Mia Kardia (Greek: A Heart; English: Μια Καρδιά) is the second EP by Greek artist, Katy Garbi. It was released on 14 November, 2002 by Sony Music Greece and received triple-platinum certification, selling almost 60,000 units, making it Katy's most successful EP to date.https://www.lexilogia.gr/threads/Οι-Χρυσοί-Και-Οι-Πλατινένιοι It contains five tracks; four of them became singles and gained massive radio airplay, including a duet with Giorgos Tsalikis.
Track listing
Singles The following singles were officially released to radio stations with music videos, except the songs "Ante Geia" and "Mia Kardia Tin Eho".
"Ante Geia"
It was the lead single and released on 11 November 2002. It was initially released as an exclusive on Sfera FM radio and soon gained massive airplay on radio stations nationwide.
"Mia Kardia Tin Eho"
It was the second single and released on 20 January 2003 gaining a substantial amount of airplay and also being featured in many compilation albums.
"Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas"
It was the third single and release on 20 March 2003 with music video, directed by Manolis Tzirakis. The video clip was exclusively released on MAD TV and was a huge success. Katy performed all of the EP's singles on Fame Story 1, including "Tha Meinei Metaxi Mas" in a duet with contestant Thanos Petrelis.
"M' Eheis Arrostisei"
It was the fourth and last single and released on 29 May 2003 with music video, directed by Giorgos Gkavalos. The video clip was exclusively released on MAD TV and marking a success airplay after the last hits.
Credits Credits adapted from liner notes. Personnel
Giannis Bithikotsis – bouzouki, cura, baglama (track 5) Savvas Christodoulou – guitars (track 5) Christos Dantis – orchestration, programming, keyboards, backing vocals (track 2) Anna Ioannidou – backing vocals (track 3) Telis Kafkas – bass (track 5) Katerina Kiriakou, Alex Panayi – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4) Giannis Lionakis – guitars (track 5) Kostas Miliotakis – orchestration, programming, keyboards (tracks 1, 4, 5) Andreas Mouzakis – drums (track 5) Arsenis Nasis – percussion (tracks 1, 4) Ilias Pantazopoulos – orchestration, programming, keyboards (track 3)
Production
Aris Binis (Sofita studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (track 3) Giannis Doulamis – production manager Al Giga – styling Giannis Ioannidis, Petros Siakavellas (Digital Press Hellas) – mastering Christos Kosmas (Echo studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (track 5) Lefteris Neromiliotis (Sofita studio) – sound engineer, mix engineer (1, 2, 4) Petros Paraschis – art direction Roula Revi – photographer Despina Triantafillidou – cover processing Stefanos Vasilakis – hair styling Manos Vinichakis – make up
Charts Mia Kardia made its debut at number 1 on the 'Greece Top 50 Singles' charts for 38 weeks, and it was certified double-platinum by IFPI.
Chart Providers PeakPosition CertificationGreek Albums ChartIFPI12×Platinum
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