Soultana Tsanaklidou is a Greek

Greeks

The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

 artist, both singer and actress, who represented Greece

Greece

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

 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Eurovision Song Contest 1978

The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd of its kind, and was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters - the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest - the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their...

.

Biography

Tania was born in Drama, Greece

Drama, Greece

Drama , the ancient Drabescus , is a town and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the peripheral unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The town is the economic center of the municipality , which in turn comprises 53.5 percent of the...

 on 9 April 1952 and was raised in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

. By the age of 8, 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

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 started to work as a theatre actress and in 1978 she got her first part in a TV series.

In 1978 she represented Greece

Greece

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

 in 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...

 with a song titled "Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...

", and came eighth. Right after this she performed at the award ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

. In 1980 she was awarded the prize of the French Festival Rose d'Or.

She started to record albums while performing in music appearances all over Greece. In 2003 and 2004 she starred in two moreTV series.

Discography

• 1978-Charlie Chaplin
• 1978-Ares Mares Koukounares
• 1980-Horis Taftotita
• 1982-File
• 1985-Tis Vrohis kai tis Nihtas
• 1986-Clise
• 1988-Ta tragoudia tou Bar
• 1988-Mama Gernao
• 1990-Alliotiki Mera
• 1991-Nadir
• 1995-Oi Megaliteres Epitihies tis Tanias Tsanaklidou
• 1995-Tragoudia tou Paraxenou Kosmou
• 1997-Live
• 1998-To Magiko Kouti
• 2000-Mia Agapi Mikri
• 2001-To Hroma tis Imeras
• 2009-Proswpografia

External Links

• http://www.tsanaklidou.com