Sotia Tsotou ( el, Σώτια Τσώτου; 14 May 1942 - 10 December 2011) was a Greek lyricist and journalist. Tsotou was born on 14 May 1942 in

Livadeia Livadeia ( el, Λιβαδειά ''Livadiá'', ; grc, Λεβάδεια, Lebadeia or , ''Lebadia'') is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the Boeotia regional district. Livadeia lies north-west of Athens, west of Chalkida, south-ea ...

, a city in central

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, and she grew up 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 ...

. As the only child of wealthy family she studied in Greek-French School of "Saint Joseph" in

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. From the age of 18 she started to work as a journalist while she was studying in

Panteion University The Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences ( el, Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών), usually referred to simply as the Panteion University, is a university loc ...

and Drama Schools of Pelos katselis and Kostis Michailidis. During the occupation she had been arrested many times that inspired her to write lyrics for many songs. She died of cancer on 10 December 2011.The news of her death , Greek Newspaper "I Avgi"
Βράδιασε για τη Σώτια Τσώτου, 13-12-2011 (in Greek)

Selected Discography

* ''Fotografies'', music: Giorgos Krimizakis (1971) * ''An Imoun Plousios'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1972) * ''Diskoli Zoi'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1973) * ''Chilia Enniakosia Tipota'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1974) * ''Aspro - Mavro'', music: Giorgos Hadjinasios (1974) * ''Skorpia Fylla'', music: Apostolos Kaldaras (1975) * ''

Recital A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety an ...

'', music:

Kostas Hatzis Kostas Hatzis ( el, Κώστας Χατζής) (born 13 August 1936) is a Greek singer-songwriter and musician of Romani origin. Kostas Hatzis was born in Livadeia, a city in central Greece to a Romani family. Considered a leading composer and a ...

(1976) * '' Gia 'Senane Mporo'', music: Antonis Stefanidis (1981) * ''Ego Zografisa Ti Gi'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1983) * ''Simera Ke Panta'', music: Spyros Vlassopoulos (1984) * ''Ta Kalytera Mou Chronia'', music: Giorgos Krimizakis (1985) * '' Synantisi'', music:

(1987) * ''Vradiazei'', music: Christos Nikolopoulos (1992) * ''Ke Pou Theos'', music: Takis Soukas (1994)

References

External links

Sotia Tsotou (imdb.com)Greek lyrics by Sotia Tsotou (stixoi.info)
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