Maria-Anastasia (Mariana) Efstratiou ( el, Μαριάνα Ευστρατίου) (born 17 April 1955 in

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) is a Greek singer, connected on several occasions with the

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. In 1987 she appeared as a backing singer for the duo

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. Efstratiou won the Greek national song contest in 1989, overcoming Greek superstar

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, and represented Greece in Lausanne with '' To Diko Sou Asteri''. The song was placed ninth. In 1996, ERT selected her to represent Greece again, this time with the song '' Emis forame to himona anixiatika'', but the song could only manage 14th place in Oslo. Efstratiou sang three songs in the semi-finals of the Greek national contest in 1998, but none of them qualified for the final. She has worked with

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and she also appeared on stage on several occasions. She has published two records and a promo CD single. Her debut album features her cover of ''

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'', originally sung by

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. She has also participated in the theatrical play '' Pornographia'' by

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. Currently, she is the lead singer of the jazz ensemble Nova Mood.

Discography

* 1982 - Pornografia (music and songs from the play by

. * 1984 - Big Alice (as a band with Costas Bigalis) * 1984 - I Miss You/maxi single * 1985 - Talk About Love/maxi single * 1989 - Kathe telos einai mia arhi * 1993 - Giro apo esena * 1996 - Emis forame to himona anixiatika/promo single.

References

1955 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1989 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1996 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Greece 20th-century Greek women singers Singers from Athens {{Greece-singer-stub