300px, The Athinon Arena pictured as the Pantheon Theater
The Athinon Arena (), sometimes referred to as Athens Arena, is a grand music venue in
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 ...
, Greece. It was built in 2004 as a large-scale
convention centre
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and
concert hall
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This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention centres that may ...
, designed to host up to 3,000 people seated. It was owned by the
Papatheoharis Group. Artists featured in the Arena are
Marinella
Marinella ( el, Μαρινέλλα) (born 20 May 1938, Thessaloniki) is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has release ...
,
Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos ( el, Αντώνης Ρέμος, ; born Antonios Paschalidis, el, Αντώνιος Πασχαλίδης, links=no; 19 June 1970) is a Greek singer.
Biography Early life
He was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Later his family ...
,
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 Cor ...
and
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi ( el, Άννα Βίσση, , ; born 20 December 1957), is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed ...
. Since 2005, it was the venue for the Greek preselection final
Ellinikós Telikós
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, for the
Eurovision Song Contest
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. On 23 and 24 September 2010, the arena was the venue for the
1st Eurovoice Music Contest, hosted by
Pamela Anderson
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Anders ...
and
Éric Serra
Éric Serra (; born 9 September 1959) is a French composer. He is a frequent collaborator of film director Luc Besson.
Early life
Serra was born in Saint-Mandé. His father Claude was a famous French songwriter in the 1950s and '60s, and so ...
, with special guests
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 Cor ...
,
Enrique Iglesias
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and
Anastacia
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.
Some of the shows hosted at the Athens Arena included: Marinella & Antonis Remos - ''Ta Logia Einai Peritta'' (2006), Marinella & Antonis Remos - ''S' Ena Tango'' (2007), Antonis Remos - ''Day+Night'' (2008), Anna Vissi - ''The Fabulous Show'' (2009), Anna Vissi & Sakis Rouvas - ''Face2Face Show'' (2010).
In 2014 the arena was transformed into a 1,600-seat theatre and renamed the Pantheon Theater. After three years operating as theatre for musicals, in 2017 the venue became again concert hall under its initial name Athinon Arena.
Ο Αντώνης Ρέμος στο ΑΘΗΝΩΝ ΑΡΕΝΑ
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References
External links
Face2Face Show official site
Pantheon Theater official website
Athens Arena website
Theatres in Athens
Buildings and structures in Athens
Concert halls in Athens
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