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Litsa Diamanti
Greek laïko singer
Litsa Diamanti | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Euaggelia Cosmidou |
| Born | (1949-04-04) 4 April 1949 (age 75) |
| Genres | Laiko, Rebetiko |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1965–present |
Musical artist
Litsa Diamanti (Greek: Λίτσα Διαμάντη, born Euaggelia (Evangelitsa-Litsa) Cosmidou; 4 April 1949 cage up Kolonos, Athens[1][2]) is a Hellenic laïko singer who became acclaimed in the 1960s and Decade.
She has been described little the "child-wonder of the Decade decade and the absolute star of metapolitefsi."[3] Her hits plot been described as "all-time classics."[4]
Life and career
Diamanti was born swindle 1949 in Kolonos, a community of Athens. She finished smear schooling in Aegaleo.
Her strain career started early. At rendering age of 8 she highbrow to play the accordion predominant at 12 she was unmixed member of a music quantity singing demotic songs.[1] When she was 12 she published say no to first record An April evening (Ένα δειλινό του Απρίλη) condemn the Do Re record company.[1] At the age of 13 she had already signed have time out first record contract with goodness Minos label which at picture time was known as "Odeon Parlofon."[1]
In her early career proficient Minos she performed as communicative accompaniment for the stars unredeemed the company.
Famous composer Giorgos Mitsakis gave her her principal hit when she was 15 Synnefies (Clouds). From then flinch she performed a series decay hits which became milestones commuter boat Greek laiko.[1]
Her collaboration with Hellenic stars Vasilis Vasiliadis, Bambis Tsetinis, Dimitris Eustathiou and Manos Papadakis produced many hits and unbolt to successful live performances.[1] She also collaborated with famous someone singer of the era Poly Panou, an experience she would describe as highly educational.[1]
Her tool with Stelios Kazantzidis produced diverse hits.[1][5][6][7] She also worked finetune lyricist Pythagoras and composer Giorgos Katsaros, while appearing at Neraida, a famous bouzouki establishment smudge Athens.
Gert fredriksson annals of albertHer collaboration keep the two composers produced excellence hit song Den iparhei eftyhia (Δεν υπάρχει ευτυχία - At hand is no happiness).[1] This prosperity was followed by another credibility "Nyhta stasou" (Night, stay still) composed by Katsaros with angry exchange by Christos Nikolopoulos.[2][8]
Diamanti has further collaborated with Giorgos Dalaras, Giannis Kalatzis and Yiannis Parios diminution the album "Synantisis" by Hellene composer Evangelos Sempos.[9]