16228&subid=2&pubid=291004 |archive-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> Paparizou's tendency to strain her voice through [[oversinging]]{{mdash}}specifically [[Screaming|shouting]]{{mdash}}which grew worse with age has been a common complaint.<ref name="musiccorner.gr"/><ref name="vtlnz avopolis"/><ref name="fever 05-06 review"/><ref name="GATO miss review">{{cite web|url=http://www.miss.gr/portal/diaskedase-to/music/1459oz_201004081459.php3 |script-title=el:Γύρω Από Τ' Όνειρο: Έλενα Παπαρίζου |last=Bougas |first=Konstantinos |work=Miss |language=el |access-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326022311/http://www.miss.gr/portal/diaskedase-to/music/1459oz_201004081459.php3 |archive-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> Laimou said that particularly after her Eurovision victory, Paparizou sang with a new-found confidence and force.<ref name="fever 05-06 review"/> Circa 2008, critics noticed an improvement in her voice and said that the album ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'' contained her best vocal performance.<ref name="musiccorner.gr"/>
Compared to her previous simplistic tunes, ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'' presented Paparizou with more challenging material.<ref name="vtlnz miss review">{{cite web|url=http://miss.gr/portal/diaskedase-to/music/266oz_20080627266.php3 |script-title=el:Βρίσκω Το Λόγο Να Ζω: Έλενα Παπαρίζου |last=Bougas |first=Konstantinos |publisher=Miss |language=el |access-date=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326020731/http://www.miss.gr/portal/diaskedase-to/music/266oz_20080627266.php3 |archive-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> However, as the difficulty of the songs progressed, her excessive shouting became noticeable as a result of having to push her voice further because of insufficient volume and high notes. Although most critics agree that her "vigorous"<ref name="about.com">{{cite web|url=http://gogreece.about.com/od/musicdance/p/helenapaparizou.htm|title=Helena Paparizou|last=Regula|first=deTraci|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=19 April 2012|archive-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201220609/http://gogreece.about.com/od/musicdance/p/helenapaparizou.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> interpretations reduce the quality of her songs, on occasion her style has served to augment the entertainment factor. Kalamaris, who said her 2008 and 2010 albums were very dull and mediocre, wrote that Paparizou was "able to give life to even the most boring tracks with her delivery".<ref name="vtlnz avopolis"/><ref name="GATO Avopolis review"/>
==Image==
===Fashion and style===
During her career with Antique, Paparizou had a simplistic look, representing a young girl; after going solo she made a transition into a more feminine and sexualized style.<ref name=chartshow /> Paparizou was known for wearing revealing clothes, which was a contrast from her "good girl" image.<ref name="vima bio"/> Her signature look was [[hot pants]], showcasing her legs as her most prominent physical feature.<ref name="star25">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssamGabFiNI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ssamGabFiNI| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Helena Paparizou – No 16 on the E Entertainment Channel "Most Sexy Women" Exit Poll|date=26 October 2008|publisher=[[Star Channel (Greece)|Star Channel]]|language=el|access-date=23 February 2010|___location=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also wore mini-dresses and five-inch high heels.<ref name="kafes1"/> To promote her album ''Vrisko To Logo Na Zo'', Paparizou adopted a rock-inspired image, appearing aggressive in dark tones of clothing and make-up.<ref name="marketakis">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9MYcwLXIs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/wl9MYcwLXIs| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Yiannis Marketakis – Super Star Interview 2008 (With Bonus)|date=17 November 2008|publisher=[[Star Channel (Greece)|Star Channel]]|language=el|access-date=23 February 2010|___location=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The look was completed with multiple piercings, including her ears, tongue and most notably her nostril, on which she wore a wire chain connected to her ear piercing.
Evianna Nikoleri said that Paparizou was following the concurrent trend of pop/laiko female singers promoting a rock image{{mdash}}a trend she credited to Despina Vandi. Makis Kalamaris of Avopolis also said Paparizou's new image was for mainstream success rather than artistic expression, and added that Paparizou{{mdash}}knowing her limitations{{mdash}}was slowly easing into it rather than suddenly presenting a rock persona. Kalamaris also said that Paparizou was probably the only Greek female singer able to imitate the trends of international females without singing in [[skiladiko]] clubs and cloning herself into Madonna, which made her stand out against the concurrent mainstream scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avopolis.gr/greek/albums/default.asp?ID=4654 |title=Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Βρίσκω Το Λόγο Να Ζω |publisher=Avopolis.gr |year=2008 |access-date=3 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102201456/http://www.avopolis.gr/greek/albums/default.asp?ID=4654 |archive-date= 2 January 2009}}</ref> Paparizou's make-up artist Giannis Marketakis stated that Paparizou always gives input to her look and fashion, and closely follows fashion trends.<ref name="marketakis" /> Paparizou said that she avoids extremes in her fashion choices.<ref name="CloseUp2010"/> In ''The Game of Love'', Paparizou gives credit to her stylist Al Giga for making her love fashion and herself, while she also acknowledges [[Roberto Cavalli]]{{mdash}}who has provided most of her wardrobe since Eurovision 2005{{mdash}}for his input.<ref name=tgol>Paparizou, Elena. (26 October 2006) ''The Game of Love'' booklet. [[Sony Music|Sony Music Entertainment Greece]]</ref>
===Public image===
Paparizou established a public image described as that of the "Greek every-girl" or the "[[girl next door]]", making her an icon for teenagers.<ref name="alpha tour 10"/><ref name="CloseUp2010"/><ref name="mtvpress">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP4rTLbGJzw|title=Helena Paparizou – MTV Europe Music Awards (Press Interview)|date=20 October 2009|publisher=[[MTV Greece]]|language=el|access-date=23 February 2010|___location=[[YouTube]]|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202170751/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP4rTLbGJzw|url-status=live}}</ref> Her songs have become a staple for young people during auditions at reality music shows such as ''[[Greek Idol]]'', and she has inspired younger artists such as ''Idol'' runner-up [[Nicole Paparistodimou]].<ref name="gridol">''Greek Idol''. [[Alpha TV]]. Airdate: 21 March 2010</ref> Paparizou became known for the way she approached the media; she has been known to apologize in her interviews, laugh throughout, and "embodies the good girl and not the femme fatale, she wants to be likeable" and projects an image of "child-woman", staying family-friendly.<ref name="vima bio"/> During her role as a television personality, Paparizou became known for frequent outbursts of cackling laughter.<ref name="political boobs">{{cite web |url=http://www.queen.gr/CELEBRITY-SPOTTING/JUICY-NEWS/item/43993-ta-politikopoiimena-tzitzakia-tis-paparizoy |date=11 June 2012 |last=Tsolka |first=Alexandra |publisher=Queen.gr |script-title=el:Τα πολιτικοποιημένα "τζιτζάκια" της Παπαρίζου |access-date=11 July 2012 |language=el |archive-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616091126/http://www.queen.gr/CELEBRITY-SPOTTING/JUICY-NEWS/item/43993-ta-politikopoiimena-tzitzakia-tis-paparizoy |url-status=live }}</ref>
Paparizou has spoken candidly to reporters about her personal life, plastic surgery, and weight.<ref name="kafes1"/> She has been referred to as an "anti-star";<ref name="CloseUp2010"/> A biography of Paparizou on Alpha TV's ''Kafes Me Tin Eleni'' stated that her appeal was not her voice, her songs or her body, but that she represents the qualities and limitations of the average person.<ref name="kafes1"/> Paparizou has said that she likes to present herself in moderation;<ref name="CloseUp2010"/> she ranked her star power in the Greek star system as moderate, the level she finds appropriate for artists. She also said she believed her public image would never be able to overcome that of the girl next door in the eyes of the Greek public.<ref name="CloseUp2010"/> [[E! Entertainment Television]] described her as "sultry", ranking her at number 16 on their ''25 Sexiest Women'' and ''25 Sexiest Pop Divas'' of 2008,<ref name="E!25">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h4K5sL7YeA|title=Helena Paparizou – E! Entertainment 25 Sexiest Women 2008|date=6 July 2009|publisher=[[E! Entertainment Television]]|access-date=23 February 2010|___location=[[YouTube]]|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202170706/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h4K5sL7YeA|url-status=live}}</ref> making her one of only two Greek celebrities{{mdash}}along with [[Kostas Martakis]]{{mdash}}to be featured on one of the network's lists. In 2009, she underwent [[breast augmentation]] at the age of 26 after wishing to do so since she was 18{{mdash}}the first Greek celebrity to admit having done so.<ref name="CloseUp2010"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c10671/Elena_Paparizoy.html |script-title=el:Ελενα Παπαρίζου "Έχω κάνει πλαστική στο στήθος" |publisher=Pink Woman |date=24 June 2009 |language=el |access-date=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710181556/http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c10671/Elena_Paparizoy.html |archive-date=10 July 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Paparizou Ivi Fruitea group.jpg|thumb|right|Paparizou with fans at the launch of a promotional campaign at the [[Hard Rock Café]] in Athens on 29 April 2010]]
Paparizou performed as the main act at the artistic portion of the [[Athens Pride]] 2010 [[LGBT]] event.<ref name="gaypride">{{cite web|url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2010/05/28/the-years-gay-parade-poster-takes-athens-by-storm/|date=28 May 2010|title=''Categorized'' | News | The Year's Gay Parade Poster Takes Athens By Storm|last=Theophanides|first=Iro|publisher=Greek Reporter|access-date=2 June 2010|archive-date=17 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817115511/http://greece.greekreporter.com/2010/05/28/the-years-gay-parade-poster-takes-athens-by-storm/|url-status=live}}</ref> She has had promotional deals with [[Skechers]], [[Nokia]], Organics Hair Care and [[PepsiCo#Brands|Ivi]], and through record label association has promoted [[Sony Ericsson]] in both Greece and Sweden, [[WIND Hellas|TIM Hellas]], [[Vivodi]], and [[Coca-Cola]].{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Ivi reportedly selected her to be the face of its "Fersou Fisika" (act natural) campaign because she represented qualities such as freshness, naturalness, authenticity, goodwill and humor.<ref name="fersou fisika">{{cite web|url=http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c9912/Elena_Paparizoy.html |script-title=el:Έλενα Παπαρίζου: Η συνεργασία με την ΗΒΗ |date=21 May 2009 |last=Dourgouna |first=Maria |language=el |access-date=6 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624204557/http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c9912/Elena_Paparizoy.html |archive-date=24 June 2009}}</ref>
In 2008, Paparizou{{mdash}}who was known for her slim figure{{mdash}}was scrutinized for gaining weight during the 2007–08 season when she took a break from performing. Paparizou said she had gained {{Convert|10|kg}}; however she had already lost {{Convert|7|kg}}.<ref name="yupi new image">{{cite web|url=http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c4768/H_Kainoyria_Eikona_ths_Elenas_Paparizoy.html |script-title=el:Η Καινούρια Εικόνα της Έλενας Παπαρίζου |last=Kokkinis |first=Panos |date=12 August 2008 |publisher=Yupi |language=el |access-date=13 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223064115/http://www.yupi.gr/gossip/c4768/H_Kainoyria_Eikona_ths_Elenas_Paparizoy.html |archive-date=23 February 2010}}</ref> She had previously stated that she gains at least that amount every time she goes on a break and that she could possibly gain up to {{Convert|15|kg}}.<ref name="odeon 07">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqkSEuAdNYU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/CqkSEuAdNYU| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Helena Paparizou – Odeon Opening Premiere 2007 (Thessaloniki)|date=14 October 2008|publisher=[[Alpha TV]]|language=el|access-date=13 February 2010|___location=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2006, she said she was dissatisfied with discriminative ideals towards both men and women, and threatened to gain weight the following year.<ref name="odeon 07" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lexrites.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=15062&mode=threaded|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713202838/http://www.lexrites.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=15062&mode=threaded|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2011|script-title=el:Από του χρόνου ... χοντρή η Παπαρίζου! |date=29 December 2006|publisher=Lexrites|language=el|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref> This was followed by another weight gain in 2009. As the media became more concerned with her weight, Paparizou expressed her disapproval of this, stating "I am a singer, not a model."<ref name="zougla 09">{{cite web|url=http://helenapaparizou.pblogs.gr/2009/04/elena-paparizoy-de-thelw-na-asholoyntai-me-ta-kila-moy-by-zougla.html|title=Ελένα Παπαρίζου : "Δε θέλω να ασχολούνται με τα κιλά μου" (by zougla.gr)|date=21 May 2009|publisher=Zougla|language=el|access-date=13 February 2010|___location=Helena Paparizou Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726215640/http://helenapaparizou.pblogs.gr/2009/04/elena-paparizoy-de-thelw-na-asholoyntai-me-ta-kila-moy-by-zougla.html|archive-date=26 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Paparizou also faced scrutiny for her weight during Eurovision 2001, where media reported that she suffered from [[anorexia nervosa]]. Paparizou said that for her appearance in the contest, she had lost too much weight, dropping to {{Convert|51|kg}}.<ref name="loveradio">Love Radio 97,5 Interview. Love Radio. Airdate: 22 March 2010</ref>
==Accolades==
On 14 March 2010, [[Alpha TV]] ranked Paparizou as the 14th most-certified female artist in the history of Greece's recording industry on a list titled the "30 Most Popular Greek Female Singers of the Past 50 Years," with seven Platinum records and four Gold records. Paparizou was the youngest artist on the list, the only one under 30 and the only one to emerge in the 2000s (decade) in her solo career.<ref name="chartshow">''Chart*Show: Your Countdown''. [[Alpha TV]]. Airdate: 14 March 2010.</ref>{{ref|fn_a|a}} In 2010, ''[[Forbes]]'' listed her as the 21st most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece, and the fourth highest ranked singer.<ref name="forbes 2010 38">{{cite magazine|title=The Greek List|magazine=[[Forbes]]|page=38|date=4 December 2010|language=el}}</ref> She is regarded as the most successful female pop singer of the second half of the 2000s (decade).<ref name="e-radio">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-radio.gr/blog/post.asp?uid=1258|date=25 February 2010|script-title=el:Ακούστε πρώτοι το νέο τραγούδι της Έλενας Παπαρίζου.|publisher=E-Radio|language=el|access-date=20 June 2010|archive-date=6 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406163435/http://www.e-radio.gr/blog/post.asp?uid=1258|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Paparizou at one point during her youth followed [[Buddhism]], but eventually began following [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] because she believes it suits her better.<ref name="bigfish"/> She was involved in a long-term relationship with fellow Swedish-born Greek Toni Mavridis,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=el:Κρίση στη σχέση Έλενας Παπαρίζου και Τόνι Μαυρίδη... |url=http://music.net.cy/mousika_nea/march2008/7-3/elena_paparizou.htm |language=el |publisher=Music.net.cy |date=7 March 2008 |access-date=16 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309160613/http://www.music.net.cy/mousika_nea/march2008/7-3/elena_paparizou.htm |archive-date= 9 March 2008}}</ref> to whom she was introduced by a friend of her sister at a restaurant when she was 17, while Mavridis is 11 years her senior.<ref name="espresso_news"/><ref name=Nitro/>
On 25 December 2008, Paparizou's father died suddenly from a [[heart attack]] during the family's Christmas Day celebrations in [[Backa, Gothenburg|Backa]], [[Gothenburg]].<ref name="father's death">{{cite web|url=http://www.madata.gr/24/26/29254.html|script-title=el:Ο ξαφνικός θάνατος του πατέρα της Έλενας Παπαρίζου|date=29 December 2008|publisher=Madata|language=el|access-date=13 February 2010|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721082554/http://www.madata.gr/24/26/29254.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Paparizou stopped her performances at Iera Odos in [[Greece]] to be with family in [[Sweden]] before resuming her show. She later said she believed that her father would have lived if the ambulance had been prompt, blaming medical incompetency.<ref name="bigfish"/> According to medical authorities the ambulance could not enter the area without police protection because it was considered a '[[no-go area]]'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article11767228.ab|title=Ambulansen körde inte ända fram – Helenas pappa dog|website=Aftonbladet.se|date=16 April 2009|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222162721/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article11767228.ab|url-status=live}}</ref> After her father's death, Paparizou suffered from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]], citing it as the second occurrence since she was a teenager.<ref name="depression"/>
In October 2012, Paparizou started dating the civil engineer Andreas Kapsalis. They got married secretly in Sweden in mid-2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oikotimes.com/its-official-helena-paparizou-got-married/|title=Its Official! Helena Paparizou got married!|date=12 August 2015|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-date=29 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229153847/https://oikotimes.com/its-official-helena-paparizou-got-married/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2025 they announced their separation.
==Discography==
{{Main|Helena Paparizou discography|Antique discography}}
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'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Protereotita]]'' (2004)
* ''[[My Number One]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Iparhi Logos]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Game of Love (album)|The Game of Love]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Vrisko To Logo Na Zo]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Giro Apo T' Oneiro]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Ti Ora Tha Vgoume?]]'' (2013)
* ''[[One Life (Helena Paparizou album)|One Life]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Ouranio Toxo (album)|Ouranio Toxo]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Apohrosis]]'' (2021)
* ''Update'' (2025)
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'''with [[Antique (band)|Antique]]'''
* ''[[Mera Me Ti Mera]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Die for You (Antique album)|Die for You]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Me Logia Ellinika]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Alli Mia Fora (Antique album)|Alli Mia Fora]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Blue Love (Antique album)|Blue Love]]'' (2003)
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==Filmography==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:350px;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:5px;;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Role
! scope="col" style="width:500px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001|Ellinikos Telikos]]''
| rowspan=1|2001
| rowspan=1|Herself / Contestant
!scope="row"| As ''Antique'' <br /> Winner
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2001|Eurovision Song Contest]]''
| rowspan=1|2001
| rowspan=1|Herself / Contestant
!scope="row"| As ''Antique'' <br /> Greek entrant; 3rd place
|-
!scope="row"| ''Piatsa Kolonaki''
| 2004
| rowspan=1|Herself / Guest star
!scope="row"| Television acting debut
|-
!scope="row"| ''Taksidevontas Stin Stockholmi Me Tin Elena Paparizou''
| 2004
| rowspan=1|Herself
!scope="row"| Television special
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005|Ellinikos Telikos]]''
| rowspan=1|2005
| rowspan=1|Herself
!scope="row"| Internal selection
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2005|Eurovision Song Contest]]''
| rowspan=1|2005
| rowspan=1|Herself / Contestant
!scope="row"| Greek entrant <br /> Winner
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Congratulations (Eurovision)|Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]''
| rowspan=1|2005
| rowspan=1|Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Greek entrant <br />4th place
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Melodifestivalen 2006|Melodifestivalen]]''
| 2006
| rowspan=1|Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Interval act
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2006|Eurovision Song Contest]]''
| 2006
| rowspan=1|Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Opening and interval act
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[European Border Breakers Award]]''
| 2007
| rowspan=1|Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Interval act and award winner
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Dancing on Ice (Greece)|Dancing on Ice]]''
| {{unbulleted list|2011–|2012}}
| rowspan=1|Herself / Judge
!scope="row"| [[Dancing on Ice (Greece)|Season 1]] of the Greek version of the ''[[Dancing on Ice]]''
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Melodifestivalen 2012|Melodifestivalen]]''
| 2012
| rowspan=1|Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Interval act
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Let's Dance (Swedish TV series)|Let's Dance]]''
| 2012
| rowspan=1|Herself / Contestant
!scope="row"| [[Let's Dance 2012|Season 7]] of the Swedish version of the ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''<br />9th place
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013|Eurosong]]''
| 2013
| Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Interval acts in the Greek national final for the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]]''
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Melodifestivalen 2014|Melodifestivalen]]''
| 2014
| rowspan=1|Herself / Contestant
!scope="row"| 4th place
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015|Eurosong]]''
| 2015
| Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Interval acts in the Greek national final for the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]]''
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2015|Eurovision Song Contest]]''
| 2015
|Herself / Spokesperson
!scope="row"|Greek spokesperson
|-
!scope="row"| ''Inför Eurovision Song Contest''
| 2016
| rowspan=1|Herself / Commentator
!scope="row"| [[:sv:Inför Eurovision Song Contest|Season 15]] of the Swedish TV show
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[The Voice of Greece]]''
| {{unbulleted list|2016– present}}
| rowspan=1|Herself / Coach
!scope="row"| [[The Voice of Greece|Seasons 3-10]] of the Greek version of ''[[The Voice (franchise)|The Voice]]''
|-
!scope="row"| ''Junior Music Stars''
| rowspan=1|2016
| rowspan=1|Herself / Guest mentor
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Het Grote Songfestivalfeest]]''
| 2019
| rowspan=1|Herself
!scope="row"| Video message
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light]]''
| 2020
| rowspan=1|Herself
!scope="row"| Video appearance
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2021|Eurovision Song Contest]]''
| 2021
| rowspan=1|Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Interval act in the final
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Het Grote Songfestivalfeest]]''
| 2022
| Herself / Performer
!scope="row"| Solo and as ''Antique''
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Eurovision Song Contest]]''
| 2024
| rowspan=1|Herself / Performer / Spokesperson
!scope="row"| Interval act in the second semi-final <br /> Greek spokesperson
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025|Ethnikos Telikos]]''
| 2025
| rowspan=1|Herself / Presenter
!scope="row"| Host & interval act in the Greek final for the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2025]]''
|-
|}
=== Theater ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:250px;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:5px;;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:110px;"| Role
! scope="col" style="width:300px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Nine (musical)|Nine]]''
| {{unbulleted list|2015–|2016}}
| Saraghina
!scope="row"| Pantheon Theater
|-
|}
==Tours and residencies==
===Concert tours===
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'''Headlining tour'''
* Helena Paparizou European Tour (2005)
* [[To Party Arhizei]] (2008)
* Fysika Mazi (with Onirama) (2010)
* [[Elena Paparizou & Melisses Live|Helena Paparizou & Melisses Live]] (with Melisses) (2012)
* Summer Tour 2016 (with Mironas Stratis, and Isaias Matiaba) (2016)
* Ouranio Toxo Live (with Anastasios Rammos) (2018)
* Helena Paparizou Summer Tour (2022)
* Helena Paparizou Summer Tour (2023)
* Helena Paparizou Summer Tour (2024)
* Helena Paparizou Summer Tour (2025)
'''Promotional tour'''
* [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005|My Number One - Eurovision Promo Tour]] (2005)
* European Concerts (2006–2007)
* Helena Paparizou Live in Cyprus (2011)
* Greek Summer Concerts (2013)
* Swedish Concerts (2013–2014)
* Summer Concerts (2019)
*European Concerts (2025)
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'''Co-headlining tour'''
* North American and Australian Tour (with Nikos Kourkoulis) (2005)
* Playmen VS Helena Paparizou Club Tour (with Playmen) (2012)
* Julgalan 2014 (with Danny Saucedo, Alcazar, Mattias Andreasson, E-type, Erik Segerstedt, Linda Bengtzing, and Albin) (2014)
* [[Diggiloo]] (with Magnus Carlsson, Martin Stenmarck, Charlotte Perrelli, Andreas Johnson, Björn Kjellman, Hanna Hedlund, Oskar Bly, Jessica Andersson, and Magnus Johansson) (2015)
* Summer Tour 2017 (with Despina Vandi) (2017)
* Summer Live 2018 (with Antonis Remos) (2018)
* I Mousiki Einai Zoi Summer Tour 2019 (with Marinella, Kostas Makedonas, and Ivi Adamou) (2019)
* Oloi Ena (with Tamta) (2021)
* Gia Ola Ikani (with Melisses & Marseaux) (2024)
'''Opening act'''
* [[Live at Last Tour]] (opening act for Anastacia) (2005)
*Live Concert in Athens (opening act for Diana Ross) (2025)
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===Concert residencies===
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'''Headlining residency'''
* Thalassa: People's Stage (with Stavento, Panagiotis Rafailidis, and 15:50) (2009)
* Thalassa: People's Stage (with Loukas Giorkas, and 15:50) (2009–2010)
* Kajskjul 8 (with Claes Malmberg, and Jan Malmsjö) (2016)
* Votanikos (with [[Giorgos Sabanis]], and Anastasia) (2022–2023)
*Notes Live (Cyprus) (with Konstantinos Christoforou) (2024–2025)
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'''Co-headlining residency – primary act'''
* Thalassa (with Apostolia Zoi, Nino, and Thanos Petrelis) (2004)
* Fever (with Giorgos Tsalikis, and Christos Pazis) (2005–2006)
* Iera Odos (with Paschalis Terzis, and Nino) (2006–2007)
* Odeon (with Paschalis Terzis, and Nino) (2007)
* Iera Odos (with Paschalis Terzis, and Manos Pirovolakis) (2008–2009)
* Diogenis Studio (with Antonis Remos) (2010–2011)
* Pyli Axiou (with Giannis Parios) (2011–2012)
* Votanikos (with Natasa Theodoridou, and Lefteris Pantazis) (2012–2013)
* Estate (with [[Sakis Rouvas]], and Stelios Rokkos) (2019–2020)
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'''Co-headlining residency – secondary act'''
* Pyli Axiou (with Marinella, Kostas Makedonas, Ivi Adamou, and Tsahourides Brothers) (2018–2019)
* Diogenis Studio (with Marinella, Kostas Makedonas, Ivi Adamou, and Tsahourides Brothers) (2019)
'''Opening act'''
* Studio Piraios (with Antonis Remos, and Giannis Spanos) (2003–2004)
* Fever (with Sakis Rouvas, and Giorgos Mazonakis) (2004–2005)
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==Awards==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Helena Paparizou}}
Paparizou has been awarded three [[IFPI Greece#Arion Music Awards (2002–2007)|Arion Music Awards]], a [[European Border Breakers Award]], 35 [[MAD Video Music Awards]]{{mdash}}more than any other artist{{mdash}}and an [[MTV Europe Music Award]].
==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Greece|Sweden|Italy}}
* [[Eurovision Song Contest winners discography]]
* [[List of Eurovision Song Contest winners]]
* [[List of Greeks]]
* [[List of number-one singles (Sweden)]]
* [[List of Swedes]]
* [[Music of Italy]]
* [[Schlager]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons-inline|Helena Paparizou}}
* {{Facebook|helenapaparizouofficial|Official page}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/HelenaPaparizouVEVO YouTube]
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