Marianta Pieridi
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Mariada Pieridi (born 13 July 1975) is a Greek pop singer.
, Cyprus
. Her father was an officer in the Greek navy and her mother was a lawyer in Cyprus. She has a younger brother named Dimitri.
At a young age, Pieridi and her family moved to Athens
, Greece. She soon began to experiment with music and sports. She was on the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastics Association (PGS) for 9 years and started playing the piano. Music became an integral part of her life and when she reached high school, she decided that she wanted a career in the music industry. She then took speech classes at the Attica Conservatory and continued with piano lessons.
" ("What Kind Of A Prayer"). After Eurovision, Pieridi performed with many popular singers including Despina Vandi
, Antonis Remos
, and Yiannis Parios, getting her name and voice known.
("The Woman of Your Life") a success which moved her into the Greek music mainstream. The same year at the Arion Music Awards she received the award for "Best New Artist."
July 2003 marked the release of Pieridi's first single, "Oute Ki Esi
" ("Neither You",) and the album Vale Fantasia
("Use Your Imagination") was released three months later in October.
In the following years Pieridi went on to release two more albums - Abra Katabra
("Abracadabra") contained songs with a strong dance beat while Sfera Stin Kardia
("Bullet In The Heart") contained more mainstream Greek music beats with a mix of pop and laika
elements incorporated into the songs.
In September 2006, Pieridi returned with the single "DJ". It is a remake of Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist
's "Stanna Eller Ga". The lyrics of all of the songs on the CD are signed off for the first time by Pieridi herself. A few days after the release of the single, Pieridi released her first "best of" album, DJ - The Hits Collection
.
In mid-December 2008, Pieridi released her fifth studio album, Se Prokalo, nine songs, including the single "Milia Makria".
Early life
Mariada Pieridi was born in NicosiaNicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. Her father was an officer in the Greek navy and her mother was a lawyer in Cyprus. She has a younger brother named Dimitri.
At a young age, Pieridi and her family moved to Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece. She soon began to experiment with music and sports. She was on the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastics Association (PGS) for 9 years and started playing the piano. Music became an integral part of her life and when she reached high school, she decided that she wanted a career in the music industry. She then took speech classes at the Attica Conservatory and continued with piano lessons.
1995: Eurovision
Pieridi got her first real break into in the music industry during the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland. She was the backing vocalist of the Greek entry to the contest performed by Elina Konstantopoulou. They sang the song "Pia ProsefhiPia Prosefhi
"Pia Prosefhi" was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Greek by Elina Konstantopoulou....
" ("What Kind Of A Prayer"). After Eurovision, Pieridi performed with many popular singers including Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi
Despina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...
, Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos
Antonis Remos , is a Greek laïko singer.-Early life:Antonis Remos was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He was raised there by his Greek parents, and later his family moved back to their native Thessaloniki, Greece, where he finished school. During his childhood he got involved with music and...
, and Yiannis Parios, getting her name and voice known.
2002–present
In June 2002, Pieridi released her first album, I Gineka Tis Zois SouI Gineka Tis Zois Sou
I Gineka Tis Zois Sou is the debut album of popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in June 2002 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "S'agapo"# "Anapodo Fegari"# "Me Sighoris"# "De Me Halai"# "Ase Me"...
("The Woman of Your Life") a success which moved her into the Greek music mainstream. The same year at the Arion Music Awards she received the award for "Best New Artist."
July 2003 marked the release of Pieridi's first single, "Oute Ki Esi
Oute Ki Esi
"Oute Ki Esi" is a CD single by popular Greek artist Marianta Pieridi released in Greece in July 2003 by Universal Music Greece....
" ("Neither You",) and the album Vale Fantasia
Vale Fantasia
Vale Fantasia is an album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in October 2003 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "Ena"# "Aplose Ta Heria Sou"# "Pou Pas"# "Vale Fantasia"# "Rotisa"# "Lathos Himia"...
("Use Your Imagination") was released three months later in October.
In the following years Pieridi went on to release two more albums - Abra Katabra
Abra Katabra
Abra Katabra is an album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in December 2004 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "Pes Mou Mia Fora"# "Ta Pio Megala Onira"# "Heretismata"# "Signomi"# "Ta Apagorevmena"...
("Abracadabra") contained songs with a strong dance beat while Sfera Stin Kardia
Sfera Stin Kardia
Sfera Stin Kardia is an album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in December 2005 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "Den Eimai Ego"# "Afti I Agapi"# "S'eho Anagi"# "Me Oli Mou Ti Dinami"...
("Bullet In The Heart") contained more mainstream Greek music beats with a mix of pop and laika
Laika
Laika was a Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the Earth – as well as the first animal to die in orbit.As little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika's mission, and the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, there...
elements incorporated into the songs.
In September 2006, Pieridi returned with the single "DJ". It is a remake of Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist
Carola Häggkvist
Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...
's "Stanna Eller Ga". The lyrics of all of the songs on the CD are signed off for the first time by Pieridi herself. A few days after the release of the single, Pieridi released her first "best of" album, DJ - The Hits Collection
DJ - The Hits Collection
DJ - The Hits Collection is a best of album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in October 2006 by Universal Music Greece, including 3 new songs and a previously unreleased one.-Track listing:# "DJ "...
.
In mid-December 2008, Pieridi released her fifth studio album, Se Prokalo, nine songs, including the single "Milia Makria".
Albums
- 2002: I Gineka Tis Zois SouI Gineka Tis Zois SouI Gineka Tis Zois Sou is the debut album of popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in June 2002 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "S'agapo"# "Anapodo Fegari"# "Me Sighoris"# "De Me Halai"# "Ase Me"...
- 2003: Vale FantasiaVale FantasiaVale Fantasia is an album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in October 2003 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "Ena"# "Aplose Ta Heria Sou"# "Pou Pas"# "Vale Fantasia"# "Rotisa"# "Lathos Himia"...
- 2004: Abra KatabraAbra KatabraAbra Katabra is an album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in December 2004 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "Pes Mou Mia Fora"# "Ta Pio Megala Onira"# "Heretismata"# "Signomi"# "Ta Apagorevmena"...
- 2005: Sfera Stin KardiaSfera Stin KardiaSfera Stin Kardia is an album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in December 2005 by Universal Music Greece.-Track listing:# "Den Eimai Ego"# "Afti I Agapi"# "S'eho Anagi"# "Me Oli Mou Ti Dinami"...
- 2006: DJ - The Hits CollectionDJ - The Hits CollectionDJ - The Hits Collection is a best of album by popular Greek singer, Marianta Pieridi. It was released in Greece in October 2006 by Universal Music Greece, including 3 new songs and a previously unreleased one.-Track listing:# "DJ "...
- 2008: Se Prokalo
Digital Songs
- 2009: Fantasia thelei mono (DJ Krazy Kon feat Mariada Pieridi)
- 2010: Pathima Mathima
Singles
- 2003: "Oute Ki EsiOute Ki Esi"Oute Ki Esi" is a CD single by popular Greek artist Marianta Pieridi released in Greece in July 2003 by Universal Music Greece....
" - 2006: "DJ"
- 2008: "Tha Doso RestaTha Doso Resta"Tha Doso Resta" is a CD single by popular Greek artist Marianta Pieridi released in Greece in March 2008 by Virus Music....
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