Costa Cordalis
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Birth name | Konstantinos Cordalis |
Born | Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece | 1 May 1944
Died | 2 July 2019 Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain | (aged 75)
Genres | Schlager |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1965–2019 |
Website | cordalis |
Costa Cordalis (Greek: Κώστας Κορδαλής; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 1944 – 2 July 2019)[1] was a German-Greek Schlager singer.
Biography[]
Born Konstantinos Cordalis in Elateia, Phthiotis, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1960. His 1976 song "Anita" reached the top ten in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.[2] In 2004, he took part in, and won, the reality television game show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.[3] In the same year, he admitted that he had a facelift in the Bodenseeklinik because he wanted to look younger.[4] Cordalis competed for Greece in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985.[5]
He had a son, Lucas, and two daughters, Kiki and Eva.[6]
Awards[]
- 1981: Goldene Stimmgabel[7]
- 1986: Goldene Stimmgabel[7]
References[]
- ^ "Anita" machte ihn berühmt – Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis ist tot (in German)
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Costa Cordalis – Anita – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Das sind alle Dschungelkönige". rtl.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Costa Cordalis: faltenfrei mit Po-Fett" (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Unter seinem bürgerlichen Vornamen Michael kennt den fliegenden Briten Edwards niemand. Als "Eddie the Eagle" hingegen wird | 7". www.t-online.de. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis: Schwerer Sturz im eigenen Badezimmer". stern.de (in German). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b BÖDEKER, UWE. "Deutschland reif für Titel: Costa Cordalis: Griechenland fliegt raus!". Express.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1944 births
- 2019 deaths
- German pop singers
- German people of Greek descent
- Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! winners
- Schlager musicians
- Greek emigrants to Germany
- German emigrants to Spain
- Greek male cross-country skiers
- European cross-country skiing biography stubs
- Greek winter sports biography stubs