Maria Elena Kyriakou
Maria Elena Kyriakou | |
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Background information | |
Born | Larnaca, Cyprus | 11 January 1984
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Minos EMI (2014–present) |
Maria Elena Kyriakou (
Biography and career
Early life
Maria Elena Kyriakou was born on 11 January 1984 in
2014: The Voice of Greece
Kyriakou auditioned for The Voice of Greece at the age of twenty-nine.[3] Appearing on the third of the eight blind auditions, she auditioned with "Because of You" originally by Kelly Clarkson—with all four coaches electing for her to join their teams; from which Kyriakou selected Despina Vandi.[4] During the battles, she performed "Hero" against Eva Kanata–with Despina crowning her as the winner.[5] In the second live show, she performed "I Have Nothing" and was saved by the public.[6] In the third live show, she performed "Den Eisai Edo" and was once again saved by the public along with Stelios Mayalios.[7] In the fourth live show, she performed "Hurt" and was saved by the public to proceed to the semi-final.[8] In the semi-final, she performed "Bleeding Love" for her solo performance and "Listen" for her duet with Mando.[9] Kyriakou proceeded to the final after getting 60 points from her coach and 80 points from the public.[9] Her song "Dio Egoismoi" was available on iTunes the day after the semi-final, on 3 May 2014.[10] In the final she performed her original song "Dio Egoismoi" and a duet with her coach with the song "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)".[11] As she advanced to the second round along with Kosmidou and Kintatos, she performed "Because of You", the song she performed during the blind auditions.[11] Kyriakou won the series and a record deal with Minos EMI.
The Voice of Greece season 1 performances and results | |||||
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Show | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
Blind Auditions | Contestant's choice | "Because of You" | Kelly Clarkson | 9 | Advanced |
Battles | Coach's choice | "Hero" (against Eva Kanata) | Mariah Carey | 1 | |
Live show 2 | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | 2 | Safe | |
Live show 3 | "Den Eisai Edo" | Dimitra Galani | 12 | ||
Live show 4 | "Hurt" | Christina Aguilera | 6 | ||
Group performance | "Hano Esena" (with Team Vandi) | Despina Vandi | — | ||
Semi-final | Coach's choice | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | 7 | |
Duet with guest | "Listen" (duet with Mando) | Beyoncé | 8 | ||
Final | Original song | "Dio Egoismoi" | Maria Elena Kyriakou | 1 | Winner |
Duet with coach | "No More Tears" (with Despina Vandi) | Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer | 2 | ||
Auditions' song | "Because of You" | Kelly Clarkson | 9 |
2015: Eurovision Song Contest
Maria Elena Kyriakou won the Greek national final and represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.[12]
Personal life
Kyriakou is one of the four children in her family among them the known Cypriot footballer Kyriacos Pavlou.[2][13] In 2006, she married Cypriot sports journalist Gregoris Gregoriou, with whom she has three children; Kyriakou and Gregoriou divorced in 2011.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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GRE | ||
Dio ageloi sti gi (in Greek Δυο Άγγελοι Στη Γη) |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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GRE | ICE | |||
"Dio egoismoi" | 2014 | — | — | Dio ageloi sti gi |
"Dio ageloi sti gi" | — | — | ||
" One Last Breath "
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2015 | — | 35 | Non-album single |
"Mia anapnoi" (Greek version of "One Last Breath") |
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Autumn 2015 Horis Esena (Without You) for the show with which it shares the same name.
- Featured in
- 2015: "The Otherside" (
Television
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2014 | The Voice of Greece
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Herself | Contestant Winner |
2015 | Eurosong 2015 - a MAD show
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Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | Contestant 19th place |
Awards
Year | Contest | Award | Result |
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2015 | MAD Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | Won |
References
- ^ Star. Archived from the originalon 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Το προφίλ της νικήτριας του The Voice Μαρίας-Έλενας Κυριάκου". Newsorama. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Profile: Maria Elena Kyriakou". ANT1. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "The Voice: Η Βανδή "μαγνήτης" των ροκάδων, η απόρριψη του Σαντικάι, τα σχόλια Ρέμου-Βανδή για Νότη!". Tralala. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "The Voice: αυτοί είναι οι νικητές του πρώτου Battle". Fimes. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Το δεύτερο live: Όλα τα βίντεο της βραδιάς". Yupiii. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Όσα έγιναν στο τρίτο live: Όλα τα βίντεο της βραδιάς". Yupiii. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "The Voice – Όσα έγιναν στο πασχαλινό live show: Όλα τα βίντεο της βραδιάς". Yupiii. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Όσα έγιναν στον ημιτελικό: Όλα τα βίντεο της βραδιάς". Yupiii. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Ακούστε & κατεβάστε τα 4 νέα τραγούδια από τους φιναλίστ του #THEVOICEGR". iShow. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b "The Voice-Τελικός: Όλα όσα έγιναν στον Τελίκο!". Peiraxtiri. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Dunwoody, Peter (4 March 2015). "Greece: "One Last Breath" to Eurovision". escXtra.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Κούλλης Παύλου: Ο ποδοσφαιριστής αγκαλιά με την αδερφή του Μαρία Έλενα που μάγεψε στο The Voice". Showbizcy. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Μαρία Έλενα Κύριακου: Με ποιόν γνωστό Κύπριο ήταν παντρεμένη η Kύπρια που μάγεψε το Voice". CY News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Wiwibloggs: Tamar Kaprelian releases ESC collaboration "The Otherside"
- ^ iTunes: "The Otherside"
External links
- Media related to Maria Elena Kyriakou at Wikimedia Commons