1. Vicky Leandros is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou.
19 Facts About Vicky Leandros
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Vicky Leandros further established her career by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1972 with the song "Apres Toi", again representing Luxembourg.
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On 15 October 2006, Vicky Leandros was elected town councillor of the Greek harbour town of Piraeus on the PASOK list.
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Vicky Leandros's father wanted to expand his career and went to West Germany while she grew up at her grandmother's house until the age of eight.
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Vicky Leandros revealed her talent at a young age while taking guitar, music, dance, ballet and voice lessons.
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Vicky Leandros finished in fourth place but the song became one of the biggest worldwide hits of the year and was covered by other artists.
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Vicky Leandros was shortly singing in eight languages with her albums, singles and EPs being sold all over the world.
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Vicky Leandros later went on to host a television series in the UK for the BBC, entitled Music My Way.
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Vicky Leandros found much success in South Africa during the 1970s.
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Vicky Leandros's career showed signs of fading and she had her last top 20 hit in Germany with the song Kali Nichta.
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Vicky Leandros recorded an album in Spanish-language that gained her attention in Latin America.
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In 1986 following her 1985 album entitled Eine Nacht in Griechenland Vicky Leandros again took time off to concentrate on her private life.
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Vicky Leandros did not tour and made very limited appearances during this period concentrating mainly on her family life and her three young children.
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In 1990 Vicky Leandros released the album "Starkes Gefuhl" which notably contained a new version of "Apres Toi" her Eurovision song contest winner of 1972.
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Vicky Leandros is the only woman to date to be awarded such an honor.
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Vicky Leandros released a CD in March 2009 titled Moge der Himmel.
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Vicky Leandros is retiring from the road in 2024 and is currently on her sold out farewell tour.
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Vicky Leandros married Enno von Ruffin, son of Freiherr Franz von Ruffin in May 1986.
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Vicky Leandros has received various awards including gold and platinum records from all around the world.