This is no surprise and I wouldn't bet as to which is the original, as the traffic in pop hits between the Near East and Greece, has a long tradition and, IIRC, some Greek pop stars (see here for the trashiest of the trashy) are quite popular in Lebanon, Turkey, (possibly) Iran and (to an astonishing degree) Israel. The latter fact deserves a diary of its own, since it might well be the case that Greek music is the country's biggest export (even in cash terms) to Israel. Apparently Greek music has the benefit of being within the same cultural milieu as Israel, while not being Arab...

The general aesthetics and looks of folk-pop female singers in Arab countries (especially Lebanon), I see now, is also close to home, although we seem to have more platinum-dyed blondes over here.

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