Thessaloniki Song Festival
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Genre | Greek music |
Dates | Variable |
Location(s) | Athens, Greece (1959–1961) Thessaloniki, Greece (1962–1997, 2005–2008) |
Years active | 1959–1997 2005–2008 |
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The Thessaloniki Song Festival (Greek: Φεστιβάλ Τραγουδιού Θεσσαλονίκης, IPA: [festiˈval traɣuˈðʝu θesaloˈnicis]), officially the Greek Song Festival (Greek: Φεστιβάλ Ελληνικού Τραγουδιού, IPA: [festiˈval eliniˈku traɣuˈðʝu]) was a Greek song festival hosted between 1959–1997 and 2005–2008. The host city of the event was initially Athens (1959–1961) but the contest was later moved to Thessaloniki, from which it got its name.
The festival was usually hosted at the
History
The three initial contests held in Athens were marked by the participation of important Greek musicians such as Manos Hatzidakis and Mikis Theodorakis, who won first prize two times and one time respectively.[1] The first time the contest took place in Thessaloniki in 1962, it was organized by the Thessaloniki International Fair, in partnership with the Greek Music Association, at the stadium of the city's YMCA.[1] The first contest in Thessaloniki also marked the start of Alkis Steas' career as presenter of the show from 1962 until 1980.[1] The first song to win the Thessaloniki Song Festival was "Alysides" (Greek: Αλυσίδες, chains) by Kaiti Belinda.[1]
In 1965 the Greek Music Association stopped supporting the event and was replaced by Greece's national broadcaster, the
The festival of 1972 was marked by two important events. First was that popular Greek singer
In 1977, popular Greek singer
In 1991 Greek pop star Sakis Rouvas took part in the contest.[1]
The contest was discontinued in 1997 due to lack of interest, and was later brought back to life in 2005, this time as a co-operation of the
Winners
Year | Winners | ||
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First | Second | Third | |
1959 | Nana Mouskouri | Nana Mouskouri & Trio Canzone | Giannos Vogiatzis |
1960 | Nana Mouskouri | Giovanna | Mairy Lo |
1961 | Mairy Linda | Nana Mouskouri | Giorgos Kouroupos |
1962 | Kaity Belinda | Nadia Konstantopoulou | Giovanna |
1963 | Giannis Vogiatzis | Tzeni Vanou | Tzeni Vanou |
1964 | Nadia Konstantopoulou | Tzeni Vanou | Cleio Denardou |
1965 | Soula Birbili | Giovanna | Giovanna |
1966 | Cleio Denardou | Zoe Kouroukli | Cleio Denardou |
1967 | Sotos Panagopoulos | Nadia Konstantopoulou | Giovanna |
1968 | Nikos Antoniou | Belinda | Giovanna |
1969 | Dimitris Beksevanakis | Giannis Vogiatzis | Giannis Petropoulos |
1970 | Giannis Vogiatzis | Tzoni Stratis | Panos Kokkinos |
1971 | Giannis Petropoulos | Cleio Denardou | Panos Kokkinos |
1972 | Doros Georgiadis | Cleio Denardou | Mihalis Violaris
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1973 | Dimitris Kontolazos | The Charms | Phryni |
1974 | Tonny Vavatsikos | Mihalis Violaris
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Aleka Kanellidou |
1975 | Robert Williams | Dakis | Lakis Tzordaneli |
1976 | Maria Douraki | Dakis | |
1977 | Anna Vissi | Antonis Politis | Michalis Violaris |
1978 | Christianna | Sofi Pappa | Stavros Sideras |
1979 | Giorgos Polychroniadis | Manos | Giannis Dimitras |
1980 | Tzina Spiliotopoulou | Betty Dima | Eleni Dimou |
1981 | Elena Dimou | Charoula Ntanou | Antypas Mousloumidis |
1982 | No awards given. | ||
1983 | Petros Karalis | Dimitris Kamsaris | Kostas Thomaidis |
1984 | Sophia Vossou | Giorgos Marantzas | Notis Chasapis |
1985 | Christos Dalkos | Fotini Vazou | Dimitris Panagopoulos |
1986 | Nikos Miraitopoulos | Kostas Pratsinakis | Eleni Antoniadou |
1987 | Giannis Gardelis | Eleni Antoniou | Sotiris Daras |
1988 | Matoula Lambrou | Eleni Michalopoulou | Dimitris Nikoloudis |
1989 | Eleni Michalopoulou | Pegki Rousoudaki | Manolis Lidakis |
1990 | Giannis Dimitras1 | ||
1991 | Anthi Tatsiouli | ||
1992 | Dimitris Nezeritis | ||
1993 | Kostas Vrettos | ||
1994 | Katerina Siapanta | Marianna Kikiforou | Morfo Tsaireli |
1995 | Soula Stavrou | Makis Eleftheriou | Kostas Vassiliangos |
1996 | Pyrovates | Michalis Klontzas | Evgenia Grentzelou |
1997 | Nikos Karagiannis | Virginia Viktoros | Kostas Smokovitis |
2005 | Stavroula Arvanitopoulou | Sozos Liberopoulos | Efstathia |
2006 | Stavros Siolas | Thodoris Manolidis | Myronas Stratis |
2007 | Komis X | Irini Toumbaki | Dimitra Ligopsihaki |
2008 | Alexandros Goudas | 18 Para Tetarto | Vangelis Kapsalis |
Note: 1 Award later annulled as the song was not original.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Tasos Kritsiolis (2 November 2006). "ΦΕΣΤΙΒΑΛ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙΟΥ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ". www.musiccorner.gr. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Αλεξάνδρειο Αθλητικό Μέλαθρον". www.alexandreiomelathron.gr. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Η "ροζ" ιστορία που κατέστρεψε τους "Νοστράδαμος"". Newsbeast. 17 May 2015.