Prior to entering the contest the group had had two Top 10 hits in both Greece and Sweden, "Opa Opa" and "Dinata Dinata". "(I Would) Die for You" was released as a CD single by Bonnier Music and EMI International following the contest. The CD single was certified platinum in Greece[1] and gold in Sweden.[2] The song was included on Antique's second album, Die for You, released as Die for You/Tha Pethaina Gia Sena in the Greek market.
The song, with lyrics by Antonis Pappas and music by Nikos Terzis, who would later compose "Love Me Tonight" for Belarus, is an up-tempo number inspired in part by Greek folk music. Lyrically, it deals with the realization on the part of the singers, who sing in unison for most of the performance, that their love is all that matters. They tell each other that "I would die for you/Look into my eyes and see it's true".
The contest performance was a relatively static affair, with both singers as well as the backing vocalists standing in front of microphones to sing. Helena Paparizou, however, wore a tight white outfit, standing out against the black-clad backing singers and her duet partner. While the contest had by this point embraced pre-recorded music, Nikos Panagiotidis performed with the traditional Greek instrument bouzouki throughout.
The third-place finish was Greece's highest place until 2005, when Paparizou, this time performing solo, won the contest with "My Number One".
^"Årslista Singlar – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^Bronson, Fred; De Hart, Jeffrey (26 May 2001). "Estonia Wins Eurovision". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 21. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 73. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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This article is about Antique song For the 1984 Prince song see I Would Die 4 U I Would Die for You is a song released by Antique a duo consisting of Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis both born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents It was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 performed in English and Greek the first Greek entry not to be performed entirely in Greek I Would Die for You Single by Antiquefrom the album Die for YouReleasedMarch 6 2001Recorded2001GenreLaiko syrtaki EuropopLabelV2 Bonnier EMI InternationalSongwriter s Nikos Terzis Antonis PappasProducer s C amp N ProjectAntique singles chronology Mera Me Ti Mera 2000 I Would Die for You 2001 Ligo Ligo 2001 Eurovision Song Contest 2001 entryCountryGreeceArtist s AntiqueLanguagesEnglish GreekComposer s Nikos TerzisLyricist s Antonis PappasFinals performanceFinal result3rdFinal points147Entry chronology Mia Krifi Evesthisia 1998 S A G A P O 2002 Prior to entering the contest the group had had two Top 10 hits in both Greece and Sweden Opa Opa and Dinata Dinata I Would Die for You was released as a CD single by Bonnier Music and EMI International following the contest The CD single was certified platinum in Greece 1 and gold in Sweden 2 The song was included on Antique s second album Die for You released as Die for You Tha Pethaina Gia Sena in the Greek market Contents 1 Eurovision 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Release history 5 ReferencesEurovision EditThe song was performed twenty second on the night following Malta s Fabrizio Faniello with Another Summer Night and preceding Denmark s Rollo amp King with Never Ever Let You Go At the close of voting it had received 147 points 12 points from Spain and Sweden placing 3rd in a field of 23 3 The song with lyrics by Antonis Pappas and music by Nikos Terzis who would later compose Love Me Tonight for Belarus is an up tempo number inspired in part by Greek folk music Lyrically it deals with the realization on the part of the singers who sing in unison for most of the performance that their love is all that matters They tell each other that I would die for you Look into my eyes and see it s true The contest performance was a relatively static affair with both singers as well as the backing vocalists standing in front of microphones to sing Helena Paparizou however wore a tight white outfit standing out against the black clad backing singers and her duet partner While the contest had by this point embraced pre recorded music Nikos Panagiotidis performed with the traditional Greek instrument bouzouki throughout The third place finish was Greece s highest place until 2005 when Paparizou this time performing solo won the contest with My Number One It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 2002 contest by Michalis Rakintzis with S A G A P O Track listing EditGreek release I Would Die For You English Version 3 00 I Would Die For You Eurovision Version 3 00 I Would Die For You Greek Version 3 00 I Would Die For You Extended Version Promo single I Would Die For You Eric S Radio I Would Die For You Die For Disco Radio I Would Die For You Nordlight Vs C amp N Project I Would Die For You BGTH Remix Radio I Would Die For You Eric S Club I Would Die For You BGTH Remix Extended I Would Die For You Die For Disco Instrumental I Would Die For You Eurovision Version I Would Die For You Extended Version Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2001 Peak positionDenmark Tracklisten 4 15Europe Eurochart Hot 100 9Germany Official German Charts 5 85Greece IFPI 1Norway VG lista 6 9Romania Romanian Top 100 7 4Sweden Sverigetopplistan 8 3Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 9 75 Year end charts Edit Chart 2001 PositionSweden Sverigetopplistan 10 13Release history EditCountry Date Format s Label Ref Austria 14 May 2001 CD single Virgin 11 GermanySwitzerlandScandinavia BonnierPoland MagicReferences Edit Tripla Platinenia aponomh gia toys Antique Archived from the original on 2008 05 07 in Greek MAD TV June 20 2001 AR 2001 PDF in Swedish IFPI Sweden Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 8 March 2011 Tritoi oi Antique sthn Eurovision Archived from the original on 2008 05 07 Retrieved 2008 04 09 in Greek MAD TV May 13 2001 Retrieved on April 9 2008 Antique I Would Die for You Tracklisten Antique I Would Die for You in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved March 2 2020 Antique I Would Die for You VG lista End of Year 2001 Romania Antique I Would Die for You Singles Top 100 Antique I Would Die for You Swiss Singles Chart Arslista Singlar Ar 2001 in Swedish Sverigetopplistan Retrieved May 9 2020 Bronson Fred De Hart Jeffrey 26 May 2001 Estonia Wins Eurovision Billboard Vol 113 no 21 Nielsen Business Media Inc p 73 Retrieved 12 November 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Would Die for You amp oldid 1138166710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
