Ta Genethlia Mou
Ta Genethlia Mou is the sixth studio album by Greek singer Elli Kokkinou, released in Greece and Cyprus on 9 December 2011 by The Spicy Effect. It marks her first studio album released under the label and under her renewed collaboration with songwriter and producer Phoebus. It also marks her first studio album in four years since Eilikrina. The album has fifteen songs in total, including two duets and four remixes.
Production
Phoebus composed all of the songs on the album, as well as writing lyrics for twelve songs. Among the other lyricist are Vaggelis Konstantinidis on two songs and Zoi Gripari on one song.Release
The release of Ta Genethlia Mou marks Elli Kokkinou's sixth studio album. Released on 9 December 2011 in Greece and Cyprus, it is Kokkinou's first album under her signing with The Spicy Effect, as well as her first album after her renewed collaboration with Phoebus. The album was released as a Deluxe Digipak featuring a booklet. For its first week of release, the CD was bundled with the magazine Tiletheatis.''89.9 Dromos FM'' is the main sponsor of the album, with its logo appearing on the album cover of the retail release.For promotion of the album, Kokkinou collaborated with singers Despina Vandi and Nikos Oikonomopoulos for a concert series at club Fever for the 2011–2012 winter season. A television advertisement also accompanied the album's release.
Singles
"Ontos""Apohoro
"Den Tin Palevo"
"Eroteftika"
"Genethlia"
"Apisteftos"
"Kitaxe Gyro Mas"
Personnel
- Phoebus – Executive producer, arrangement, programing, [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing], keyboards, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, electric guitar
- Antonis Gounaris – Arrangement, programming, keyboards, bouzouki, tzouras, baglamas, ukulele, CUBUS, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, electric guitar,
- Vaggelis Siapatis – Production organizer, Sound-audio editing, computer editing
- Vasilis Nikolopoulos – Arrangement, programing, mixing, keyboards, drums
- Giorgos Hatzopoulos – acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, electric guitar
- Paul Stefanidis – Mastering
- Thodoris Chrisanthopoulos – Mastering
- Dimitris Antoniadis – Drums
- Giorgos Kostoulou – Bass guitar
- Giorgos Roilos – Percussion instrument
- Stavros Papagiannaikopoulos – Bouzouki, tzouras, baglamas
- Stella Valasi – Santouri
- Roula Revi – Photography
- Vasilis Kalegias – Photographic assistant
- Dimitris Rekouniotis – Art direction
- Nikolas Villiotis – Hairstyling
- Vanessa Koustopodiotou – Make up
- Chrisanthi Thomatou – Styling
- Anna Tzaferi – Vocals
- Simela Christopoulou – Vocals
- Christina Miliou – Vocals
- Athina Velissari – Vocals
- Victoria Halkita – Vocals
- Akis Dieximos – Background vocals