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Marinella


Marinella (Greek: Μαρινέλλα) (born May 20, 1938) is a popular Greek singer whose career has spanned several decades. Even though Marinella is often considered a singer of folk songs, her range is quite broad and has included a variety of musical styles including traditional, laika, pop, blues, and jazz. Marinella is characterised as The Great Lady of Song in Greece, where she is regarded with great respect. She rarely makes public appearances, and her concerts are few. She was born Kyriaki Papadopoulou, in the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. She released her first song in 1957, Nitsa Elenitsa (Little Helen). Her early career was marked by her collaboration with singer Stelios Kazantzidis. Marinella was the first Greek singer to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1974, placing eleventh with the song Krasi, Thalassa Kai T' Agori Mou (A little wine, a little sea and my man). She also performed in several Greek musicals, both as singer and actress. Her popularity rose in the 70's and 80's, with a string of successful albums and live shows. She developed a new standard for shows in the Greek night clubs, introducing costumes, dancing, and special lighting effects. Many of today's popular Greek singers (Anna Vissi, Despina Vandi etc.) have modelled their shows on Marinella's shows of the 80's. In 1998, Marinella performed in the Megaron Music Hall of Athens, performing her older hits to great acclaim. In 2003, she collaborated with George Dalaras. Th...

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