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.
Teardrops
Έλενα Παπαρίζου Lyrics
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Feel you when you're gone
Even if I know that you are with her
You are with her
Promises you gave but took back is my addiction
Love you never gave is my obsession
Promises you gave were all I have in mind when you closed
Rivers drying out, the sun will never shine
Without a reason make me understand
No matter how I cry you still be with her
And I'll be all alone
Promises you gave but took back is my addiction
Love you never gave is my obsession
Promises you gave were all I have in mind when you closed
The door totally eclipsed my soul
Never gonna feel, never gonna heal
Always gonna run, always try to hide
Never gonna feel, never gonna heal
Always gonna run, always try to hide
I'll be all alone
Promises you gave but took back is my addiction
Love you never gave is my obsession
Promises you gave were all I have in mind when you closed
The door totally eclipsed my soul
The song Teardrops by Έλενα Παπαρίζου gives us a peek into the emotional turmoil of a person who is in love with someone who is with someone else. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who is trying to come to terms with their unrequited love and the pain it has caused them. The chorus 'Teardrops in my eyes running down like a river, Feel you when you're gone, Even if I know that you are with her, You are with her' emphasizes the feeling of being alone and how the memories of the person they love continue to haunt them even after they are gone.
The song talks about the promises made by the person they love and how they have become an obsession for the singer. The promises have become the only things on their mind, and as the person they love closes the door on them, it feels like their soul has been totally eclipsed. The following lines 'Rivers drying out, the sun will never shine, Without a reason make me understand' emphasizes the hopelessness of the singer's situation and their search for answers that seem to elude them.
The repeated lines 'Never gonna feel, never gonna heal, Always gonna run, always try to hide' drives home the singer's sense of despair and how they feel like they will never be able to get over their love for the person. The final line 'I'll be all alone' gives us the impression of a person who has accepted their fate and their loneliness.
Overall, the song Teardrops is a poignant portrayal of unrequited love, pain, and despair. It is a song that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved and lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Teardrops in my eyes running down like a river
The tears that I shed are flowing constantly like a river.
Feel you when you're gone
I can feel your absence even when you are not here with me.
Even if I know that you are with her
Even though I know that you are with another woman.
You are with her
You are in a relationship with another woman.
Promises you gave but took back is my addiction
I am addicted to the promises you made but never kept.
Love you never gave is my obsession
My obsession is with the love that you never gave me.
Promises you gave were all I have in mind when you closed
When you left me, all I could think about were the promises you made.
The door totally eclipsed my soul
You leaving me has made me feel completely empty inside.
Rivers drying out, the sun will never shine
The tears that I have shed are drying up and I can't find happiness anymore.
Without a reason make me understand
Please explain to me why you left me without any explanation.
No matter how I cry you still be with her
Even if I cry and try to get you back, you will still be with the other woman.
And I'll be all alone
I will be left alone without you.
Never gonna feel, never gonna heal
I will never be able to feel or heal from the pain you caused me.
Always gonna run, always try to hide
I will always try to avoid thinking about you and hide my emotions.
I'll be all alone
I will be left alone without you.
Contributed by Nathan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.