Sotia Tsotou (; 14 May 1942 – 10 December 2011) was a

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lyricist and journalist. Tsotou was born on 14 May 1942 in

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, a city in central

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, and she grew up in

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. As the only child of wealthy family she studied in Greek-French School of "Saint Joseph" in

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. From the age of 18 she started to work as a journalist while she was studying in

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and Drama Schools of Pelos katselis and Kostis Michailidis. During the occupation she had been arrested many times that inspired her to write lyrics for many songs. She died of cancer on 10 December 2011.The news of her death , Greek Newspaper "I Avgi"
Βράδιασε για τη Σώτια Τσώτου, 13-12-2011 (in Greek)

Selected discography

* ''Fotografies'', music: Giorgos Krimizakis (1971) * ''An Imoun Plousios'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1972) * ''Diskoli Zoi'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1973) * ''Chilia Enniakosia Tipota'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1974) * ''Aspro – Mavro'', music: Giorgos Hadjinasios (1974) * ''Skorpia Fylla'', music: Apostolos Kaldaras (1975) * '' Recital'', music:

Kostas Hatzis Kostas Hatzis () (born 13 August 1936) is a Greeks, Greek singer-songwriter and musician of Romani origin. Kostas Hatzis was born in Livadeia, a city in central Greece to a Romani family. Considered a leading composer and a pioneer in the Greek s ...

(1976) * '' Gia 'Senane Mporo'', music: Antonis Stefanidis (1981) * ''Ego Zografisa Ti Gi'', music: Doros Georgiadis (1983) * ''Simera Ke Panta'', music: Spyros Vlassopoulos (1984) * ''Ta Kalytera Mou Chronia'', music: Giorgos Krimizakis (1985) * '' Synantisi'', music:

(1987) * ''Vradiazei'', music: Christos Nikolopoulos (1992) * ''Ke Pou Theos'', music: Takis Soukas (1994)

References

External links

Sotia Tsotou (imdb.com)Greek lyrics by Sotia Tsotou (stixoi.info)
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