Despina Vandi
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- Published on Thursday, 04 October 2018 04:04
Despina Vandi, born on 22 July 1969 in Tubingen near Stuttgart, Germany, is a Greek singer. Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old.
Haris Alexiou
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 August 2018 08:15
Have you heard about Haris Alexiou, one of the most popular singers in Greece? She was born on the 27th of December in Thebes in Greece as Χαρίκλεια Ρουπάκα. Her music can be classified in the genres folk, rebetiko, laiko and etheno and I would like to tell you more about her.
Zeimbekiko dance
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- Published on Friday, 27 July 2018 08:07
Today's cultural contribution is about a famous, traditional dance from Greece.
It is called "Ζειμπεκικο" as the Zimbekians, a small group of militia, invented this dance.
There is also the theory, that it derives from the ancient Greek word zei and bekos.
Zei means zeus, while bekos stands for body.
Giorgos Dalaras
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- Published on Thursday, 20 September 2018 15:50
Do you already know the famous Greek singer Giorgos Dalaras, also just called George Dalaras? If not, this article is for you to learn more about him.
Bouzouki
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- Published on Thursday, 09 August 2018 08:58
Today I want to present you in the category music not an artist, but a traditional geek instrument: the Bouzouki.
Eleni Foureira
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- Published on Friday, 20 July 2018 09:31
If you followed the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 you definetely know her – if not, you might also have heard her song already several times on the radio or in the internet.
With "Fuego" Eleni Foureira represented Cyprus at the ESC this year – and scored the 2nd place after "Netta" from Israel. This was the best place Cyprus reached in the history of the song contest.