Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki ( el, Ειρήνη Κονιτοπούλου-Λεγάκη; 15 December 1931 – 28 March 2022) was a Greek singer of
Nisiotika.
Biography
Konitopoulou-Legaki was born in
Keramoti, Naxos
Keramoti ( el, Κεραμωτή) is a mountain village in the northeastern part of the island of Naxos in the Cyclades, Greece. Keramoti is part of the municipal unit of Drymalia. It is situated 2 km southwest of Koronos and 12 km east o ...
, on 15 December 1931. She was the daughter of prominent violinist Michalis Konitopoulos and Maria Fyrogenis. Of the 11 children of the family, five survived: Irini, Giorgos, Kostas, Angeliki and Vangelis. In 1951, she settled in
Athens and became especially known for the collaboration of the
National Radio Foundation (EIR) with
Simon Karas.
In 1955, Konitopoulou-Legaki married Stelios Legakis and they had four children. Together with her brother George Konitopoulos and her daughter Eleni Legaki, they charted an important course in the field of Nisiotika.
Konitopoulou-Legaki died on 28 March 2022, at the age of 90.
References
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1931 births
2022 deaths
Greek folk singers
Greek women folk singers
20th-century Greek women singers
21st-century Greek women singers
People from Naxos