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Soultana (Tania) Tsanaklidou (Greek: Τάνια Τσανακλίδου, born 9 April 1952) is a Greek artist, both singer and actress, who represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978.[1]

Biography

Tania was born in Drama, Greece on 9 April 1952 and was raised in Thessaloniki. By the age of eight, she had already taken part in a children's theatrical play. She studied drama and ancient history and took courses in dancing. When she was 21 she moved to Athens where she started to work as a theatre actress and in 1978 she got her first part in a TV series.

In 1978, she represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest with a song titled "Charlie Chaplin", and came eighth. Right after this she performed at the award ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival. In 1980, she was awarded the prize of the French Festival Rose d'Or.

She began recording albums while concurrently performing in music appearances all over Greece.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Simon Barclay (17 June 2010). Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Silverthorn Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

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Preceded byPaschalis, Marianna, Robert Williams & Bessywith Mathima solfege Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 Succeeded byElpidawith Sokrati
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