Maria Dimitriadi
Maria Dimitriadi | |
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Born | Athens, Greece | 11 April 1950
Died | 6 January 2009 Athens, Greece | (aged 58)
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1969–2001 |
Associated acts | , Stavros Xarhakos, Mikis Theodorakis, , Thanos Mikroutsikos, Giannis Markopoulos, Manos Hadjidakis |
Maria Dimitriadi (Greek: Μαρία Δημητριάδη) (11 April 1950[1] – 6 January 2009), was a Greek singer. She was one of the most renowned performers of the songs of Mikis Theodorakis and Thanos Mikroutsikos.[2][3] Dimitiradi primarily connected with political left-wing songs during the Junta and Metapolitefsi era in Greece, but she also experimented with other styles and genres, of a more lyrical tone.[4]
Biography[]
Maria Dimitriadi was born on 11 April 1950 in the Athenian municipality of Tavros, where later she became a member of the municipal council.[5] She was the older sister of the acclaimed Greek singer .[2][3]
Her career was connected with some of the greatest Greek composers, such as Stavros Xarhakos, with whom she recorded her debut single, "Ένα πρωινό", Mikis Theodorakis, Thanos Mikroutsikos, , Madra Mandicencio, and later on, Giannis Markopoulos and Manos Hadjidakis.[2][3][5]
In the early 1970s, during the military dictatorship in Greece, she was in Europe and toured with Theodorakis for four years. She continued to work with him until the early 1990s.[3][5] In 1974, Dimitriadi returned to Greece and, in the following years, she started working almost exclusively with Mikroutsikos.[3] In these years she became a member of the Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece (EKKE) and she was elected counsellor to serve on the Municipal Council of Tavros, a suburb in the south-western part of Athens in Greece.[3][5]
In 1980, she signed for CBS Records and started her solo career.[3] From 1991 to 1993, Dimitiradi lived and worked in former Yugoslavia and strongly opposed the embargo on Yugoslavia.[3]
She had a son, Stergios, with Greek television presenter Andreas Mikroutsikos. In later years, she had withdrawn from active singing and recording and became a sympathizer of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).[2][3]
On 6 January 2009, Maria Dimitriadi died at the age of 58 in the Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens from a rare lung disease.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Μαρία Δημητριάδη discography - RYM/Sonemic".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Ελευθεροτυπία – Ονειρο που φεύγει η ζωή [Reuters – Dream leaving life]. Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Πέθανε σήμερα η Μαρία Δημητριάδη [Maria Dimitriadi Died Today] (in Greek). indy.gr. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Τελευταία Ενημέρωση (7 January 2009). Σίγησε η Μαρία Δημητριάδη [Muting Maria Dimitriadi] (in Greek). ΣΚΑΪ. Archived from the original (PHP) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Δημητριάδη Μαρία [Maria Dimitriadi] (in Greek). Musipedia. Archived from the original (PHP) on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
External links[]
- 1950 births
- 2009 deaths
- Deaths from lung disease
- Greek female singers
- Greek entehno singers
- Singers from Athens
- 20th-century Greek singers
- 20th-century women singers