Marlain Angelides
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| Birth name | Maria Eleni Mandalena |
| Born | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Origin | Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Rock, pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | http://www.marlainangel.com |
Marlain Angelides (Greek: Μαρλέν Αγγελίδου) is a Greek singer. She was a member of the Greek girl group
Life
Marlain Angelides was born in
Marlain Angelides completed a BS in Biochemistry with Management at
Career
She made her professional debut as the lead in the Stavros Sideras musical Pygmalion, The True Story (Aphrodite/Galatea) opposite
, Ireland and in concerts with the Cyprus State Orchestra as a soloist.At the end of 2002, at the BBC Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre International Competition in Cardiff, Wales, she was the semi-final winner and one of only six finalists.
Eurovision
Angelides has taken part in a number of Cypriot pre-selections to the Eurovision Song Contest, namely in 1998, 1999, 2008, and 2009 and was successful in winning and representing Cyprus in 1999.
In her first attempt in 1998, she came second with the song "Fterougisma", which was performed by Marlain and
In 1999, she was more successful with her song "Tha 'Ne Erotas" winning the Cypriot pre-selection event and represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999.[1]
In 2008, Angelides participated in the Cypriot pre-selection for the third time, this time with the song "Rejection (Set Me Free)", which placed third in the pre-selection.
Her last participation in the Cypriot pre-selection for the Eurovision was in 2009 when her hard rock titled "Mr Do Right One Night Stand" performed by Marlain and The Diesel Sisters placed seventh.
In Hi-5
In 2003, she took part in the Greek television contest
After Hi-5
From 2005 to 2008, Marlain then continued singing rock with various bands in clubs and festivals around Greece, namely Volume (Christophoros Chrokides, Stephanos Demetriou, Dimitris Frosinis) and Dickens’ Zoo. With N.U.R.V. she played the popular European Music Day at Syntagma Square in Athens and the River Party in Kastoria.
She also played the leading role in the West End Athens version of the musical Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie Mangano).
She has collaborated with major artists in Greece, namely Greek rock star Vassilis Papakonstantinou in his concert tours of Greece and is currently touring Greece, Cyprus, USA, Europe and Africa with pop artist Michalis Hadzigiannis.
Being a fan of cartoons, Marlain also lends her voice regularly to cartoon voice-over translations for
She created a collection of songs entitled Bedroom Rock. Her first performance as a solo act is live in various clubs at the moment in Athens.[citation needed]
Her CD single "Being Blonde Today" was released in January 2011.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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