Costa Cordalis (; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 19442 July 2019) was a Greek-German
Schlager singer.
Biography
Born Konstantinos Cordalis in
Elateia
Elateia (; ) was an ancient Greek city of Phthiotis, and the most important place in that region after Delphi. It is also a modern-day town that is a former municipality in the southeastern part of Phthiotis. Since the 2011 local government reform ...
,
Phthiotis
Phthiotis (, ''Fthiótida'' ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece (administrative region), Central Greece. The capital is the city of La ...
, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1960. His 1976 song "Anita" reached the top ten in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2004, he took part in, and won, the reality television game show ''
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!''. In the same year, he admitted that he had a
facelift
A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (from the Ancient Greek () 'wrinkle', and () 'excision', the surgical removal of wrinkles), is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure intended to give a more youthful facial appearance. There are ...
in the
Bodenseeklinik because he wanted to look younger. Cordalis competed for Greece in the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 took place January 16–27, 1985 in Seefeld, Austria (near Innsbruck). This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 19 ...
.
He had a son, Lucas, and two daughters, Kiki and Eva.
Awards
* 1981:
Goldene Stimmgabel
The Goldene Stimmgabel (English: Golden Tuning Fork) was an annual prize awarded within the German music scene from 1981 to 2007.
The prizes were awarded according to the number of records sold from October of the previous year to June of the year ...
* 1986: Goldene Stimmgabel
References
External links
*
Official site
1944 births
2019 deaths
People from Amfikleia-Elateia
Sportspeople from Central Greece
Greek emigrants to Germany
Naturalized citizens of Germany
Greek male cross-country skiers
German pop singers
Schlager musicians
20th-century German male singers
21st-century German male singers
20th-century Greek male singers
21st-century Greek male singers
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! winners
German expatriates in Spain
Greek expatriates in Spain
20th-century Greek sportsmen
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