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.
To Aroma
Melina Aslanidou Lyrics
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Λάμπει και βράζει, ο αέρας μισός
Δεν αναπνέω και ίπταμαι, είσαι κοντά
Μπες στα κρυφά και κοίτα με
πόρτες διάπλατα σου ανοίγω
Κι ό, τι κράταγα δικό μου χρόνια
στ' άρωμά μου κράτα το
να θυμάσαι αν ζω ή αν δε ζω
Κι ό, τι κράταγα δικό μου χρόνια
στο 'δωσα σε άρωμα
Να 'χεις κάτι από εμένα
κι ας είμαι μακριά
Μέσα στης πόλης το γκρίζο κενό
χάνεται ο κόσμος, πέφτω κι εγώ
μια σκέψη σου κι αφήνομαι στη μουσική
Μπες στα κρυφά ξεγύμνωσα
Κάθε τι που σου 'χω κρύψει
Κι ό, τι κράταγα δικό μου χρόνια
στ' άρωμά μου κράτα το
Να 'χεις κάτι από εμένα αιώνια
να θυμάσαι αν ζω ή αν δε ζω
Κι ό, τι κράταγα δικό μου χρόνια
στο 'δωσα σε άρωμα
Να 'χεις κάτι από εμένα
κι ας είμαι μακριά
κι ας είμαι μακριά
In Melina Aslanidou's song "To Aroma," the singer describes how, despite feeling stuck in a dark and muddy situation, they still possess something beautiful and valuable, symbolized by "gold" that amidst the filth. They acknowledge the presence of the person they are addressing, who is near enough to the singer that they can "fly," and invite them to come and look. The singer then makes an offering, promising to share what they have been keeping hidden for years- something that cannot be glimpsed or touched, but only smelled (represented by the repeated Greek word "aroma").
The second half of the song continues in a similar manner, with the singer acknowledging the emptiness of city life and the power of music to transport them. They then reiterate their promise to share their "aroma" with the addressee, declaring that even if they are far away physically, a part of them will remain with the person forever. Overall, the song is about holding onto something precious in the midst of darkness and offering it as a gift to someone else.
Line by Line Meaning
Μέσα στη λάσπη θαμμένος χρυσός
Gold buried in the mud
Λάμπει και βράζει, ο αέρας μισός
It shines and boils, the air is thick
Δεν αναπνέω και ίπταμαι, είσαι κοντά
I can't breathe but I'm flying, you're close
Μπες στα κρυφά και κοίτα με
Come in secret and look at me
πόρτες διάπλατα σου ανοίγω
I am opening wide for you
Κι ό, τι κράταγα δικό μου χρόνια
And everything I held dear for years
στ' άρωμά μου κράτα το
Keep it in my scent
Να 'χεις κάτι από εμένα αιώνια
To have something eternal from me
να θυμάσαι αν ζω ή αν δε ζω
to remember if I am alive or dead
Μέσα στης πόλης το γκρίζο κενό
In the city's gray emptiness
χάνεται ο κόσμος, πέφτω κι εγώ
The world disappears, and I fall too
μια σκέψη σου κι αφήνομαι στη μουσική
One thought of you and I get lost in music
Μπες στα κρυφά ξεγύμνωσα
Come in secret, I have bared all
Κάθε τι που σου 'χω κρύψει
Everything I have hidden from you
κι ό, τι κράταγα δικό μου χρόνια
And everything I held dear for years
στο 'δωσα σε άρωμα
I gave it to you in my scent
Να 'χεις κάτι από εμένα
To have something from me
κι ας είμαι μακριά
even if I am far away
κι ας είμαι μακριά
even if I am far away
Contributed by Alyssa P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@andriant823
Αυτό το τραγούδι έχει τρομερό συναίσθημα, με την Μελίνα να το ερμηνεύει με ψυχή.Μελίνα μου πάλι απέδειξες πόσο μπροστά είσαι!!!
@user-qh5vi9xu9d
Υπέροχο τραγούδι,με πολύ προσεγμένους και βγαλμένους απ' τη ζωή στίχους!!
@michelidakise3686
Μελινάρα σαγαπωωω!
για αυτήν την αγγελική φωνή που μιλάει στις ψυχες μας αλλα και γι'αυτό που εισαι❤❤❤
@despoinaandriotou604
Πόσο κλάμα με αυτό το τραγούδι; ❤
@manolismakaronas6942
Τι να πει κανεις για σενα,εισαι μια μαγεία απο μονη σου,συγχαρητήρια εξαιρετική δουλεια!
@nicolexagorari
Γιατί πολύ απλά είναι υπέροχη και οτι κάνει είναι μαγικό!!!! Αχ αυτή η φωνή!!
@leon1das11
Το καλύτερο του δίσκου και ένα από τα καλύτερα που έχει πει!
Ωραίο κλιπ επίσης! Εύγε Μελίνα!
@anqsstasia
Τέλεια ωπος πάντα!!!!
Η καλύτερη Ελληνίδα τραγουδίστρια!!!
@user-xk6hj9df4b
Υπέροχο το βιντεοκλίπ!!!!!! Συνδέεται υπεροχα με το τραγουδι!!! Μελινακι πολλά μπράβο για ακομα μια φορά σαγαπω πολύ😍😍😍
@user-nk9oe7cs1p
Τέλειο δεν υπάρχει λατρευουν όλοι εσένα το πιο ωραίο πλάσμα του κόσμου Είσαι τόσο γλυκιά πάντα τέτοια...😘😍🎼🎤🎧🎶