Haris Alexiou Χάρις Αλεξίου | |
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.JPG) Haris Alexiou performing in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hariklia Roupaka |
| Born | 27 December 1950 Thebes, Greece |
| Genres | Folk, rebetiko, laiko, entehno |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer, actress |
| Years active |
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| Labels | Minos (1970–1992) PolyGram Greece (1992–2000) Estia (Sony Music Greece) (2000-2002) Estia (Minos EMI) (2002–2020) |
Haris Alexiou (Greek: Χάρις Αλεξίου, pronounced [ˌxaris aleksi'u]; born 27 December 1950 in Thebes, Greece as Hariklia Roupaka, Greek: Χαρίκλεια Ρουπάκα, pronounced [xaˌriklia rupa'ka])[1] is a Greek singer whose career has spanned over 5 decades. She is one of the most popular singers in Greece. She has worked with important Greek songwriters and composers, has performed at top musical theatres all over the world, and has received several awards. She has recorded over thirty albums and has been featured on albums of other musicians. On 14th March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Alexiou as the first top-certified female artist in Greece in the phonographic era (since 1960). She is the highest selling Greek female artist and third overall, behind George Dalaras and Yiannis Parios. Eight of her personal albums released between 1977 and 2003 have totaled 1.5 million sales, the only Greek female artist to do so.[2]
She also has an audience in Turkey and her various songs were sung in Turkish especially "Ola Se Thimizoun" (Everything reminds me of you) as "Olmasa Mektubun" (Without your letter) by Yeni Türkü, Erol Evgin, Müslüm Gürses, Sevda Karababa and Pilli Bebek; Teli Teli Teli as "Telli Telli" (Demoiselle, demoiselle), Pes Mou Pos Ginetai (Tell me, how is it possible?) as "Maskeli Balo" (Masquerade) by Yeni Türkü, Athena and Ata Demirer; Mia Pista Apo Fosforo (A floor of phosphorus) as "Her şeyi yak" by (Burn everything) Sezen Aksu and Duman and as "Nefes Almak İstiyorum" (I want to breathe) by Yonca Evcimik; Krata Gia To Telos (Keep it to the end) as "Sebahat Abla" (Elder sister Sebahat) by Müslüm Gürses; Fevgo (I'm leaving") as "Durma Yağmur" (Rain don't stop) by Gripin.[3]
She has lived in Athens since 1958, when she and her family moved there from Thebes. Her grandmother's family migrated to Thebes in 1924 from Seydiköy, İzmir (Greek name Smyrna). Her name was given to a street in Gaziemir, in İzmir province, Turkey.[4]
- ^ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8.
- ^ ""A Song has life, flesh and experience" - Haris Alexiou". ImpacTalk. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ ""A Song has life, flesh and experience" - Haris Alexiou". ImpacTalk. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "Name of Haris Alexiou is given to a street". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2011-12-30.