Released June 23, 1999 Artist Katy Garbi Label Sony Music | Doro Theou
(1999) To Kati
(2000) Release date 23 June 1999 | |
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Length (Original) 50:07
(Special) 56:06 Genres Laïko, Pop music, Dance music Similar Katy Garbi albums, Pop music albums | ||
Keti garbi doro theou
Doro Theou is an album by popular Greek artist Katy Garbi, released in 1999 by Sony Music Greece. The album went gold in Greece within a month of its release, and was finally certified platinum in 2003, selling over 50,000 units. "Doro Theou" is dedicated to Garbi's son, because when the disc was released, Garbi was pregnant. The album contains 6 tracks composed by Giorgos Theofanous. Other notable composers on this album are Antonis Vardis and Christos Nikolopoulos. There are two covers too. The first is "Agkyres" based on song "Iste hendek, iste deve" and the second is "Zileia" based on Amr Diab's song "Kalast feek kol alkalam". Although, "Doro Theou is considered as one of Garbi's best albums, it was not so successful because of her pregnancy and her inability to promote it.
Contents
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Release
Doro Theou was released as Garbi's tenth studio album in June 1999. It was available in two different versions, one the standard 13 track version and the other being although unmarked as a special edition it included a fourteenth track "Hasame Tin Agapi Mas" penned by Giorgos Theofanous. Both releases include the music video of the title track "Doro Theou", due to the video's release prior to the release of the album.
Singles and music videos
"Doro Theou" Doro Theou is the first single of the album. This song is dedicated to Garbi's son, Dimitris, when she was pregnant. The videoclip is dericted by Giorgos Gkavalos. There is virtually no scene that Garbi's body is shown. The shooting of videoclip and of cover of album took place together. Doro Theou is written by Giorgos Theoufanous (music) and Gioula Georgiou (lyrics). It was released on 23 June 1999, the same day that her album was released.
"Agkyres" Agkyres is the second single of the album and was released in August 1999. It is a cover of 1971's Turkish hit "Iste hendek, iste deve". Music is by Savvas Angin and Greek lyrics by Eleni Giannatsoulia. The videoclip was veered on a Greek island and it's like a dedication to traditional Greek summer. The direction is by Giorgos Gkavalos. On this clip, Garbi's body is hidden too.
"Aponomi dikaiosinis" Aponomi dikaiosinis is the third and the last single and videoclip from the album and it was released in October 1999. The direction of videoclip is by Giorgos Gkavalos too. This clip is the only from this album that shows Garbi's body. The song is written by Giorgos Theofanous (lyrics) and Gioula Georgiou (music).
Inside information
Awards
Doro Theou won the award of best album cover of 1999.
Songs
1Doro Theou3:56
2Anisos Agonas3:42
3Agkires3:52