“My Number One”
Single by Helena Paparizou from the album My Number One
B-side	"I Don't Want You Here Anymore (Anapandites Klisis)", "O.K."
Released	May-June, 2005 August 22, 2006
Format	CD Single, digital download
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop, Dance
Length	2:58
Label	Sony BMG, Moda Records, Bonnier Music
Writer(s)	Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou
Producer	Christos Dantis
Helena Paparizou singles chronology
"Anapandites Kliseis" (2003) "My Number One" (2005) "The Light in Our Soul" (2005)
Alternate cover
US cover for My Number One
Audio sample
Info "My Number One" (help·info)

"My Number One" is the 2005 winning song of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest. It was performed in English by Elena Paparizou and the first Greek to win in Eurovision. The song was written by Christos Dantis, with lyrics by him and Natalia Germanou. It also contains music from a traditional Greek instrument like the lyra. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou (whose first name is also commonly spelled Helena) (Greek: Έλενα Παπαρίζου) (born January 31, 1982) is a popular Greek singer, born and raised in Gothenburg in Sweden. ... My Number One is the second album by Helena Paparizou (her first album outside of Greece and Cyprus) to contain English vocals as a solo artist. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... Moda Records is a record label servicing hip hop, urban, rap, dance and pop music artists. ... Logo Bonnier Amigo Music Group (BAM) is an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Christos Dantis (Greek: Χρήστος Δάντης; born Christos Vlahakis, 26 September 1966), is a popular Greek singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou (whose first name is also commonly spelled Helena) (Greek: Έλενα Παπαρίζου) (born January 31, 1982) is a popular Greek singer, born and raised in Gothenburg in Sweden. ... Anapandites Kliseis (Unanswered Calls) is the first single from Elena Paparizou as a solo singer. ... The Light In Our Soul was the second single from the album My Number One by 2005 Eurovision winner Helena Paparizou. ... Image File history File links Cover_of_My_No_1. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the fiftieth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Elena Paparizou (Greek: ; born January 31, 1982) is a Greek singer, born and raised in Sweden. ... The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... Christos Dantis (Greek: Χρήστος Δάντης; born Christos Vlahakis, 26 September 1966), is a popular Greek singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Lyra (disambiguation). ...

The song is an up-tempo love song, with Elena telling her lover that he is "my number one" and "the only treasure I'll ever have". Interestingly, BBC commentator Terry Wogan quoted alternative lyrics prior to Helena's performance ("You're the most impressive person I've discovered"). For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3rd 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) for most of his career. ...

Before Eurovision

Before Eurovision, ERT used an internal selection method to choose Elena. They chose her, and then had composers submit songs. They then picked 4 songs with Elena for her to sing at a Greek National Selection. At the Greek National Selection, Elena would have to sing the 4 songs, and the public would vote via televoting with a special jury, that would determine what song to send to Eurovision. The songs to pick from were "My Number One", "OK", "Let's Get Wild" and "The Light in Our Soul". Shortly before the Greek national selection, it was revealed that "The Light in Our Soul" was released by the artist Big Alice in Germany, which broke the rules. The song was then disqualifed from the selection prossess, leaving it to 3 songs to choose from. The Light In Our Soul was the second single from the album My Number One by 2005 Eurovision winner Helena Paparizou. ...

The voting to pick the song consisted of televoting, and a jury. Televoting held a 60% outcome to the song, and the jury held a 40% outcome. In the end, "My Number One" gained a combined 66.47% from televoting and jury votes, and was chosen to represent Greece in 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. Shortly after the song was picked, the videoclip was shot in just 1 day at the Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum in Thessaloniki. The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the fiftieth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine. ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ...

After the song was picked, Elena went on a European promotional tour. Elena visited over 20 countries on her tour, and sang on various TV shows, as well as gave many interviews. This method proved popular, and was used by many countries in 2006, including by Greece again in 2006.

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At Eurovision

As Greece had finished the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in third place, the song was pre-qualified for the final in 2005. Thus, it was performed nineteenth on the night (following Croatia's Boris Novković and Lado with "Vukovi Umiru Sami" and preceding Russia's Natalia Podolskaya with "Nobody Hurt No One"). The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the forty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Abdi Ä°pekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 May 2004, and the new semi-final three days earlier, on 12 May 2004. ... Boris Novković (born December 25, 1967) is a prolific singer-songwriter born in Bosnia-Herzegovina and since his childhood residing in Croatia. ... Vukovi umiru sami (English translation: Wolves Die Alone) was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Croatian by Boris Novković (with members of Lado). ... Natalia Podolskaya Natalia Podolskaya (Natalla Padolskaja, Belarusian language: Натальля Падольская, born May 20, 1982) is a Belarusian singer that performed for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 21, 2005 and was ranked #15. ...

During the performance, Elena did a stage show of the song. Some of the best remembered visuals from the show include her dancing a traditional Greek Pontian dance, and her playing an imaginary lyra while her dancers pick her up. At the close of voting, it had received 230 points, finishing at the head of a 24-strong field. The term Pontic Greeks, Pontian Greeks, Pontians or Greeks of Pontus (Greek: or , Turkish: ) can refer to Greeks specifically from the area of Pontus in the region of the former Empire of Trebizond on the Black Sea coast of Eastern Turkey, or in other cases more generally all Greeks from...

At the Congratulations special in late 2005, the song was named as one of the five greatest Contest entries of all time. Katrina Leskanich and Renars Kaupers (before the contest) On October 22, 2005, the EBU held a celebration contest to commemorate 50 years of the Eurovision Song Contest called Congratulations. ...

"My Number One" also holds 2 Eurovision records: The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ...

• The first one is that "My Number One" scored an average of only 6.05 points per jury, the lowest average for a winning song to date. This record was previously held by Yugoslavia in 1989 with the song "Rock Me".
• The second one "My Number One" holds, is the record for most 12 points given out to one country. "My Number One" received 10 12 points, tieing it with the UK's 1997 entry "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves for the record (Televoting was only in place for 5 countries by 1997).

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After Eurovision

After Greece won Eurovision, a mass party started on the streets of Athens. People went out onto the streets with Greek flags, and started singing "My Number One", as well as honking car horns. This was similar to when Greece won the 2004 Eurocup, 2005 Eurobasket and when Greece won the silver medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. When Elena arrived back to Greece from Kiev, mass crowds met her at the Athens International Airport, where she held up a Greek flag and the trophy. This article is about the capital of Greece. ... The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ... Eurobasket 2005 Logo The 2005 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005, was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. ... Official logo The winner, Spain, is being celebrated The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: , Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government  - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587 ft) Population (2006)  - City 4,450,968  - Density 3,299/km² (8,544. ... For the airport in Athens, Georgia, United States, see Athens-Ben Epps Airport. ...

After the Eurovision Victory, the video for the song was released in several countries throughout Europe. It went to number one in both Sweden and Greece for 4 weeks and was certified gold in both countries. The song was played constantly in Greece all through the summer. The success of the single is credited to the popular remix from Chris "The Greek" Panaghi which Sony (Greece) commissioned for the remix. GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...

After the release of "My Number One", a Swedish album followed which contained "My Number One" and in Greece Elena re-released her first album Protereotita featuring "My Number One" and the other songs in the running for Eurovision pre-selection. It has sold over 90,000 copies in Greece and was certified double platinum. // The album was released in the second quarter of 2004. ...

In 2006 the heavy metal band Dream Evil recorded a tongue-in-cheek cover of the song for their album United. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Dream Evil is a melodic power metal band from Sweden, assembled and integrated by renowned musical producer Fredrik Nordström in 1999. ... Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ... United is the 4th full length album by the Swedish heavy metal band Dream Evil. ...

Music Video

The music video of "My Number One" is now showing in the US. There are 2 separate videos showing. One is the original video, that was also shown in Europe. The second is a re-edited version of the same video, to the beat of the Josh Harris Remix from the CD Single.

European Release History

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US Release

In early 2006, it was announced that "My Number One" and "Mambo!" would be remixed and released in the USA by Moda Records. On August 22, a maxi CD single was released to record stores, featuring 10 remixes, and the original song. The mixes have also been released in US iTunes Music Store on June 4. It has peaked on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart at number eight (#8) and number twenty-five (#25) on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales. Audio sample Info Mambo! (help·info) Alternate covers [[Image:|Greek cover|200px]] Greek cover Scandinavian cover [[Image:|Italian cover|200px]] Italian cover USA iTunes Cover Mambo! was Helena Paparizous fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Moda Records is a record label servicing hip hop, urban, rap, dance and pop music artists. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ... Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

Track listing

Remixes of "My Number One" on the CD single:

1. Josh Harris Radio Mix – 3:38
2. Norty Cotto's My Radio Lover Mix – 3:29
3. Original Radio – 2:55
4. Georgie's #1 Radio Anthem Mix – 3:18
5. Mike Cruz Radio Mix – 4:03
6. Chris "The Greek" Panaghi Radio Mix – 3:35
7. Valentino's Radio Epic Mix – 3:02
8. Josh Harris Vocal Club Mix – 6:53
9. Norty Cotto's My Clubber Lover Mix – 6:57
10. Georgie's #1 Anthem Mix – 7:00
11. Mike Cruz Vox Mix – 9:44

Charts and certifications

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Charts

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References

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External links

• Chart History in Billboard
• Brazilian Dance Charts
• My Number One videoclip
• Dutch Tipparade Chart in 2005
• My Number One history in Dutch Top 100 Singles
• Chart positions of Helena Paparizou's singles & albums