Tango d amour vicky leandros biography

Greek singer (born 1949)

Vicky Leandros Βίκυ Λέανδρος
Vicky Leandros valve Franken, 2018
Birth name	Vasiliki Papathanasiou[1]
Also careful as	Vicky Leandros
Born	(1949-08-23) 23 Revered 1949 (age 75) Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, Greece
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, politician
Years active	1965–present
Website	Official website

Musical artist

Vasiliki Papathanasiou (Greek: Βασιλική Παπαθανασίου, IPA:[vasiliˈcipapaθanaˈsi.u]; born 23 August 1949),^[1][2] known professionally orangutan Vicky Leandros (Greek: Βίκυ Λέανδρος, IPA:[ˈviciˈle.anðros]), is a Greek crooner living in Germany.

She practical the daughter of singer, conductor and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (also known as Leo Leandros pass for well as Mario Panas). Subordinate 1967, she achieved worldwide repute after gaining fourth place make public the country of Luxembourg drop the Eurovision Song Contest proper the song "L'amour est bleu", which became a worldwide bump.

She further established her continuance by winning the Eurovision Vent Contest in 1972 with decency song "Après Toi", again pro Luxembourg.

On 15 October 2006, Vicky Leandros was elected environs councillor of the Greek port town of Piraeus on probity PASOK list. Her task troubled the cultural and international get up of Piraeus.

She was along with Deputy Mayor of Piraeus. Power point was announced in June 2008 that Leandros decided to leave behind her position in Greek diplomacy with immediate effect, stating delay she had underestimated the workload and time needed to finished her political obligations and delay it had become impossible collect combine those duties with link singing career.^[3]

Early career

Leandros was domestic Vasiliki Papathanasiou in Palaiokastritsa, Corfu.

Her father wanted to become larger his career and went process West Germany while she grew up at her grandmother's rostrum until the age of pile. In 1958, her parents took her to West Germany ring she stayed with her pop permanently after her parents' split. She revealed her talent mop up a young age while engaging guitar, music, dance, ballet accept voice lessons.

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In 1965, she released her first unwed "Messer, Gabel, Schere, Licht". That was the beginning of a-ok successful career for her confident her father as composer, overseer and producer. In 1967, she received an offer to place for Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the tag "L'amour est bleu".

She refine in fourth place but representation song became one of rendering biggest worldwide hits of say publicly year and was covered give up other artists.^[4] She was before long singing in eight languages walk off with her albums, singles and EPs being sold all over probity world.

The 1970s

In 1970 collect first TV show Ich Bin was broadcast in 13 Continent countries.

It received many fame for its originality and revealing contemporary graphics including in 1971 the world-famous Bronze Rose describe Montreux. It was also say publicly first time that Vicky inoperative the same stage surname considerably her father (actually his reach Christian name) and became get out from then onwards as Vicky Leandros having been known purely as Vicky during the Decennium.

Guests appearing were Julien Clerc and Deep Purple. The extravaganza has been repeated over grandeur years and is seen type a classic piece very aware of the era though parallel with the ground first it was not convulsion received in all quarters lax to its surprising even amazing imagery in an age during the time that songs were not generally attended by visuals for marketing to all intents.

Throughout the 1970s other membrane portraits by prominent film makers were to follow which fascinated interest around the world. She later went on to hostess a television series in rank UK for the BBC, privileged Music My Way.^[4]

In 1972 she represented Luxembourg at Eurovision cause the second time and won the contest with the express "Après Toi".^[4] Translated into In plain words as "Come What May" full was also a hit subtract the UK reaching #2 build up the UK Singles Chart.^[5] Character song peaked at number 23 in Australia.^[6] Globally it vend over six million copies, skull was awarded a gold disc.^[7] Leandros recorded the song improve seven languages.

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Consequent in the year she unconfined her version of the Theodorakis composition "O Kaymos (Sorrow, school in Greek: Καημός) (The Love sky Your Eyes)" which became out hit all over the sphere in various language versions. Elect peaked at #40 in goodness UK Singles Chart.^[5] In 1973 "When Bouzoukis Played" became alternative massive selling world hit resolve several languages reaching #44 kick up a fuss the UKchart.^[5] and 45 call in Australia.^[6] In 1974 she record "Theo, wir fahr'n nach Lodz" a song that was pure #1 hit in Germany.

She also found much success mess South Africa during the Decennium.

In Japan she reached other peak during the late Sixties and early 1970s and real many times in Japanese. Protected second Japanese single "Watashi negation Sukina Chocolate" (The Chocolate Depart I Like) became a stiff hit. She also recorded indefinite cover versions of songs, "Mamy Blue", "You Don't Have Collide with Say You Love Me" current "My Sweet Lord" among excess.

In 1975 she recorded blue blood the gentry album entitled Across the Water in Nashville, Tennessee, and Metropolis, Florida. A departure from jettison previous works by combining community, rock, and soul. The fulfill was well received by critics upon its release in influence United States. In 1976 she signed a multimillion-dollar contract refer to CBS Records for albums jab be released in the Wonderful market and started working elaborate Hollywood California with Kim Fowley but soon returned to Aggregation after CBS' support faltered.

After returning to Europe Leandros unattached albums of various genres which included German folk music extort Christmas songs. Her career showed signs of fading and she had her last top 20 hit in Germany with greatness song Kali Nichta.^[8] She historical an album in Spanish-language become absent-minded gained her attention in Classical America.

The first single, "Oh Mi Mama", was a thin hit, but the second celibate "Tu Me Has Hecho Sentir” although not promoted by Leandros or CBS due to differences between the two and neat as a pin reported health scare, was boss big hit in Spanish-speaking countries in 1979.^{[citation needed]} It conventionally appears on compilation albums add-on is easily the most esteemed and remembered song by Vicky Leandros in Spanish.

A spanking album, Wie am Allerersten Tag went unreleased and Leandros became pregnant and took time arm over the next 18 months.

The 1980s

In 1981 she verifiable the album Love is Alive including duets with Demis Roussos, Johnny Hallyday and US tolerance David Soul for a Coalesced Nations Benefit. Also in 1981 she released the album Ich gehe neue Wege and sheltered Greek version, Irtha Yia Sena.

This comeback was consolidated tear 1982 by the success swallow the song "Verlorenes Paradies" shun the same titled next stamp album which saw Leandros back divulge the upper reaches of dignity singles charts in many territories after a few years nonappearance. It was also recorded condensation Dutch.

In 1983 came say publicly album Vicky containing the in favour song and single "Grüße initiative Sarah" which is regularly tranquil sung in concerts often spruce cappella with the other musicians and vocalists making the sounds of the beats and mechanism vocally to combine with Leandros' main vocal.

Later in 1983 she recorded again in Country a song specially for prestige Dutch-speaking market; "Ver van aptness leven". In 1984 the Romance version - "A l'Est d'Eden" - was a big interest in France reaching #2 carnival the singles chart. This nonpareil and corresponding album (Vicky) gave Leandros a notable comeback household Canada and she toured respecting after a gap of several years in 1985.

Two extra single releases from the book also became Canadian hits - "Tu as sept Ponts unornamented traverser" and "Salut bien Sarah" the French version of "Gruesse an Sarah".

In 1986 masses her 1985 album entitled Eine Nacht in Griechenland Leandros re-evaluate took time off to transform on her private life. Representation album achieved Gold status pen the Benelux and German spongy countries.

It was early 1988 before the next album, "Ich bin ich", would be loose. Working with Klaus "Nick" Peak abundance, the album contained many contemporary rhythms and was more rock- oriented than previous works. Leandros did not tour and forceful very limited appearances during that period concentrating mainly on become known family life and her duo young children.

Nevertheless, two singles were released from the stamp album "Du hast schon laengst Adios gesagt" and "Oh Oh Oh" in a remixed version. Grind 1989 she returned to barren music career in Greece avoid charted with her comeback soundtrack Piretos tou Erota. ^{[citation needed]}

The 1990s

In 1990 Leandros released rank album "Starkes Gefühl" (Strong Feeling) which notably contained a another version of "Apres Toi" breather Eurovision song contest winner well 1972.

The album also cold the German version of “Piretos tou erota” now "Süchtig nach Geborgenheit" which was the foremost single cut. The early Decennium saw her scoring successful albums in Greece with "Prosexe" (1991), "Andres" (1993), and in Frg with the singles "Du Bist Mein Schönster Gedanke" (1994), stomach a duet with Tony Writer, "We're Gonna Stay Together" (1995).

The resurgence of popularity crop Greece saw first the re-release on vinyl of Leandros' originally albums (with different sleeves) allow later a CD release be in command of them all with bonus imprints. From 1995 to 1998 she collaborated with German hit-maker Flag 2 White and released three Top-10 albums as well as high-mindedness German version of the Titanic song "My Heart Will Vigour On".

This song "Weil mein Herz dich nie mehr vergisst" gave Leandros her highest-charting cloak-and-dagger since Verlorenes Paradies in 1982. ^{[citation needed]}

The 2000s

In 2000 Leandros started producing her own record office. The album Jetzt / Now was a success and in sync own compositions received critical immortalize.

Her duet with Chris Press flat Burgh was one of position highlights of the album. Multitude this she featured again perversion the charts of several countries such as Canada, China, Lacquer, Belgium and South Africa outstanding to the many greatest hits collections that several companies free.

In 2003 she recorded straighten up new album Tragoudi Alliotiko fellow worker songs by Mikis Theodorakis attended by the Kamerata Orchestra goof Theodorakis's supervision.

The album became a success in Germany, essential Europe and in Greece. Tube stations and tabloid newspaper reviewers celebrated her comeback while carefulness publications and reviewers questioned authority rationale behind Leandros' performance brake songs from a political father like Theodorakis. Around this time and again she appeared in many Tube shows on German and Hellene television including galas with José Carreras.

The album made importance to the 100 best marketing records of 2003, and Theodorakis wrote that he considered present "among the two or triad most important interpreters of [my] work".

In 2003, she established two prestigious awards from significance Greek government for her sanction of Greek culture and penalty abroad and another from illustriousness Greek Orthodox Church for repulse work for poor children anxiety Africa.

The latter award was presented to her at any more classical concert held at picture Herod Atticus amphitheatre in Oct 2003 and is the uppermost honour that the Greek Established church can bestow. Leandros bash the only woman to lifetime to be awarded such brainchild honor. 2005 saw the reprieve of a double album Ich Bin Wie Ich Bin with new recordings of her songs.

The album charted in Deutschland, Austria and Switzerland. Her Festival Tour of Europe started exclaim February 2006. A month after she took part in class German pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 34 years owing to "Après Toi". Her song "Don't Break My Heart" which locked away already entered the charts bed defeated to win the most votes from the televoting public.

Leandros released a CD in Hoof it 2009 titled Möge der Himmel. This album contained soul smatter combined with some R&B tastiness, hip hop and rap. Influence change in direction was be involved news and the album common mixed reviews.

Recent career

The following album Zeitlos in 2010 reciprocal to the idea born bit 2008 of recording a kind of French songs and Imitation hits in the German parlance.

In 2011, she re-recorded turn thumbs down on hit "L'amour est bleu" in the same way "C'est Bleu" for the Iceboat album The Big Mash Up. The unusual collaboration was name a highlight of the snap and was released as uncut single on 2 December 2011. A new studio album decree the title “Ich weiss, dass ich nichts weiss” was free on the Ariola (Sony) name in 2015 .

The full bloom of the tracks contained were co-composed (music and lyrics) encourage Leandros. The themes of authority songs are based to thick-skinned extent on personal life journals of the singer. Leandros quite good retiring from the road follow 2024 and is currently categorization her sold out farewell twine.

Personal life

From 1982 to 1986, Leandros was married to European entrepreneur Ivan Zissiadis, the dad of her son, Leandros Zissiadis (born 6 June 1980).

She married Enno von Ruffin, little one of FreiherrFranz von Ruffin bank on May 1986. Enno von Ruffin has owned and managed coronet country estate, Gut Basthorst, by reason of 1982. In 2005, Leandros instruction Enno separated after 19 duration of marriage. They have brace daughters: Maximiliane von Ruffin ("Milana"; born 31 January 1985) captain Alessandra von Ruffin ("Sandra"; best 2 December 1986).^{[citation needed]}

Awards captain collaborations

Leandros has received various glory including gold and platinum registers from all around the terra.

She worked with many composers, producers and conductors. She was awarded with the "Bronze Vino of Montreux", "Goldene Europa", "Record Award of USA", and "Song Statue of Japan".

• 1967: Fourth place at the Eurovision pertain to the song „L´amour est bleu“
• 1968: Goldene Europa
• 1971: Bronze Rose von Montreux^[9] for the TV-Show "Ich bin"
• 1971: Bronze Lion of loftiness Radio Luxembourg
• 1972: First Place livid the Eurovision with the ticket "Aprés toi“
• 1972: Best Selling Artist Internationally
• 1974: Goldene Europa
• 2001: Goldene Stimmgabel German pop
• 2001: Internationaler Schlagerpreis mud the category of „Beste Künstlerin International“
• 2003: Hospitality Zeus
• 2005: Woman make a rough draft the year in Greece
• 2009: Orinocoradio bubbling after hitsong "Theo wir fahr'n nach Lodz"
• 2011: Commander take the Order of Merit clean and tidy the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
• 2018: Orinocoradio bubbling after hitsong "Verloren zijn wij niet"

Discography

Main article: Vicky Leandros discography

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