Melina Aslanidou was born in Stuttgart though she soon returned with her fa… Read Full Bio ↴Melina Aslanidou was born in Stuttgart though she soon returned with her family to Greece and grew up in Giannitsa.
Her first contact with music was in an early age when she started participating in the local choir and later on in the musical school events. In her 18 years she went to Thessaloniki for studies and later on she started singing in small student venues.
In 1996 she met Christos Mitrentzis, a remarkable Greek traditional musician and she collaborated with him in the following years. Together they took part at the WOMAD FESTIVAL in Berlin as representatives of the Greek traditional music.
In 2001 the group “Oi Apenantoi” is created where she is the frontwoman and they released the cd single “To Parelthon Thimithika”” and the song “Ti sou kana kai pineis” became a great hit.
In 2002 she withdraws from the group and starts working in Athens by collaborating with the famous Greek singer George Dallaras in live concerts and tours in Greece and abroad.
In 2003 she participated in the album of Nikos Antipas, Giannis Spathas and Lina Nikolakopoulou “Oposdipote Parathiro” with the song “Nai tha po” which climbed at the top of the radio charts.
In April 2003 she released her first album “To perasma” and in the summer of the same year she toured through Greece with Dimitra Galani.
In 2004 she appeared for the whole season in the live concerts of Eleftheria Arvanitaki and then she toured in the summer with the same set.
At the end of 2004 she cooperated with Giannis Kotsiras in his live shows.
In 2005 she released a CD single with three songs under the title “Treis Euhes” while in the end of the same year she released her second album “Paihnidi Einai”. Meanwhile she cooperated with Orpheas Peridis in a series of concerts in Athens and Thessaloniki.
In 2006 she appeared for a few shows next to the great Greek singers Dimitris Mitropanos, Glykeria and Stelios Dionisiou.
In the summer of 2007 she released the CD single “Psila Takounia” and she toured with Kostas Makedonas all over Greece. In wintertime she cooperated with Manos Pirovolakis and Giorgos Karadimos in a series of live performances in Athens.

Itan Pseftika
Melina Aslanidou Lyrics

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Ήταν ψεύτικα
Τα γλυκόλογά τησ όλα
Ήταν ψεύτικα
Βρήκα την καταστροφή μου
Κι ερωτεύτηκα
Όλα ψεύτικα

Ήταν κάλπικα

Τα φιλιά που μου πουλούσε
Ήταν κάλπικα
Κι όταν είδα την αλήθεια
Πόσο ντράπηκα
Όλα κάλπικα

Ήταν θάνατοσ
Το πιοτό που με κερνούσε
Ήταν θάνατοσ
Και δεν είμαι από πέτρα

Ούτε αθάνατοσ
Ήταν θάνατοσ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Melina Aslanidou's song "Itan Pseftika" describe the singer's realization that everything around her was a lie. She has been deceived by sweet promises and manipulative gestures, and she has fallen in love with someone who turned out to be fake. She has been fooled by false shows of affection, and she is ashamed of herself for believing in something that wasn't real. She has been brought down by a toxic environment, represented by the deadly drink that she was offered.

The repetition of the phrase "itan pseftika" (it was fake) emphasizes the singer's disappointment and disillusionment. She trusted someone who wasn't worthy of her trust, and she allowed herself to be influenced by people who didn't care about her. The use of contrast between the sweet words and the bitter truth highlights the deception that the singer experienced.

The song speaks to the universal experience of being deceived, manipulated, and hurt by people who don't have our best interests at heart. It encourages listeners to be wary of promises that sound too good to be true and to value honesty and authenticity. The song's emotional intensity and rawness make it a powerful statement about the importance of recognizing the truth and standing up for oneself.

Line by Line Meaning

Ήταν ψεύτικα
All the sweet talk was fake

Τα γλυκόλογά τησ όλα
All the compliments were insincere

Βρήκα την καταστροφή μου
I found my own destruction

Κι ερωτεύτηκα
And I fell in love

Όλα ψεύτικα
It was all fake

Ήταν κάλπικα
The kisses he sold me were cheap

Τα φιλιά που μου πουλούσε
All the kisses he gave me were fake

Κι όταν είδα την αλήθεια
And when I saw the truth

Πόσο ντράπηκα
I felt so ashamed

Όλα κάλπικα
It was all a sham

Ήταν θάνατοσ
The drink he served me was lethal