Spania (Despina Vandi song)

"Spania" (Greek:Σπάνια) is a platinum CD single by popular Greek artist Despina Vandi released in 1998 by Minos EMI. The single was totally composed by popular composer Phoebus. The CD single was a forerunner of the album Profities which was released the next year and contained the two songs of the single.

Music videos

 * "Spania"
 * "Oute Ena Efharisto"

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.


 * Personnel
 * Christina Argiri - background vocals
 * Pavlos Diamantopoulos - bass
 * Hakan - saz
 * Giorgos Hatzopoulos - guitars (acoustic, twelve-string, electric)
 * Katerina Kiriakou - background vocals
 * Andreas Mouzakis - drums
 * Giannis Mpithikotsis - bouzouki, mandolin, baglama
 * Alex Panayi - background vocals
 * Phoebus - music, lyrics, keyboards, programming, orchestration
 * Giorgos Roilos - percussion
 * Despina Vandi - vocals
 * Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarinet, ney
 * Alexandros Vourazelis - keyboards
 * Nikos Zervas - keyboards


 * Production
 * Thodoris Hrisanthopoulos - digital mastering
 * Vaggelis Siapatis - sound
 * Giorgos Stampolis - sound, computer editing
 * Achilleas Theofilou - production management
 * Manolis Vlahos - recording officer, sound, mixing
 * Alexandros Vourazelis - sound


 * Design
 * Dinos Diamantopoulos - photo
 * Maria Pitsokou - artwork

Official remixes
In 2002, Tony Kontaxakis adapted and orchestrated a remix of the songs "Spania" and "Giatriko". The remix was entitled "Spania-Giatriko Flamenco Version 2002" and included on the CD single "Ante Gia" and on the Collector's Edition of the albumGia.
 * Spania-Giatriko Flamenco Version 2002

Cover versions

 * 2000: Ivana - "Kusno e" (Σπάνια; Ивана - Късно е) (Bulgaria)
 * 2002: Toše Proeski - "Nemaš ni Blagodaram (You don't even thank me)" (Ούτε ένα ευχαριστώ; Μeni hvala nijedno) (Republic of Macedonia)