Katerina Stikoudi
Katerina Stikoudi | |
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Born | Aikaterini Stikoudi 16 April 1985 |
Alma mater | Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse |
Vangelis Serifis (m. 2018) |
Aikaterini "Katerina" Stikoudi (Greek: Αικατερίνη "Κατερίνα" Στικούδη; born 16 April 1985) is a Greek singer, actress, tv host, model, businesswoman, former champion swimmer and beauty pageant titleholder. After first gaining fame in 2001 by finishing fifth in the national swimming championship as PAOK swimming athlete she pursued a career in modeling, television, cinema and theatre. In 2005 she won the title of Miss Hellas 2005, on National Annual Beauty Pageant of Greece, followed by her participation on Miss World 2005 representing Greece.
On the following year, Stikoudi followed a career as a hostess and actress hosting the talk shows La Sousourela (2005),
In 2009, Stikoudi cooperated with dj-LAVA, as a singer, in his single Tora. After then she started her solo career as a pop and rap singer. In 2011 she released her first music album I Mousiki mou (My Music). The next ten years she released four more albums I yefsi tis zois mou (2013), Cliche (2015), Soundtrack (2018) and Grande (2021).[1]
Early life
Aikaterini Stikoudi was born on 16 April 1985, in Thessaloniki, to Nikos Stikoudis, a greengrocer, and Dina Stikoudi (née Drapsa), an elementary school teacher.[2] She has an older brother, named Telemachos.[3]
From the early age of 8 she started her swimming career when her parents gave her the opportunity to register in PAOK swimming academy. In her adolescence, she signed with PAOK Swimming Team as a professional athlete. In 2001, at the age of 16, she finished fifth at the national championship.[4]
Career
Modeling Career, Beauty Pageants, Hosting and Acting Debut (2002-2008)
At the age of 17, Stikoudi started her modeling career in her hometown, Thessaloniki, signed with her first model agency having some photoshoots and model television appearances alongside her final school years. In 2003, after graduating from school, she entered in college. This year she moved to Larissa where she started studying Medical Laboratories and Dentistry on Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly. Alongside her college life as a helping doctor she started studying Arts and Theatre on Art Theatre of Christos Dimitriadis also in Larissa. After she completed three semesters on both of her studies she quitted to take part on National Beauty Pageant of Greece.[5]
In early 2005, Stikoudi decided to sign up with
She hosted the show until July 2006 when she signed with ANT1 for entering the morning television show Proinos Kafes. There she was the hostess of beauty and fashion column for two seasons, taking also part on the whole of the show next to the hostess Eleonora Meleti.[8] In 2006, she also was the hostess of Model of the Year Beauty Contest and Peloponnesian Beauty Pageant in Greece. In 2007 she entered the cast of comedy series Daddy's Girls as Celia Roda and she also hosted the Peloponnesian Beauty Pageant for an other year. In 2008 she posed almost naked for the Greek men's magazine Nitro, for the cover of August, and she also made a guest appearance on the telenovela Lola portraying herself.
Mega Star, Television Hits, Singing Career and First Albums (2008-2011)
In August 2008, Stikoudi signed with biggest Greek television network Mega Channel, known as MEGA, as the new host of the most long-running talk show in Greek television Mega Star. On October 11, she made her first appearance on the show on the premiere of the 20th season. There she was presenting all the news about the music industry in Greece and worldwide and hosting singers and celebrities of the country, every Saturday afternoon. Her successful presence on the show made her continue hosting the show till May 2011, when Mega Channel decided to cancel the show after 22 years because of economic reasons.[9]
Alongside the hosting of
From 2010 to 2011 she took part on the first season of celebrity singing talent show Just the 2 Of Us, as a celebrity contestant, next to the singer Nikos Mihas. In early 2011 she appeared on the successful MEGA Daytime soap opera The life of the other woman, for four episodes. On the same year she was placed 8th on the list of the sexiest woman celebrities worldwide for a survey of American's men magazines.[11] On June 8 she was the host of the 15th Greek annual beauty pageant Playmate of the Year, organized by Playboy Greece and STAR Channel. On June 14, she made a duet performance with Mohombi on MAD Video Music Awards with the new version of the song Coconut Tree gaining the media attention in Greece. In the same period, after the cancellation of Mega Star, she decided to pause her hosting career for some years in order to focus on the release of the first music album. I Mousiki Mou (My Music), the name of her first album, released on winter of 2011 by Universal Music Group Greece including songs as Tora (Now), Emmoni (Obsessation), 6 ekatommyria (6 million ways) and I Mousiki Mou (My Music).
First professional singing steps, Cinema and Your Face Sounds Familiar (2012-2020)
Her first stage shows performance was in early 2012 was next to Nikos Oikonomopoulos and Elli Kokkinou on Thea Music Hall, Athens. In the same year she made a performance on MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project with the Greek boy bands Kokkina Chalia and NEBMA. On June she performed for a second time on MAD Video Music Awards with Nikos Ganos on the song Break me in the dark. Moreover she released, with Universal Music Group, her video-clips for her songs "Scenario", "Mi", "Ap'tin arhi (From the beginning)", "OK" and "San na min yparcho". She also continued her cooperation with Nikos Oikonomopoulos, and also Stamatis Gonidis, on Fever Music Hall, Athens from September 2012 to January 2013. She cooperated with the band Melisses in early 2013. This period released her new pop song "Psila Takounia (High Heels)", which became a big hit on radio and charts of the country. Followed the trap song "Milia Makria (Miles Away)" with the Cypriot singer Ablaze and the ballad "Me ena sou fili (With only one kiss)". On October 20, 2013 she entered on the fourth season of the show Dancing with the Stars. On February 2, 2014 she completed the show as a runner-up.
In 2014, she released her second music album named "I Gefsi tis Zois mou (The Flavor of my Life)". The album has basically romance influences and ballads as "S' ena oneiro (In a dream)", "I Gefsi tis Zois mou (The Flavor of my Life)" and "Tatouaz (Tattoo)". On June 23, 2014 she gained media attention for her sexy performance on
In 2019 she became part of the cast of the celebrity talent show
Her comeback on tv, YFSF: All Star, Greek-trap influences and EuroPrides (2021-today)
In 2021 she was again in the cast of
In September 2021 she signed with BarkingWell Media and Alpha TV to be the new duet hostess of Nikos Koklonis in the upcoming season of Just the 2 Of Us, coming back to the show eleven years after her participation as celebrity contestant. Her first appearance on the show was on September 25 until today, in the seventh season. On October 15, three days before the birth of her first child, she released her fifth album Grande mainly consisted of her trap songs and balads. Before the end of the year she was part of the cast of the popular, fourth part of comedy movie-series, The Black Bachelor 4 portraying Eda one nymphomaniac woman living on an isolated tower. On June 10, 2022 she appeared as guest judge on the tenth episode of The Masked Singer. On June 22, she appeared after a long time on MAD Video Music Awards collaborating with Vegas, KG and Greg on the songs Yalla & Tous Ponaei. From July to September she was appearing with Stamatis Gonidis and Christos Menidiatis on Stage by Frangelico. On June 25, 2022 she had the lead performance on EuroPride 2022 held in front of the White Tower of Thessaloniki. In September she also performed in EuroPride 2022 in Belgrade. In October she returned on the theatre, performing in the musical The Full Monty on Theatre Vembo as Laura. In March 2023 she has the lead on the new comedy of Stratos Markidis The groom is shaved in the end.
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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2005 | National Annual Beauty Pageant of Greece | Herself (contestant) | Miss Hellas '05 |
Miss World 2005 | Herself (contestant) | E! TV special | |
2005-2006 | La Sousourela | Herself (host) | Daytime talk show on STAR Channel |
Erotas
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Violetta | 50 episodes | |
2006 | Model of the Year Beauty Contest | Herself (host) | TV special |
2006-2007 | Peloponnesian Beauty Pageant | Herself (host) | TV special |
2006-2008 | Proinos Kafes | Herself (host) | Daytime talk show on ANT1 |
2007-2008 | Daddy's Girls | Celia Roda | Series regular / 26 episodes |
2008 | Lola | Herself | 2 episodes |
2008-2011 | Mega Star | Herself (host) | Saturday talk show on Mega Channel |
2009 | My Beloved Neighbours | Herself | 1 episode |
2009-2010 | Guinness World Record Show
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Herself (host) | Game show; season 1 |
I Polykatoikia | Herself | 4 episodes | |
2010 | M+M | Herself | 1 episode |
Talk Dirty to me | Herself | Episode: "End of an era" | |
National Annual Beauty Pageant of Greece | Herself (performance) | TV special | |
Playmate of the Year | Herself (judge) | TV special | |
2010-2011 | Just the 2 Of Us | Herself (contestant) | 8 episodes; season 1 |
2011 | The life of the other woman | Herself | 4 episodes |
Playmate of the Year | Herself (host) | TV special | |
MAD Video Music Awards | Herself (performance) | TV special | |
2012 | MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project | Herself (performance) | TV special |
MAD Video Music Awards | Herself (performance) | TV special | |
2013-2014 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself (contestant) | Runner-up; season 4
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2014 | MAD Video Music Awards | Herself (performance) | TV special |
Your Family or Mine | Herself | Episode: "The painting" | |
2015 | MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project | Herself (performance) | TV special |
2016 | MAD Video Music Awards | Herself (performance) | TV special |
2018 | MAD Video Music Awards | Herself (performance) | TV special |
National Annual Beauty Pageant of Greece | Herself (performance) | TV special | |
2019 | Your Face Sounds Familiar | Herself (contestant) | Runner-up; season 5
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Throw the fryer away | Kirki | Episode: "The storm" | |
2019–2020 | If I were rich | Froso Vrouva | Lead role; 137 episodes |
2020 | Madame Figaro Βeauty Awards | Herself (host) | TV special |
2020-2021 | My Style Rocks | Herself (host) | Daytime fashion show based on Style to Rock; season 3-4 |
2021 | Your Face Sounds Familiar: All Star | Herself (contestant) | 11 episodes; season 7
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2021–present | Just the 2 Of Us | Herself (host) | Talent show; season 5-7 |
2022 | The Masked Singer | Scarecrow / Herself (guest judge) | Episode 10; season 1 |
MAD Video Music Awards | Herself (performance) | TV special | |
2023 | Cretan Annual Beauty Pageant | Herself (host) | TV special |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Soula Ela Xana | TV hostess | Film debut | |
2017 | The Treasure | Sharon Chaido Manolakou | ||
2018 | We did it all together! | Margarita | ||
2021 | The Black Bachelor 4 | Eda | ||
2023 | The groom is shaved in the end | Vicky Bakou |
Music videos
Year | Music video | Artist | Notes |
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2005 | "Eisai Teleia" | 4play | As an actress |
2007 | "Kano ena tsigaro kai tin kano" | Christos Sarlanis | As an actress |
2009 | "Tora" | LAVA & Herself | Music debut |
2010 | "Emmoni" | NEBMA & Herself | |
2011 | "6 ekatommyria" | Herself | |
"I Mousiki Mou" | Herself | ||
2012 | "Scenario" | Herself | |
"Mi" | Herself | ||
"Ap' tin arhi" | Herself | ||
"OK (Den trehei tipota)" | Herself | ||
"San na min yparho" | Herself | ||
2013 | "Psila Takounia" | Herself | |
"Milia Makria" | Herself & Ablaze | ||
"Me ena sou fili" | Herself | ||
2014 | "S' ena oneiro" | Herself | |
"I Gefsi tis zois mou" | Herself | ||
"Tatouaz" | Herself | ||
2015 | "Cliché" | Herself | |
"Synnefia" | Herself | ||
"Tha sou perasei" | NEBMA & Herself | ||
2016 | "Voices" | Herself | |
"I Like the way" | Herself | ||
"Piranhas" | TNS & Herself | ||
"Fylakto" | Herself | ||
"Oxygono" | Naya & Herself | ||
2017 | "Retro" | Herself | |
"Kano oti de vlepo" | Herself | ||
2018 | "Enthade Keitai" | Herself | |
"Mi viasteis na megaloseis" | Herself | ||
"Botox" | Herself | ||
"16 Aprili" | Herself | ||
"Karma" | Herself | ||
"Ap' to tipota" | Herself | ||
2019 | "Apo mia alli epohi" | Herself | |
"Gymni Alithia" | Herself | ||
"To Xerame ki oi dyo" | Herself | ||
2020 | "Diafero" | Herself | |
"Oi Istories Mas" | Herself & Eleftheria Eleftheriou | ||
"Ta Hristougenna mou esy" | Herself | ||
2021 | "All in" | Herself, DJ Stephan & Lil Pop | |
"Grande" | Herself, KINGS & KG | ||
"Ekdikisi" | Herself | ||
"Rio" | Herself, Mc Daddy & Dinamiss | ||
"Suelta" | Herself & Jasari | ||
"Tis Kardias to Kleidi" | Herself | ||
"Den tha pligotheis" | Herself | ||
2022 | "40 Meres" | Herself | |
"Thelo piso ton palio mou eafto" | Herself | ||
2023 | "Rockstar" | Herself, Dj Teez & Vamus | |
"Évidemment: Duet Version" | Herself & La Zarra | ||
"Poly poly poly" | Herself | ||
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2023 version)" | Herself & Stelios Kerasidis |
Discography
Albums
- I Mousiki Mou (2010)
- I Yefsi Tis Zois Mou (2013)
- Cliche (2015)
- Soundtrack (2018)
- Grande (2021)
Singles
- 2009: Τώρα / Tora (Feat. LAVA)
- 2010: Εμμονή / Emmoni (Feat. NEBMA)
- 2011: 6 Εκατομμύρια / 6 Ekatommyria
- 2011: Η Μουσική Μου / I Mousiki Mou
- 2012: Σενάριο / Senario
- 2012: Μη / Mi
- 2012: Απ' Την Αρχή / Ap' Tin Arxi
- 2012: Ο.Κ. (Δεν Τρέχει Τίποτα) / O.K. (Den Trexei Tipota)
- 2012: Σαν Να Μην Υπάρχω / San Na Min Yparxo
- 2013: Ψηλά Τακούνια / Psila Takounia
- 2013: Μίλια Μακριά / Milia Makria (Feat. Ablaze)
- 2013: Μ' Ένα Σου Φιλί / M' Ena Sou Fili
- 2014: Σ' Ένα Όνειρο / S' Ena Oneiro
- 2014: Η Γεύση Της Ζωής Μου / I Geysi Tis Zois Mou
- 2014: Τατουάζ / Tatouaz
- 2015: Cliche
- 2015: Συννεφιά / Synnefia
- 2015: Θα Σου Περάσει / Tha Sou Perasei (Feat. NEBMA)
- 2016: Voices
- 2016: I Like The Way
- 2016: Πιράνχας / Piranxas (Feat. TNS)
- 2017: Retro
- 2018: Intuited
- 2023: Évidemment
Stage
Theater
Production | Year | Theater | Role |
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Annie | 2019 | Tae Kwon Do Theater | Lily St. Regis |
The Full Monty | 2022-2023 | Theater Vembo | Laura |
Tours
- LAVA feat. Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2009)
- NEBMA feat. Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2010)
- Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2011)
- Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2012)
- Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2013)
- Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2014)
- Katerina Stikoudi Live Tour (2014-2015)
- Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2017)
- Soundtrack Tour (2018)
Stage Shows
- Thea (along with Nikos Oikonomopoulos & Elli Kokkinou) - (2012)
- Fever (along with Nikos Oikonomopoulos & Stamatis Gonidis) - (2012-2013)
- Fix Live (along with Nikos Oikonomopoulos, Melisses & Maria Egglezou) (2013)
- VOX (along with Panos Kalidis, Christos Holidis & Chrispa) - (2013-2014)
- Astra Live (along with Panos Kalidis & Ilia Vrettos) - (2014)
- Dames (along with Kostas Doxas) (2015)
- Fix Live (along with Stamatis Gonidis & Giorgos Tsalikis) - (2015-2016)
- Fix Live (along with Adypas & Andreas Stamos) - (2017)
- EuroPride 2019: Visions of Pride in Vienna - (2019)
- Ieros Odos (along with Vasilis Karras, Yannis Ploutarchos & Elli Kokkinou) - (2019-2020)
- EuroPride 2022: Welcome to the future, where everyone can join in Thessaloniki - (2022)
- Stage by Frangelico (along with Stamatis Gonidis & Christos Menidiatis) - (2022)
- EuroPride 2022: It's time in Belgrade - (2022)
Personal life
In January 2009, Stikoudi started dating music producer, rapper and philologist Vangelis Serifis after he appeared as a guest on her show Mega Star to talk about his group's new released songs. On August 25, 2018, after a longtime relationship, they married in the church of Serifi's place of origin, in Thesprotia. On October 18, 2021 she gave birth to their son, Byron Serifis.
Appearances
References
- ^ "Discography of Katerina Stikoudi". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "We saw Katerina's Stikoudi parents in a TBT photo". Marie Claire Greece. 2 December 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Katerina Stikoudi introduces her brother for the first time after years". ilovestyle.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Κατερίνα Στικούδη: "Πέρασα τα μαθητικά μου χρόνια με στρατιωτική πειθαρχία"". peoplegreece.com. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Katerina Stikoudi: Acting and the comments that make her bitter!". tlife.gr. 9 December 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Katerina Stikoudi remembers her days as Miss Hellas 2005". sigmalive. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Katerina Stikoudi, represented Greece, on Miss World 2005". shutterstock.com. Retrieved December 11, 2005.
- ^ "Γιατί η Στικούδη ευχαριστεί τη Μελέτη;". prototheme.gr. March 25, 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Katerina Stikoudi will host Mega Star for third season". newsit.gr. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- ^ "To "Guinness World Records Show" στο Mega!". in.gr. December 21, 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Κατερίνα Στικούδη: 8η πιο sexy γυναίκα του πλανήτη". zappit.gr. 11 March 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "It's viral - What's happens with Stikoudi? Her face is full of botox!". lifo.gr. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Katerina Stikoudi sings her funeral". ant1news.gr. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "My Style Rocks: Παρουσιάστρια η Κατερίνα Στικούδη -Το επιβεβαίωσε η ίδια στον Μουτσινά [βίντεο]". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Katerina Stikoudi on Minos EMI". tlife.gr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "The performance of Katerina Stikoudi on Europride 2019 in Vienna". tlife.gr. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
External links
- Katerina Stikoudi at IMDb