Costa Cordalis (; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 19442 July 2019) was a Greek-German Schlager singer.

Biography

Born Konstantinos Cordalis in

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, 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

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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

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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 {{Greece-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub