Elpida (singer)
Elpida Ελπίδα | |
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Birth name | Elpida Karayiannopoulou |
Also known as | Elpida (stage name) |
Born | October 1, 1949 |
Origin | Spercheiada, Greece |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1970–1997 |
Elpida Karayiannopoulou (Greek: Ελπίδα Καραγιαννοπούλου, born October 1, 1949), is a Greek singer who was one of the most successful singers in Greece and the Greek diaspora in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
Known professionally as just Elpida, she released 17 original albums in her 25-year recording history, and regularly topped
Early life
Elpida Karayiannopoulou was born in Spercheiada, Greece; at 14, she moved to Athens with her two older brothers to study. Upon finishing school, she wished to be an architect, but instead began to study topography while working at the same time.[2]
Career
Elpida began her singing career in 1970 when she became the singer of an orchestra and subsequently recorded an album with them. In 1972, she participated in Thessaloniki Music Festival with the song "Den Ton Eida" (Δεν τον είδα, I didn't see him)
Elpida went on to take part in 13 festivals similar to those of Thessaloniki including Tokyo in 1974 where she placed second and the winner of Viña del Mar Festival in Chile in 1975 with the song "Pos Pes Mou Pos".[3][4] She received various awards such as the "Reward of Interpretation" in Poland, and a reward for television in Bulgaria. She also made a lot of television appearances in Latin America, Spain, Germany, England, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian Countries and made several television appearances in Israel.[2]
In 1979, Elpida was chosen to take part in the
1988 saw the release of the album Flas from which the song "Opos Se Thelo S'oneirevomai" became a radio hit. In 1994, her sixteenth studio album was released titled Mes Ti Nihta Hathika, with music by Thanasis Kargidis and Panos Falaras.[2]
Personal life
Elpida married in 1979 and gave birth to her first child, a girl named Hera, in 1980. Her second child, Stephanos, was born in 1985 and led to her absence from the music industry for four years as she spent time with her family.[2]
Discography
- 1972: Den Ton Eida
- 1973: Elpida
- 1975: Koita To Fos
- 1975: Epi Skinis
- 1976: Elpida
- 1978: Borei
- 1979: Sokrati
- 1979: Elpida
- 1979: Ta Oraiotera Tragoudia Mou (compilation)
- 1981: Me Tin Elpida
- 1983: Me Logia Apla
- 1987: Flas
- 1988: 16 Apo Ta Oraiotera Tragoudia (compilation)
- 1989: Ela na Paizoume
- 1990: Tragoudontas Tis Epohes, 10
- 1990: Selida 16
- 1992: To Palio Na Legetai
- 1994: Mes Sti Nihta Hathika
- 1994: "Zileia"/"Kameno Harti" (maxi single)
- 1995: To Lathos Kai To Pathos
- 1997: Me Tragoudia Kai Logia ta Oraiotera Mou, 1972–87 (compilation)
References
- ^ a b c "Cyprus – Eurovision Song Contest 1986". ESCToday. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ^ MAD TV. Archived from the originalon February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ^ Elpida, Love Song, Premiación Festival de Viña 1975, retrieved November 17, 2023
- ^ Elpida, Love Song, Festival de Viña 1975, retrieved November 17, 2023