"No Madonna" is a song by Greek singer Christos Dantis. The song was Dantis's entry in a three way race to be Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. He battled both Tamta and Sarbel for the spot, and on February 28, 2007, Greece chose Sarbel's "Yassou Maria". The song came in second place.
| "No Madonna" | ||||
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| Single by Christos Dantis | ||||
| B-side | "Bleeding" | |||
| Released |  June, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Pop | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG Greece | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou | |||
| Producer(s) | Christos Dantis | |||
| Christos Dantis singles chronology | ||||
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The song was composed by Dantis himself and lyrics were by Natalia Germanou.[1] Together in 2005, they also composed the winning Eurovision song My Number One for Elena Paparizou. The song is an upbeat rock influenced song with an ethnic Greek twist.[2] Christos Dantis was accompanied by 5 female dancers with blond wigs made to resemble American singer Madonna. The stage show included a fog machine and the song's lyrics written on the video wall talking to the audience. He wore a black suite on stage, then later a shiny black jacket.
The song was later release as a CD-Single along with an English rock version of Peggy Zina's "Matono" called "Bleeding". The CD-Single also included an official remix of "No Madonna".
Track listing
edit- "No Madonna" - 2:59
- "Bleeding" - 4:09
- "No Madonna" (Official Remix) [By Master Tempo] - 3:41
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greece (IFPI Greece)[3] | 3 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Greece (IFPI Greece)[4] | 25 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Information on the title of Christos Dantis' song". Archived from the original on 2007-01-23. MadTV.Gr (in Greek)
- ^ "Information on the style of Christos Dantis' song".[permanent dead link] Oikotimes (in Greek)
- ^ "IFPI archive". Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "Annual Charts- Year 2007: Top 50 Singles". Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2021.