Despina Olympiou

Despina Olympiou (2013)

Despina Olympiou ( Greek : Δέσποινα Ολυμπίου; born October 17, 1975 in Limassol ) is a Cypriot singer .

life and career

She studied piano and music theory at Trinity College London . In 1993 she moved to Athens and sang for recordings and live performances by various musicians. In 2000 her debut album was released. The ballad Vale Mousiki , written by Michalis Hatzigiannis , was a great success in 2003. Hatzigiannis stayed with her as a composer and wrote other pieces for her. The Cypriot broadcaster CyBC elected Olympiou internally to represent Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö . The Greek-language ballad An Me Thimase was chosen as the title . In the semifinals she reached place 15 out of 16 and did not make it to the final. She got her 11 points from:

•  Serbia - 3 points
•  United Kingdom - 3 points
•  Belgium - 2 points
•  Estonia - 2 points
•  Austria - 1 point.

Discography

Albums

• 2000: Ton Mation sou i Kalimera
• 2004: Exoume logo
• 2005: Auto ine Agapi
• 2007: Mazi Horista
• 2009: Mia stigmi

Singles

• 2005: Kapote
• 2007: Pes to Dinata
• 2007: Mazi Xorista
• 2007: Paradisos feat. Michalis Hatzigiannis
• 2008: Omorfa Psemata
• 2013: To me thimasai

Web links

Commons : Despina Olympiou  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ News at escdaily.com