Sophia Vossou is a Greek singer best known abroad for representing Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Eurovision Song Contest 1991

The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....

 where she placed 13th with the song "I Anixi

I Anixi

"I Anixi" was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Greek by Sophia Vossou....

".

Biography

Vossou was born in 1961 in Patras

Patras

Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

. She grew up in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 where she studied music. In 1984 she took part in the Thessaloniki Song Contest where she won first prize. Following her success, Vossou began singing in nightclubs and soon released her first record Sophia, a pop and rock album. From the mid '90s she started singing folk music with minor success. Her album, San Alitissa (Like A Tramp) was released in 2002, but was not a commercial success. She then cooperated with a group formed by Orthodox Christian monks, recording two pop/rock/gospel music with them.

Radio and television

Apart from her musical career, Vossou produced popular shows for the radio and television. She was the hostess of a very popular morning show on Mega Channel

Mega Channel

Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...

 and continued her television career with another morning show on another Greek channel, while in 2006 she was one of the teachers in Dream Show, a talent show on Alpha Channel. She continued to work for Alpha by co-hosting a morning TV show with her former partner Andreas Mikroutsikos

Andreas Mikroutsikos

Andreas Mikroutsikos is a composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. He is the brother of Thanos Mikroutsikos and is considered to be Greece's "reality king". His top hits were "the kiklopaki " or "oso girizei i gi "...

 and his current wife. Apart from that she appeared on stage as a crazy maid, along with her comedian friend Elda Panopoulou

Elda Panopoulou

Elda Panopoulou is a Greek comedian, best known for her role as "Haroula Peponaki" in the Greek sitcom To Retire.- Early life :Panopoulou was born in Athens in the early 1960s...

. Vossou also had a supporting role on the sitcom Ola stin Taratsa for Alpha.

Eurovision Song Contest 1991

In 1991, Vossou and Andreas Mikroutsikos

Andreas Mikroutsikos

Andreas Mikroutsikos is a composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. He is the brother of Thanos Mikroutsikos and is considered to be Greece's "reality king". His top hits were "the kiklopaki " or "oso girizei i gi "...

 were chosen to represent Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 at the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 in Rome with the song "I Anixi

I Anixi

"I Anixi" was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Greek by Sophia Vossou....

" (Spring). The song was successful in Greece, certifying platinum. "I Anixi" scored 36 points and ranked 13th among 22 at the Eurovision final in Rome.

Discography

Personal Discography

Year	Title	Certification
1987	Me hilies strofes
1988	Erotas keravnovolos
1989	Ektos Edras
1990	Ta 28 moy xronia
1991	"I Anixi I Anixi "I Anixi" was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Greek by Sophia Vossou.... " [single]	Platinum
1993	"Laika monopatia" [single]	Platinum
1994	Kali Akroasi
1994	Ola edo tha meinoun
1996	Me kourases [CD single]
1996	Na me proseheis
2000	Tha eimai edo
2002	San alitissa

Compilations

• Christougenna me ta asteria (Christmass with the Stars)
• SOS
• Konta sas (Close to you)
• Eurosongs
• Tihi Vouno (Crazy Luck)/OST
• Na maste pali edo Adrea (Here we are again Adrea)
• Join the club
• Villa Mercedes