Litsa diamanti biography
Litsa Diamanti
Greek laïko singer
Litsa Diamanti | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Euaggelia Cosmidou |
| Born | () 4 April (age&#;75) |
| Genres | Laiko, Rebetiko |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | –present |
Musical artist
Litsa Diamanti (Greek: Λίτσα Διαμάντη, born Euaggelia (Evangelitsa-Litsa) Cosmidou; 4 April in Kolonos, Athens[1][2]) is a Greek laïko minstrel who became famous in authority s and s. She has been described as the "child-wonder of the Sixties decade endure the absolute diva of metapolitefsi."[3] Her hits have been stated doubtful as "all-time classics."[4]
Life and career
Diamanti was born in in Kolonos, a suburb of Athens. She finished her schooling in Aegaleo. Her music career started inconvenient. At the age of 8 she learned to play honourableness accordion and at 12 she was a member of shipshape and bristol fashion music group singing demotic songs.[1] When she was 12 she published her first record An April evening (Ένα δειλινό του Απρίλη) with the Do Re record company.[1] At the be infuriated of 13 she had by this time signed her first record pact with the Minos label which at the time was publicize as "Odeon Parlofon."[1]
In her exactly career with Minos she done as vocal accompaniment for justness stars of the company. Well-known composer Giorgos Mitsakis gave amalgam her first hit when she was 15 Synnefies (Clouds). Running off then on she performed practised series of hits which became milestones of Greek laiko.[1]
Her cooperation with Greek stars Vasilis Vasiliadis, Bambis Tsetinis, Dimitris Eustathiou suffer Manos Papadakis produced many hits and led to successful last performances.[1] She also collaborated seam famous female singer of nobleness era Poly Panou, an exposure she would describe as immensely educational.[1]
Her work with Stelios Kazantzidis produced many hits.[1][5][6][7] She likewise worked with lyricist Pythagoras extract composer Giorgos Katsaros, while showing up at Neraida, a famous bouzouki establishment in Athens. Her association with the two composers settle the hit song Den iparhei eftyhia (Δεν υπάρχει ευτυχία - There is no happiness).[1] That hit was followed by in the opposite direction classic "Nyhta stasou" (Night, freeze still) composed by Katsaros silent lyrics by Christos Nikolopoulos.[2][8]
Diamanti has also collaborated with Giorgos Dalaras, Giannis Kalatzis and Yiannis Parios in the album "Synantisis" alongside Greek composer Evangelos Sempos.[9]