Natalia Germanou
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Natalia Germanou is a Greek lyricist
, television hostess, radio producer, DJ and journalist.
Germanou has written lyrics for many popular Greek singers such as Anna Vissi
, Christos Dantis
, Elena Paparizou
, Sakis Rouvas
, Despina Vandi
, Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Notis Sfakianakis
, Natasa Theodoridou, Labis Livieratos
, Katy Garbi
and many more. She co-wrote with Dantis the lyrics to Elena Paparizou
's My Number One
, the winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
. She has hosted a radio show on Sfera FM during the 00's as well as having hosted or taken part in numerous reality and talk shows, most recently on Alpha TV
.
A few years later, Germanou finished a professional journalism school in Athens, and was soon accepted to the Orlando University of Florida where she planned to live for the next 5 years, perfecting her study in journalism. About a month and a half before her planned departure to college, Germanou got a job offer to work at the magazine "Ena" owned by Giorgos Koskotas, and managed by Pavlos Bakogiannis. Germanou, with the guidance of her father, accepted, and stayed in Athens, where for the next 4 years, got experience working for the magazines "Ena" and "Kai" and the newspaper "24 Ores".
In October 1988, at age 19, Germanou started hosting a radio show along with Prokopi Douka titled "Club Sandwich" on "SKY 100,4". A year later in 1990, Germanou started working with Ant1 Channel and moved her radio show to their radio stations, and started a spin-off musical show of the same name on the channel. At the same time, in 1990, Germanou branched out to writing lyrics, and has since written lyrics for many big Greek singers, with more than 250 songs, and more than 30 platinum and 45 gold records.
For the next 4 years, Germanou continued hosting, and realized that she had fallen in love with it. "Club Sandwich" later became "Blue Jean", and was broadcast daily on the radio station "Athina 9.84", where she also became a radio producer. At the same time, Germanou started hosting the music show "Mega Star" on Mega Channel
, which she continued to host for 10 years. A couple of years later in 1997, Germanou became the programing director and radio producer at the radio station "Sfera 102.2", where she still hosts a radio show today.
In 2002, Germanou hosted the first season of Fame Story
, and was later a judge on music related reality shows such as Dream Show 1 and 2, Fame Story 3 and Sound Mix Show. In 2005, Germanou co-wrote the lyrics to the song "My Number One
", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
". In 2007-2008, she was a judge on the music reality show "TV Stars Parousiaste" on Alpha TV
alongside Ilias Psinakis, while she hosted the show "Randevou sta tifla" every Saturday night on Alpha Channel in the same year.
Currently, besides hosting her radio show on Sfera FM, Germanou hosts the morning show "Mes Tin Kali Hara" on Alpha TV
every weekend and the evening show Chart Show:Your Countdown every Sunday, on the same TV channel. She is also writing her first book.
. Since then she has written the lyrics to over 250 songs for various artists, with over 30 albums her songs have been included on going Platinum, and over 45 albums going Gold.
's short lived variety show Me Agapi Anna on Ant1 Channel in the mid 90's, where she sang along with Vissi.
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, television hostess, radio producer, DJ and journalist.
Germanou has written lyrics for many popular Greek singers such as Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
, Christos Dantis
Christos Dantis
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, Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou
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, Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
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, Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi
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, Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Notis Sfakianakis
Notis Sfakianakis
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, Natasa Theodoridou, Labis Livieratos
Labis Livieratos
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, Katy Garbi
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and many more. She co-wrote with Dantis the lyrics to Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou
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's My Number One
My Number One
As Greece had finished the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in third place, the song was pre-qualified for the final in 2005. Thus, it was performed nineteenth on the night, following Croatia's Boris Novković and Lado with "Vukovi umiru sami" and preceding Russia's Natalia Podolskaya with "Nobody Hurt...
, the winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
. She has hosted a radio show on Sfera FM during the 00's as well as having hosted or taken part in numerous reality and talk shows, most recently on Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
.
Biography
Germanou was born in Athens, with origins from Mitilini. Her father is the late Freddie Germanos, a popular journalist and author, and her mother Erietta Mavroudi. For 12 years, Germanou attended the "Mina Aidonopoulou" school, where she got good grades and was good in Math. At the age of 16, Germanou announced to her family that she would like to become an actress, to which her Father suggested journalism instead.A few years later, Germanou finished a professional journalism school in Athens, and was soon accepted to the Orlando University of Florida where she planned to live for the next 5 years, perfecting her study in journalism. About a month and a half before her planned departure to college, Germanou got a job offer to work at the magazine "Ena" owned by Giorgos Koskotas, and managed by Pavlos Bakogiannis. Germanou, with the guidance of her father, accepted, and stayed in Athens, where for the next 4 years, got experience working for the magazines "Ena" and "Kai" and the newspaper "24 Ores".
In October 1988, at age 19, Germanou started hosting a radio show along with Prokopi Douka titled "Club Sandwich" on "SKY 100,4". A year later in 1990, Germanou started working with Ant1 Channel and moved her radio show to their radio stations, and started a spin-off musical show of the same name on the channel. At the same time, in 1990, Germanou branched out to writing lyrics, and has since written lyrics for many big Greek singers, with more than 250 songs, and more than 30 platinum and 45 gold records.
For the next 4 years, Germanou continued hosting, and realized that she had fallen in love with it. "Club Sandwich" later became "Blue Jean", and was broadcast daily on the radio station "Athina 9.84", where she also became a radio producer. At the same time, Germanou started hosting the music show "Mega Star" on Mega Channel
Mega Channel
Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...
, which she continued to host for 10 years. A couple of years later in 1997, Germanou became the programing director and radio producer at the radio station "Sfera 102.2", where she still hosts a radio show today.
In 2002, Germanou hosted the first season of Fame Story
Fame Story
Fame Story was a Greek reality TV show that was a licensed version of Endemol's Star Academy on the ANT1 network. It has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows over the last years. The contestants gave a weekly performance in a 2½–3 hour episode in which the contestants were judged...
, and was later a judge on music related reality shows such as Dream Show 1 and 2, Fame Story 3 and Sound Mix Show. In 2005, Germanou co-wrote the lyrics to the song "My Number One
My Number One
As Greece had finished the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in third place, the song was pre-qualified for the final in 2005. Thus, it was performed nineteenth on the night, following Croatia's Boris Novković and Lado with "Vukovi umiru sami" and preceding Russia's Natalia Podolskaya with "Nobody Hurt...
", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
". In 2007-2008, she was a judge on the music reality show "TV Stars Parousiaste" on Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
alongside Ilias Psinakis, while she hosted the show "Randevou sta tifla" every Saturday night on Alpha Channel in the same year.
Currently, besides hosting her radio show on Sfera FM, Germanou hosts the morning show "Mes Tin Kali Hara" on Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
every weekend and the evening show Chart Show:Your Countdown every Sunday, on the same TV channel. She is also writing her first book.
Personal life
Natalia Germanou married singer Petros Imvrios in October 1998. In 2002 they divorced.Production discography
The beginning of Germanou's songwriting career is marked by the song "Pos" released in 1990 and sung by MandoMando (singer)
Mando , born Adamantia Stamatopoulou , is a popular Greek singer. She was born in Piraeus on April 13 and raised in Athens by her jazz pianist father, Nikos Stamatopoulos and a classic soprano opera mother Mary Apergi. From a young age she began to develop her talent and interest in music, and was...
. Since then she has written the lyrics to over 250 songs for various artists, with over 30 albums her songs have been included on going Platinum, and over 45 albums going Gold.
Radio
- 1988-1990 - "Club Sandwich" (SKY FM)
- 1990-1994 - "Club Sandwich" (ANT1 FM)
- 1994-1997 - "Blue Jean" (Athina 9.84)
- 1997–Present - "Natalia Germanou" (Sfera FM)
Television
- 1990-1992 - "Club Sandwich (Ant1 Channel)
- 1992-2002 - "Mega Star" (Mega Channel)
- 2003-2004 - "Den To Pistevo (Mega Channel)
- 2002-2003 - "Fame Story 1 (Ant1 Channel)
- 2005 - "Figame!" (Ant1 Channel)
- 2006-2007 - "Sound Mix Show" (Alpha Channel)
- 2007-2008 - "Rantevou Sta Tifla" (Alpha Channel)
- 2008–Present - "Mes Stin Kali Hara" (Alpha Channel)
- 2009–Present - "Chart Show: Your Countdown" (Alpha Channel)
Judging
- 2005-2006 - "Fame Story 3" (Ant1 Channel)
- 2005 - "Dream Show 1" (Alpha Channel)
- 2007 - "Dream Show 2" (Alpha Channel)
- 2007-2008 - "TV Star Parousiaste" (Alpha Channel)
Acting
Germanou has also appeared in several guest star rolls on various TV shows over the years. Germanou appeared on 2 episodes of "Hai-Rok", which her close friend Eleni Mavili was a writer on, as well as on the shows "Oi Stavloi Tis Eriettas Zaimi", To Kokkino Domatio and "Kinoumeni Ammos". Germanou also appeared on an episode of Anna VissiAnna Vissi
Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
's short lived variety show Me Agapi Anna on Ant1 Channel in the mid 90's, where she sang along with Vissi.
External links
- http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/germanou_natalia Official Fansite