Katerina Stikoudi ( el, Κατερίνα Στικούδη; 16 April 1985) is a Greek singer, model, actress, television host and ex-athlete on swimming. Stikoudi first gained media attention, in 2005, when she took part on

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beauty contest and she won the title " Miss Hellas '05" and had the chance to represent

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at the Miss World pageant. Aside from beauty pageants and modeling, Katerina was a children's swimming instructor and a student at the TEI of Larissa in Larissa. Αlongside her modeling career Stikoudi made her acting debut in a successful Greek soap opera, named '' Erotas'' in 2006. At the same period she hosted the morning talk show ''La Sousourela'' on Star Channel. She gained more fame in 2008, when she signed with

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to host the most successful Greek music TV show ''Mega Star'' for three seasons. In 2009, Stikoudi cooperated with dj-LAVA, as a singer, in his single ''Tora''. After then she started her solo career as a pop and rap singer. In 2011 she released her first music album ''I Mousiki mou''. The next ten years she released other three albums ''I yefsi tis zois mou'' (2013), ''Cliche'' (2015) and ''Soundtrack'' (2018).

Early life

Katerina Stikoudi was born and raised in

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, the daughter of Nikos, a greengrocer, and Ntina Stikoudi, a school teacher. She started her swimming career at the age of 8, when her parents gave her the opportunity to register in PAOK swimming academy. In her adolescence, she signed with PAOK as a professional swimming athlete and in 2001 at the age of 16 she finished fifth at the national championship.

Career

Beauty Pageant, Morning TV Shows and Acting Debut

In March 2005, Stikoudi decided to take part on '' ANT1's Beauty Pageant''. Finally she entered the show and she was crowned Miss Hellas 2005. As one of the titles' winner she had the opportunity to represent her country at the

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in China on 10 December 2005. After her participation she continued her modeling career in Greece and moreover she made her first TV appearance as an actress on a famous Greek soap opera '' Erotas''. At the same period she signed with Star Channel in order to host her own morning TV show, ''La Sousourela''. She hosted the show for some months and in summer of 2006 she signed with

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, as a co-host, in the famous daytime show '' Proinos Kafes'' for two seasons. Apart from her hosting career, Stikoudi had a main role on a

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named ''Ta koritsia tou mpampa (Daddy' s girls)''.

Mega Star

In August 2008, Stikoudi signed with

for the show ''Mega Star''. Mega Star was one of the most successful Greek

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s about music which was aired in 1990 with high ratings on the most of its seasons. She first made her appearance as the show' s hostess in October 2008. After her first high-rated season on the show,

renewed her presence on the show for the next season. Except of the music show, she also hosted the

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'' Guinness World Record Show'' for one season. In June 2010, she renewed her contract with Mega Star for her third season. In May 2011

decided to cancel the show, after 22 years, and Stikoudi decided to stop her hosting career in order to start a music one. In 2019,

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and Acun Medya announced that Stikoudi would host the third season of Greek fashion reality tv show ''My Style Rocks'', based on Styled to Rock. She started hosting the show on January 13, 2020.

Music Career, Albums and Singles

In 2009 she made her singing debut in collaboration with dj-LAVA in his song ''Tora (Now)''. In 2010 she collaborated with the boy group ''NEVMA'' in their song ''Emmoni (Persistence)''. Stikoudi released her debut studio album, ''I Mousiki Mou'', in 2011. Her second album released in 2013, including her famous songs ''Senario'', ''Mi'', ''Psila Takounia'' and ''M' Ena Sou fili''. Her next album ''Cliché'' released in 2015 and her fourth one, ''Soundtrack'' in 2018.

Film

Stikoudi made her film debut with a small role in the 2010 film ''Soula Ela Xana''. In 2017 she appeared in ''O thisavros''. The next year she started as Margarita in the comedy film ''Mazi ta fagame'' alongside Antonis Kafetzopoulos and Sotiris Kalivatsis.

Filmography

Television

Film

Music videos

Discography

Albums

*''I Mousiki Mou'' (2010) *''I Yefsi Tis Zois Mou'' (2013) *''Cliche'' (2015) *''Soundtrack'' (2018) *''Grande'' (2021)

Singles

* 2009: Τώρα / Tora (Feat. LAVA) * 2010: Εμμονή / Emmoni (Feat. NEBMA) * 2011: 6 Εκατομμύρια / 6 Ekatommyria * 2011: Η Μουσική Μου / I Mousiki Mou * 2012: Σενάριο / Senario * 2012: Μη / Mi * 2012: Απ' Την Αρχή / Ap' Tin Arxi * 2012: Ο.Κ. (Δεν Τρέχει Τίποτα) / O.K. (Den Trexei Tipota) * 2012: Σαν Να Μην Υπάρχω / San Na Min Yparxo * 2013: Ψηλά Τακούνια / Psila Takounia * 2013: Μίλια Μακριά / Milia Makria (Feat. Ablaze) * 2013: Μ' Ένα Σου Φιλί / M' Ena Sou Fili * 2014: Σ' Ένα Όνειρο / S' Ena Oneiro * 2014: Η Γεύση Της Ζωής Μου / I Geysi Tis Zois Mou * 2014: Τατουάζ / Tatouaz * 2015: Cliche * 2015: Συννεφιά / Synnefia * 2015: Θα Σου Περάσει / Tha Sou Perasei (Feat. NEBMA) * 2016: Voices * 2016: I Like The Way * 2016: Πιράνχας / Piranxas (Feat. TNS) * 2017: Retro * 2018: "Intuited"

Stage

Theater

Tours

* LAVA feat. Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2009) * NEBMA feat. Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2010) * Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2011) * Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2012) * Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2013) * Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2014) * Katerina Stikoudi Live Tour (2014-2015) * Katerina Stikoudi Summer Tour (2017) * Soundtrack Tour (2018)

Stage Shows

* Thea (along with Nikos Oikonomopoulos &

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) - (2012) * Fever (along with Nikos Oikonomopoulos & Stamatis Gonidis) - (2012-2013) * Fix Live (along with Nikos Oikonomopoulos, Melisses & Maria Egglezou) (2013) * VOX (along with Panos Kalidis, Christos Holidis & Chrispa) - (2013-2014) * Astra Live (along with Panos Kalidis & Ilia Vrettos) - (2014) * Dames (along with Kostas Doxas) (2015) * Fix Live (along with Stamatis Gonidis &

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) - (2015-2016) * Fix Live (along with Adypas & Andreas Stamos) - (2017) * Ieros Odos (along with

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) - (2019-2020) * Stage by Frangelico (along with Stamatis Gonidis & Christos Menidiatis) - (2022)

Personal life

In 2009, Stikoudi began dating music producer and rapper Vangelis Serifis. In August 2018, after a longtime relation, they married at his origin place

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Appearances

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References

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