Christos Dantis began playing music when he was 16, going through various bands and playing various music kinds such as rock, funk, metal etc. Four years went by until his first contract with a record label. He signed with BMG Greece and released the maxi singles "Turn On" and "Belly Dance". At the same time he sang at the popular club TABOO with Dimitra Galani and George Hatzinasios.
During the following three years, he continued to appear in several music scenes, participating in "10 Tens No 2" with two songs: "Push Ups" and "Polina".
Dantis later released his first personal album called Dahtilika Apotypomata in 1990 with music and lyrics written by Gianni Karali which became platinum.
In 1991 he released the golden album Aman which was also released in 4 European countries with remixes. At the same time the video clips from the album were played on MTV and MCM accompanied by a TV special offering live performances and an interview with Steve Blame the presenter of MTV.
The first experimentations Christos Dantis did with folk songs was in 1993 with the album Ala. One year later Dantis released his most familiar pop-rock album to date, titled 4. The album became gold and the song "Kapoios S’ Agapaei" appeared on MTV once more. Dantis released another album a year later in 1995 called Tama. The album became gold and following his gold success, Dantis decided to release another album in 1996 called Foni Voodos and another in 1997 titled Ta Giousoufakia.
Not wanting to disappoint his growing fan base, Dantis released a double album titled Tournas – Dantis Live or known by some as Krifo Sholeio. The live recordings were taken from his concerts that year with Kostas Tournas. Striving for the best, Dantis began work on his next album immediately. It took just 11 months of preparations in studio for his next album To Palio Mou Palto which was released in 1999. The album immediately became gold.
A few months later, he redid the song "24000 Baci" by Adriano Celentano for the movie Safe Sex created by Repas and Papathanasiou which is included in the movie soundtrack. The song reached the top of the charts after just a couple of days of release. In 2001 he moved to the independent Greek record label Nitro Music and released the album To Domatio which soon became platinum and the songs "To Domatio", "Dos Mou Fotia" and his duet with Notis Sfakianakis "Himonas Einai" became hits.
After a 2 year break, Dantis returned in May 2003 by signing with Sony Music Greece and with the album Ena Tragoudi Akoma composed entirely by Giorgo Theofanous. In 2004 he participated in the Greek talent show Fame Story as a member of the committee and in May, he released one of his most successful albums to date Maya Maya. Besides himself, music and lyrics were written by Vangelis Konstantinidis, Vassilis Giannopoulos, Sofie Pappa, Natalia Germanou, Manos Psaltakis, Christoforos Germenis, Konstantinos Pantzis, Giannis Liondos, and Antonis Skokos. In the winter of 2004-05 he appeared at club Fix with Christos Pazis.
In 2005 he composed the song "My Number One". The music was written by himself and lyrics by Natalia Germanou. It was chosen as Greece’s official participation in the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine and sung by Elena Paparizou on May 21 2005. The song won the contest and Greece won the contest for the first time. The song became very popular with Elena Paparizou and Dantis reaching highs in their careers.
In May 2005 Christos Dantis wrote the album Eho Sta Matia Ourano for Katy Garbi along with the songs "Akouse Agori Mou", "To Narkotiko Mou", and his duet "Spaciba Baby". In June of the same year he signed the music of Flora Theodorou's first single titled "Giatre Mou!!!". The CD single includes 3 songs, music by Christos Dantis and lyrics by Vassilis Giannopoulos and Natalia Germanou. He cooperated with NOVA’s satellite platform and wrote the song "Ola Super" with lyrics by Vangelis Konstantinidis which will be the musical pattern for 9 sports channels.
In September 2005 he went to Thessaloniki with Katy Garbi for a number of appearances. Following that, he released a CD single titled "Prodosia" in October 2005. The songs "Beautiful", "Ola another CD Single titled "Gia Senane Bora". It was accompanied by a full length album in the fall of 2006 called "Min Peis Pote". In January 2007, ERT asked Dantis to take part in a National Selection as a singer to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. His song "No Madonna" hit the charts but didn't make it to the competition.
In September 2007 after his collaboration with the Mad Music Channel under the "Mad Secret Concert" events, he released the album "DANTIS - ROCK AND LIVE" with many popular cover songs of artists such as The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, Nek, and great other like James Brown and Stevie Wonder.
Ζω και επιμένω
Χρήστος Δάντης Lyrics
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Απ' τα βάθη μιασ ατέλειωτησ ψυχήσ
Ζω και ανασαίνω με ρυθμό εξαρτημένο
Απ' τουσ χτύπουσ τησ καρδιάσ σου τησ σκληρήσ
Κόσμοσ και ομίχλη και το φωσ ποτέ δε δείχνει
Ένα ίχνοσ τησ μεγάλησ μασ πληγήσ
Χάνομαι στο πλήθοσ και σε ψάχνω ωσ συνήθωσ
Όνειρα όνειρα δικαίωμά μου να έχω
Μοίρα μου μοίρα μου δώσ' μου αγάπη ν' αντέχω
Ζω και επιμένω μ' ένα όνειρο βγαλμένο
Απ' τα βάθη μιασ ατέλειωτησ ψυχήσ
Ζω και περιμένω ένα σπίρτο σου αναμμένο
Να ζεστάνει μοναξιά κάθε σιωπήσ
Θα ‘θελα μια χάρη να με πασ ωσ το φεγγάρι
Κι όχι έναν κύκλο γύρω από ότι ζεισ
Θα ‘θελα αλήθεια όλα μου τα παραμύθια
Να ζωντάνευαν τη μέρα που θα ‘ρθεισ
Όνειρα όνειρα δικαίωμά μου να έχω
Μοίρα μου μοίρα μου δώσ' μου αγάπη ν' αντέχω
Ζω και επιμένω μ' ένα όνειρο βγαλμένο
Απ' τα βάθη μιασ ατέλειωτησ ψυχήσ
Ζω και ανασαίνω με ρυθμό εξαρτημένο
Απ' το χτύπο τησ καρδιάσ σου τησ σκληρήσ
Όνειρα όνειρα δικαίωμά μου να έχω
Μοίρα μου μοίρα μου δώσ' μου αγάπη ν' αντέχω
The lyrics of Χρήστος Δάντης's song "Ζω και επιμένω" convey a sense of perseverance and determination, rooted in the power of dreams and the strength of the soul. The song speaks of living and persisting with a dream that is deeply rooted in the depths of an endless soul. It describes how the rhythm of breathing is dependent on the beats of a hard heart.
The lyrics also touch upon the idea that the world and its fog never show a hint of our great wound. The singer feels lost in the crowd but seeks familiarity in the hope of a different life. The song speaks of longing and searching for someone, hoping to find a spark that can warm up the loneliness and silence.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Όνειρα όνειρα δικαίωμά μου να έχω, Μοίρα μου μοίρα μου δώσ' μου αγάπη ν' αντέχω" which means "Dreams, dreams, it's my right to have them, Destiny, my destiny, give me love to endure." This emphasizes the importance of dreams and the desire for love to face the challenges of life.
Overall, the song "Ζω και επιμένω" conveys a message of resilience, determination, and the need for love to persevere through life's struggles.
Line by Line Meaning
Ζω και επιμένω μ' ένα όνειρο βγαλμένο
I live and persist with a dream extracted
Απ' τα βάθη μιας ατέλειωτης ψυχής
From the depths of an infinite soul
Ζω και ανασαίνω με ρυθμό εξαρτημένο
I live and breathe with a dependent rhythm
Απ' τους χτύπους της καρδιάς σου της σκληρής
From the beats of your hardened heart
Κόσμος και ομίχλη και το φως ποτέ δε δείχνει
World and fog and the light never appear
Ένα ίχνος της μεγάλης μας πληγής
A trace of our great wound
Χάνομαι στο πλήθος και σε ψάχνω ως συνήθως
I get lost in the crowd and search for you as usual
Στην ελπίδα μιας αλλιώτικης ζωής
In the hope of a different life
Όνειρα όνειρα δικαίωμά μου να έχω
Dreams, dreams, my right to have
Μοίρα μου μοίρα μου δώσ' μου αγάπη ν' αντέχω
Fate, my fate, give me love to endure
Ζω και επιμένω μ' ένα όνειρο βγαλμένο
I live and persist with a dream extracted
Απ' τα βάθη μιας ατέλειωτης ψυχής
From the depths of an infinite soul
Ζω και περιμένω ένα σπίρτο σου αναμμένο
I live and wait for a match lit by you
Να ζεστάνει μοναξιά κάθε σιωπής
To warm the loneliness of every silence
Θα 'θελα μια χάρη να με πας ως το φεγγάρι
I would like a favor to take me to the moon
Κι όχι έναν κύκλο γύρω από ότι ζεις
And not a circle around everything you live
Θα 'θελα αλήθεια όλα μου τα παραμύθια
I would like truth in all my fairy tales
Να ζωντανεύαν τη μέρα που θα 'ρθεις
To come alive on the day you come
Όνειρα όνειρα δικαίωμά μου να έχω
Dreams, dreams, my right to have
Μοίρα μου μοίρα μου δώσ' μου αγάπη ν' αντέχω
Fate, my fate, give me love to endure
Ζω και επιμένω μ' ένα όνειρο βγαλμένο
I live and persist with a dream extracted
Απ' τα βάθη μιας ατέλειωτης ψυχής
From the depths of an infinite soul
Ζω και ανασαίνω με ρυθμό εξαρτημένο
I live and breathe with a dependent rhythm
Απ' το χτύπο της καρδιάς σου της σκληρής
From the beat of your hardened heart
Όνειρα όνειρα δικαίωμά μου να έχω
Dreams, dreams, my right to have
Μοίρα μου μοίρα μου δώσ' μου αγάπη ν' αντέχω
Fate, my fate, give me love to endure
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