Maria-Anastasia "Marianna" Efstratiou (; born 17 April 1955 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 ...

) is a Greek singer, connected on several occasions with the

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. In 1987 she appeared as a backing singer for the duo Bang. Efstratiou won the 1989 Greek national selection (overcoming prior entrant

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) and represented Greece in the contest in Lausanne with " To diko sou asteri", which placed ninth. In 1996, Greek national broadcaster

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(ERT) selected her to represent Greece again, this time with the song " Emis forame to himona anixiatika", however the song could only manage 14th place at the contest in Oslo. In the following years, Efstratiou sang three songs in the semi-finals of the 1998 Greek national final, but none of them qualified to the final. She has worked with

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and she also appeared on stage on several occasions. She has published two records and a promo CD single. Her debut album featured her cover of " Twist in My Sobriety", originally sung by Tanita Tikaram. She has also participated in the theatrical play ''Pornographia'' by

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. Later she was the lead singer of the jazz ensemble Nova Mood.

Discography

Albums

* 1982 - ''Pornografia'' (music and songs from the play by

. * 1984 - ''Big Alice'' (as a band with Costas Bigalis) * 1987 - ''Mariana'' * 1989 - ''Proti fora'' * 1992 - ''Nihta gia duo'' * 1993 - ''Giro apo esena''

Singles

* 1984 - "I Miss You" * 1985 - "Talk About Love" * 1989 - "To diko sou asteri" * 1989 - "Kathe telos einai mia arhi" * 1996 - "Emis forame to himona anixiatika" * 2021 - "Pare me mazi sou" (feat. Stereomatic and Meditelectro)

References

1955 births Living people 20th-century Greek women singers Singers from Athens Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{Greece-singer-stub