1. Katy Garbi's career has spanned over 35 years with over 2 million records sold in Greece and abroad.
56 Facts About Katy Garbi
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Katy Garbi represented Greece in the annual Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 with the song "Ellada, chora tou fotos", taking ninth place.
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Katy Garbi later struck her biggest commercial success with To Kati in terms of unit sales.
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Katy Garbi began her singing career with her younger sister Liana, as the "Garbi Sisters", in the summer of 1977, when she was just 16 years old and Liana just 13.
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Two years after her recorded music debut, Katy Garbi released her debut personal album titled Prova in 1989.
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Katy Garbi took on a more pop approach to her music, faring well with audience as she would gain her first certification when the album achieved gold certification by IFPI.
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Katy Garbi holds the Eurovision record for the individual singer with the longest camera close-up.
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In 1996, Katy Garbi released Arhizo Polemo, which was eventually certified three times platinum.
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That same year, Katy Garbi performed at Radio City Music Hall on 9 May 1997, becoming the first Greek female artist to do so.
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From 1994 to 1997, Katy Garbi won eight Pop Corn Greek Music Awards.
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For Christmas 1998, Garbi recorded a Christmas album of popular Christmas carols titled Hristougenna Me Tin Katy all adapted with Greek lyrics by Eleni Giannatsoulia.
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Hristouyenna Me Tin Katy Garbi is a collaboration with well-known Greek children's choir of Spiros Labros, while the internationally known tenor Konstantinos Paliatsaras is featured on one track.
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In representing all of Greece with the song, Katy Garbi took 5th place with 103 points, behind Sweden, Italy, Turkey and Spain.
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On December 15,2000, Katy Garbi released the maxi single "Ti Theloune Ta Matia Sou" which was certified platinum.
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In 2001, Katy Garbi released her twelfth studio album titled Apla Ta Pragmata, a double CD featuring 31 tracks and produced by Yannis Doulamis.
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The first CD features songs composed by Nikos Terzis, who had written Katy Garbi's earlier hit single "Pesto M' Ena Fili" as well as a duet with the young duo Antique titled "Einai Adiko Kai Krima".
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In 2003, Katy Garbi worked with the group 667 on a song titled "Aeraki" which was included on the group's album.
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In 2004, Katy Garbi released her second EP titled Galazio Kai Lefko, a title reflecting the national colors of Greece as a dedication to her country.
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In 2005, Katy Garbi released her moderately successful 14th studio album "Eho Sta Matia Ourano" which achieved gold certification in Greece and Cyprus.
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That same year Katy Garbi was a judge on the fourth and final installment of the hit talent music show Fame Story, where she presented the song "Isovios Desmos", a duet between her and contestant Stathis Raftopoulos.
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Later that year Katy Garbi recorded the Greek song "Stohos" composed by popular Turkish singer Nazan Oncel for Planetworks, a dance and electronic label based in Greece, on their album Al Bazaar 3.
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On 23 October 2006, Katy Garbi released her 15th studio album Pos Allazei O Kairos.
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On 31 August 2007, Katy Garbi held a special charity concert at the Municipal Theatre in Aigaleo, Athens to benefit the victims and families affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires.
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In October 2007, Garbi played the leading role as Athenian mother-in-law "Katy Marini" in three episodes of Alpha TV series "Epta Thanasimes Petheres".
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Katy Garbi embarked on an eight-concert mini-tour in North America along with husband Dionysis Schinas and Christos Pazis.
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In July 2008, Katy Garbi released a dance-pop remix of her old song "Tzini" as a digital download.
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In mid-2008, it was announced that Katy Garbi was working on songs for a new album, entirely penned by Nikos Antipas.
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The year saw Katy Garbi announce her intentions to part ways with Sony Music Greece where she had been for the last 24 years, stating in an interview with Ihos Fm:.
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In September 2010, Katy Garbi released a remix of her song "Kanourgia Ego".
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The site featured an exclusive interview, in which Katy Garbi noted that the album will be released in CD format in the coming weeks.
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In December 2012, Katy Garbi signed onto Front Seat Records, a label launched by Sony Music Greece executive Giannis Doxas.
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Katy Garbi confirmed the release of a concert DVD of her performance at Athens Odeon Cinema complex in Kosmopolis earlier in the year.
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Shortly after the release of her greatest hits album, Katy Garbi announced that the Italian album would be released in Italy on 8 June 2013 by Egea Records, following a collaboration with Italian composer and producer Alberto Zeppieri in Milan, Italy.
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Katy Garbi performed her past song "Ierosilia" in a new version at 10th Mad Video Music Awards in 2013, alongside singer Nikiforos and musical group Rec.
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On 20 November 2013, Katy Garbi released the title "Anemodarmena Ipsi" from her upcoming album.
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In June 2014, due to the title track's airplay over the past year, Katy Garbi performed "Anemodarmena Ipsi" with Stan at the Mad VMA's of 2015.
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Katy Garbi received a nomination for Best Female Adult at the same awards ceremony.
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On 17 October 2015, Katy Garbi announced live on Alpha TV morning show Spiti Spitaki Mou that she had signed with Panik Records subsidiary Panik Platinum.
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Katy Garbi played Jenny Pappas, a well-known singer performing various of her hits including "Sain Tropez" and "To Tzini".
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Katy Garbi performed a Greek remix of German singer Shantel 2007 hit, "Disko Partizani".
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Katy Garbi commenced performances at Stage Live, Thessaloniki with Vasilis Karras and Christos Menidiatis on 24 November 2017.
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In March 2018, Katy Garbi disclosed to London Greek Radio that she was recording a duet with her husband, Dionysis Schinas, written by songwriter, Phoebus.
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On 27 August, Katy Garbi performed a one-off concert at Papagou Garden Theatre as part of the Papagou Summer Festival 2018.
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Katy Garbi's tour concluded with a performance at Hilton Park Lane, London, alongside Christos Holidis and Christos Menidiatis.
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In 2019, Katy Garbi released the singles "Tha Melagholiso " feat.
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Katy Garbi performed live in front of an audience of 6,000 spectators and was joined on stage by fellow artists Giorgos Papadopoulos, Giorgos Sambanis, Eleni Foureira, Dionysis Schinas, Kostas Tournas and Antonis Remos, performing duets of some of Katy Garbi's greatest hits.
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On 29 November 2019 Katy Garbi commenced winter performances at Enastron alongside Giorgos Sambanis and Demy.
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In January 2021 Katy Garbi was one of the four judges in the weekly live concerts of House of Fame, alongside Giannis Ploutarhos, Phoebus and Giorgos Arsenakos.
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In March, Panik Platinum released "Atofio Hrisafi", a remake of Katy Garbi's 1994 hit featuring husband Dionysis Schinas.
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In December 2021, Katy Garbi commenced winter residency at Aftokinisi 81 alongside Christos Menidiatis, Alcatrash and her son Dimitris Schinas.
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On 20 December, Panik Platinum re-released Garbi's 1998 Christmas album Christougenna Me Tin Katy featuring a newly recorded Greek version of "Carol of the Bells".
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In March, Panik Platinum released "Tryferotita", a remake of Katy Garbi's 1997 hit as a duet with fellow House of Fame judge, Yannis Ploutarchos.
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At the MAD Video Music Awards 2022 Katy Garbi performed a remake of her 1997 hit "Ola Sta Katalogizo" as a duet with Thodoris Ferris.
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Katy Garbi has been involved in many fund-raising acts for Greece, holding numerous concerts for homeless children, the "Erithros Stavros" of Greece and sick children of Athens hospital.
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Katy Garbi held many concerts for the Red Cross in many countries.
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Katy Garbi has contributed to Live Aid concerts along with other well-known Greek singers for numerous causes.