title: Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou
text: # Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou
  
  Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou (Greek: Στην Αυλή Του Παράδεισου) is the sixth studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released in Greece on 24 November 2004 by Heaven Music and certified platinum, selling over 40,000 units. It was re-released with four new songs and a bonus DVD, and renamed Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou on 7 December 2005. With the combination of both releases, the album certified double-platinum in Greece.
  
  Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou and its re-release Special Edition: Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou won Despina Vandi six awards over two years at Mad Video Music Awards. The first three awards were given to Vandi at the 2005 awards while the second three were awarded at the 2006 awards. Having won three each year made Vandi the artist with the most awards at both award shows.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All music is composed by Phoebus.
  
  ## Singles and music videos
  
  "Happy End"
  
  "Happy End" was the lead single from the album. The music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis and won a MAD Video Music Award for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video".
  
  "Na Tin Hairesai"
  
  "Na Ti Hairesai" was the second single from the album. The music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis.
  
  "Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou"
  
  "Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou" was the third and final single from the original album. The animated music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis and won MAD Video Music Awards for "Best Contemporary Laiko Video" and "Best Direction".
  
  "Jambi"
  
  "Jambi was the fourth single from the album and the first from the Special Edition. The music video was directed by Kostas Kapetanidis.
  
  "Amane"
  
  "Amane" was the fifth and final single from the album and is a blend of contemporary laiko and hip hop in a vocal duet between Vandi and Giorgos Mazonakis. The music video was directed by Nikos Soulis, and also features actress Katiana Balanika.
  
  ## Release history
  
  | Region | Date | Label | Format | Version |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Greece | 24 November 2004 | Heaven Music | CD | Original release |
  | Cyprus | 24 November 2004 | Heaven Music | CD | Original release |
  | Greece | 7 December 2005 | Heaven Music | CD, digital download | Special Edition Re-release |
  | Cyprus | 7 December 2005 | Heaven Music | CD, digital download | Special Edition Re-release |
  
  ## Charts
  
  Stin Avli Tou Paradeisou was successful in Greece, where it charted for 58 weeks, peaking at number 1, certifying platinum in its first week of release. It soon certified double-platinum and also certified platinum in Cyprus.
  
  | Chart | Peak position | Weeks | Certification |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Greek Albums Chart | 1 | 58 | 2×Platinum |
  | Cypriot Albums Chart | 1 | | Platinum |
  
  ## Credits and personnel
  
  ### Personnel
  
  Hakan Bingolou: oud (tracks: 7) || säz (tracks: 7, 9)
  
  Giannis Bithikotsis: baglama (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 10, 11) || bouzouki (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12) || lute (tracks: 1) || tzoura (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12)
  
  Victoria Chalkiti: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9, 11)
  
  Giorgos Chatzopoulos: guitars (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  
  Akis Diximos: second vocal (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  
  Nektarios Georgiadis: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 11)
  
  Antonis Gounaris: guitars, keyboards, orchestration, programming, tzoura (tracks: 8)
  
  Manolis Karantinis: baglama, bouzouki, tzoura (tracks: 4)
  
  Lefki Kolovou: cello (tracks: 11)
  
  Trifon Koutsourelis: keyboards, programming (all tracks) || orchestration (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12) || strings arrangement (tracks: 11)
  
  Vaggelis Lappas: whistle (tracks: 2)
  
  Fedon Lionoudakis: accordion (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12)
  
  Iris Louka: viola (tracks: 11)
  
  Selmani Migken: violin (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 11)
  
  Andreas Mouzakis: drums (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12)
  
  Hakan Bingolou: oud (tracks: 7) / säz (tracks: 7, 9)
  
  Alex Panagis: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 9, 11)
  
  Phoebus: keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8) || orchestration (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) || programming (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8)
  
  Giorgos Roilos: percussion (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
  
  Nikos Vardis: bass (tracks: 1, 3, 7)
  
  Thanasis Vasilopoulos: clarinet, ney (tracks: 7, 9)
  
  Martha Zioga: backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 11)
  
  ### Production
  
  Giannis Ioannidis (D.P.H.): mastering
  
  Dimitris Mourlas: sound engineer
  
  Vaggelis Papadopoulos: sound engineer
  
  Panagiotis Petronikolos: mix engineer, sound engineer
  
  Phoebus: executive producer
  
  Vaggelis Siapatis: editing, sound engineer
  
  Giorgos Stampolis: executive producer
  
  Christos Zorbas: additional editing
  
  ### Cover
  
  Bill Georgousis: cover photographer
  
  Panos Kallitsis: hair styling, make up
  
  Kostas Lalas: studio photographer
  
  Alexis Valourdos: photo processing
  
  Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
  
  