Kalanta (EP)

Kalanta (Carols) is an EP by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi. It was released on 22 November 2006 by Heaven Music. The album went double platinum. Kalanta was the best selling CD single for 2006 by a female artist.

Singles
"Kalanta"
 * "Kalanta" was the first single released from the EP and a music video was made.

"Mehri Mai Mina"
 * "Mehri Mai Mina" was the second single release from the EP and a music video was made.

Charts
Kalanta peaked at number one on the Greek Singles Chart (where EPs chart in Greece) and stay there for 5 weeks. The EP was certified double platinum, selling 31,000 units.

Credits and personnel

 * Personnel
 * Hakan Binkolou - cubus, sazi
 * Akis Diximos - background vocals
 * Pantelis Gkertsos - solo guitar
 * Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (acoustic, twelve-string, electric)
 * Trifon Koutsourelis - orchestration, programming, keyboards
 * Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, baglama, tzoura, lute
 * Phoebus - music, lyrics, orchestration, programming, keyboards
 * Giorgos Roilos - percussion
 * Penelope Skalkotou from Spiros Lambrou's Children's Choir - vocals
 * Despina Vandi - vocals
 * Thanasis Vasilopoulos - ney, clarinet, mismas


 * Production
 * Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos - mastering
 * Vasilis Nikolopoulos - sound, mixing
 * Phoebus - production manager
 * Vaggelis Siapatis - sound, computer editing
 * Giorgos Stampolis - production
 * Leon Zervos - mastering


 * Design
 * Alexandra Katsaiti - styling
 * Stefanos Vasilakis - hair
 * Manos Vinihakis - make up
 * Tasos Vrettos - cover photo

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Official remixes

 * 2006: Jingle bells (Kalanta English Version)
 * 2007: Ta Lefta (Remix)
 * 2007: An De M' Agapas (DJ NV NRG Mix)

Cover versions

 * 2007: Anelia - Dyh (Κάλαντα; Анелия - Дъх) (Bulgaria)
 * 2007: Teodora - Smeshna cena (Τα λεφτά; Теодора - Смешна Цена) (Bulgaria)