Paparizou's artistic talents and eagerness to excel became apparent very early, and she was soon involved in singing, dancing and acting-training in combination with her academic studies at school. At age 7, she started learning piano, ballet, and traditional dances. At the age of 14, Elena started her first band called "Soul Funkomatic" along with 3 Latin American kids. The group only played hip-hop music, and saved up money to record songs. Two years later by age 16, the band broke up and Helena was offered various proposals, but her mother said she was too young to leave home.
In 1998, 13 of her close friends died in a fire at a hip-hop party at a nightclub in Gothenburg that she had begged her mother to go to but was denied. After losing her friends, she decided to abandon singing, and she started classes at the Art Performing School where she studied theater, acting, television, and directing. In 1999, some DJ friends of her brother asked her to make a demo of Opa Opa. Elena told them that the lyrics were written to be sung be a male singer, so she asked to sing it with childhood friend Nikos Panagiotidis (Νίκος Παναγιωτίδης).
Paparizou, determined to succeed and fulfill her dreams of being an entertainer, joined childhood friend and fellow Greek-Swede Nikos Panagiotidis, at the age of 17, to form Antique. By 2001, the duo had made a name for itself which led to them being selected as Greece's representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen. The duo reached third place with the song, "(I Would) Die for You".
Antique's success in the Eurovision Song Contest led to them recording four studio albums. Antique disbanded in 2003, and Elena decided to pursue a solo career. In spring 2004, she released her first solo album, Προτεραιότητα, from which "Αντιθέσεις", "Κάτσε καλά" and "Στην καρδιά μου μόνο θλίψη" became hit singles. The album was certified double platinum in Greece following her victory in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest.
On 2 February 2011, Paparizou was one of eight acts of MAD TV's first charity fashion music show MADWalk, an equivalent to the international Fashion Rocks, where she represented fashion designer Apostolos Mitropoulos and performed her new single "Baby It's Over", which will be included on her triple greatest hits album Greatest Hits & More to be released in late March.
Outside
Έλενα Παπαρίζου Lyrics
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Let's go outside
Outside, outside, outside
Outside, outside, outside
Let's go outside)
(Back to nature, just human nature
Getting on back to -)
I think I'm done with the sofa
I think I'm done with the hall
I think I'm done with the kitchen table, baby
Let's go outside (let's go outside) in the sunshine
I know you want to, but you can't say yes
(Let's go outside) let's go outside in the moonshine
Take me to the places that I love best
So my angel, he says, don't you worry
'bout the things they 're saying, yeah
Got no friends in high places and the game that you gave away
Wasn't worth playing
(Let's go outside) let's go outside in the sunshine
I know you want to, but you can't say yes
(Let's go outside) let's go outside in the meantime
Take me to the places that I love best
And yes, I've been bad
Doctor, won't you do with me what you can
You see I think about it all the time, twenty-four seven
Twenty-four, twenty-four seven
(You say you want it, you got it
I never really said it before)
There's nothing here, but flesh and bone
There's nothing more, there's nothing more
There's nothing more, oh, oh, oh
(Back to nature, just human nature)
(You say you want it, you got it
I never really said it before)
There's nothing here, but flesh and bone
There's nothing more, nothing more
There's nothing more, oh, oh, oh
You got it
I never really said it before
There's nothing here, but flesh and bone
There's nothing more, nothing more
There's nothing more, oh, oh, oh
(Back to nature, just human nature
Getting on back to -)
I think I'm done with the sofa
I think I'm done with the hall
I think I'm done with the kitchen table, baby
Let's go outside
The song "Outside" by Helena Paparizou is a nostalgic and hopeful song about reconnecting with nature and escaping the confines of daily routines. The repeated plea to "let's go outside" sets the tone for a call to adventure, and the singer proclaims that she is done with the mundane aspects of her life - the sofa, hall, and kitchen table. She wants to be immersed in the natural world, in both the sunshine and the moonshine. The lyrics express a longing for a simpler life that is connected to the land, free from expectations and judgment.
The song's chorus emphasizes the desire to escape and seek out the things that make life worth living. The mention of "back to nature, just human nature" reinforces the notion that humanity has lost touch with its roots and that we need to return to a more primal way of living. The final lines of the song repeat the concept that the singer is ready to leave behind the trappings of civilization and return to a simpler way of life.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's go outside
The singer wants to go outside and enjoy nature.
Back to nature, just human nature
The singer wants to return to nature and embrace human nature.
I think I'm done with the sofa
The singer is tired of being indoors and sitting on the sofa.
I know you want to, but you can't say yes
The singer wants to convince someone to go outside, but they are hesitant.
Let's go outside in the moonshine
The singer wants to enjoy the outdoors even at night.
Take me to the places that I love best
The singer wants to be taken to their favorite outdoor locations.
Don't you worry 'bout the things they 're saying
The singer's angel advises them not to worry about what others are saying.
Wasn't worth playing
The game the singer played was not worth it.
And yes, I've been bad
The singer admits to being naughty or misbehaving.
Doctor, won't you do with me what you can
The singer wants a doctor to help them with something.
There's nothing here, but flesh and bone
The singer acknowledges the simplicity of the human body.
There's nothing more, there's nothing more
There is nothing more in life except for the simplicity of the human body and nature.
You say you want it, you got it
The singer's message to someone is that if they want to go outside and embrace nature, they should just do it.
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