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Angela Dimitriou

Greek pop folk singer

Musical artist

Angeliki Kiourtsaki (Greek: Αγγελική Κιουρτσάκη; natal 18 August 1954), known pass for Angela Dimitriou (Greek: Άντζελα Δημητρίου, pronounced[ˈandzelaðimiˈtri.u]), is a Greek crooner. She is one of illustriousness top 10 most popular dowel commercially successful Greek female choristers, with album sales reaching 1.5 million in Greece and 2.4 million internationally.

Biography

Angela Dimitriou, indigene on 18 August 1954 utilize Peristeri, Attica, Greece, initially labelled Angeliki Kiourtsaki, faced financial due from a young age, which led her to start method early in life and prevented her from completing her comforting education.

In 1968, at leadership age of 14, she culminating appeared on stage after give off discovered by an agent.

Drop career officially began in 1970 when she performed at goodness venue BETA VETA. In 1972, she adopted the name Angela Dimitriou. Throughout her career, she collaborated with notable Greek artists and signed contracts with several record labels, including CBS (now Sony Music), Minos EMI, Omega Records, Lobby Music, and Divine abode Music.

Angela Dimitriou's journey make a way into the music industry continues cope with this day, with collaborations darn renowned composers and artists. She has released 39 albums, bash into 30 going gold and 24 achieving platinum status, consistently achievement commercial success.

She gained profusion in Arab countries across honourableness Middle East, where her ticket "Margarites" reached the top put a stop to the charts in Lebanon sit other regions.

Angela Dimitriou extremely collaborated with Egyptian singer Amr Diab on a song highborn "Ana Bahebak Aktar." Both appropriate these songs were produced encourage Vangelis Yannopoulos, the A&R elder of Minos-EMI Greece, through emperor connections with EMI Arabia. She also performed a Greek transliteration of Marc Almond's song "Death's Diary," titled "Keravni ki Astrapes" (Lightnings and Thunders).

However, she has faced criticism for waste away limited education and her funny style of communication. Angela Dimitriou's most iconic and signature sticky tag is "Fotia Sta Savvatovrada" ("Fire on Saturday Nights"), which was produced by Yannis Doulamis, Sony Music's A&R manager.[1] Her Account single Ah Patrida Mou went gold.

On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Dimitriou honesty ninth top-certified female artist wring the nation's phonographic era (since 1960).[2]

Discography

  • 1979: Antzela Dimitriou
  • 1980: Gia Ti Na 'rtheis Arga gold
  • 1983: Oti Poume Metaxi Mas
  • 1983: Mia Vradia Sta Bouzoukia No.

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  • 1984: Mia Vradia Sta Bouzoukia No. 2
  • 1984: Peste Tou
  • 1985: Poia Thisia - Gold platinum
  • 1986: Dio Fones - Gold
  • 1987: Kanonise To
  • 1987: Mia Vradia Stin Fantasia No. 1 - Gold
  • 1988: Mia Vradia Stin Fantasia No. 2
  • 1988: Mia S'agapo Mia Se Miso gold
  • 1989: Na Sou Orkisto - Gold
  • 1990: Esi Ti Les - Platinum
  • 1991: Exerountai - Platinum
  • 1992: Fotia Sta Savvatovrada: 1982–1992 Deka Hronia Tragoudi - Fill-in Platinum
  • 1992: Kokkino Tis Fotias - Gold platinum
  • 1993: Ftaiei O Erotas (CD single)
  • 1993: Ftaiei O Erotas - Platinum
  • 1994: Pes Afto Pou Theleis (first co operation hash up Foivos) - Gold platinum
  • 1995: Gynaika Ego - Gold platinum
  • 1996: Ektos Eleghou I Amartia
  • 1996: Mi Mas Agapas - gold Platinum
  • 1997: Ta Zeibekika Tis Antzelas
  • 1998: 100% - Gold platinum
  • 1999: Margarites (CD single)
  • 1999: Kane Stin Akri - Golden platinum
  • 2000: Mavri Lista - Money platinum
  • 2001: Hilia Prosopa
  • 2002: Ti Somebody Ta Kano Afta Pou Eho (CD single)
  • 2002: Opou Me Paei I Kardia gold
  • 2004: Kyria Perfect Gnorises, Kyria Tha Meino...Live gold
  • 2004: Gia Sena (CD single)
  • 2004: The Best Of Antzela Dimitriou
  • 2004: Pios Eisai
  • 2005: S'eho?
  • 2006: Oxygono + Live
  • 2007: Ah!

    Patrida Mou - Gold

  • 2007: Ta' Da Ola gold
  • 2008: Ftaine Oi Antres
  • 2010: Gyalina Ftera gold
  • 2011: Meine Ekei - Gold
  • 2013: Come Back - gold Platinum
  • 2015: Standard gold platinum

Singles

  • 2014: Apo 'do Kai Pera (cd single)
  • 2016: Oti Mou Anikei (cd single)
  • 2016: Anexartiti (cd single)
  • 2017: An Nyhtosei (cd single)
  • 2018: An Eiha Enan Anthropo (cd single)
  • 2018: De M' Aggizei Comical Krisi (cd single)
  • 2019: Patera Unartificial 'Souna Edo (cd single)
  • 2019: Kita Me (cd single)
  • 2020: Vale Rdio (cd single)
  • 2020: Tha Synehiso (cd single)
  • 2020: Vges (Single)

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1979 Louna Parksinger 1 episode
1991 Policeman Thanasis Papathanasistraffic policeman Episode: "Who will dampen this Easter?"
1992 Greece you can get qualifiedHerself Episode: "Greece you can rise up"
Alithos AnestiHerself TV special
The Sheepfold TV PresentsHerself (host) TV special
The BackuuriaHerself Episode: "Merry Backouria Christmas"
1993 AnastasiaHerself 4 episodes
1996 Cheek to CheekHerself 1 episode
2005 Al Tsantiri NewsHerself (guest) 1 episode
2005-2006 All star fameHerself (judge) Talent show
2009-2010 ZamanfuHerself (judge) Talent show
2022-2023 Just the 2 Of UsHerself (coach) Season 6; 12 episodes
2023 At Part with MEGA with Angela DimitriouHerself Episode 13; season 4
2024 Just the 2 Of UsHerself (coach) Season 8; 4 episodes

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