Mariada Pieridi ( el, Μαριάντα Πιερίδη, ; born 13 July 1973) is a Cypriot pop singer.

Early life

Mariada Pieridi was born in

Nicosia, Cyprus Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, Romanization of Armenian, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, Capital city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is ...

. ''

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''; retrieved 24 April 2008. Her father was an officer in the Greek Navy and her mother was a lawyer in Cyprus. She has a younger brother, Dimitri. Pieridi and her family moved to

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 ...

when she was a child. She soon began to experiment with music and sports. She was on the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastics Association (PGS) for nine years and started playing the piano. Music became an integral part of her life and when she reached high school, she decided that she wanted a career in the music industry. She then took speech classes at the Attica Conservatory and continued with piano lessons.

Career

1995: Eurovision

Pieridi got her first real break into the music industry during the

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. She was the backing vocalist of the Greek entry to the contest performed by Elina Konstantopoulou. They sang the song " Pia Prosefhi" ("What Kind Of A Prayer"). After Eurovision, Pieridi performed with many popular singers including

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and

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, getting her name and voice known.

2002–present

In June 2002, Pieridi released her first album, '' I Gineka Tis Zois Sou'' ("The Woman of Your Life"), which was a success and moved her into the mainstream. Also in 2002, at the Arion Music Awards she received the award for "Best New Artist". July 2003 marked the release of Pieridi's first single, "

Oute Ki Esi ''Oute Ki Esi'' (Greek: ''Ούτε Κι Εσύ''; English: ''Neither You'') is an EP by Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released on 3 July 2003 by Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to a ...

" ("Neither You"), and the album '' Vale Fantasia'' (''Use Your Imagination'') was released three months later in October. Over the following years, she went on to release two more albums, ''

Abra Katabra ''Abra Katabra'' (Greek: Άμπρα κατάμπρα; English: Abracadabra) is an album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in December 2004 by Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated a ...

'' and ''

Sfera Stin Kardia ''Sfera Stin Kardia'' (Greek: ''Σφαίρα Στην Καρδιά''; English: ''Bullet in the heart'') is the fourth studio album of Greek artist, Mariada Pieridi. It was released on 5 December 2005 by Universal Music Greece and later received g ...

'' (''Bullet In The Heart''). In September 2006, she returned with the single " DJ". It is a remake of Swedish singer

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's "Stanna Eller Ga". The lyrics of all of the songs on the CD are signed off for the first time by Pieridi herself. A few days after the release of the single, Pieridi released her first "best of" album, ''

DJ - The Hits Collection ''DJ - The Hits Collection'' is a best of album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in October 2006 by Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal M ...

''. In mid-December 2008, she released her fifth studio album, ''Se Prokalo'', nine songs, including the single "Milia Makria".

Discography

Albums

*2002: '' I Gineka Tis Zois Sou'' *2003: '' Vale Fantasia'' *2004: ''

'' *2005: ''

'' *2006: ''

'' *2008: ''Se Prokalo''

Digital Songs

*2009: ''Fantasia thelei mono'' (DJ Krazy Kon feat Mariada Pieridi) *2010: ''Pathima Mathima''

Singles

*2003: "

" *2006: " DJ" *2008: "

Tha Doso Resta "Tha Doso Resta" (Greek: Θα Δώσω Ρέστα; en, I'll Give Change) is a CD single by popular Greek artist Marianta Pieridi released in Greece in March 2008 by Virus Music. The song was first released in October 2007, and was soon followed ...

References

External links

Official Website
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