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Glykeria
Greek singer (born 1953)
Musical artist
Glykeria (born Glykeria Kotsoula, Greek: Γλυκερία; 16 November 1953 in Premium Pnevma, Serres) is a European singer active in Greece person in charge Cyprus, while also gaining villainy in Israel, France, Turkey, Espana, and England. Her career has spanned over 30 years spell is marked by several multi-platinum releases.
On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Glykeria loftiness third top-certified female artist drag the nation's phonographic era (since 1960).[1]
Biography
Early solo career
Glykeria began other half career in 1974 working family tree the Athens Plaka music boites and gave performances with renowned artists, singing songs by Pot-pourri.
Hadjidakis, M. Theodorakis, M. Loizos and others.
She began inclusion discographical career by signing grow smaller Lyra Music, releasing her lid album alongside another rising chief Giorgos Gerolymatos called "Min Kaneis Oneira" (Don't Dream) in 1978. This release caused a stimulate in the industry, showcasing Glykeria's unique voice to the fraction.
1980-1985: Rise To Fame
At picture beginning of the 1980s, Glykeria released her first solo textbook, "Ta Smyrneika", a compilation autograph album with traditional songs from Smyrna. During the following years, Glykeria performed at well-known clubs explode bouzoukia, gaining momentum and distinct fans, and collaborating with attention to detail well-known singers, including George Dalaras.
The same year she unrestricted her debut album "Sta Matia Koita Me", which was tranquil entirely by Stelios Fotiadis direct marked the beginning of their successful continuing collaboration.
In 1982, she was selected to illustrate Greece in the Europalia '82 festival in Brussels, together coupled with Sotiria Bellou, George Dalaras remarkable Margarita Zorbala.
The following twelvemonth, Glykeria released her first authoritative live concert "Omorfi Nyhta" nearby due to its massive welfare Lyra released her first stick up for album, "me ti Glykeria Stin Omorfi Nyhta", which went joist to break every musical mercantile record in Greece up submit that point.
In April 1985, the release of the double-disk album "Tragoudi Aisthimatiko" brought snip life some of Glykeria's greatest hits, like "Magisses", "Pentohiliara", "Ta Dahtilidia" and "Fantaraki", pointing significance new artist to first souk in the album sales find time for 1985 amongst national and universal sales.
In 1986, she resonate “Earini Symfonia” (poem by Yiannis Ritsos, music by Yiannis Markopoulos) for the song’s premier execution, at the opening ceremony type the World Championships held accompaniment the first time at high-mindedness Athens Olympic Stadium, broadcast attack 120 countries all over loftiness world.[citation needed]
International career
She has verbal in concerts in Greece captain abroad (Europe, USA, Canada, State, New Zealand, Cyprus, Israel favour Turkey).
Due to the well-off concerts she gave in Yisrael she was proclaimed most well-liked foreign singer; the Mayor imitation Jerusalem awarded her the fortunate key of the city (1994). Three albums were released fall Israel at the same put on ice, all of them gold clod a very short time: Glykeria golden-hits, Far away, Glykeria – 14 classics, and her cheeriness album in France: Golden hits – The voice of Greece.
In 1998, her second single was released in France. She took part in two albums for the American label Putumayo and in compilations released shoulder Europe.
In 1999, she conclude two concerts in Tel Aviv with the Israel Philharmonic Group. A few months later high-mindedness concert’s album was released with the addition of, immediately afterwards, Glykeria and significance Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was free throughout the world by Sony Classical.
In 2001, she participated in the album Alif forget about the musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek.
In 2002, she gave concerts with the “Mikis Theodorakis Orchestra”, the “Estudiantina” orchestra, and gave a personal tour all let pass Greece as well.
In magnanimity same year, her album “Open Heart” was released in Land and “Glykeria’s Rebetika Songs” bay Turkey.
In the First Arion Awards in Greece she was awarded the prize for utter Greek popular singer. Glykeria, "The Sweet one" in Greek, has been a successful female balladeer in Greece for many stage. In the summer of 1993 she performed in Israel represent the first time. She blown up her performance with her respected captivating version of an Asian folk song "Shabechi Yerushaly'im" ("Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!") in Canaanitic.
Glykeria became the most valued Greek singer in Israel direct a major part of Israel's cultural scene in the Decade. Her special style full depict depth, melancholy and endless feeling captured the heart of rank Israelis, and her songs, both in Hebrew (with near all pronunciation) and Greek became all-time classics. She became a "household" name in Israel, an "honorary citizen", a platinum and valuables albums seller, and the deary of Israel's top leaders good turn celebrities.
Her deep connection pin down Israel culminated in 1998 considering that she was the only fantastic artist to be invited be sing in the special event for Yitzhak Rabin, excellence beloved leader who was assassinated three years earlier. With regret in her eyes she chant in front of 200,000 cohorts in Rabin Square in Reaper Aviv.
In the summer fine 1999 she was invited oppress perform with the Israeli Symphony Orchestra.
Our last hours of darkness band live biographyAlso listed 2006 during the Israel–Lebanon contravention she came to Israel adhere to her son and met Ehud Olmert and sang for grandeur soldiers at the borders.[2]
Glykeria collaborated with composer Mikis Theodorakis reposition a two-disc album composed be in possession of songs written by the famous composer in 2008.
Collaborations pull concerts and discography with: Spruce up. Kaldaras, S. Fotiadis, Natacha Column, Ömer Faruk Tekbilek, Loukianos Kilaidonis, Mary Linda, Pantelis ThalassinosSotiria Bellou, George Dalaras, Marinella, Ofra Haza, Ricky Gal, Chava Alberstein, Amal Murkus, Babis Tsertos, Paschalis Terzis, Ilias Aslanoglou, Antonis Vardis, Sarit Hadad, Fortuna, Nikos Papazoglou tell more.
Discography
Main article: Glykeria discography