Mariada Pieridi

Mariada Pieridi Μαριάντα Πιερίδη
Birth name	Mariada Pieridi
Born	July 13, 1975 (1975-07-13) (age 36) Nicosia, Cyprus
Genres	Laiko, Laiko-pop, pop, dance
Occupations	musician, songwriter
Years active	1995-present
Labels	Nitro, Universal Greece, Virus
Website	www.Mariada.gr

Mariada Pieridi (Greek: Μαριάντα Πιερίδη, Marianta as directly transcribed from Greek), (born 13 July 1975) is a Greek pop singer.

Early life

Mariada Pieridi was born in Nicosia, Cyprus.^[1][2] Her father was an officer in the Greek navy and her mother was a lawyer in Cyprus. She has a younger brother named Dimitri.^[1]

At a young age, Pieridi and her family moved to Athens, Greece. She soon began to experiment with music and sports. She was on the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastics Association (PGS) for 9 years and started playing the piano.^[1] Music became an integral part of her life and when she reached high school, she decided that she wanted a career in the music industry.^[1] She then took speech classes at the Attica Conservatory and continued with piano lessons.

Career

1995: Eurovision

Pieridi got her first real break into in the music industry during the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland. She was the backing vocalist of the Greek entry to the contest performed by Elina Konstantopoulou.^[1] They sang the song "Pia Prosefhi" ("What Kind Of A Prayer"). After Eurovision, Pieridi performed with many popular singers including Despina Vandi, Antonis Remos, and Yiannis Parios, getting her name and voice known.

2002–present

In June 2002, Pieridi released her first album, I Gineka Tis Zois Sou ("The Woman of Your Life") a success which moved her into the Greek music mainstream. The same year at the Arion Music Awards she received the award for "Best New Artist."

July 2003 marked the release of Pieridi's first single, "Oute Ki Esi" ("Neither You",) and the album Vale Fantasia ("Use Your Imagination") was released three months later in October.

In the following years Pieridi went on to release two more albums - Abra Katabra ("Abracadabra") contained songs with a strong dance beat while Sfera Stin Kardia ("Bullet In The Heart") contained more mainstream Greek music beats with a mix of pop and laika elements incorporated into the songs.

In September 2006, Pieridi returned with the single "DJ". It is a remake of Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist's "Stanna Eller Ga". The lyrics of all of the songs on the CD are signed off for the first time by Pieridi herself. A few days after the release of the single, Pieridi released her first "best of" album, DJ - The Hits Collection.

In mid-December 2008, Pieridi released her fifth studio album, Se Prokalo, nine songs, including the single "Milia Makria".^[3]

Discography

Albums 2002: I Gineka Tis Zois Sou 2003: Vale Fantasia 2004: Abra Katabra 2005: Sfera Stin Kardia 2006: DJ - The Hits Collection 2008: Se Prokalo Digital Songs 2009: Fantasia thelei mono (DJ Krazy Kon feat Mariada Pieridi) 2010: Pathima Mathima

Singles 2003: "Oute Ki Esi" 2006: "DJ" 2008: "Tha Doso Resta"

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Βιογραφία - Μαριάντα Πιερίδη". http://www.music.net.cy/kallitexnes/mariada_pieridi/index.html. (Greek) Music.net.cy. Retrieved on April 23, 2008
2. ^ "Βιογραφία - Μαριάντα Πιερίδη". http://www.mad.tv/artists/?id=357&m=bio. (Greek) MAD TV. Retrieved on April 24, 2008
3. ^ "Η Μαριάντα Πιερίδη σε... προκαλεί" (in Greek). MAD TV. 2008-12-11. http://www.mad.tv/section/news/34740/news/%CE%97+%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1+%CE%A0%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B7+%CF%83%CE%B5...+%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%AF. Retrieved 2008-12-11. 

External links

• Official Website

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