Elena moving to Universal Music?

As many of you know, Elena's contract with Sony Music Greece is rumored to be up/coming up. It is pretty strange that we have not heard anything about a re-signing to Sony or talks of a move to a new label yet, but maybe that has to do with the media being more interested in her personal life currently.

Well now we are finally starting to hear something. In last week's "Music & Media", (a weekly column in a newspaper about the music and media industry, usually very reliable) it talks about big changes going on at Universal Music Greece and Universal Music as a whole. Hidden in the article, is a mention that Universal is trying to sign some new big artists to their roster including Elena. Specifically, it talks about how Vico Antippas, President of Nordic, Central & Eastern Europe, South Africa & India, Universal Music Group International, is trying to get Elena to sign with Universal Music outside of Greece.

So could Elena be leaving Sony for Universal? I know she has always praised her relationship with Sony, especially with Giannis Doxas, but you never know what can happen. We have seen MANY surprising moves in the Greek music industry lately. Also Giorgos Sabanis was/is very close with Giannis Doxas, but he still left Sony for Universal too. Maybe Vico Antippas will give her a deal she can't refuse?

Here is the article: http://www.paron.gr/typologies/?p=10460#more-10460

And the tidbit about Elena: "Παράλληλα σε διάφορα επίπεδα συνεχίζονται οι συζητήσεις καλλιτεχνών των οποίων τα συμβόλαια πλησιάζουν προς ολοκλήρωση, αλλά και επαφές με καλλιτέχνες οι οποίοι θα μπορούσαν να έρθουν στην εταιρεία.

Σε αυτό τον τομέα ισχυρό ρόλο παίζει και ο Β. Αντίππας ο οποίος προσπαθεί να προσελκύσει καλλιτέχνες όπως η Έλενα Παπαρίζου, με “καρότο” το να υπογράψουν με την εταιρεία στο εξωτερικό."

What do you guys think? It is worth noting that long time Universal Greece artist Michalis Hatzigiannis was able to get a contract with Universal Music Germany, and attempted to launch an English album from there. Maybe Elena could sign to Universal Music Sweden to attempt to launch a new English album from there? .

Thanks to AlexP from Paparizou forum for this.

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