She started her career in 1994 by releasing the successful "Γέλα μου" (Gela Mou). Two years later she recorded her second album Εσένα περιμένω (Esena Perimeno) which had the same luck as her debut album.
"Δέκα εντολές" [Deka Endoles (Ten Commandments)] was released in 1997 and it was the album that made Δέσποινα Βανδή well known and successful to the wide public. This is the very first album that Δέσποινα Βανδή collaborated with songwriter Φοίβος and it went Platinum.
In 1999 her fourth studio album "Προφητείες" [Profities (Prophecies)] was released in Greece by Minos EMI and in Arabian countries by EMI Arabia in 2000. It was a big success and it went 3X Platinum in Greece. The style of the album was identical to the style of her previous release as they were both written and produced by Φοίβος.
Γεια (Gia) is the most successful album of Δέσποινα Βανδή that has been released several times. It had the same style as her previous albums which was a mixture of pop and modern laika. It was originally released in Greece in 2001 and achieved 4x platinum status. It was re-released in 2002 including the single "Άντε γεια" (Ante Gia). Α US edition was released in 2004 by Escondida Music. Ιt was her first international release and the song "Gia" reached number 1 on the US Billboard Club Dance Airplay.
In 2004 "Στην αυτή του παραδείσου" [Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (In the Garden of Paradise)] was released, composed entirely of modern laika songs. It was very successful (2x platinum in Greece) but not as much as Γεια since she started recycling herself by recording only songs written by Φοίβος. Following its platinum status, it was re-released with four new songs and a bonus DVD, and renamed "Special Edition: Στην αυτή του παραδείσου" in December 2005.
In 2007 she released her seventh studio album called "10 χρόνια μαζί" (10 Hronia Mazi). The album is dedicated to the 10 year collaboration with Phoebus and features a track of the same name. The album is a triple CD, with the first CD containing pop/rock songs, the second CD containing Modern Laika songs and third CD containing remixes of older songs. The album is once again completely written and produced by Phoebus. It was a top-3 hit and not as successful as her previous releases since it lacked innovation in terms of production.
Happy End
Despina Vandi Lyrics
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ποτάμια έχω κλάψει
Στιγμή δεν έχω πάψει να σ'αγαπώ
Κι αν χωρίσαμε
Δεν το θελε κανείς μας
το δράμα της ζωής μας ζουμε κι οι δυο
Τι κι αν γνώρισα κι άλλους
Πάλι εσένανε θέλει
πάλι εσένα ζητά
Ξέρω αγάπη μου νιώθεις
όπως νιώθω κι εγώ
Κι έχω απλά καταλήξει
στο συμπέρασμα αυτό
Δεν ταιριάζει ο έρωτας
στους αισθηματίες
δεν υπάρχει Happy End
όπως στις ταινίες
Δεν υπάρχουνε σκηνές
που ίσως να κοπούνε
Μόνο εμείς αγάπη μου
Που θα πληγωθούμε
Που θα πληγωθούμε
αααααα
Κι αν χωρίσαμε
σε φέρνω στο μυαλό μου
κι απ'το αναφιλητό
πνίγομαι
Κι αν χωρίσαμε
δεν λέω να συνέλθω
κι όλο πιο κάτω πέφτω
Και χάνομαι
The lyrics to Despina Vandi's "Happy End" express the pain and longing that still exist after a breakup. The singer has cried countless rivers since the separation, but her love for her former partner has not faded. She acknowledges that no one wants the drama they are currently experiencing, but both parties are stuck living the drama of their lives. Despite meeting other people, the singer's heart still desires her ex-partner, and she believes he feels the same way. However, she has reached the conclusion that love doesn't fit into rationality and feelings and emotions, and real-life love stories rarely have happy endings as depicted in movies. The song ends with the singer admitting that even if she tries to forget her ex-partner, she is unable to do so, and she feels lost without him.
Line by Line Meaning
Κι αν χωρίσαμε
Even though we separated
ποτάμια έχω κλάψει
I have cried rivers
Στιγμή δεν έχω πάψει να σ' αγαπώ
I haven't stopped loving you for a moment
Δεν το θελε κανείς μας
Neither of us wants it
το δράμα της ζωής μας ζουμε κι οι δυο
We both live the drama of our life
Τι κι αν γνώρισα κι άλλους
So what if I met others
η δική μου καρδιά
My heart
Πάλι εσένανε θέλει
Still wants you
Πάλι εσένα ζητά
Still asks for you
Ξέρω αγάπη μου νιώθεις
I know, my love, you feel
όπως νιώθω κι εγώ
Just as I feel
Κι έχω απλά καταλήξει
And I have simply concluded
στο συμπέρασμα αυτό
To this conclusion
Δεν ταιριάζει ο έρωτας
Love doesn't fit
στους αισθηματίες
In our emotions
δεν υπάρχει Happy End
There is no happy end
όπως στις ταινίες
Like in movies
Δεν υπάρχουνε σκηνές
There aren't any scenes
που ίσως να κοπούνε
That might be cut
Μόνο εμείς αγάπη μου
Only us, my love
Που θα πληγωθούμε
Who will get hurt
αααααα
σε φέρνω στο μυαλό μου
I bring you to my mind
κι απ'το αναφιλητό
And from yearning
πνίγομαι
I suffocate
δεν λέω να συνέλθω
I don't plan on recovering
κι όλο πιο κάτω πέφτω
And I keep falling further down
Και χάνομαι
And I get lost
Contributed by Mason H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mikegriego21
Το καλύτερο της Βανδή.
@xristinapt6245
Θα το βάλω μετά από 10 χρόνια στο αμάξι, δυνατά τα ηχεία και θα κυκλοφορώ στην πόλη!!!!!
@xristinapt6245
Den me noiazei an den se noiazei!!
@user-zg1qi5qx7e
το εβαλες?
@thanasis2245
To έβαλες τελικα;
@konstadinos2612
Για πες ,τελικά το έβαλες ;
@resnonverba3140
to vales?
@dimitrad6749
2023 κ ακόμα γαμ....
@euakouliaridou
και αυτη ειναι η αληθεια δεν υπαρχει ευτυχες τελος, αυτο ειναι μονο στα παραμυθια
@yannischalias989
η Δέσποινα είναι θεά...