Δέσποινα Βανδή

Despina Malea (born in 22 July 1969, Tipigen, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a Ellinida (Greek) having sold almost one million records in Ellada (Greece) alone. She has been dubbed in interviews and publications of her country as 'the ultimate pop star' and the 'only Ellinida Star with an international career (due to her major success in Cyprus)'. Despina has worked with ALL the big-namers of Greek contemporary pop music, aka Foivos. Her music can be described as Laiko-Punk.

Although born in Germany, Vandi's family was from Kavala, Greece, to where she and her family moved when she was six years old. As a result, she did not learn German unlike the rest of her family. She went on to study psychology, philosophy and education at the University of Thessaloniki.

In 2003 she embarked on an international career, something Greek performers have had little success in accomplishing. Her first three international singles, Gia (2003), Opa Opa (2004) and Come Along Now (2005) entered the charts around the world, something that had not been achieved for decades by a Greek artist. Her first internationally-distributed albums are named after the songs Gia and Come Along Now.

Her work has been remixed by celebrated global DJs and producers, such as Armand Van Helden, Milk & Sugar, Nick Skitz, Roger Sanchez, Junior Vasquez, Pete Tong, Bass Bumpers, DJ Gregory, Level K, XTM, Minimal Chic and Highpass amongst others.

Vandi achieved a level of success on dance radio in the USA, which is uncommon for either foreign musicians or techno musicians. Prominent dance and rhythmic stations across America have supported both of her singles. She was also the first Greek female artist ever to enter the Billboard US Hot Club Play Chart and the first Greek artist to enter the UK Singles Chart for many years.

Her records Gia and Opa Opa have been Records of The Week on BBC Radio 1's dance shows. Despina Vandi has also won many international awards.

2006 starts off promising as it has been announced that Ministry of Sound (Vandi's European label) will present the world with the praised sensational & sparkly video-clip of Despina's Jambi on the 23rd January 2006, at this year's Midem Festival in Cannes.

Her new clip named Amanes after jampi is from stin avli tou paradisou special edition and plays in it Katiana Balanika and is duet with Giorgos Mazonakis and has a lot of fan.

Special edition has released in Greece,CyprusRussia,Ukraine,Hungary,Roumania and in Turkey.

In Turkey it's first week{first week of special edition} in charts was 2nd and names like Madonna,Placebo and others was after her.

Jampi finaly started to be o big hit in Russia,Germany,Turkey and Despina Vandi is going to have a world wide tour with first steps Turkey,Germany and America.we knew that it was played from KTU THE BIGGEST RADIO STATION IN New York!and now we know that it is going to be released very soon to those coutries and others of course!