Evridiki

Evridiki Theokleous ( ; born 25 February 1968), known mononymously as Evridiki, is a Greek Cypriot singer. She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs "Teriazoume", "Eimai anthropos ki ego" and "Comme Ci, Comme Ça", respectively.

Music career Early years Born in Limassol, Cyprus, Theokleous was raised in the island's capital, Nicosia. While still at school, she studied music at the National Conservatory of Cyprus. When she finished school, she went to Le Studio des Variétés in Paris, where she studied music, theatre, and dancing. Afterwards she went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she supplemented her musical studies with courses of harmony and instrumentation.

In 1989, she moved to Athens to work with several artists, sing in compilations, and in 1991, she released her first personal album Gia Proti Fora.

Collaboration with Theofanous Their first collaboration was in 1992 with the album Kane pos m agapas. The album did well in sales and received high airplay. In 1993, Evridiki released her album Missise Me (Hate Me). In 1994, she started working on her next album Fthinoporo Gynaikas (Woman's Autumn). Inspired by the idea of her growing older as the time passes, the album was a mixture of pop and Greek folklore music. Theofanous was the main composer and producer of Evridiki's first nine albums while he collaborated with Minos EMI A&R manager Vangelis Yannopoulos in 1998 and 1999. Albums like Dese Mou ta Matia (1998) (her first Golden album), To Koumpi (1999) and Ola Dika Sou (2000), with their pop/laiko sound, are characteristic of Evridiki's Theofanous period.

Career turn – collaboration with Korgialas In 2002, Evridiki made a turn in her career. After her divorce, she turned from pop music to rock/alternative. In her 2002 album Live Ki Allios she performed well known rock songs. In 2002, she also performed on stage as Taptim in the musical The King and I, produced by Mimi Denisi with positive reviews by public and critics.

After having a studio music break for almost three years, Evridiki released the album Oso Fevgo Gyrizo (2003), in which she wrote two songs. She released another record Sto Idio Vagoni (2005). In both albums she collaborated to musician Dimitris Korgialas. Korgialas was the composer of "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" (Cyprus' entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007). The same year (2007) Evridiki's album 13 (her thirteenth personal album) was released (on 26 March 2007). Later, the same year, she was awarded as the Singer of the Year in Cyprus.

In 2009, Evridiki released the album Etsi Einai I Agapi, performing together with Korgialas. The next year (2010) the CD-single "Etsi Apla" was released. In 2017, Evridiki collaborated with Lopodites, a local pop-rock band based in Cyprus. The collaboration continued in 2018 when she appeared on stage once again with Lopodites and female singer Georgia Kerala (vocalist of the band Ble) at Ravens Music Hall in Limassol.

Besides George Theophanous and Korgialas, she has worked with other writers in Greek music industry; Vasilis Papakonstantinou, Giorgos Hatzinasios, Yannis Spanos, Marios Tokas, Vangelis Dimitriadis, Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou, Eleni Peta, Antonis and Yannis Vardis, Stelios Rokkos, and Sakis Rouvas.

Participation in Eurovision Song Contest She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 (Malmö, Sweden) with the song "Teriazoume" (finishing in eleventh place), and then in 1994 (Dublin, Ireland) with "Eimai anthropos ki ego". The latter caused controversial reactions from critics and the audience due to the song's political allusion to The Cyprus Problem. On the other hand, it became a hot favourite to win because of its ethnic sound and her very sentimental performance. As with her first entry in the contest two years previously, Evridiki took eleventh place. Evridiki also appeared as a backing vocalist in Eurovision on three separate occasions, in 1983, 1986, and 1987.

In 2007, she was selected to represent Cyprus for a third time, in that year's contest, with a French-language song "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" whose lyrics were written by Posidonas Giannopoulos and its music composed by Korgialas. Despite being one of the favourites to win the competition, it failed to make it through the semi-final stage of the competition finishing 15th.

In 2008, she appeared at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in which she performed the theme song of the contest, Fun in the Sun with her then husband Korgialas.

Personal life In 1994, Evridiki married Giorgos Theofanous. Together, they had a son Angelos, who was born in November 1996.

Discography Studio albums

1991 – Gia proti fora (re-issue CD with 3 more tracks) 1992 – Poso ligo me xeris 1993 – Misise me (re-issue CD with 2 more tracks) 1995 – Fthinoporo gynaikas 1996 – I epomeni mera (double CD with a live recording) 1997 – Pes to mmou afto 1998 – Dese mou ta matia 1999 – To koumbi 2000 – Ola dika sou 2002 – Live ki allios 2003 – Oso fevgo gyrizo 2005 – Sto idio vagoni 2007 – 13 2009 – Etsi einai i agapi (with Dimitris Korgialas) 2011 – Oneirevomai akoma mama 2017 – 25 gia panta EPs 2010 – ...Etsi apla

Singles 1992 – "Tairiazoume" ("") 1994 – "Eimai anthropos ki ego" ("") 1996 – "Afto to fili" ("") 1997 – "As en tziai mian foran" ("") 1997 – "Pes to mou afto" ("") 2008 – "I Zoi Ehei Hroma" ("")

Promo singles 1993 – "Misise me" ("") 1995 – "Fthinoporo ginekas: Fovamai/Ti theleis apo mena" ("") 2003 – "Piase me" ("") 2005 – "Sto idio vagoni" ("") 2005 – "Thelo toso na se do" ("") 2007 – "Comme ci, comme ça"

As featured artist

1990 – To Proto Mas Party [LP] 1990 – Erotika Minimata by Pashalis (Arvanitidis) 1997 – En Psyhro by Giorgos Alkaios 1999 – One by One 2002 – O Vasilias ki Ego 2003 – Tragoudi sta Pedia (Live) by Giorgos Theofanous 2003 – Esis i Fili Mou ki Ego by Vassilis Papakonstantinou 2003 – As' ta Dyskola se Mena by Dimitris Korgialas 2005 – I Mera Fevgi by Dimitris Korgialas 2006 – EuroRevisions (compilation) produced by Giorgis Christodoulou 2006 – I Apli Methodos ton Trion by Imiskoumbria 2008 – Ta Koutia Ine Koufa by Dimitris Korgialas

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