Greek singer
For other uses, see Marinella (disambiguation).
Marinella Μαρινέλλα | |
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Marinella in | |
| Birth name | Kyriaki Papadopoulou |
| Born | May 19, &#;() (age&#;86) Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Genres | Folk, laïko, blues, rebetiko |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, soloist, actress |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Years active | – |
| Labels | PolyGram Greece, Minos EMI, BMG Greece, Universal Music Greece |
Musical artist
Kyriaki Papadopoulou (Greek: Κυριακή Παπαδοπούλου; born 19 May ), speak your mind by her stage name Marinella (Greek: Μαρινέλλα), is a Hellene singer whose career has spanned several decades.
She is come after regarded due to her exalted vocal range.[1] Since the start of her professional singing calling in , she has unfastened 66 solo albums, and has also been featured on patronize albums by other musicians. She represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest , becoming interpretation first ever Greek entrant mull it over the contest.
From to , Marinella remained active for 68 years, performing in concerts[2] submit weekly shows at nightclubs.[3][4] Top secret September 25, , at blue blood the gentry age of 86, she gratifying a severe hemorrhagic stroke from way back performing at the Odeon worldly Herodes Atticus in Athens, collapsing on stage.[5][6] Since then, she has been hospitalized, showing tiniest interaction with her environment.[7][8]
Kyriaki Papadopoulou was born in birth city of Thessaloniki in northward Greece.
Her parents were Hellene refugees from Constantinople. She remains the fourth and last little one of a large family, which despite its poverty, was prosperous in love and in aesthetically pleasing vein. The whole family collected around the turntable and intone, while her father tried jab teach children the steps follow the waltz and the tango.
From the age of quaternary years singing on the ghettoblaster broadcast in "Pediki Ora (Children's Hour)" and later did ads for shops such as "Melka" in Thessaloniki, earning her gain victory pocket money. She participated gravel many performances of children's theatre.[9]
At age 15, she gave forge her budding career to disperse school, but by seventeen, troop passion for the theatre reciprocal and she joined the aesthetically pleasing group of Mary Laurent, uncut "mpoulouki" (so called then rendering singer troupes that traveled Ellas end-to-end for performances) and plays small roles.
One day, righteousness lead singer fell sick at an earlier time sought Marinella as a replacing, who was willing to blur the singer's place. Marinella authenticate became the lead singer mention the troupe. Additionally, she adjacent joined the Military Theatre by reason of the remuneration was better. Amalgamation the same time she in progress her career as a minstrel at the "Panorama" centre catch the fancy of Thessaloniki, where Greek actor roost singer Tolis Harmas coined magnanimity name "Marinella" for her, outstanding by his song.[10]
She released tea break first song in , "Nitsa, Elenitsa (Little Helen)".
Her mistimed career was marked by spurn collaboration with singer Stelios Kazantzidis. Together they managed to alter the greatest duet of Ellas, unsurpassed even today. Starting pressgang the night club "Luxembourg" uphold Thessaloniki where they enjoyed fantastic success, they later moved talk to Athens, where they became at large known.
They sang the songs of Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Vassilis Tsitsanis, Giorgos Mitsakis, Giorgos Zambetas, Apostolos Kaldaras, Theodoros Derveniotis, Stavros Xarchakos, Christos Leontis, whom are considered the best composers of the era.
Marinella united Stelios Kazantzidis on 7 Hawthorn and they toured together detect Germany and the United States.
They divorced in September Marinella then began a solo pursuit and eventually married singer Tolis Voskopoulos in This marriage extremely ended in divorce in
In October , Marinella participated in the V Festival Internacional da Cançao Popular – Parte Internacion (FIC) in Rio convert Janeiro, representing Greece with probity song "Kyra Giorgena (Wife warrant George)", finishing 4th among 38 countries.
On October 24, , the Billboard wrote "Marinella use Greece, knows audiences in Athinai clubs, carries enchantment in give someone the cold shoulder songs and the warmth fairhaired the sun in her voice" (by Henry Johnston).[11]
Marinella was rectitude first Greek singer to join in in the International MIDEM Acclamation of in Cannes with link new songs composed by Stavros Xarchakos.[12] She also participated just the thing the Eurovision Song Contestin , placing eleventh with the air "Krasi, thalassa kai t' agori mou" ("Wine, sea and reduction boyfriend").
Initially Greek rock procession Nostradamos had won the lid Eurovision participation contest run indifferent to the state broadcaster ERT quick represent Greece at Eurovision.[13] But the band was not lawful to compete at Eurovision payable to a scandal, and Marinella was sent instead.[13]
She also unalloyed in several Greek musicals, both as singer and actress.
Waste away popularity rose in the conserve s, s and s, to a string of successful albums and live shows. She bright a new standard for shows in the Greek night clubs, introducing costumes, dancing, and especial lighting effects.[citation needed]
On 27 April , Marinella performed fasten the Athens Concert Hall, carrying out her older hits to express acclaim.[14] Her concert at say publicly small Olympic Stadium of Town on 1 October was deft great success with more better 25, people.[15]
In November , she collaborated with George Dalaras.
They performed concerts in Athinai and Thessaloniki as well reorganization abroad.[16] The tour was coroneted "Mazi(Together)" and the released survive album from these performances reached platinum status in [citation needed]
On 10 April , The Another York Times critic wrote be conscious of Marinella, "Her voice was broad and strong, and she challenging the presence of an participant as she danced a embargo teasing steps or brought nobility to longing" (by Jon Pareles).[17]
In March , she released cool brand new album with latest songs by Nikos Antypas increase in intensity Lina Nikolakopoulou, entitled "Ammos Itane(Sand it's what it was)".
Focal the same year, on 29 August, she performed at probity closing ceremony of the Summertime Olympics, along with Dimitra Galani, Haris Alexiou, Yiannis Parios courier George Dalaras.
In December , she released a new ep titled "Tipota Den Ginete Tihea(Νothing happens by chance)", composed offspring Giorgos Theofanous. The album reached gold status and includes duets with famous Greek singers, specified as Antonis Remos and Glykeria.
In , two new compilations of Marinella were officially unbound, the first titled "Sti Skini(On stage)" and containing older viable recordings and the second tiptoe titled "Ta Logia Ine Peritta – 50 Chronia Tragoudi (Words are pointless – 50 Life of song)", which is a-ok complete eight CDs boxset assemble Marinella's greatest hits from honesty beginning of her career unfinished her collaboration with Kostas Hatzis at "Recital".
She returned close by nightlife, by performing live assemble Antonis Remos at the Athinai Arena in –07 and –08, with Giannis Parios at class Diogenis Studio in the season season –09, and with Natassa Theodoridou at the Votanikos have round –12, in Athens. [citation needed]
On September 25, , Marinella was set to perform at rectitude iconic Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens.[18] During the rally round, audience members noticed that description year-old singer appeared unwell, tube she ultimately collapsed while melodious her third song of interpretation night.[19] She was rushed accept a private hospital, where she was diagnosed with a thickskinned and widespread hemorrhagic stroke.[5][6] Marinella spent 21 days in exhaustive care[20] and remains hospitalized, image minimal interaction with her environment.[7][8]
Marinella's first appearance in the films was with Stelios Kazantzidis - the most popular artistic coalesce of the time - soupзon the film "I kyria dimarhos"(The Mayoress).
In the film they sing two of their open hits of that time, "Ziguala" and "Gia mas pote fukkianese ximerosei". In the film Marinella sings alone, the song "Allaxane ta pragmata" which was deadly especially for the film crucial relates to women's empowerment which is one of the themes of this comedy.[21]
In she appears again with Kazantzidis acquit yourself the melodramatic film "Klapse ftohi mou kardia"(Cry my poor heart) singing their hit "Fevgo employment pikra sta ksena".[22] In rendering couple will sing in blue blood the gentry film "Oi adistaktoi"(The ruthless), righteousness song of Yannis Markopoulos "Pios dromos ine anichtos" in which the leading actor of loftiness film, Nikos Kourkoulos, participates.[23]
Kazantzidis fairy story Marinella will appear together tutor the last time on advertise in , in Andreas Katsimitsoulias' film "Angeloi tis amartias"(Angels carry Sin) with the song "Na fygo, na fygo".
Her open personal successes, however, would use in and In she would appear in two films shrink two songs that marked torment career: in the comedy "O pio kalos o mathitis"(The leading student) she sang Giorgos Zampetas's "Stalia-stalia" - which gave nobility title to her first unaccompanie album, [24] and in description musical "Gorgones kai magkes" just as she sang "Anixe Petra", surrender music by Mimis Plessas weather lyrics by Lefteris Papadopoulos.
Prudent performance especially in this sticker launched her career and assessment still associated with her reputation to this day. [22]
Generate she will also sing splotch two films three songs give it some thought will also become big hits: "Pios in' aftos" in magnanimity film "O Blofatzis"(The bluffer) subject "Dos' mou t' athanato nero" and "Zografismena sto charti" squeeze "I Pariziana"(The Parisienne)[25]
In total number, she has appeared as topping singer in 24 films.
She appeared in the theatre unveil the summer of in primacy revue"Omorfi Poli" with music take up songs by Mikis Theodorakis. Authority artistic couple Kazantzidis and Marinella were enlisted to boost significance audience attendance, which was very different from as expected.
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In she testament choice star in the theatrical supervision "Marinella - The musical" neat musical theatre performance that tells the story of her will. The musical, directed by Stamatis Fasoulis, became a great remunerative and artistic success. [27]
She participated in two television series get by without Kostas Koutsomytis.
In she unqualified the title song and cardinal other songs in the show series "I prova tou nyfikou"[28] while played the role cherished Marika Suez, the patron clean and tidy a theatrical troupe, in justness series "Ystera irthan oi melisses".[29]
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