Maria Dimitriadi

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Maria Dimitriadi
Born(1950-04-11)11 April 1950
Athens, Greece
Died6 January 2009(2009-01-06) (aged 58)
Athens, Greece
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1969–2001
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 In later years, she had withdrawn from active singing and recording and became a sympathizer of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).[2][3]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[]

  1. ^ "Μαρία Δημητριάδη discography - RYM/Sonemic".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.

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