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Lobby Music (2012–2013)

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(2018) , website = Popi Malliotaki ( gr, Πόπη Μαλλιωτάκη; born October 16, 1971) is a Greek

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singer.

Biography

She studied nursing in

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and worked as a

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while at the same time she sang in nightclubs. After eight months she decided to abandon the nursing and deal exclusively with the music. She has collaborated with many artists, such as:

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, Katerina Stanisi, Antipas,

Vasilis Karras Vasilis Karras ( el, Βασίλης Καρράς; born Vasilis Kesoglidis on 12 November 1953) is a Greek folk singer. Biography Karras was born in Kokkinohori, near Kavala, Greece. At the age of 10, his family moved to Thessaloniki. Also aro ...

, Yannis Kapsalis,

Kostas Bigalis Kostas (or Costas) Bigalis (Greek: Κώστας Μπίγαλης, born 15 March 1953 in Athens) is a Greek composer and singer. Biography He began his artistic career at the age of 19 when he was won a music competition and signed his first co ...

, Vasilis Terlegas,

Sophia Vossou Sophia Vossou ( el, Σοφία Βόσσου; born 5 December 1961) is a Greek singer best known abroad for representing Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 where she was placed 13th with the song " I Anixi". Biography Vossou was born in ...

, Dimitris Kontolazos,

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, Stathis Angelopoulos,

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, Spiros Zagoraios,

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, Nikos Kourkoulis,

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, Vasilis Paiteris, and

Lefteris Pantazis Lefteris Pantazis ( el, Λευτέρης Πανταζής) who is often called by the nickname ''LePa'' by the media and his fans, is a Greek singer. He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis (Ελευθέριος Παγκοζίδης) on 27 March 1955 to ...

. She has released three albums and several singles. She counts more than 20 years in the field of the song.

Personal life

She has been married twice. From her first marriage with singer Sakis Galanis has a daughter and the name of the daughter is Rania. In 1992, she met the owner of nightclubs Babis Lazaridis in Germany. They fell madly in love and married in 1999 in Athens. From her second marriage with businessman Babis Lazaridis has a son, the model, journalist and blogger Vasilis Lazaridis. On 13 December 2008, Babis Lazaridis was murdered by unidentified men in the area

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2005: "Aparetiti agapi mou"

In 2005, Popi Maliotaki signs contract with Alpha Records and released her first album titled '' Aparetiti Agapi Mou ''. The music on the album signed by Elias Tryfonides and lyrics by Rania Tikou. Popi Maliotaki and Haris Akritidis they interpret together duet "Aparetiti Agapi Mou". The song was distinguished and later shot as video clip with the directorial guidance of the famous director George Gavalos. Although nascent, Popi Maliotaki succeeded with her first personal album to conquer the 13th place for a week in the period 13/6 to 06/19/05 in the official index of the Greek music market of the IFPI TOP 50 songs for the Greek repertoire.

2006: "Alli mia fora"

At the beginning of 2006, released the second album entitled '' Alli mia fora ''. Among the successful songs of the album, the songs: "Alli mia fora", "Erotas isouna", "Amartimata" and "Gineka monadiki". Surprise in the album is the duet with Popi Maliotaki and the presenter Maria Bekatorou. In the summer of 2007, the album becomes gold from Yiasoo.com.

2007-2008: "Popara"

At the end of 2007, Popi Maliotaki completes and releases his third consecutive album entitled '' Popara ''. The satirical song "Popara" interpreted in 6 different languages and 3 version to answer in this way, at satire which had been brought by

Lakis Lazopoulos Lakis Lazopoulos ( el, Λάκης Λαζόπουλος) is a Greek playwright, actor, comedian, script writer, producer, tv presenter, writer, columnist, songwriter and performer. He was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's ''Great Greeks'' ...

through the broadcast "Al Tsantiri Niouz". The song was a great success from the early days of release and she gained wide recognition and popularity to the public in a very short time.. In 2008, after the great success of the third album entitled "Popara", she collaborated with mobile operator "Helen Q Card" and released calling card with name "Popara" which was the title of their third album. which is the title of the last album.

2013-2014: "Ta xanaleme" - "Ta thelo mou"

After a long absence of several years from the discography, but not of the music stages and the end of the collaboration with the record company

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, Popi Maliotaki returns with a single of called ''Ta xanaleme'', which is released by new record label, Lobby Music. The single contains the songs "Ta xanaleme", "Tha se timoriso" and "Iparhi Theos", at lyrics by Nektarios Bitros, Mentoras and Zoe Grypari and music by Petros Dragoumis and Nikos Georgopoulos. In the song "Ta xanaleme", where is the title of the single she is singing featuring with rapper Mentoras. In 2014, Popi Maliotaki released the single entitled "Ta thelo mou" with music of the single by Panos Roumeliotis and lyrics by Mary Antonaki.

2015-2016: "I epityhia" - "Ekanes ti diafora" - "An m' agapas"

In 2015 she released the single «I epityhia» with lyrics of the single by Popi Maliotaki and music by Panos Roumeliotis, and then she released the single "Ekanes ti diafora" with lyrics by Dimitris Dimitras and music by Panos Roumeliotis from Music Liberty. In 2016 releases her new single entitled "An m' agapas" with lyrics by Elena Maniati and music by Vangelis Panatos from E & E Music Production. The song "An m' agapas" visualized shortly after its release by Dimitris Kabas and Maliotaki surprised us in her new clip because in video clip he has participate her son, Vasilis.

2018 - 2019: "De horizoun oi kardies mas" - "Thema epafis"

In 2018, she signed a contract with the recording company

and released the single in the lyrics of Panos Falaras and music by Akis Diximos. The video clip is directed by Dimitris Kampas. In May 2019, the song "Thema epafis", which is in Latin rhythms, was released by Heaven Music. The lyrics bears the signature of Panos Falaras, while the music of Akis Diximos.

2020 - 2021: "To klidi tou feggariou" - "Arga i grigora"

In 2020, Popi Maliotaki collaborated for the third time with Panos Falaras and Akis Diximos on the song , which was released on December 22 by

along with the video clip. In December 2021, Malliotaki released her fourth single in a row from

, the dance adaptation "Arga i grigora" to music by Valadis and lyrics by Panos Falaras, along with the video clip.

Discographies

Albums

*2005 (feat. Haris Akritidis) *2006 *2007

Singles

*2013 (feat. Mentoras) *2014 *2015 *2016 *2016 *2018 *2019 *2020 *2021

Video Clips

*2005 *2006 *2006 (feat. Maria Bekatorou) *2007 *2013 (feat. Mentoras) *2014 *2015 *2016 *2018 *2019 *2020 *2021

References

External links

Biography
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