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Greeks In Sweden
The Greeks in Sweden constitute people of Greek nationality who have settled in Sweden, as well as Swedish people and Swedish residents of Greek heritage. , there were 19,547 people born in Greece living in Sweden, as well as 14,807 people born in Sweden with at least one parent born in Greece. They are located mostly in the southern part of Sweden, especially around Stockholm. Notable people *Steve Angello - DJ, producer, and music label owner *Mikkey Dee - drummer and songwriter for Motörhead *Theodor Kallifatides - writer *Kim Cesarion - singer *Elena Paparizou - singer *Apollo Papathanasio - singer *Alexandra Pascalidou - journalist, TV host, and author * Vasilis Papageorgiou - author, translator, university professor * Babis Stefanidis - football player and manager *Panajotis Dimitriadis - football player *Elli Avram - Bollywood Actress *Sotirios Papagiannopoulos - football player *Sotiris Delis - politician, Member of the Riksdag since 2014 *Dimitri Stassos - songwriter, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County. For several hundred years, Stockholm was the capital of Finland as well (), which then was a part of Sweden. The population of the municipality of Stockholm is expected to reach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panajotis Dimitriadis
Panajotis "Panos" Dimitriadis (born 12 August 1986) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Akropolis. Known for his ability to play in several positions, at AIK he was mainly considered a central defender, but is also an option as a defensive midfielder (his preferred position), offensive midfielder or wing-back. Dimitriadis started his career at AIK's and Djurgården's respective youth departments, before he joined Vasalund and played for the team in Superettan. He joined the Tippeligaen side Sandefjord in 2010, and stayed at the club after their relegation to Adeccoligaen. He joined Brommapojkarna ahead of the 2013 season, before he returned to his youth-club AIK ahead of the 2014 season. Career A Swedish-Greek, Dimitriadis was born in Stockholm. During his youth he played for both Djurgården and AIK, and he was named "youth player of the year" at Djurgården in 2004. He played 45 matches and scored 10 goals for Vasalund in Swedish Division 1 from 2007 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece–Sweden Relations
The first contact between Greece and Sweden can be traced back to the 11th century. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1852. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Sweden Both countries are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and of the European Union. Greece is a full member of NATO. Sweden is not a full member. Greece has given full support to Sweden's membership of the European Union. Greece supports Sweden's NATO membership. History Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Greece were established in 1833, a few years after the Greek War of Independence. The first trade agreement between Sweden and Greece was signed in 1852. In September 1934, the Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Margaret and Princess Ingrid visited Greece with the Svenska Orient Linien's motor ship ''Vasaland''. They stopped at Patras, visited the paper mill in Aegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Aggeliki
Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcasting Network, in the Philippines * ''Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane'', later ''Zoe...'', an American sitcom Music * ''Zoë'' (album), 2011, by Zoë Badwi * Zoé (band), a rock band from Mexico * Zoë Records * ''Zoe'', an opera by Giorgio Miceli ; Songs * "Zoe" (song), by Paganini Traxx * "Zoe", by Stereophonics on the 2013 album ''Graffiti on the Train'' * "Zoe", by Paul Kelly from '' The A – Z Recordings'' Places * Zoe, Kentucky, a town in Lee County, US * Zoe, Oklahoma, Le Flore County, US Technology * Zoe Motors, an American automobile manufacturer * Zoé (reactor), the first French atomic reactor * Zoë (robot), mapping life in the Atacama Desert of Chile * Renault Zoe, a 2013 electric car Other uses * ZOE (company), nutritio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex P
Alexander "Alex P" Papaconstantinou (Greek: Αλέξανδρος "Άλεξ" Παπακωνσταντίνου; born 29 December 1979 in Brännkyrka, Sweden) is a Greek-Swedish songwriter and music producer. He has worked with a number of artists including Jennifer López, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Antique, Helena Paparizou, Arash, Anna Vissi, Cameron Cartio, Eleni Foureira, Sarbel and Tamta. In 2011, Papaconstantinou adopted the production pseudonym Alex P and started collaborating with record producer RedOne, joined RedOne's production and 2101 songs writing team. His collaboration continued until 2014. Along with Adam Baptiste, Papaconstantinou has also been credited as a featured artist under the name "The WAV.s". Since 2017, he has been a member of the pop band VAX. Papaconstantinou has also written and co-written a number of notable songs for Eurovision Song Contest for Sarbel (Greece), Aysel and Arash (Azerbaijan), Ivi Adamou, Eleni Foureira, Tamta and Andromach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Panagiotidis
Antique is a Greek singing duo consisting of Helena Paparizou (; born 1982) and Nikos Panagiotidis (; born 1978), originating from Sweden and combining Greek popular music and lyrics with a Nordic dance-pop beat. Both Paparizou and Panagiotidis were born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. They were the first ever to be nominated for a Swedish Grammis in the category modern dance with a Greek song. In 2001, Antique were selected to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with the song " Die for You", sung in a blend of English and Greek, ending with a third place – only behind Estonia and hosts Denmark. This group is famous in Scandinavian countries, Cyprus, Greece, Germany and Italy. After 19 years of hiatus the group reunited in March 2022 in Greece releasing a cover hit song from 90's meant to be their comeback in music industry. Career In 1999, some DJ friends of Helena Paparizou's brother asked her to make a demo of the Notis Sfakianakis h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antique (band)
Antique is a Greek singing duo consisting of Helena Paparizou (; born 1982) and Nikos Panagiotidis (; born 1978), originating from Sweden and combining Greek popular music and lyrics with a Nordic dance-pop beat. Both Paparizou and Panagiotidis were born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. They were the first ever to be nominated for a Swedish Grammis in the category modern dance with a Greek song. In 2001, Antique were selected to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with the song " Die for You", sung in a blend of English and Greek, ending with a third place – only behind Estonia and hosts Denmark. This group is famous in Scandinavian countries, Cyprus, Greece, Germany and Italy. After 19 years of hiatus the group reunited in March 2022 in Greece releasing a cover hit song from 90's meant to be their comeback in music industry. Career In 1999, some DJ friends of Helena Paparizou's brother asked her to make a demo of the Notis Sfakianakis hit " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino (Greek Singer)
Stefanos Xypolitas ( el, Στέφανος Ξυπολητάς, ), known professionally as Nino ( el, Νίνο, links=no ), is a Greek singer. He rose to fame in 2003 after appearing as a contestant on the debut season of the television show ''Fame Story''. He has since released five studio albums. Biography Early life Nino was born Stefanos Sakellarios Xypolitas in Stockholm on 29 June 1981, and shortly after moved with his family to Rhodes. His first experience with music was at age three, when his parents gave him a piano as a gift. At a young age Nino wrote his first song, titled "Eisai To Pio Omorfo Pou Iparhi" ("You are the most beautiful that exists"), dedicated to his mother. He learned to play the harmonium, guitar (electric classical), drums, harmonica, accordion, and bass by the age of 16. His first real performance was at age 15 live at a night club, where he gained impressions. He started to take music seriously at the age 16. After school, Nino moved to Athens to pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Stassos
Dimitri Stassos (Greek: Δημήτρη Στασσος; born 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden), is a Greek-Swedish songwriter known for his entries in the Eurovision Song Contest as well as writing hits for Ola Svensson and others. Career He has been working professionally as a songwriter, producer, and a musician for many years, signed to Warner Chappell Scandinavia. He has gained success in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest as a composer and producer four times, composed Spain's contribution "La noche es para mí", performed by Soraya, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, as well as co-writing the song "Aphrodisiac", performed by Eleftheria Eleftheriou, which represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku. On the Swedish market Dimitri has worked with "Idol" star Ola Svensson, resulting in three number one singles, "Unstoppable (co-written), " Overdrive" and "I´m In Love" (co-written by Shellback and Alexander Kronlund). He composed two songs and produced six son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Riksdag
Members of Parliament (Swedish language, Swedish: ''riksdagsledamöter'', singular: ''riksdagsledamot'') in Sweden sit in the Riksdag. Description ''Members of Parliament'' refers to the elected List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, members of the Riksdag. In Swedish, an MP is usually referred to as a ''riksdagsledamot'' (''member of the Riksdag'') or a ''riksdagsman'' (''Gentleman of the Riksdag''). The former is in more common use today, especially in official contexts, due to its status as a unisex word, while the latter was used more often historically and literally refers to a male MP exclusively. The parliament is a unicameral assembly with 349 members who are chosen every four years in Elections in Sweden, general elections. To become an MP, a person must be entitled to vote (i.e. be a Swedish Citizenship, citizen, be at least 18 years old and be or have been resident in Sweden) and must be nominated by a List of political parties in Sweden, political party. The MPs ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotiris Delis
Sotiris Delis (born 7 February 1955) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was Member of the Riksdag from the 2014 general election to the 2018 general election, representing his home constituency Jönköping County. 2015-06-30 He is a banker
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