1. Kyriaki Papadopoulou, known by her stage name Marinella, is a Greek singer whose career has spanned several decades.
21 Facts About Marinella
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Marinella is well regarded due to her impressive vocal range.
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Marinella represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, becoming the first ever Greek entrant in the contest.
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From 1956 to 2024, Marinella remained active for 68 years, performing in concerts and weekly shows at nightclubs.
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Marinella is the fourth and last child of a large family, which despite its poverty, was rich in love and in artistic vein.
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Marinella released her first song in 1957, "Nitsa, Elenitsa ".
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Marinella married Stelios Kazantzidis on 7 May 1964 and they toured together in Germany and the United States.
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Marinella then began a solo career and eventually married singer Tolis Voskopoulos in 1974.
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Marinella was the first Greek singer to participate in the International MIDEM Festival of 1973 in Cannes with three new songs composed by Stavros Xarchakos.
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Marinella participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, placing eleventh with the song "Krasi, thalassa kai t' agori mou".
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However the band was not allowed to compete at Eurovision due to a scandal, and Marinella was sent instead.
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Marinella performed in several Greek musicals, both as singer and actress.
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Marinella's popularity rose in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with a string of successful albums and live shows.
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Marinella developed a new standard for shows in the Greek night clubs, introducing costumes, dancing, and special lighting effects.
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On 27 April 1998, Marinella performed in the Athens Concert Hall, performing her older hits to great acclaim.
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Marinella's concert at the small Olympic Stadium of Athens on 1 October 1999 was a great success with more than 25,000 people.
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On September 25,2024, Marinella was set to perform at the iconic Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens.
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Marinella was rushed to a private hospital, where she was diagnosed with a severe and widespread hemorrhagic stroke and spent 21 days in intensive care.
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Kazantzidis and Marinella will appear together for the last time on screen in 1966, in Andreas Katsimitsoulias' film "Angeloi tis amartias" with the song "Na fygo, na fygo".
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Marinella appeared in the theatre in the summer of 1962 in the revue "Omorfi Poli" with music and songs by Mikis Theodorakis.
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The artistic couple Kazantzidis and Marinella were enlisted to boost the audience attendance, which was not as expected.