Marianna Efstratiou
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Maria-Anastasia "Marianna" Efstratiou (Greek: Μαρία-Αναστασία "Μαριάννα" Ευστρατίου; born 17 April 1955 in Athens) is a Greek singer, connected on several occasions with the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1987 she appeared as a backing singer for the duo Bang. Efstratiou won the Greek national song contest in 1989, overcoming Greek superstar Anna Vissi, and represented Greece in Lausanne with To Diko Sou Asteri . The song was placed ninth.[1] In 1996, ERT selected her to represent Greece again, this time with the song Emis forame to himona anixiatika , but the song could only manage 14th place in Oslo.[2] Efstratiou sang three songs in the semi-finals of the Greek national contest in 1998, but none of them qualified for the final.[3] She has worked with Mimis Plessas and she also appeared on stage on several occasions. She has published two records and a promo CD single. Her debut album features her cover of Twist in My Sobriety , originally sung by Tanita Tikaram. She has also participated in the theatrical play Pornographia by Manos Hatzidakis. Currently, she is the lead singer of the jazz ensemble Nova Mood.
Discography
[edit ]- 1982 - Pornografia (music and songs from the play by Manos Hatzidakis.
- 1984 - Big Alice (as a band with Costas Bigalis)
- 1984 - I Miss You/maxi single
- 1985 - Talk About Love/maxi single
- 1989 - Kathe telos einai mia arhi
- 1993 - Giro apo esena
- 1996 - Emis forame to himona anixiatika/promo single.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: Greece 1989: Mariana Efstratiou / Μαριάνα Ευστρατίου, "To Diko Sou Asteri" / "Το δικό σου αστέρι"" . Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: Greece 1996: Mariana Efstratiou / Μαριάνα Ευστρατίου, "Emis Forame Ton Himona Anixatika" / "Εμείς φοράμε το χειμώνα ανοιξιάτικα"" . Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Greek National Finals 1998". EUROVISION SONG CONTEST NATIONAL FINALS HOMEPAGE. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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