1. Katerine Avgoustakis was the winner of the 2005 Star Academy show.
15 Facts About Katerine Avgoustakis
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Katerine Avgoustakis plays the piano and used to be in a choir.
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Katerine Avgoustakis made her singing debut as a member of the band Indiana in 2002, with whom she participated in the national final to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Imitation Love".
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Katerine Avgoustakis won the contest and a record contract with Universal Music Belgium.
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Katerine Avgoustakis's self-named debut album, Katerine, was released on 14 November 2005 in Belgium.
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In 2006, Katerine Avgoustakis was nominated for 3 TMF Awards: Best pop music national, best female artist national and best music video national.
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Katerine Avgoustakis won best pop music and best female artist, the award best musicvideo national was going to Nailpin, a Belgium rock band.
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Katerine Avgoustakis won the first Belgian pre-selection for Eurosong 2006 on 8 January 2006 with the song "Watch Me Move".
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The third single from her album Katerine Avgoustakis, "Take Me Home", was released on 4 April 2006 in Belgium, with "Watch Me Move" as B-side.
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In 2007, Katerine Avgoustakis was asked for the Belgian TV program Sterren op het Ijs, an opportunity she accepted.
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Katerine Avgoustakis even made it to the final, but came in second.
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Katerine Avgoustakis soon agreed to a new recording contract with Mostiko, which led to the single "Shut Your Mouth", with music different from her normal sounds.
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Not much later, the song was in the Polish top 5 and Katerine Avgoustakis had her first international hit and first number-one single.
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In 2010, Katerine Avgoustakis performed a duet "Toi + Moi" with French artist Gregoire at the Mad awards show, singing in a Greek and French.
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Katerine Avgoustakis used to be a beauty specialist and before that a saleswoman.