Dimitra Galani () is a Greek singer and songwriter.
Galani was born 1952 in
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
and began her musical career at the age of 16 providing vocals on several tracks of
Dimos Moutsis and
Nikos Gatsos
Nikos Gatsos (; 8 December 1911 – 12 May 1992) was a Greek poet, translator and lyricist.
Biography
According to Harvard University, he "had a profound influence on the post-war generation of Greek poets. Writing of both loss and hope, Gatsos� ...
on the album "A Smile": ().
She subsequently contributed to
Manos Hatzidakis
Manos Hatzidakis (also spelled Hadjidakis; ; 23 October 1925 – 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek composers of all time. He was one of the main proponents of the " Ént ...
' 1971 album "Land of Gold"
r: 'Της Γης Το Χρυσάφι' providing vocals on six of the twelve tracks included on the album. In that same year, she released her first eponymous solo album.
Galani continues to collaborate with notable Greek composers and performers. In addition to Hatzidakis, Galani has collaborated with composers such as
Dimos Moutsis,
Manos Loizos,
Giorgos Hatzinasios,
Giannis Spanos,
Vassilis Tsitsanis
Vassilis Tsitsanis ( 18 January 1915 – 18 January 1984) was a Greek songwriter and bouzouki player. He became one of the leading Greek composers of his time and is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern Rebetiko and Laiko music. Tsi ...
,
Mikis Theodorakis
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.
He scored for the films '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), '' Z'' (1969), and '' Serpico'' (1973). He was a three-ti ...
and performers such as
Alkistis Protopsalti and
Xaris Alexiou. Her discography spans both traditional laika and entekhna genres as well as Greek pop and
Greek New Wave.
In recent years, Galani has composed music both for her own solo work and for feature films and TV, work for which she won the
Arion award for the song 'Pull the Trigger'
r: 'Τράβα σκανδάλη'and the
Prosopa award for the film soundtrack of 'Taxim'.
Discography
The list refers to Galani's personal discography:
*1971 ''Dimitra Galani'' (Δήμητρα Γαλάνη)
*1973 ''Dimitra Galani 2'' (Δήμητρα Γαλάνη)
*1974 ''O Kampos'' (Ο κάμπος)
*1975 ''Leptomereies'' (Λεπτομέρειες)
*1978 ''M’ Agapouses Thymamai'' (Μ' αγαπούσες θυμάμαι)
*1979 ''Eikones'' (Εικόνες)
*1980 ''Ta Tragoudia tis Hhesinis Meras'' (Τα τραγούδια της χθεσινής μέρας)
*1981 ''Kala einai ki etsi'' (Καλά είναι κι έτσι)
*1982 ''Hairetismoi'' (Χαιρετισμοί)
*1983 ''Ateleiotos Dromos '' (Ατελείωτος δρόμος)
*1984 ''Kanonika '' (Κανονικά)
*1985 ''Mia Vradia m’ena Tragoudi '' (Μια βραδιά μ'ενα τραγούδι)
*1985 ''Hanomai Giati Remvazo'' (Χάνομαι γιατί ρεμβάζω)
*1986 ''Paihnidi gia Dyo'' (παιχνίδι για δύο)
*1988 ''Ex' Epafis'' (Εξ επαφής)
*1989 ''I Parastasi Arhizei ''(Η παράσταση αρχίζει)
*1990 ''Gia Piano kai Foni'' (Για πιάνο και φωνή)
*1991 ''Fos ''(Φως)
*1992 ''M’ Ena Glyko Anastenagmo ''(Μ'ενα γλυκό αναστεναγμό)
*1994& 1996 ''I Dimitra Galani sto Harama 1&2 ''(Η Δήμητρα Γαλάνη στο Χάραμα 1&2)
*1995 ''Anasa I Techni tis Kardias'' (Ανάσα η τέχνη της καρδιάς)
*1997 ''Ta Chartina'' (Τα χάρτινα)
*1998 ''Horos me ti Skia mou'' (Χορός με τη σκιά μου)
*1999 ''Na Meinoun Mono ta Tragoudia'' (Να μείνουν μόνο τα τραγούδια)
*2001 ''Meta ''(Μετά)
*2003 ''Tha to Metanioseis'' (Θα το μετανιώσεις)
*2004 ''Epi Skinis'' (Επί σκηνής)
*2004 ''To S’agapo Mporei'' (Το σ'αγαπώ μπορεί)
*2007 ''Dama Koupa'' (Ντάμα κούπα)
*2009 ''Pixel'' (Πίξελ)
References
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21st-century Greek women singers
Greek composers
1952 births
Living people
Musicians from Athens
20th-century Greek women singers