Chrispa
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 Album Cover: Kathreftis
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| Birth name | Chrisanthi Pagona |
| Also known as | Chrispa (Stage name) |
| Born | December 7, 1982 Athens, Greece |
| Origin | Greece |
| Genre(s) | Modern Laika, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Alpha (2003) Minos EMI (2004–present) |
Chrispa (Greek: Χρύσπα, born Chrisanthi Pagona on December 7, 1982) is a popular Greek singer who was born in Athens, Greece. She has released four studio albums along with one compilation album, the first with Alpha Records, the rest with Minos EMI.
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[edit] Early life
Chrispa was born Chrisanthi Pagona in Athens, Greece on December 7, 1982.[1][2] At the age of five, she moved to Pireus, Greece where she began to experiment with music and dance. Originally, she had no dream to become a singer and loved ballet.[1] After thirteen years of ballet, she left it behind party because of her short height, and pursued musical instruments taking courses at her school for phonetics, piano and guitar.[1][2]
Chrispa's singing career began at age 18 when she sang a song with Sofia Vossou at her summer concert in Aegina. Vossou described Chrispa's voice as "very good" and her connections eventually helped Chrispa get a record contract with Alpha Music.[1] Her talent was quickly realized and she sang in more concerts with other popular singers such as Stamatis Gonidis, Labis Livieratos, and Themis Adamantidis.[2]
[edit] Musical career
[edit] 2003–2007: Getting Started
In the spring of 2003 at the age of 21, Chrispa released her debut album titled Tora with Alpha Music. The first single off the album titled "Esena Thelo" gained radio success and had a music video and remix.[1] Chrispa's next album was the selftitled Chrispa in 2004 with Minos EMI.
A repackaged album in 2005 titled Chrispa 100% was released with Minos EMI. The compilation featured hits from her first two albums, a new single, "Mou Kani Plaka O Theos," which became a radio hit, a DVD of the her music videos, and remixes. Also from the album, were the radio hits "An Den Ipirhes", "Savvatokiriako", "Fevgo Gia To 7", "I Kolasi Eimai Ego", and "Pali Tha Peis Signomi".[1] 2005 also brought several collaborations for Chrispa. She sang with Giorgos Tsalikis and Constantinos Christoforou in the summer while during the winter of 2005 - 2006 she went on the road with Elli Kokkinou, the Andreas Stamos, Constantinos Christoforou and Kalomoira.[1]
In 2006 and 2007, she released two more albums, Posa Hrostao and Kathreftis respectively.[3] The first single off of Kathreftis is "Mia Stigmi" and it was made into a music video.
[edit] 2008: Eurovision
She was a candidate in the Greek national final to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.[4][5][6] Chrispa had chosen a song composed by Marios Psimopoulos with lyrics by Antonis Papas. The provisional title of the song was "SOS For Love",[7] but later it was changed to "A Chance to Love".[8] The song is ethnic style, with lyrics in both Greek and English.[8] It has been described as a Dance Oriental song.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2003: Tora (Greece #49)
- 2004: Chrispa (Greece #32)
- 2005: Chrispa 100% (Greece #25)
- 2006: Posa Hrostao (Greece #1) GOLD
- 2007: Kathreftis (Greece #6)
[edit] CD Singles
- 2004: "Mou Kani Plaka O Theos"
- 2007: "Diki Sou Gia Panta" (Remix)
- 2008: "A Chance to Love"
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Βιογραφία - Χρύσπα.(Greek) Music.net.cy. Retrieved on April 22, 2008
- ^ a b c Βιογραφία - Χρύσπα.(Greek) MAD TV. Retrieved on April 22, 2008
- ^ Greek Eurovision gathers pace. London Greek Radio. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Hryspa Selected products. info-grece.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ ERT announces the national final participants. Oikotimes. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ Greece: National final participants announced. ESCToday. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ Chrispa to sing 'SOS For Love'; title to change. Oikotimes. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
- ^ a b Chrispa decided 'A Chance To Love'. Oikotimes. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
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