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“Greece shall recover soon”

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Singer Elisabeth Kontomanou –also known as Elizabeta– has released 7 albums as a leader and has performed next to various significant musicians. She first gained recognition in 1999 with the album Embrace and currently with her latest Brewin’ the Blues. Born in France to a...

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“Art should support the people”

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The soprano Sonia Theodoridou was born in Veria, Greece. She has studied at the Greek National Conservatory “Manolis Kalomiris” in Mrs. Papalexopoulou class where she was graduated with distinction as well as an “Excellent and Distinguished Performance” award. She was awarded the “Maria Callas” scholarship...

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“to try, is not enough if you are not gifted”

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Karolos Zouganelis was born in Athens in 1977. He began his studies in music when he was 5 years old and in 1992 he obtained his diploma from the National Conservatory in Athens. In 1996 he was accepted by the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris...

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Greece is mother to heroes and pioneers

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Painter Tasos Chonias was recently distinguished during a competition organized by London-based Saatchi Gallery. The artist, who was born in 1974 and has staged a solo exhibition at Agathi gallery, was chosen among 5,777 contesters to receive the second award. He began to paint at...

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Music gives shelter to dreams

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With roots in Cappadocia and the Pontus area, Kyriakos Kalaitzidis spent a great amount of his time behind the psalter. He completed his studies in byzantine music and acquired professional qualifications in psalm singing and music teaching, while he began to play the outi regularly...

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«The photographer who captures feelings in human regard»

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Chryssa Panousiadou is a qualified photographer with a master’s degree in documentary production from the University of Arts in London. Today she continues her studies in Philosophy and Arts at the Open University in Britain. Born in Greece, she began his career in 1999. Since...

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The Greek illustrator of the Titanic

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[:el]Nick Kaloterakis migrated to Australia 15 years ago and started working for Popular Science, the famous American magazine that illustrated his works on a regular basis. Making constant headway in digital art, Nick was then offered an illustration project by National Geographic on the occasion...

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Touches sensitive “chords” with his bouzouki

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[:el]George Georgopoulos was born in Athens in 1983 and eight years later his family moved to Kalamata, where he began his music lessons at age 9. His bouzouki teacher, Dimitris Koutis, encouraged brought him to a professional orchestra and soon afterwards he began to play...

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Award winning director and script writer

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Constantine Alexander Papadopoulos, known as Alexander Payne, is a director, producer and screenwriter who fascinates with his talent all over the world. Alexander Payne was born on 10 February 1961 in Omaha, Nebraska. A second-generation Greek with roots from Aigio, Syra and Livadia. His parents,...

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One of the world’s best female guitarists

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Orianthi Panagari has already been named as one of the best guitarists in the world. With notable collaborations on her CV, she has worked with Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Michael Bolton, Prince, ZZ Top, Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, John Mayer, Dave Stewart...

“Greece shall recover soon”

“Art should support the people”

“to try, is not enough if you are not gifted”

Greece is mother to heroes and pioneers

Music gives shelter to dreams

«The photographer who captures feelings in human regard»

The Greek illustrator of the Titanic

Touches sensitive “chords” with his bouzouki

Award winning director and script writer

One of the world’s best female guitarists

Between mountains and sea

A Greek Moulin Rouge dancer holds a Guinness World Record

Giorgos Kougioumtzidis – The first Greek “golden” World Champion in wrestling

Lucas Samaras – The Greek “father” of selfies

From doctor in Australia, to Hollywood famous director

The most distinguished sculptor of modern Greece

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