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MY BIG FAT GREEK HIT
Hi Fred,
You can now add one more Eurovision Song Contest entry to the list of songs that have charted in the United States. I am referring to Helena Paparizou's song "My Number One," the winning entry for Greece in 2005. The song is already No. 11 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and should be in the top 10 by the time the new chart is published.
Helena is already a mega-star in Greece and Sweden where her singles easily find their way into the top three. Most recently, her new single "Heroes" entered the Swedish chart at No. 1, while her previous single "Mambo" was a top three hit.
Helena becomes the third Greek diva in as many years to appear on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2004, Despoina Vandi reached No. 39 with her international hit, "Gia." In 2005, Anna Vissi reached the top of the chart for a week with her smash hit "Call Me." And now in 2006, Helena Paparizou is climbing up the same chart with "My Number One."
I suspect (and this is just a wild guess) that Helena's "My Number One" is the first ESC entry to appear on any Billboard chart since 1996 when Gina G charted with the U.K. entry "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit."
Best regards,
Andreas Komodromos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Dear Andreas,
Thanks for writing from Argentina about a song from Greece! As you predicted, "My Number One" has moved into the top 10 of the Hot Dance Club Play tally, with an 11-9 move. And, as you suspected, this is the first Eurovision Song Contest entry to appear on a Billboard chart since the song Gina G sang at the 1996 competition in Oslo, Norway. "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100 in 1997. It was a hit in America on its own merits, as any connection to Eurovision was virtually unknown here.
Maybe Helena Paparizou's success will open the door for other Eurovision songs to cross the pond. I thought Sertab's winning entry for Turkey in 2003, "Everyway That I Can," was a perfect candidate for an American hit. Maybe it's not too late?
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To "My number one" μπηκε σε 3 Top στο Billboard
Στο Hot Dance Club Play, με peak το Νο8
Στο Hot Dance Single Sales, με peak το Νο25
Στο European Hot 100 Singles, με peak το Νο37
Η Ελενα στο Βillboard
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