- She was born in Sweden, to Greek parents.
- Won Eurovision 2005 competition with song "My Number One" representing Greece. (May 21, 2005)
- Came third place with her group Antique in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest representing Greece with the song "Die For You".
- Fluent in Greek, Swedish and English.
- She is best known for her partnership with her childhood friend, and fellow Greek-Swede, Nikos Panagiotidis in Antique, a band which offered a linguistic and musical taste of the pair's Greek heritage. Antique were initially most popular in Scandinavia.
- Added an H to her name, changing it from Elena to Helena, so that it would be easier to pronounce in Europe.
- Her parents are from Volos and Karditsa.
- She has a sister Rita and brother Dino.
- Currently the official ambassador for the Greek Ministry of Tourism. (2005)
- Her parents are Georgios and Efrosini Paparizou.
- In 2010, Forbes listed her as the 21st most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece and the fourth highest ranked singer.
- Was ranked by Alpha-TV as the 14th top-certified female artist on a list titled "30 Most Popular Greek Female Singers of the Past 50 Years".
- Lives with her fiancé (now ex-fiancé) in the Athens suburb of Glyfada (since 2006).
- Her father died suddenly of a heart attack on December 25, 2008.
- Was a guest at the musical show Sommarkrysset (June 2005)
- On the 21st of May 2005, will represent Greece for the second time at the Eurovision song contest that will take place in Kiev, Ukraine. She is currently doing a promotional tour for her hit song "My Number One". (April 2005)
- Won the Eurovision Song Contest for Greece with a large winning margin (May 2005)
- Won The Eurovision Song Contest with her song "My Number One", and is planning a 2005 fall USA tour. (May 2005)
- Released her 2nd solo Greek CD "Iparxi Logos". (April 2006)
- Helena's song "My Number One" was chosen to be among the 14 songs that will compete for the title of the best song of ESC. The competition will take place in the 22 of October 2005 in Copenhagen. (October 2005)
- Is preparing to release her first solo English album called "The Game of Love" worldwide on October 25, 2006. First countries it will launched in will be all of Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada. (October 2006)
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