Spase Tous Deiktes


Spase Tous Deiktes is the 20th studio album by Greek singer Katy Garbi.
It was released on December 19, 2017, by Panik Platinum of Panik Records. This is Garbi's first album release by Greek music label Panik Records established in 2011. It marks the Greek singer's continuation of the Laika/pop genre since previous platinum release Perierges Meres four years prior. The album also reintroduces Garbi to the dance genre for the first time since 2006, comprising two dance tracks "Kardia Alitissa" and "Kaneis San Esena".
The album was produced by Leonidas Tzitzos, who worked with Garbi on nine tracks on Perierges Meres. Composing credits include new and past collaborators including Giorgos Sabanis, Ilias Kampakakis, Giannis Fraseris, Iordanis Pavlou, Gavriil Gavriiloglou, Kostas Miliotakis, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Thanos Georgoulas.
The release of the album coincided with Garbi's live performances at Stage, Thessaloniki and Iera Odos, Athens alongside Vasilis Karras and Christos Menidiatis. The album also featured two tracks penned by Karras, one of which was recorded as a duet between the two called "Oute Leksi".
During recording of the album, Garbi released three singles that weren't included in the album. The first not-included single was "Eleftheri" and was released on April 17, 2015 and it had successful radio airplay. The second not-included single was "Ti Kardia Sou Rota" and was released only in Turkey on January 25, 2016. The third not-included single was "Savvatovrado" and was released on July 11, 2016.

Track listing

Singles and Music videos

Spase Tous Deiktes produced four singles prior its release.
"Koita S' Agapao"
The first single of the new album was "Koita S' Agapao", and was released in 2 versions. The tracks were produced across Greece, Turkey and England. The album version was released as a teaser via Garbi's official YouTube channel on November 30, 2015. The single was officially released via iTunes on December 14, 2015. It featured only Garbi's vocals, recorded at Bi-Kay studio, the music in Turkey and the mixing and mastering in London, at La Boutique Studio by well-known producer Matteo Cifelli. The music video for the track aired on December 28, 2015 via Garbi's official YouTube channel. It was directed by Garbi's long time visual collaborator Viktoria Vellopoulou. The video was filmed on the island of Mykonos, Greece and is the first Garbi video directed by Vellopoulou to feature Garbi singing the lyrics unlike previous works. It features Turkish singer Burak Kut as the love interest, whose vocals are featured on the second version. The second version is dual-language with a combination of Greek and Turkish lyrics performed by Garbi and Kut respectively. The track was made available on December 15, 2015 and a corresponding video was released on February 1, 2016 directed by Victoria Vellopoulou from the same shoot as its predecessor. Both recordings feature 22 Turkish violins in the composition. The song gained a lot of radio airplay and signaled Garbi's album return.
"Avrio"
The second single of the album was the song "Avrio". On October 17, 2016 the Panik Platinum leaked a short teaser of the track on YouTube which was picked up by several radio stations across Greece. The single was officially released on October 31, 2016 and had a successful radio airplay. The music video, released on February 24, 2017 was directed by Victoria Vellopoulou, and was based on a timeline in three different global locations over three dates. It featured international model Paraskevas Mpourmpourakas as Garbi's love interest and actress Miriella Kourenti as Garbi's past self.
"Kaneis San Esena"
The third single was a dance track and marks Garbi's return to the genre since 2005. The single was first showcased on April 2, 2017 on Ant1 Greek talent show Rising Star. Garbi was an invited guest of Despina Vandi, also performing other songs live with the two remaining 'Team Vandi' contestants. The track was officially release by Panik Platinum on April 5, 2017. The track had a successful radio airplay all the summer season and was remixed by DeeHayParis & Harris V. and released on June 7, 2017.
"Vale Mia Teleia"
The fourth single, "Vale Mia Teleia" was released on November 10, 2017. The digital release also includes an acoustic version. The single was released in the form of a music video directed by Victoria Vellopoulou on the same day of its digital release. The music video features Garbi in a montage of photoshoots, of which one of the noticeable backdrops is the artwork from Garbi's 2001 album Apla Ta Pragmata. The song had a successful radio airplay. The single which featured the backing vocals of Vasilis Karras acted as a promotional piece for Garbi's scheduled performances with Vasilis Karras and Christos Menidiatis at 'Stage', Thessaloniki which commenced on November 24, 2017.
"Spase Tous Deiktes Tou Rologiou"
The title track "Spase Tous Deiktes Tou Rologiou" was released as the fifth single of the album. It was released to radio airplay on February 5, 2018 and on Youtube the day of the official release of the album. The track was written by both writers involved in the production of well received track "Anemodarmena Ypsi", and subsequently samples a segment of the song before the first chorus.
"San Tsigaro"
The sixth single of the album was the song "San Tsigaro" was announced by Panik Platinum on May 2, 2018.
"Mia Kyria"
The seventh single of the album was the song "Mia Kyria" was announced by Panik Platinum on October 1, 2018.

Credits and Personnel

Personnel
Production
Spase Tous Deiktes debuted on the IFPI Top 75 Albums chart at twenty three. It climbed to 16th position in its second week where it peaked. The album remained on the charts for 11 weeks, before falling out of the Top 75 and re-entering for a further three weeks climbing to 38th position, one year after its initial release.
ChartProviderPeak
position
Greek Top-75 Album Sales ChartIFPI16

Awards and nominations

Spase Tous Deiktes received multiple award nominations in 2018 at the MAD Video Music Awards and the Super Music Awards, resulting in no wins.
YearEventNominee/WorkAwardResult
2018MAD Video Music AwardsKaty GarbiBest Female Adult
2018Super Music AwardsKaty GarbiBest Female
2018Super Music AwardsSpase Tous DeiktesAlbum of the Year
2018Super Music AwardsKaty Garbi/Vasilis Karras - Oute LeksiBest Duet/Collaboration
2017Super Music AwardsKaty GarbiBest Female