Lizeta Nikolaou

Elisavet Katikaridou Kalamaria (Greek: Ελισάβετ Κατικαρίδου Καλαμαριά; 2 October 1948 – 11 August 2023), best known as Lizeta Nikolaou (Greek: Λιζέτα Νικολάου), was a Greek singer.

Life and career Born in Thessaloniki into a family of Pontian origins, Nikolaou began his career as a singer in 1970, performing in the stage musical Dilina. In 1973 she started collaborating on stage and in studio with Vassilis Tsitsanis. She got her breakout thanks to the collaboration with Yannis Markopoulos in three successful albums released between 1974 and 1975. In 1977, she released her first solo album Χαμόγελο της Λιζέτας ("Smile of Lizeta"), which included songs by Tsitsanis, Markopoulos, Giannis Spanos, and Dimos Moutsis.

During her career Nikolaou recorded over 150 songs. Between 1978 and 1983, she was married to journalist and politician Giorgos Lianis. She died from the consequences of a fall from a shop staircase in which she severely hit her head on 11 August 2023, at the age of 74.

Discography Το Χαμόγελο Της Λιζέττας, 1977 Σ' Αγάπησα, Μ' Αγάπησες, 1980 Βενετιά Και Φανάρι, 1982 Ποντιακά Τραγούδια Με Τη Λιζέττα Νικολάου, 1985 Τα Κέφια Της Λιζέττας, 1985 Έτσι Χάνονται Οι Αγάπες, 1986 Θέλω Ν' Αντισταθώ, 1989 Νυχτερινοί Έρωτες, 1990 Τέρεν Μάνα Πως Χορεύω, 1992 Τα Τραγούδια Του Πατέρα μου, 1995 Ποντιακή Ραψωδία, 1997 Είμαι εδώ, 1999