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Michalis Rakintzis
Mihalis Rakintzis (Greek: Μιχάλης Ρακιντζής) is a Greek singer. He was born in Athens, on 3 April 1957, and studied Mechanical Engineering in Great Britain. Biography on Mygreek.fm, retrieved 30 August 2011 (in Greek). From 1982 to 1985, he participated at a rock group called Scraptown. After three albums & a maxi-single Scraptown split up and Rakintzis started a solo career. Readers of the music magazine ''Popcorn'' voted him "Best singer of the Year" in 1991. Mihalis Rakintzis worked with international stars such as from , rocksinger |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitra Papadopoulou
Dimitra Papadopoulou ( el, Δήμητρα Παπαδοπούλου; born 19 July 1962) is a Greek actress, writer and director. Papadopoulou gained national recognition for portraying Dimitra on the popular television sitcom ''Oi Aparadektoi'' (1991–1993) which she also wrote. She has written many theatrical plays such as ''O papous exei piesi'' (Greek: Ο παππους εχει πιεση, English: The grandfather has high blood pressure) and ''Mana tha pao sto Hollywood'' (Greek: Μανα θα παω στο Χολυγουντ, English: Mom I'm going to Hollywood). In recent years she has made few appearances on TV as she has focused mostly on theatre. Early life Dimitra was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Both of her parents are of Greek Cypriot Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest Entrants Of 2002
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] |
Eurovision Song Contest Entrants For Greece
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 sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1957 Births
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of '' Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Let You Go (Mando Song)
"Never Let You Go" is a song recorded by Greek singer Mando, written by herself and Teri Siganos, and produced by Johnny Jam. It is best known as the entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, held in Riga. Background The song is a dramatic ballad, with the singer telling her lover all the things she would do for him, but emphasising that she would "never let imgo". The song topped the Greek charts and was certified gold in Greece. Eurovision The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following 's Olexandr Ponomariov with " Hasta La Vista" and preceding 's Jostein Hasselgård with " I'm Not Afraid To Move On". It was the first time in the contest that the Greek entry did not feature any Greek lyrics as the song was performed fully in English. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points and was placed 17th in a field of 26. For her Eurovision appearance, Mando wore an unusual navy blue gown, with a very tight lace-up bodice. It was succeeded as Greek entry at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mando (singer)
Adamantia Stamatopoulou ( el, Αδαμαντία Σταματοπούλου; born 13 April 1966), known as Mando ( el, links=no, Μαντώ), is a Greek singer. She was born and raised in Athens by her jazz pianist father, Nikos Stamatopoulos and a classic soprano opera mother, Mary Apergi. From a young age she began to develop her talent and interest in music, and was characterized as a " born musician". On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Mando the 23rd top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960), totalling five gold records.''Chart Show: Your Countdown''. Alpha TV. Airdate: 14 March 2010. On 21 April 2013 she participated at the Greek version of ''Your Face Sounds Familiar'' which was aired by Antenna TV Greece, where in the last episode (30 June 2013), she placed 4th. She was a special guest star in the semi-final of The Voice of Greece where she and one of the participants, Maria Elena Kiriakou, sang together Beyonce's Hit ''Listen'' And she has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece In The Eurovision Song Contest
Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 42 times since its debut in , missing six contests in that time (1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999 and 2000). Greece's first win came in 2005 with "My Number One", sung by Helena Paparizou. The Greek national broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), broadcasts the event each year and organises the process for the selection of the Greek entry. Greece has never finished last in the contest. Throughout the 20th century, Greece achieved only two top five results, finishing fifth with Paschalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy in and again fifth with Cleopatra in . The start of the 21st century saw Greece become one of the most successful countries in the contest, with ten out of thirteen top-ten results between 2001 and 2013, including third-place finishes for Antique in (with 2005 winner Paparizou as lead singer), Sakis Rouvas in and Kalomira in . Between 2014 and 2019, Greece did not reach the top ten, including twice fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(I Would) Die For You
"(I Would) Die for You" is a song released by Antique, a duo consisting of Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis, both born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. It was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in English and Greek (the first Greek entry not to be performed entirely in Greek). Prior to entering the contest the group had had two Top 10 hits in both Greece and Sweden, "Opa Opa" and "Dinata Dinata". "(I Would) Die for You" was released as a CD single by Bonnier Music and EMI International following the contest. The CD single was certified platinum in Greece and gold in Sweden. The song was included on Antique's second album, '' Die for You'', released as ''Die for You/Tha Pethaina Gia Sena'' in the Greek market. Eurovision The song was performed twenty-second on the night following 's Fabrizio Faniello with " Another Summer Night" and preceding 's Rollo & King with "Never Ever Let You Go". At the close of voting, it had received 147 points (12 p ... [...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] |
Star Channel (Greece)
Star Channel is a Greek free-to-air television channel that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek shows. It was launched in December 1993 and is owned by New Television S.A. (a company owned by Giannis Vardinogiannis). Star Channel is known in Greece mostly for its programming style, both in terms of live shows and news content, with an increased focus on lifestyle, showbiz, gossip, and fashion news, and on "comedic" presentation. In 2013, Star started combining information with entertainment, resulting in the channel's shift to a more serious tone. Star Channel generated €64 million in net profit in 2014 which represents a 32.2% increase from the previous year. History Star Channel was launched on 4 December 1993 to compete with Mega, ANT1, Alpha TV and ERT Channels. It began broadcasting children's programs as well as foreign series. In 1994 – Star Channel began to exchange family/children's programs from Alpha, then known as Skai (Greek spelling of Sky) with Star's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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