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"Kivotos (2020 Version)"
Single by Katy Garbi featuring Antonis Remos
Released	27 April 2020 (2020-04-27)
Studio	ERA Studio
Genre	Laika, pop
Length	4:05
Label	Panik
Songwriter(s)	Phoebus
Producer(s)	Phoebus
Katy Garbi singles chronology
"Kormia Hamena" (2019) "Kivotos (2020 Version)" (2020) "S' Opoion Areso" (2020)
Music video
"Kivotos (2020 Version)" on YouTube

"Kivotos (2020 Version)" (Greek: Κίβωτος, transl. Ark) is a song by Greek singer Katy Garbi featuring Antonis Remos. It was released on digital platforms on 27 April 2020 by Panik Platinum, a sub-label of Panik Records, as the fourth single from her upcoming twenty-first studio album. "Kivotos (2020 Version)" will be one of five new duets of previously recorded songs by Garbi written and produced by Phoebus to be featured on the upcoming album. To promote the song, Garbi released a music video in conjunction with Kivotos tou Kosmou (transl. Ark of the World), a non-profit charity organisation supporting special care and protection of "mother and child". All proceeds from the sale of the single are donated to Kivotos tou Kosmou.

Background and composition

"Kivotos" was written by Phoebus and first included on Garbi's eighth studio album Evaisthisies, released in 1997. The album was one of the largest commercial successes of the 1990s, with nine of the twelve tracks (including "Kivotos") becoming singles. On 10 January 2019, music news websites began reporting on the re-collaboration of Garbi and Phoebus and the release of an upbeat track with a "fresh" sound penned by the songwriter. On 22 January 2019, Garbi’s official fanclub, Garbofans, and Pheobus' official fanclub held a competition in which five social media users would be chosen to attend the songwriter's studio and listen to the new track before its public release. On 30 January 2019, Garbi and Phoebus appeared on Rythmos Radio 94,9, announcing during the interview that they would be recording a full album together, which would incorporate five new songs and five previously released tracks performed as duets. One of those songs was an updated version of "Kivotos", which was released for airplay and streaming on 27 April 2020.

Music video and promotion

On 8 April 2020, Panik Platinum posted a video of Garbi on their Instagram account, asking fans to send in photos symbolising their relationship with their parents. The photos would be featured in the music video for "Kivotos (2020 Version)", promoting the non-profit charity Kivotos tou Kosmou (transl. Ark of the World) in their campaign for the special care and protection of mothers and children. The music video was released on 28 April 2020.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube.

• Katy Garbi and Antonis Remos – lead vocals and backing vocals
• Phoebus – executive production
• Akis Deiximos – backing vocals
• Vassilis Nikolopoulos – additional recordings; mixing
• Panagiotis Brakoulias – mastering

Release history

Awards

Kivotos was nominated for Song of the Year in 2021 at the MAD Video Music Awards (Greece), resulting in no win.

Charts

"Kivotos (2020 Version)" debuted on Cyprus Official Top 20 at number 12 after release, peaking at top position in mid-June. The single debuted on the Top 20 Greek Official IFPI Airplay Chart at number 18 mid-May 2020, peaking at number 3 and remaining on the chart for four weeks. The single debuted at number 89 on the IFPI Digital Singles chart in the nineteenth week of 2020, peaking at 39, based on digital sales.

References

1. "Καίτη Γαρμπή και Φοίβος ξανά μαζί μετά από 19 χρόνια". Proto Thema (in Greek). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
2. "Καίτη Γαρμπή και Φοίβος ξανά μαζί". Garbofans (in Greek). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. Papaioannou, Lia (31 January 2019). "Η σπάνια συνέντευξη του Φοίβου, η επιστροφή του και οι αποκαλύψεις του για την Καίτη Γαρμπή" (in Greek). LadyLike. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
4. ^ "Γαρμπή - Ρέμος "Κιβωτός": Το ντουέτο με το συγκινητικό video για καλό σκοπό" (in Greek). Star Channel. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
5. "Κιβωτός: Καίτη Γαρμπή και Αντώνης Ρέμος ενώνουν τις φωνές τους για φιλανθρωπικό σκοπό". Ethnos (in Greek). 7 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
6. "Καίτη Γαρμπή feat. Αντώνης Ρέμος - Κιβωτός (2020 Version) - Official Lyric Video". Panik Records. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
7. Citations regarding the digital release of "Kivotos (2020 version)" in various countries:
   • "Kivotos (feat. Antonis Remos) [2020 version] – Single by Katy Garbi on Apple Music". Apple Music (GR). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
   • "Kivotos (feat. Antonis Remos) [2020 version] – Single by Katy Garbi on Apple Music". Apple Music (GB). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
   • "Kivotos (feat. Antonis Remos) [2020 version] – Single by Katy Garbi on Apple Music". Apple Music (US). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
   • "Kivotos (feat. Antonis Remos) [2020 version] – Single by Katy Garbi on Apple Music". Apple Music (TR). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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12. "Super Top 20" (in Greek). Super FM Radio. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
13. "Official IFPI Charts Top-20 Airplay Chart (Combined) 22η εβδομάδα (25/05/2020 - 31/05/2020)" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
14. "Top 20 Ελληνικών τραγουδιών 22η εβδομάδα (25/05/2020 - 31/05/2020)" (in Greek). Airplay Chart Gr. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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16. "OFFICIAL IFPI TOP 200 AIRPLAY CHART 2020" (PDF) (in Greek). Media Inspector. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
17. "OFFICIAL IFPI TOP 200 AIRPLAY CHART 2021" (PDF) (in Greek). Media Inspector. Retrieved 2022-01-03.

• Katy Garbi songs
• Charity singles
• 2020 songs
• Songs written by Phoebus (songwriter)