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'''Evridiki''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] ''Ευρυδίκη''}};) is a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] musician. She was born in [[Limassol]], [[Cyprus]], on [[25 February]] [[1968]]. Evridiki grew up in [[Nicosia]].

==Music Career==

From an early age she performed in choirs and big audiences.

Still at school, she studied music at the National Conservatory of Cyprus. When she finished school, she went to Le Studio des Variétés in Paris, France, where she studied music, theatre and dancing. Afterwards she went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, where she supplemented her musical studies with courses of harmony and instrumentation.

In [[1989]] she moved to [[Athens]], [[Greece]], worked with several artists, sang in compilations and in [[1991]] released her first personal album “Gia proti fora”.

She represented Cyprus twice in the Eurovision Song Contest: once in [[1992]] (Malmö, Sweden) with the song Tairiazoume and once in 1994 (Dublin, Ireland) with the song “Ime Anthropos Ki Ego”. In [[1994]] especially, caused controversial reactions from critics and audience since the song had a political meaning over the Cypriot case. However, she became a hot favourite to win cause of the ethnic sound of the song and her very sentimental performance. After a very conservative voting she achieved the 11th place.

In 1994, she married [[George Theophanous]] father of her child Aggelos and main composer and producer of her first 9 albums. Giorgos Theofanous called Evridiki his "muse" and, even after their divorce in [[2000]], still has a very close relationship with her.

Overall, Evridiki is one of the most popular successful and best selling singers in Greece and Cyprus. She has worked with the most important personalities of the Greek music industry such as George Theophanous, [[Vasilis Papakonstantinou]], [[Giorgos Hatzinasios]], [[Yiannis Spanos]], [[Marios Tokas]], Dimitris Korgialas, Vangelis Dimitriadis, [[Christos Dantis]], Natalia Germanou, Eleni Peta, Giorgos and Yannis Vardis, Stelios Rokkos, [[Sakis Rouvas]].

In 2002, she performs Taptim in the musical "King and I" produced by Mimi Denisi with very positive acceptance by public and critics.

After her divorce and having a music break of almost 3 years, she released "Oso fevgo gyrizo" album where she wrote 2 songs. This record will be a state point in her career by becoming more as the Greeks says quality artist. This record having great acceptance by the public and critics and everybody characterised as a new era for Evridiki's career. Since then she has been recognised as the most successful rock Greek singer and has released another critical acclaimed record "Sto idio vagoni".

Currently, she performs in Athens and is prepairing her new CD, which is expected to be released by February 2007.

==Participation to the Eurovision Song Contest==

Evridiki has participated several times at the Eurovision Song Contest both as a backing vocalist and as a soloist.

===As a backing vocalist===

*[[1983]] For the very first time in her life, she attended Stavros Sideras’ vocal group in the Eurovision Song Contest and the song “I Agapi Akoma Zi”.
*[[1986]] In Elpida’s vocal group and the song “Tora Zo”.
*[[1987]] She went once more at the as a backing vocalist with Alexia and the song “Aspro Mavro”.

===As a soloist===

*[[1992]] In Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Tairiazoume"
*[[1994]] In Dublin, Ireland with the song “Ime Anthropos Ki Ego”.

==Discography==

<gallery>
* [[2005]] - Sto idio vagoni
* [[2003]] - Oso fevgo gyrizo
* [[2002]] - Live ki allios
* [[2000]] - Ola dika sou
* [[1999]] - To koumbi
* [[1998]] - Dese mou ta matia
* [[1997]] - Pes to mou afto
* [[1995]] - I epomeni mera (double CD with a live recording)
* [[1994]] - Fthinoporo Gynaikas
* [[1993]] - Misise me
* [[1992]] - Poso ligo me ksereis
* [[1991]] - Gia proti fora
</gallery>

Personal Albums:

* [[1991]] - Gia proti fora
* [[1992]] - Poso ligo me ksereis
* [[1993]] - Misise me
* [[1994]] - Fthinoporo gynaikas
* [[1995]] - I epomeni mera (double CD with a live recording)
* [[1997]] - Pes to mou afto
* [[1998]] - Dese mou ta matia
* [[1999]] - To koumbi
* [[2000]] - Ola dika sou
* [[2002]] - Live ki allios
* [[2003]] - Oso fevgo gyrizo
* [[2004]] - Best of
* [[2005]] - Sto idio vagoni

Participation in the Albums:

* [[1999]] - "O vasilias kai ego" ("King and I") Soundtrack of the "King and I" musical
* [[2002]] - "Tragoudi sta paidia" (Live) by Giogros Theofanous
* [[2003]] - "Eseis oi filoi mou ki ego" by Vasilis Papakonstantinou
* [[2003]] - "As ta dyskola se mena" by Dimitris Korgialas
* [[2005]] - "I mera fevgei" by Dimitris Korgialas
* [[2006]] - "EuroRevisions" (complilation) produced by Giorgis Christodoulou
* [[2006]] - "I apli methodos ton trion" by Imiskoumbria

==External links==

*[http://www.evridiki.gr/ Evridiki's official website]

==Trivia==

* Evridiki was the first foreign student that was accepted in Le Studio des Variétés in Paris, France.
* She was the youngest singer performed at the [[Lykavittos]] Theater, in 1995.
* She is have a very good reputation as very lovely person, friendly and not-diva over the Greek music industry.
* She is one of the few Greek singers that stayed faithful to pop rock music genre.
* In November [[2005]] she sang in a supporting group to Apoptygma Berzerk in their concert in Cologne, Germany.
* Rumors want her to participate for a third time in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]] going to be held in Helsinki.

{{Credit wikipedia}}

[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Eurovision contestants|Evridiki]]
[[Category:Female singers|Evridiki]]

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−	'''Evridiki''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]] ''Ευρυδίκη''}};) is a [[Cyprus\|Cypriot]] musician. She was born in [[Limassol]], [[Cyprus]], on [[25 February]] [[1968]]. Evridiki grew up in [[Nicosia]].	+	'''Evridiki''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]] ''Ευρυδίκη'';) is a [[Cyprus\|Cypriot]] musician. She was born in [[Limassol]], [[Cyprus]], on [[25 February]] [[1968]]. Evridiki grew up in [[Nicosia]].

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 In [[1989]] she moved to [[Athens]], [[Greece]], worked with several artists, sang in compilations and in [[1991]] released her first personal album “Gia proti fora”.
-She represented Cyprus twice in the Eurovision Song Contest: once in [[1992]] (Malmö, Sweden) with the song Tairiazoume and once in 1994 (Dublin, Ireland) with the song “Ime Anthropos Ki Ego”. In [[1994]] especially, caused controversial reactions from critics and audience since the song had a political meaning over the Cypriot case. However, she became a hot favourite to win cause of the ethnic sound of the song and her very sentimental performance. After a very conservative voting she achieved the 11th place.
+She represented Cyprus three times in the Eurovision Song Contest: once in [[1992]] (Malmö, Sweden) with the song “Tairiazoume”, once in [[1994]] (Dublin, Ireland) with the song “Ime Anthropos Ki Ego” and once in [[2007]] (Helsinki, Finland) with the song “Comme ci comme ça“. In [[1994]] especially, caused controversial reactions from critics and audience since the song had a political meaning over the Cypriot case. However, she became a hot favourite to win cause of the ethnic sound of the song and her very sentimental performance. After a very conservative voting she achieved the 11th place.
 In 1994, she married [[George Theophanous]] father of her child Aggelos and main composer and producer of her first 9 albums. Giorgos Theofanous called Evridiki his "muse" and, even after their divorce in [[2000]], still has a very close relationship with her.

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 ===As a soloist===
-*[[1992]] In Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Tairiazoume"
+*[[1992]] In Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Tairiazoume".
 *[[1994]] In Dublin, Ireland with the song “Ime Anthropos Ki Ego”.
 ==Discography==

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 * She is one of the few Greek singers that stayed faithful to pop rock music genre.
 * In November [[2005]] she sang in a supporting group to Apoptygma Berzerk in their concert in Cologne, Germany.
-* Rumors want her to participate for a third time in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]] going to be held in Helsinki.
+* Rumours have her to participating for a third time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 to be held in Helsinki.
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