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Tamta
Tamta Goduadze ( ka, თამთა გოდუაძე; el, Τάμτα Γκοντουάτζε, Támta Gkontouátze; born 10 January 1981), known mononymously as Tamta, is a Georgian-Greek singer. She first achieved popularity in Greece in 2004 for her participation in '' Super Idol Greece'', in which she placed second. She went on to release several charting albums and singles in Greece and Cyprus, also becoming a mentor on ''X Factor Georgia'' in 2014, and '' The X Factor Greece'' in 2016. She represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song " Replay", finishing in 13th place with 109 points. Early life Goduadze was born and raised in Georgia, where she started singing at the age of five. At the age of 14, Goduadze married her 16-year-old boyfriend and gave birth to their daughter, Annie. While raising her daughter, she graduated from high school and attended Tbilisi State University. Goduadze divorced her husband after six years of marriage, and she later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Replay (Tamta Song)
"Replay" is a song performed by Georgian-Greek singer Tamta. The song title and artist were revealed on 21 December 2018 by the CyBC. The song was written by Alex P. A preview of the song was published on 24 February 2019. The song was performed during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as the Cypriot entry and gained enough votes to qualify for the final, where it placed 13th with 109 points. At Eurovision Tel Aviv The song was chosen to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Replay" written by Alex Papaconstantinou, Teddy Sky, Viktor Svensson, Albin Nedler, and Kristoffer Fogelmark. The song was performed by Georgian-Greek singer Tamta. Background ... after Tamta was internally selected by the Cypriot broadcaster. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agapise Me
''Agapise me'' (') is the second studio album by Greek pop singer and Super Idol contestant Tamta. It was released on 16 May 2007 by Minos EMI. The album was repackaged in early 2008 with Tamta's CD single ''Mia stigmi esi ki ego/Ela sto rhythmo''. "Prin ksana erotefto" is a Greek version of the song "A Rose in the Wind" by Anggun. "I zoi einai oraia" was the Greek entry for the 2007 Mediterranean Song Contest. Singles Five singles were released from the album: "With Love", "Agapise me", "Agapo (Wanna Play)", "Mia stigmi esi ki ego", and "Ela sto rhythmo". "With Love" was Tamta's entry in a three-entry national final to be Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, while the latter two singles were also featured on a two-track CD single. The song "Mia stigmi esi ki ego" was used by the candy company "Lacta" for sales ads and the song "Ela sto rhythmo" was used as the main theme song of the Greek TV series ''Latremenoi Mou Geitones''. ''Love Radio Broadcasting''. Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The X Factor (Greek TV Series)
''The X Factor'' is the Greek version of ''The X Factor'', a show originating in the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. Auditions are held in Greece in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as in Cyprus in the city of Nicosia. Auditions for the third X Factor were also held in New York City. Applicants from the Greek diaspora are also accepted. The show was broadcast live in Greece and Cyprus, as well as abroad via ANT1's international stations, for the first three seasons. For the fourth and fifth season was broadcast live in Greece via Skai TV and in Cyprus via Sigma TV. The sixth season was broadcast live in Greece via Open TV and in Cyprus via Omega. The seventh season began airing on 18 March 2022 on Mega Channel and on Alpha TV Cyprus. The winners of the show are: in the 1st season was Loukas Yorkas, in the 2nd was Stavros Michalakakos, in the 3rd was Harry Antoniou, in the 4th was An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Yassou Maria", written by Alex Papaconstantinou, Marcus Englöf and Markus Sepehrmanesh. The song was performed by Sarbel. To select their entry for the 2007 contest, which took place in Helsinki, Finland, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final ''Eurovision 2007'' which took place on 28 February 2007. The event saw three acts—Sarbel, Tamta and Christos Dantis—compete to be the Greek representative. Following the selection of "Yassou Maria", a music video for the song was released and Sarbel embarked on an international promotional tour for the entry to Russia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Sweden and Romania. As Greece had placed highly at the previous year's contest, it was automatically qualified for the final at this year's contest. Greece appeared tenth out of the 24 countries competing in the final and placed seventh with 139 points. Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With Love (Tamta Song)
"With Love" is a song by the Georgian-Greek singer Tamta. The song was Tamta's entry in a three-way race with Christos Dantis and Sarbel to be Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. On February 28, 2007, Greece chose Sarbel's "Yassou Maria". National final Tamta chose to sing the "With Love", a ballad composed by the Eurovision veteran Nikos Terzis. Lyrics were by Posidonas Giannopoulos. Oikotimes. Retrieved on March 24, 2008. The ballad was of ethnic style containing Greek elements as well as others. A part of the song was in Greek. Tamta went on stage with two male dancers and had a stage act with pyrotechnics. She wore a white dress with while glove and a white hood. The background was orange-yellow. The male dancers used red ribbon-flags on stage. The video wall in the background showed the words "love" and "happiness" in different languages. The performance suffered a microphone glitch mid-way when one of the dancers stepped on a wire. Track listing *CD pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamta (album)
''Tamta'' is the first studio album by Greek pop singer and Super Idol contestant Tamta. It was released in 2006 by Minos EMI Minos EMI is a record company based in Athens, Greece. The company serves as the Greek record label and offices of the multinational Universal Music Group. EMI is credited for founding the record business in Greece in the 1930s, by producing th .... Track listing #"Tornero – Tromero" (featuring Mihai Traistariu) ''(Repackaged Edition Only)'' – 3:00 #"Den Telionei Etsi I Agapi" – 3:17 #"Ftais" (Faraway) – 3:19 #"Mi Fovase" – 3:19 #"Einai Krima" (featuring Grigoris Petrakos) – 3:19 #"O,ti Telionei Pona" – 3:35 #"Ipervoles" – 3:06 #"Tora Pos Na Sviso" – 4:22 #"Mi Mou Zitas Na Xehaso" (Je N' Oublie Rien) – 4:01 #"Ti Sou Ftaio Ego Pou Toso S'agapo" – 3:29 #"Den S' Afino" – 3:50 {{Authority control Tamta albums Greek-language albums 2006 debut albums Minos EMI albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli. Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with and not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Members of Bulgaria's delegation had been moved to other projects, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection. The winner was the with the song " Arcade", performed by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Idol (Greek TV Series)
Super Idol was the first Greek version of the British television hit show ''Pop Idol''. It was a talent contest to find a pop performer. The first series of the show, from February 8 to June 17, 2004, was hosted by Themis Georgantas and the winner was Stavros Konstantinou. Due to low ratings Mega Channel has decided to cancel after only one season, however Georgian runner-up Tamta Goduadze achieved major success and established herself in the Greek music industry afterwards. The panel of judges for the first season of the show were Elena Katrava, Kostantis Spyropoulos and Ilias Psinakis. Auditions The show started in 2004 and auditions were held at three locations: Cyprus, Thessalonica and finally Athens. The winner, Stavros, was from Cyprus. Runner up Tamta Goduadze also recorded the duet ''T'allo Mou Miso'' with Stavros on his first CD. Semi-finals Top 50 Format: 2 out of 10 making in each week Finals Finalists (ages stated at time of contest) See also *Greek Idol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Corfu, he won medals on the national athletics team during the 1980s. Rouvas began a musical career in 1991 as one of Greece's first dance-pop performers. His tenor vocals, complex choreography, costumes, and technological advancements have been credited with transforming music videos and live performances. Rouvas is noted for avoiding domestic music, attaining success for a non-laïko or - éntekhno artist, and for breaking cultural, social, artistic, and generational barriers in Greece and Cyprus. During the early 1990s, Rouvas signed with PolyGram Records and won the Thessaloniki Song Festival. Despite five commercially successful albums, his personal life (including his military service and 1997 Greek-Turkish peace concert, which damaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor Georgia
'' X Factor Georgia'' is the Georgia (country), Georgian version of ''The X Factor'', a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show featuring aspiring singers of all genres drawn from auditions from all across Georgia]. The show was broadcast on Rustavi 2 channel from 2014. The categories are: Boys, Girls, Kids and Groups. Judges In 2016, Nina Sublatti was added to the show's judging panel, as well as Dato Porchkhidze, following the departure of Tamta in 2015. 
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Minos EMI
Minos EMI is a record company based in Athens, Greece. The company serves as the Greek record label and offices of the multinational Universal Music Group. EMI is credited for founding the record business in Greece in the 1930s, by producing the first records and building the country's first recording studio. Founding of recorded music in Greece In 1930, British Columbia Graphophone Company and Gramophone Company, which a year later merged to form EMI Group, formed a partnership along with Greek investor Lambropoulos Brothers Limited to produce records in Greece. By 1931, company operations were in full swing and the first disc produced in Greece had been pressed under the company name ''EMIAL''. After five years of using the halls of large hotels to record songs, EMIAL built Greece's first recording studio and became the front runner in the Greek music industry for many years. The company continued to be incorporated as EMIAL, although it predominantly used the trade name ''EMI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolia Zoi
Apostolia Zoi ( el, Αποστολία Ζώη, ) is a popular Greek singer who was born in Elassona, Greece, and she grew up in Volos. She has released four studio albums. Biography Early life At the age of 14, Apostolia moved to Thessaloniki to pursue her interest in diving and swimming where she graduating from the Gymnastics Academy. One night, while out on the town with friends, a singer at a popular club gave her the microphone and Zoi started to sing. The owner of the club saw her talent, and hired her to sing at his club. Apostolia soon realized that she would like to pursue a music career, and began vocal and singing lessons with Christos Lirintzi. At the same time, she was singing with well-known singers such as Vasilis Karras, Evridiki, ONE, Aggelos Dionisiou, and more. Zoi performed the duet "Maskes" with famed singer Peggy Zina at the club in her last year while living in Thessaloniki and soon left for Athens to further her career. 2003: Beginnings and ''To Proto Vim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
