C Real (Greek band)

C:Real
C:Real performing in Katerini, Greece, in February 2009.
Background information
Origin	Greece
Genres	Pop rock, Pop
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Dance Pool (1997-1998) Planetworks (2000) Heaven Music (2008-2010) Sony Music Greece (1997-1998, 2003-2008, 2010-present)
Website	www.c-real.gr
Members	Takis Damaschis (Guitar) Georgia Lazopoulou(Vocals) Giannis Giannikos(Lead Guitar) Ilias Laitsas (Drums)
Past members	Irini Douka (Vocals) Dimitris Horianopoulos (Drums) Manos Spyridakis (Bass) Apostolis Koskinas (Guitar)

C:Real (pronounced as "see real" or "serial") are a popular Greek pop rock band. They are characterized by their pop rock sound and live performances.

The group was created in 1996 by composer, lyricist, and producer Takis Damaschis. Their first single was released a little after the creation of group and was titled "A New Religion". One year later in 1997, they released their second single titled "Visions of You" featuring Sarah Jane Morris. The single was released in 30 countries, which was considered a world success for the fairly new group. In June 1997, C:Real released their debut album titled Realtime.

In December 1999, C:Real released the 4 track CD single "With or Without You", that is today considered their first major success in Greece. It was on the IFPI singles chart for over 18 weeks. The second single "Thinking of You", a Latin-sounding track featuring Sofia Strati, was released in mid 2000 as a CD single and soon after, the group's second album Stop Killing Time was released.

Up until 2002, all of C:Real's releases were in English. With the addition of lead vocalist Irini Douka to the group, they started producing songs in Greek. Their first Greek language release was the three track CD single "Tha Se Thimamai" (I will remember you) which was a big radio and commercial success. The title track was also included on Giannis Spanou's album Anazitisi.

In October 2003, the group's third album titled Ta Pio Megala S'Agapo (The biggest 'I love you') was released. The album included 10 songs as well as the CD single "Tha Se Thimamai". The first single from the album was "Tha Perimeno" (I will wait) and became one of the radio hits of 2004, being released in 7 countries. The song also had a dance remix which was included on the album. It was after this release that C:Real began to establish their niche in the Greek music industry.

In October 2004, C:Real released their fourth studio album titled Hilia Hronia (A thousand years). The album featured a more "western" sound and contained 12 tracks. One of the tracks featured fellow Greek singer Giannis Vardis and was named "Etsi Kanoun Oi Kardies". In December 2005, the album was re-released with the addition of two new songs: "Etsi M'Aresei Na Zo" (That's how I like to live) and "Meine Dipla Mou" (Stay next to me) with the first becoming a radio hit.