14 Facts About Vicky Moscholiou

Vicky Moscholiou, was a Greek performer with a significant repertoire and a huge contribution to the Greek culture and the history of lyrical and urban folk song.

Vicky Moscholiou was born on 23 May 1943 in Metaxourgeio, a poor working-class district of Athens, and grew up in the difficult post-war years.

Vicky Moscholiou lived with her family in a large room in a courtyard where there were two other large rooms that housed two other families.

Vicky Moscholiou's father worked in the vegetable market while her mother, who suffered from tuberculosis, washed clothes to supplement the family's income.

When her father fell ill with heart failure, the family desperately needed money, and a cousin who was already a bouzoukia singer managed to convince her parents - and especially her father's strict authorities - to let Vicky sing there, where she would be paid 150 drachmas a night.

So, at Easter 1962, Vicky Moscholiou started working in the nightclub where her cousin worked, the popular "Trianna Tou Hila" nightclub on Syngrou Avenue.

Vicky Moscholiou rose to fame in 1964 with Stavros Xarhakos' song "Hathike to feggari", which was composed for the movie Lola.

Bithikotsis suggested he try Vicky Moscholiou, and took her along to be auditioned.

Lambropoulos had instructed him to get Vicky Moscholiou to sing a song in a film.

Vicky Moscholiou continued with collaborations with Giorgos Zambetas, Manos Eleutheriou, Giorgos Katsaros, Akis Panou, and Loukianos Kilaidonis, among other well-known composers and songwriters.

Vicky Moscholiou was one of the first in Greece to sing both in night clubs and concerts, and she sang in the royal courts of Greece, Persia and Jordan.

Vicky Moscholiou was one of the first entertainers to sing in aid of Cyprus.

In 1967, Vicky Moscholiou married the soccer legend Mimis Domazos, although later they divorced.

Vicky Moscholiou died in Athens in 2005 following a two-year battle with cancer, leaving a legacy of significant cultural achievements.