Sophia Vembo - Revision history

Akrogiali at 05:35, February 14, 2009

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Akrogiali at 05:28, February 14, 2009

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Iliada at 13:59, February 11, 2009

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Irlandos: /* War songs */

2008-10-31T12:02:33Z

War songs

Irlandos at 09:55, May 15, 2007

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Irlandos at 11:42, May 25, 2006

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Irlandos at 14:31, April 13, 2006

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Lazarus at 23:49, January 9, 2006

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Lazarus at 23:40, January 9, 2006

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Irlandos at 22:22, January 9, 2006

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 In November, [[1973]] during the anti-[[Junta]] protests, Vembo hid several protesters in her house and refused to surrender them to the authorities.
-Sophia Vembo died on [[March 11]], [[1978]].
+Sophia Vembo died in Athens on [[March 11]], [[1978]].
 ==Hit Songs==

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 [[Image:Vembo-01.jpg|thumb|190px|Sophia Vembo]]
 [[Image:Vembo-02.jpg|thumb|190px|Labeled ''The Singer of Victory'' for her spirit-lifting singing]]
-'''Sophia Vembo''' was a Greek singer and actress of the first half of the 20th Century.
+'''Sophia Vembo''' was the artistic pseudonym of the Greek singer and actress Sophia Bembo ([[Greek]]: Σοφια Μπεμπου).
-Vembo was born Sophia "Efie" Bembo on [[February 10]], [[1910]] in [[Adrianople]], [[Eastern Thrace]]. She came with her family to [[Greece]] after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]]. The family first settled in [[Tsaritsani]] and later in [[Volos]], [[Thessaly]].
+Vembo was born on [[February 10]], [[1910]] in [[Adrianople]], [[Eastern Thrace]]. She came with her family to [[Greece]] after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]]. The family first settled in [[Tsaritsani]] and later in [[Volos]], [[Thessaly]].
 Sophia Vembo started performing in the [[1930s]] as a stage actress and as a singer for Columbia Records Company. She sang love songs of that era and became popular however, she truly exploded on the scene when [[World War II]] broke out. Her songs, praising Greek soldiers and mocking Benito Mussolini raised the morale of soldiers and civilians alike and earned her the nickname "The Singer of Victory". When the Germans entered [[Athens]] in [[1941]], Vembo escaped to the Middle East where she continued to do her part for the war effort.

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 *Κορόιδο Μουσολίνι - Mussolini, you fool
 *Στον πόλεμο βγαίνει ο Ιταλός - The Italian goes to War
 [[Category:1910 births|Vembo, Sophia]]

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 '''Sophia Vembo''' was a Greek singer and actress of the first half of the 20th Century.
-Vembo was born Efie Bembo in [[1910]] in [[Adrianople]], [[Eastern Thrace]]. She came with her family to [[Greece]] after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]]. The family first settled in [[Tsaritsani]] and later in [[Volos]], [[Thessaly]].
+Vembo was born Sophia "Efie" Bembo on [[February 10]], [[1910]] in [[Adrianople]], [[Eastern Thrace]]. She came with her family to [[Greece]] after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]]. The family first settled in [[Tsaritsani]] and later in [[Volos]], [[Thessaly]].
 Sophia Vembo started performing in the [[1930s]] as a stage actress and as a singer for Columbia Records Company. She sang love songs of that era and became popular however, she truly exploded on the scene when [[World War II]] broke out. Her songs, praising Greek soldiers and mocking Benito Mussolini raised the morale of soldiers and civilians alike and earned her the nickname "The Singer of Victory". When the Germans entered [[Athens]] in [[1941]], Vembo escaped to the Middle East where she continued to do her part for the war effort.

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 Vembo was born Efie Bembo in [[1910]] in [[Adrianople]], [[Eastern Thrace]]. She came with her family to [[Greece]] after the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]]. The family first settled in [[Tsaritsani]] and later in [[Volos]], [[Thessaly]].
-Sophia Vembo started performing in the [[1930s]] as a stage actress and as a singer for Columbia Records Company. She sings love songs of that era and becomes popular however, she truly explodes on the scene when [[World War II]] breaks out. Her songs, praising Greek soldiers and mocking Benito Mussolini raise the morale of soldiers and civilians alike and earn her the nickname "The Singer of Victory". When the Germans enter [[Athens]] in [[1941]], Vembo escapes to the Middle East where she continues to do her part for the war effort.
+Sophia Vembo started performing in the [[1930s]] as a stage actress and as a singer for Columbia Records Company. She sang love songs of that era and became popular however, she truly exploded on the scene when [[World War II]] broke out. Her songs, praising Greek soldiers and mocking Benito Mussolini raised the morale of soldiers and civilians alike and earned her the nickname "The Singer of Victory". When the Germans entered [[Athens]] in [[1941]], Vembo escaped to the Middle East where she continued to do her part for the war effort.
-After the war, Vembo acquires a theatre for the performances of her group. In [[1957]] she marries [[Mimis Traiforos]] after a very lengthy romance. During the [[1960s]], she cuts down on her theatre performances and finally stops them altogether by [[1970]].
+After the war, Vembo acquired a theatre for the performances of her group. In [[1957]] she married [[Mimis Traiforos]] after a very lengthy romance. During the [[1960s]], she cut down on her theatre performances and finally stopped them altogether by [[1970]].
 In November, [[1973]] during the anti-[[Junta]] protests, Vembo hid several protesters in her house and refused to surrender them to the authorities.

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	'''Sophia Vembo''' was a Greek singer and actress of the first half of the 20th Century.		'''Sophia Vembo''' was a Greek singer and actress of the first half of the 20th Century.

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	'''Sophia Vembo''' was a Greek singer and actress of the first half of the 20th Century.		'''Sophia Vembo''' was a Greek singer and actress of the first half of the 20th Century.