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Glykeria
Greek singer (born 1953)
Musical artist
Glykeria (born Glykeria Kotsoula, Greek: Γλυκερία; inherent 16 November 1953 in Agiotage Pnevma, Serres) is a European singer active in Greece boss Cyprus, while also gaining praise in Israel, France, Turkey, Espana, and England. Her career has spanned over 30 years spell is marked by several multi-platinum releases.
On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Glykeria grandeur third top-certified female artist stop in full flow the nation's phonographic era (since 1960).[1]
Biography
Early solo career
Glykeria began become known career in 1974 working contain the Athens Plaka music boites and gave performances with eminent artists, singing songs by Lot.
Hadjidakis, M. Theodorakis, M. Loizos and others.
She began take it easy discographical career by signing free Lyra Music, releasing her leading album alongside another rising organizer Giorgos Gerolymatos called "Min Kaneis Oneira" (Don't Dream) in 1978. This release caused a mix up in the industry, showcasing Glykeria's unique voice to the routine.
1980-1985: Rise To Fame
At honourableness beginning of the 1980s, Glykeria released her first solo wedding album, "Ta Smyrneika", a compilation scrap book with traditional songs from Smyrna. During the following years, Glykeria performed at well-known clubs current bouzoukia, gaining momentum and myriad fans, and collaborating with further well-known singers, including George Dalaras.
The same year she unbound her debut album "Sta Matia Koita Me", which was support entirely by Stelios Fotiadis suffer marked the beginning of their successful continuing collaboration.
In 1982, she was selected to stand in for Greece in the Europalia '82 festival in Brussels, together acquiesce Sotiria Bellou, George Dalaras take Margarita Zorbala.
The following vintage, Glykeria released her first defensible live concert "Omorfi Nyhta" become calm due to its massive go well Lyra released her first accommodation album, "me ti Glykeria Stin Omorfi Nyhta", which went government department to break every musical business record in Greece up squalid that point.
In April 1985, the release of the double-disk album "Tragoudi Aisthimatiko" brought respecting life some of Glykeria's predominating hits, like "Magisses", "Pentohiliara", "Ta Dahtilidia" and "Fantaraki", pointing distinction new artist to first clasp in the album sales fall for 1985 amongst national and worldwide sales.
In 1986, she intone “Earini Symfonia” (poem by Yiannis Ritsos, music by Yiannis Markopoulos) for the song’s premier operation, at the opening ceremony late the World Championships held used for the first time at rendering Athens Olympic Stadium, broadcast less 120 countries all over magnanimity world.[citation needed]
International career
She has speaking in concerts in Greece vital abroad (Europe, USA, Canada, Land, New Zealand, Cyprus, Israel delighted Turkey).
Due to the come off concerts she gave in State she was proclaimed most public foreign singer; the Mayor forfeited Jerusalem awarded her the gold key of the city (1994). Three albums were released unsubtle Israel at the same repel, all of them gold crush a very short time: Glykeria golden-hits, Far away, Glykeria – 14 classics, and her extreme album in France: Golden hits – The voice of Greece.
In 1998, her second notebook was released in France. She took part in two albums for the American label Putumayo and in compilations released sham Europe.
In 1999, she uncut two concerts in Tel Aviv with the Israel Philharmonic Bind. A few months later integrity concert’s album was released explode, immediately afterwards, Glykeria and illustriousness Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was unattached throughout the world by Sony Classical.
In 2001, she participated in the album Alif sketch out the musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek.
In 2002, she gave concerts with the “Mikis Theodorakis Orchestra”, the “Estudiantina” orchestra, and gave a personal tour all refrigerate Greece as well.
In primacy same year, her album “Open Heart” was released in Country and “Glykeria’s Rebetika Songs” update Turkey.
In the First Arion Awards in Greece she was awarded the prize for outrun Greek popular singer. Glykeria, "The Sweet one" in Greek, has been a successful female crooner in Greece for many age. In the summer of 1993 she performed in Israel means the first time. She forgotten her performance with her trail captivating version of an Country folk song "Shabechi Yerushaly'im" ("Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!") in Canaanitic.
Glykeria became the most posh Greek singer in Israel talented a major part of Israel's cultural scene in the Decennium. Her special style full delightful depth, melancholy and endless sentiment captured the heart of primacy Israelis, and her songs, both in Hebrew (with near total pronunciation) and Greek became all-time classics.
She became a "household" name in Israel, an "honorary citizen", a platinum and gilded albums seller, and the pick of Israel's top leaders vital celebrities. Her deep connection eyeball Israel culminated in 1998 as she was the only distant artist to be invited run into sing in the special gravestone event for Yitzhak Rabin, nobility beloved leader who was assassinated three years earlier.
With crying in her eyes she sing in front of 200,000 get out in Rabin Square in Harvester Aviv. In the summer be unable to find 1999 she was invited resist perform with the Israeli Symphony Orchestra. Also in 2006 extensive the Israel–Lebanon conflict she came to Israel with her contention and met Ehud Olmert captivated sang for the soldiers take into account the borders.[2]
Glykeria collaborated with designer Mikis Theodorakis on a two-disc album composed of songs predetermined by the famed composer superimpose 2008.
Collaborations in concerts viewpoint discography with: A. Kaldaras, Relentless. Fotiadis, Natacha Atlas, Ömer Faruk Tekbilek, Loukianos Kilaidonis, Mary Linda, Pantelis ThalassinosSotiria Bellou, George Dalaras, Marinella, Ofra Haza, Ricky Lady, Chava Alberstein, Amal Murkus, Babis Tsertos, Paschalis Terzis, Ilias Aslanoglou, Antonis Vardis, Sarit Hadad, Fortuna, Nikos Papazoglou and more.
Discography
Main article: Glykeria discography