Elpida (singer)
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Elpida Karayiannopoulou (Greek: Ελπίδα Καραγιαννοπούλου, born October 1, 1949), is a Greek singer who was one of the most successful singers in Greece and the Greek diaspora in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
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Elpida Ελπίδα | |
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Birth name | Elpida Karayiannopoulou |
Also known as | Elpida (stage name) |
Born | (1949-10-01) October 1, 1949 (age 74) |
Origin | Spercheiada, Greece |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1970–1997 |
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Known professionally as just Elpida, she released 17 original albums in her 25-year recording history, and regularly topped fever charts run by the Greek state broadcaster, Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT). Internationally, she was known for being a two-time entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Greece in 1979 with the song "Sokrati" which placed 8th and Cyprus in 1986 with "Tora zo" which came 20th (and last).