Elli Kokkinou

Biography

Elli Kokkinou (Greek: Έλλη Κοκκίνου) is a Greek singer born with Athens, Greece, on July 24th, 1970. Exit of a family of musicians, it was very early impassioned for the song. It begins while singing in a group whereas it studies graphic arts in Greece. Whereas it considers a career of professional singer, it leaves to Los Angeles in 1994 to study within famous MIT (Musicians Institute off Technology).

Its two first opus left respectively in 1999 (Επικίνδυνα Παιχνίδια, either Epikindyna Pehnidia) and 2000 (Ανδρική Κολώνια, or Andriki Kolonia) are relative failures. On the other hand, the album Στο Κόκκινο (Sto Kokkino literally, In red) resulting from its first collaboration with the type-setter Φοίβος (Phoebus) in 2003 is a real popular success. In a few months, Στο Κόκκινο (Sto Kokkino) is double platinum disc in Greece and is exported in Turkey. In October 2004, the album is increased by four new pieces and a DVD no-claims bonus, under the title Platinum Edition. In November 2005, the same team produces the Sex album, which meets a success equivalent to Sto Kokkino.

Κι Άλλο (Ki Hello), last album left to date is a resumption of the Sex album, in particular supplemented of a French version of the sulfurous Sex title, and two duets with the singer Θάνος Πετρέλης (Thanos Petrelis): Κι Άλλο (Ki Hello) and Αδιάφορος (Adiaforos). The two artists occur in concert with Βανέσσα Αδαμοπούλου (Vanessa Adamopoulou) with the APOLLO of Athens.

September 4th, 2007, Έλλη Κοκκίνου (Elli Kokkinou) Marie with Παναγιώτης Βασιλειάδης (Panayiotis Vasiliadis) with which it has been in couple for 7 years. Under his projects, one can note a collaboration with Νατάσα Θεοδωρίδου (Natacha Theodoridou) planned for the winter 2007.

Discography

Επικίνδυνα Παιχνίδια, is Epikindyna Pehnidia, 1999. Ανδρική Κολώνια, is Andriki Kolonia, 2000. Παραδίνομαι, is Paradinome (Greatest Hits), 2004. Στο Κόκκινο, is Sto Kokkino, 2003. Platinum Edition, 2004, increased Edition of the album “Sto Kokkino”. Sex, 2005. Κι Άλλο, is Ki Hello, 2006 increased Edition of the album “Sex”.

Bonds

Official site in grec
Fan club in Greek and English

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