On August 18, 2002, the great Greek singer Glykeria and her band gave a concert in the courtyard of the Karvounados Elementary School. The venue was packed, and the residents of Tsirigotes had the pleasure of enjoying Glykeria's performance.
BIOGRAPHY
Glykeria was born in Serres, specifically in the village of Agio Pnevma.
From an early age, she was exposed to music by her family, which led to singing becoming ingrained in her from a very early age.
Her father and uncle played the bouzouki as amateurs. She grew up in an environment where folk and traditional songs played a leading role. Smyrna songs, which echoed from the gramophones of the village's discerning Asia Minor refugees, but also heavy folk songs, which dripped with complaints in the thunderous and boisterous voices of Payoumtsis, Tsaousakis, Kazantzidis, and Perpiniadis.
Festivals and family gatherings with their warm atmosphere, convivial mood, record players, and 45 rpm records were also a great music school.
From her high school years, Glykeria began to stand out for her vocal abilities, and her classmates encouraged her to sing at every event. She never missed an opportunity to perform well-known pop songs from the 1960s and, of course, traditional folk songs, which always held a special place in her heart and soul. The paths of life led her to Athens.
1974/1976—At the suggestion of Nikos Danikas, she makes her first appearance at the tavern «Litto» in Plaka.
He then appeared in bouzoukia clubs in Plaka, performing songs by Hatzidakis, Theodorakis, Loizos, and others.
1977-Participates, providing vocals at Columbia, in Giorgos Koinousis« album »Gyrisa« (I Returned), as well as in Giorgos Varsos» album "Koritsi Mou" (My Girl).
In 1977, she made her recording debut as a solo singer under the name «Glykeria Livanos» on a Columbia compilation album of Christmas and New Year's songs entitled «Chronia Polla» (Happy New Year).
Also in 1977, he took part in the ERT television show «Na i Efkairia» (Here's Your Chance), where he won first prize.
The show's judging panel consisted of Giorgos Katsaros, Grigoris Grigorios, Rosita Sokou, Rallou Manou, and Lefteris Papadopoulos.
The song she performs on the show and wins the committee's «excellent» rating is «Nychta se bez fegari» (Night without a moon) by Apostolos Kaldaras.
1978 – She marries Stelios Fotiadis, whom she had met in 1976 when he was the conductor at the venue where Glykeria performed, alongside Giorgos Koinousis.That same year, she participates in Columbia's «tourist» albums with re-recordings, «A Taste Of Greece – 14 Songs & Music» and «This Is ... The Best Of Mikis Theodorakis.»In November 1978, Apostolos Kaldaras approached Glykeria and they ended up making an album together, her first solo album, entitled «Mην κάνεις όνειρα» (Don't Dream), which was released in 1978 by the record company LYRA, founded by Alekos Patsifas.
1979-In the fall of 1979, he participates, along with Eleni Vitali and Charalambos Gargarounakis, in the performance «Sergiani in the World» held at the «Diagonio» bouzoukia club in Plaka, George Dalaras with Yannis Markopoulos.
1980—The album Sta Matia Koita Me (Look Me in the Eyes) is releasedis released, marking her first recording collaboration with her husband, Stelios Fotiadis, who has accompanied her throughout her career to date and always leaves his mark, both on her recordings and her live performances.
That same year, Glykeria performed concerts throughout Greece alongside Giorgos Dalaras.
1981-The album «Ta Smyrnaika,» featuring traditional songs from Smyrna, marked a turning point in her career, bringing her to the attention of a wider audience and launching her on a successful career.
This album sold over 70,000 copies.
The songs of Panagiotis Tountas, worn down by time, the traditional songs of Asia Minor, will shine again in a manner befitting their value and rare beauty.
Exemplary orchestrations in the spirit and letter of the law, with the participation of leading musicians, featuring soloists Aristeidis Moschos (santur and music supervision) and Giorgos Koros (violin).
The album was produced by the experienced Giorgos Makrakis, while the songs were selected by Stelios Fotiadis.
The text by Spyros Papaioannou, from the Center for Research and Study of Rebetiko Songs, on the inside cover of the album about the songs and their history is excellent.
From Christmas 1981 to January 1982, he appeared alongside Giorgos Dalaras and Margarita Zorba on stage at the Super Star theater, under the direction of Pantelis Voulgaris.
He participates with the song «Aide matia mou glyka» (Come, my sweet eyes) in the album «Oi kyverniseis peftoουνe» (Governments fall) by Christos Nikolopoulos (music) and Manolis Rasoulis (lyrics).
1982-In early 1982, she was selected along with other important artists, such as Giorgos Dalaras, Sotiria Bellou, and Margarita Zorba, to represent Greece at the Europalia 82 cultural and artistic events in Brussels.
1983—Her fourth solo album, entitled «From Smyrna to Piraeus,» is released. It is an extension of her Smyrna-inspired work and contains rebetiko and Smyrna songs.
Glykeria performs these types of songs in an amazing way, as only she knows how and is capable of doing.
The public believes in her and embraces her.
That same year, the album «With Glykeria in the Beautiful Night» was released, containing songs recorded at the nightclub of the same name in Galatsi, where Glykeria decided to try her hand on her own, and as it turned out, she was not wrong.
Her performances on Omorfi Nychta were hugely successful, as was the album that followed, which ranks among the ten best-selling albums of all time in Greece. (Sales exceeded 350,000 albums.)
In the summer of 1983, accompanied by her band, consisting of the most famous and best folk soloists, she continued her tour throughout Greece, responding to the public's need for good Greek music.
Glykeria is considered the most popular singer and wherever she goes in Greece, she exerts a huge attraction on the public. She receives rave reviews and wherever she performs, she literally breaks the box office.
He participates in the albums «First Night in Athens» by Nikos Xydakis and «If Life Were a Song‘ by Linos Kokotos.
1984-He participates with five songs in the album «In the beautiful night and this year», also recorded at the «Beautiful Night» club, where he continues to perform with great success until the winter of 1986.
In «Omorfi Nychta» (Beautiful Night), where all of Athens gathers to enjoy the young girl with rich curly hair singing classic and beloved folk songs with energy, Glykeria collaborates with the great composer Giorgos Mitsakis and with exceptional soloists such as Lazaros Koulaxizis, Giorgos Koros, and Giannis Vasilopoulos.
1985—The best-selling album Tragoudi Aisthimatiko (Sentimental Song) is released. This double album, which was number 1 in the listeners« preferences for many months, includes the singer's greatest hits such as »Pentokiliara,« »Ta dachtylia,« »Piga se Magisses,« and others.
«Tragoudi Aisthimatiko» sold extremely well (over 200,000 double albums) and ranks among the top five best-selling albums of all time in Greece.
According to Defy magazine, Glykeria was the top Greek singer for three consecutive years, with over 400,000 people attending her concerts in Greece, Cyprus, and England during that period.
In the summer of 1985, he appeared at Lycabettus with Nikos Papazoglou and Chronis Aidonidis in an exciting concert, which broke box office records and was broadcast on state television.
The concert is recorded and released on an album entitled «Magical Nights at Lycabettus,» which also achieves huge sales.
That same year, at the World Youth Championships held at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Glykeria opened the ceremony in a unique way, performing a poem by Yannis Ritsos set to music (set to music by Yannis Markopoulos).
This opening ceremony was broadcast via satellite to 120 countries.
1986- Glykeria packs her bags and flies to the United States, Canada, and Australia.
On her first big trip abroad, she has been very successful.
The same thing happened in Germany four years later, where it appeared in six major cities.
That same year, he released the multi-award-winning album «Mata mou» (My Eyes), which includes compositions by Giorgos Zikas, Thanasis Polykandriotis, Nikos Xydakis, Stelios Fotiadis, and others.
The album's biggest hits were the songs «Whatever happens, remember» and «With bunches and bouquets.».
This album sold over 60,000 copies and went platinum.
He participates in the album «Pote Voudas, Pote Koudas» by Manolis Rasoulis and Petros Vagiopoulos.
1987- The multi-award-winning album «Me panselino» (Under the Full Moon) is released, featuring hits such as «Kai zalistika» (And I Got Dizzy), «Afti ti nychta» (This Night), and others.
And this album went platinum, selling over 70,000 copies.
He participates in the album «Ta paratragouda» with music by Tassos Ioannidis.
1988- Participates in the albums «Ela kai fygame» (Zig-zag), «Nea selini» (Petros Dourdoubakis) and «Mia fora thimamai» (Giorgos Papastefanou)
1989-She concludes her collaboration with the record company LYRA with a very important album dedicated to folk and island songs, entitled «Bόλτα στην Ελλάδα» (A Walk in Greece) (double album).
He participates in the albums «Glass Houses» (Panagiotis Tsaros) and «In the Moonlight's Embrace" (Thanasis Polykandriotis).
1990-In March 1990, her new record company Warner released the album «’ (All My Secrets) with music by Stelios Fotiadis, which went gold (over 60,000 sales) and includes huge hits such as: ’Magepse ti nychta» (You Enchanted the Night), «Do Something,» «Pour Whiskey,» «I Refuse,» and others.
He participates in the soundtrack of the television series «Altana of Parga» with music by Michalis Terzis and in Yannis Miliokas« album »Greco Maskara« with the highly successful duet »Somewhere We Will Meet."
1991—The album «Ximerose» (Dawn) is released, with music by Christos Nikolopoulos and lyrics by Lefteris Papadopoulos, which is also a great success and goes gold (over 30,000 sales). Dimitris Mitropanos participated in the album with the duet «Se latrevo» (I adore you).
In the winter of the same year, he appeared at Rex with a lineup that made history: Glykeria-Dimitris Mitropanos, Giannis Miliokas, Christos Nikolopoulos, and guest star, the late Rena Vlachopoulou.
1992-Glykeria travels throughout Europe for concerts (appearing in England, Germany, Belgium, Finland, etc.) and ends up in Athens for a concert at Lycabettus Hill, which was recorded and released on CD under the title «Glykeria Live at Lycabettus Hill.».
Dimitris Mitropanos, Giannis Vogiatzis, and Giannis Miliokas sang with her, while Christos Nikolopoulos, Lefteris Papadopoulos, and Marios Tokas also participated in the evening.
That same year, she released her new album in collaboration with Stelios Fotiadis, entitled «The Land of Wonders.».
On this album, which was hugely successful and went gold (over 30,000 sales), he collaborated with the late Evgenios Spatharis on the song «For Greece.».
This album also includes one of her greatest hits—and now a classic song—«Mέχρι να βρούμε ουρανό» (Until We Find the Sky), with music by Stelios Fotiadis and lyrics by Sarantis Alivizatos.
1994-After several performances in Australia, Glykeria performs a series of concerts in Israel and is proclaimed «Best Foreign Singer» in that country.
Her first album, entitled «Golden Hits,» released in Israel, goes gold in no time.
The mayor of Jerusalem then presents her with the golden key to the city, as a reward for her participation in charity events, as well as a record released worldwide and dedicated to the three thousand years of Jerusalem, featuring artists such as Adamo, Sinead O'Connor, Enrico Macias, Alpha Blondy, Wailers, Marie Laforet, and others.
In 1994, the album «Se mia skedia» (On a raft) was also released in Greece, with music by Stelios Fotiadis, which includes, among others, the title song with music by Stelios Fotiadis and lyrics by actor Haris Roma, a song that Glykeria always performs in her live shows, considering it her «song of life.».
That same year, she contributed the song «Filimeni mes tous kinimatografous» (Kissed in the Cinemas) to Dionysis Savvopoulos« album »Min petaxis tita" (Don't Throw Anything Away).
1995—The album Far Away is released in Israel (It sold over 20,000 copies, which is the Israeli gold record threshold) and her first solo album in France, entitled «GOLDEN HITS- THE VOICE OF GREECE.».
The album «Ethnic Beats» is also available on the international and Greek market, featuring the singer's hits with contemporary arrangements, as well as her big hit in Israel, «Shabechi Yerushalayim.».
That same year, a few months before his assassination, the then President of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, expressed his desire to meet Glykeria, who visited him at the Presidential Palace.
In the spring of 1995, after many years, he collaborated with Eleni Vitali at Zoom in Plaka for a few performances, in an unpredictable program, in which the reactionaries Marianna Zorba and Nikos Hatzopoulos on the violin.
In the winter of 1995-1996, he appeared in Nea Deilina with Antonis Vardis, Eleni Dimou, and Kostas Tournas.
He participates with the duet «Mην φωνάζεις» (Don't shout) on Antonis Vardis« album »Στην Ελλάς του 2000« (In Greece in 2000), on the album »Βαλκανιζατέρ« (Balkanizer) by Rasoulis-Vagiopoulos, and on the album »Της αγάπης το μαντήλι" (The handkerchief of love) by Manolis Galiatsos.
1996—Sony Music releases the CD «Glykeria sings Antonis Vardis,» with music by Antonis Vardis and lyrics by Sarantis Alivizatos and newcomer Elena Antoniou.
On the album, Glykeria performs a song with Antonis Vardis, while on «Lonely Women» she shares the vocals with Tania Tsanaklidou and Eleni Dimou.
The reviews for this collection are excellent and the album is enjoying great success.
That same year, Glykeria participated in Nikos Ziogalas« album »Palios Logarchimoi« (Old Accounts), performing the song ’Pare m» apopse pare me" (Take Me Tonight, Take Me), which remains one of her greatest hits to this day.
He also participates in the albums «Anthi Eulaveias» by Christos Nikolopoulos and «Paspato» by Lakis Papadopoulos.
He appears at Mylos (formerly Stork) alongside the Opisthodromiki Kompania and Yannis Savvidakis.
1997- Her third solo album, entitled «14 Greek Classics,» is released in Israel and goes gold, as did the previous two albums released there.
The same album, titled «15 Greek Classics,» with the addition of one more song, will be released next year in France by Atoll Music.
In November 1997, the CD single «Anapnoi Anatoli» (Breath of Dawn) was released, with music and lyrics by Stelios Fotiadis, which was a preview of the CD «Maska» (Mask).
He participates, singing vocals on two songs, on Stelios Kazantzidis« CD »Tragoudo,« on the album »Selotape« by Rasoulis-Vagiopoulos, as well as on the soundtrack of Vasilis Bountouris» film "Business in the Balkans," performing three songs by Dionysis Tsaknis, one of which is a duet with Manolis Mitsias.
This winter, he is back at Milos, this time with Fani Mezinis, Kostas Mantzios, and the band «Ekeinos ki ekeinos» (He and He).
1998- On July 20, 1998, «Maska» is released, featuring 16 songs with music by Stelios Fotiadis and lyrics by various songwriters (Sarantis Alivizatos, Lefteris Chapsidis, Panos Falaras, etc.).
In «Maska» we encounter exceptional performances by Paschalis Terzis, Ilias Aslanoglou, and the world-renowned ethnic performer Natacha Atlas.
The CD is hugely successful and quickly goes gold (over 30,000 sales).
In the winter of the same year, Glykeria appeared at the Show Center alongside Konstantina and Christos Dantis.
Her fourth album, entitled «Sweet Sorrow,» is released in Israel.
He participates in the soundtrack of the television series «The Fluttering of the Seagull,» performing two songs by Kostis Zevgadelis.
1999-On May 30 and 31, 1999, Glykeria performed two very important concerts at the Tel Aviv Concert Hall with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
The concerts were a huge success and in September of the same year, the live recording was released in Israel, followed a few months later, at the end of November, by the international release of the album by Sony Classical under the title «Glykeria and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.».
That same year, Glykeria performed the theme song for the television series «O Ioudas filousei yperomachai» (Judas was a great kisser), with music by Ploutarchos Reboutsikas and lyrics by Ilias Katsoulis, which was a huge success. She also participated in the Omega Vibes album entitled «Diaspora.».
At Easter 1999, she released another landmark album in her career. It was the CD «Oh, My Sweet Spring,» which includes the hymns sung on Good Friday, the heart-rending lament of the Virgin Mary, which is the most moving theme of all the hymns of Holy Week.
In the summer of the same year, Glykeria performed with Tolis Voskopoulos at Riba's in Athens.
In September and October, he's doing a big tour in Argentina, the United States, and Canada.
In the winter of 1999-2000, he appeared at the Axios Gate in Thessaloniki, initially with Yannis Poulopoulos and then with Tolis Voskopoulos.
2000-In the spring of 2000, he went on a big tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Immediately after his tour abroad, he appeared for only 12 nights at the music venue «Grammes» in an unpredictable program, with great success.
In the summer of 2000, she completed a successful tour throughout Greece, culminating in a concert at the Vrachon Theater with the world-renowned Turkish-Egyptian artist Omar Faruk Tekbilek.
In the winter of 2000-2001, he made successful appearances at the historic «Charama» in Kaisariani, a venue that Vasilis Tsitsanis left his mark on with his long-standing presence.
At «Charama,» Glykeria, together with Agathon Iakovidis, Sofia Papazoglou, Petros Imvrios, and Nikos Karagiannis, presented an exceptional program, which was recorded and released in December 2000 on a double CD entitled «Glykeria-Charama 2001.».
He participates with the song «Kato stis Margaritas t'alonaki» on the album «Dekatochtos,» with songs by Yannis Markopoulos in a new recording, on Kostas Makedonas« album »Tou erota to fos« and on the album »What are you looking for in China, Tsaki Tsang" by Rasoulis-Vagiopoulos.
2001-In the summer of 2001, she went on a major tour of Greece and concluded her concert series with a tour of the United States and Canada.
In September 2001, he contributed two songs, «Lachin» and «Shinanay,» to Omar Faruk Tekbilek's album Alif.
In the winter of 2001-2002, he appeared with Christos Nikolopoulos at Medusa in one of the most successful shows of the year.
That same year, she performed the soundtrack for Konstantinos Giannaris« film »Decapentaugustos,« with music by Akis Daoutis and lyrics by Takis Syrellis, which earned her the award for best folk singer for 2001 at the IFPI's »ARION" awards.
He participates in the album «Ammochostos Vasilevousa», where Marios Tokas set the Cypriot poet Kyriakos Charalambides to music, while he performs the theme song of the television series «Proklisi» (Challenge) to music by Christos Papadopoulos.
2002-In the spring of 2002, her new solo album entitled «Open Heart» was released in Israel, while in the same year, EROS MUSIC released a double album in Greece entitled «The Rebetika of Glykeria,» featuring rebetika and folk songs by the greatest Greek composers of the genre.
The album was also released in Turkey by SONY MUSIC under the title «Glykeria's Rebetika Songs.”.
In the summer of 2002, he went on a big tour all over Greece and Cyprus, and he also took part in two concerts dedicated to the work of Mikis Theodorakis with the folk orchestra «Mikis Theodorakis» at the Katrakio Theater and the Lycabettus Theater, in a concert by Marios Tokas at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (together with D. Mitropanos, P. Terzis, and M. Mitsias), and in a concert organized by the magazine “Difono” at the Lycabettus Theater, dedicated to the work of composer Theodoros Derveniotis (together with Paschalis Terzis, Gerasimos Andreatos, and Sofia Papazoglou).
In the winter of 2002-2003, he reappeared at the historic «Charama,» where, in an original alternating program, he invited the great Natacha Atlas and Omar Farouk Tekbilek to Greece, while meeting Loukianos Kilaidonis and Mary Linda on stage for the first time.
He participates in Notis Mavroudis« album »In the Echo of Love« where, among other songs, he shares the song »Care About You" with Haris Alexiou.
2003-Participates alongside Nikitas Tsakiroglou in Giorgos Naoum's Byzantine music performance «Divine Passion and People,» directed by Nikolaos Perelis, which took place at the Acropol Theater during Easter 2003.
From May 7 to June 7, 2003, he appeared at the Regency Casino in Thessaloniki in an original musical performance entitled «A Walk in Greece,» under the direction of Stavros Sideras.
Natacha Atlas appeared with her in the first three performances.
In June 2003, he participated in a concert dedicated to the songs of Asia Minor with Giorgos Dalaras, the Estudiantina Orchestra, and Areti Ketime at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
This concert was recorded and released on DVD the following year by Minos/EMI.
Also, on July 10, 2003, on the initiative of the magazine «Difono,» a concert dedicated to Smyrna songs together with Pantelis Thalassinos and Estudiantina at the Lycabettus Theater, and at the same time began her established summer tour throughout Greece, giving a total of thirty concerts.
Her summer program concluded with a tour of the United States and Canada, where she enjoyed great success.
During the same period, he participated with the song «When Will You Know Me» in the album of Kitrina Podilata «Words Are Roads» while performing the theme song for the television series of Manousos Manousakis «Love Came from Afar» with music by Marios Tokas and lyrics by Filippos Grapsas.
Finally, he participates in the first album of Estudiantina Nea Ionia, «Smyrne.».
From October 2003 to March 2004, he appeared on the music scene in Sfendona alongside Kostas Makedonas in an original musical program that made a big impression.
2004-On March 25, 2004, when the Torch Relay for the 2004 Olympic Games began, Glykeria held her first concert in Andritsaina.
On May 1, 2004, he appeared for the first time in Istanbul, specifically at the IS BANK Concert Hall, with great success, thus winning over the Turkish audience.
The media in Turkey reported with rave reviews about the Greek singer.
In the spring of 2004, her third album, entitled «Glykeria, best of,» was released in France by the record company Atoll, and in September of the same year, the English company ARC released a compilation album worldwide entitled «Best of Glykeria—The Voice of Greece.».
On May 19, 2004, Sony Music released her new solo album entitled «Spring,» which includes 16 songs written by her friends and renowned composers such as Antonis Vardis, Pantelis Thalassinos, Vasilis Kazoulis, Socrates Malamas, Christoforos Germenis, Stelios Fotiadis, Thodoris Kotonias (Makrina Xaderfia), Chrysostomos Mouratoglou, Dimitris Zervoudakis, and others.
On the album, she performs «Zitima agapis» (A Matter of Love) with Antonis Vardis and the title track with Dimitris Zervoudakis, while here we also find one of her greatest contemporary hits, «Ό,τι αγαπώ είναι δικό σου» (Everything I Love Is Yours), with music by Christoforos Germenis and lyrics by songwriter and author Yiannis Kalpouzos.
This album, which marked Glykeria's return to recording after several years, was a huge success and quickly went gold (over 20,000 sales).
In the summer of the same year, he performed concerts throughout Greece and abroad, while also participating in the concerts of Estudiantina of Nea Ionia, Volos, with Giorgos Dalaras and Areti Ketime, entitled «Tribute to Asia Minor,» all of which were highly successful, as Giorgos Dalaras and Glykeria are rightly considered the ideal performers of songs from Smyrna.
In July 2004, he participated, along with Pantelis Thalassinos and Elli Paspala, in Notis Mavroudis' concert at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, which was recorded and released on CD, while on July 17, 2004, he performed, together with Kostas Makedonas, songs by Yannis Markopoulos at a concert dedicated to the composer at the Ancient Theater of Corinth.
The series of successful concerts in 2004 concluded with a unique concert in Paris in October.
During the winter season of 2004-2005, he reappeared on the music scene at «Sfendona» alongside Kostas Makedonas, Melina Kana, and Gerasimos Andreatos in a program curated by Ieroklis Michailidis.
2005-In March 2005, invited by the Ecumenical Patriarch, on Orthodoxy Sunday, she gave a unique concert in Istanbul, which was attended by 2,000 spectators.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warmly welcomes her, calling her «the nightingale of the nation.».
He appeared at the Athens Concert Hall with Domna Samiou and at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, where he performed Byzantine hymns in a show entitled «From Passion to Resurrection.».
The compilation «Until We Find the Sky» is now available, featuring 30 of the best zeibekiko songs she has performed in her discography.
In May and June, she performs with the band Sfendona in Thessaloniki, In the summer, she performed concerts with Kostas Makedonas throughout Greece and participated in a tribute concert to Vicky Moscholiou held at the Vrachon Theater, which featured 10 renowned Greek performers (Marinella, Haris Alexiou, Dimitra Galani, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Tania Tsanaklidou, etc.).
On June 21, 2005, World Music Day, Glykeria gave an outstanding concert in Bursa, Turkey, in front of an audience of 2,500.
The concert was part of the Bursa Arts Festival, which featured big names in international music such as Emma Shapplin, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and others.
In the winter of 2005-2006, he appeared for the third year in Sfendona, this time with Pitsa Papadopoulou, Gerasimos Andreatos, Kaiti Koullia, and Michalis Tzouganakis in a program, again curated by Ieroklis Michailidis, entitled «Songs from Your Homeland.’.
During the same period, she participated with the duet «Who Will Tell Me I Love You’ on Marinella's album »Nothing Happens by Chance,« with music by Giorgos Theofanous, and on Estudiantina's second album, »Tear on the Glass,« where she and Giorgos Dalaras perform the song »Two Songs« by Andreas Katsiyannis and Ilias Katsoulis.
2006-On January 16, 2006, on the initiative of the magazine «Difono,» he performs a unique concert entitled «Polychromatic Songs» at the «Filippos Nakas» Conservatory, where, together with Dimitris Kapilidis on keyboards and Alexandros Arkadopoulos on wind instruments, he performs songs from his album "Polychromatic Songs," which he recorded with the support of the "Filippos Nakas" Conservatory. "Polychromatic Songs," where, together with Dimitris Kapilidis on the keyboard and Alexandros Arkadopoulos on the wind instruments, he performed songs of love, the joy of romance, but also loneliness and exile.
In June 2006, he participated alongside Marinella, Giorgos Dalaras, Kostas Makedonas, Melina Aslanidou, and Onar in a concert tribute to Lefteris Papadopoulos held at the Athens Concert Hall, which was recorded and released on CD in September 2008.
In the summer of 2006, Sony BMG released her new solo album entitled «Rain of Stars,” on which she collaborated with big names in Greek music such as Michalis Hatzigiannis, Stamatis Kraounakis, Haris Alexiou, Christoforos Germenis, and others.
The CD was a huge success, going gold, while the song «Krypto» by Michalis Hatzigiannis and Eleana Vrachali won the award for best art video at the MAD music awards.
The album also includes two duets, one with Apurimac and the other with Melina Aslanidou, as well as another of her big hits, «I Don't Have Much,» with music by Michalis Hatzigiannis and lyrics by Nikos Moraitis.
Alongside the release of the CD, he is undertaking an extensive tour throughout Greece with Gerasimos Andreatos.
In the winter of 2006-07, he collaborated with Dimitris Mitropanos, Stelios Dionisiou, and Melina Aslanidou, while Dimitris Mitropanos was succeeded in the spring of 2007 by Tolis Voskopoulos.
He appeared at the Athens Concert Hall with Thanasis Polykandriotis and the Epomenoi, a concert that was recorded and released on CD that same year.
2007-Her second album, entitled «BEST OF GLYKERIA,» is released in Turkey.
The CD single «I Still Believe» (music: Dimitris Kontopoulos, lyrics: Nikos Gritsis) is released, with proceeds going to SOS Children's Villages.
In the winter of 2007-2008, she made very successful appearances at VOX alongside Michalis Hatzigiannis, while Sony BMG released a triple compilation (2 CDs + DVD with 18 video clips) with her greatest hits as well as unreleased material, entitled «Best of-Ekto Programma» (Best of-Off Program).
2008—On February 28, 29, and March 1, 2008, the Mikis Theodorakis Popular Orchestra and Glykeria performed three very important concerts at the Pallas Theater to promote the album of Mikis Theodorakis's folk songs. «Mikis Theodorakis» and Glykeria performed three very important concerts at the Pallas Theater to promote the album of folk songs by Mikis Theodorakis, which they were preparing at the time. Along with Glykeria, Dimitris Bassis and Lakis Lazopoulos performed beloved songs by the leading Greek composer.
In the spring of 2008, her seventh album, entitled «MATANA» (Gift), which includes two CDs, one with songs exclusively in Hebrew and one with live recordings in Greece and Israel, including some previously unreleased tracks.
In the summer, he goes on a big tour throughout Greece with Despina Olympiou and Michalis Emirli.
In September 2008, she performed at Fix in Thessaloniki alongside Michalis Hatzigiannis, while at the same time one of her big dreams came true: Legend released the double CD «My Foundations in the Mountains» with 37 folk songs by Mikis Theodorakis, an album that won over audiences and critics alike and quickly went gold.
On September 8 and 9, together with Estudiantina, he will perform a show entitled «Of Love and Exile» in the Muses Atrium of the Athens Concert Hall, with the participation of Dilek Koc and Ziad Rajab.
In December 2008, he performed live with Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Trifono at the POLIS THEATER music venue in a program curated by Lina Nikolakopoulou and ingeniously titled «Inside the POLIS Hammam.».
He contributes two songs to Vangelis Germanos« album »Kamikazi.".
2009-In the spring of 2009, he went on a major tour of the US and Australia with Kostas Karafotis.
The summer of 2009 finds her on a major tour of Greece with her musicians and the Estudiantina of Nea Ionia, Volos.
On July 29, she will perform with Estudiantina Neas Ionia at the River Party in Nestorio, Kastoria.
In September, he participated in two major concerts held in Athens and Thessaloniki (at the Kallimarmaro and Kaftanzoglio stadiums, respectively) dedicated to the iconic figure of Stelios Kazantzidis.
On the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the passing of the «Great Greek,» and on the initiative of Marinella, Haris Alexiou, Glykeria, Dimitris Mitropanos, Giorgos Dalaras, Paschalis Terzis, and Marinella came together on stage in a musical performance directed by Stamatis Fasoulis.
In the winter of 2009-2010, he appeared on PLATO alongside Christos Nikolopoulos, Melina Aslanidou, and Kostas Karafotis.
2010-Participates in Dilek Koc's CD «Sevdalim Aman», Michalis Hatzigiannis« album entitled »Kola« and Tassos Ioannidis» children's CD entitled "Hachana... X Lachana".
In March 2010, on the occasion of World Theater Day, she performed songs about theater at the Half Note Club, accompanied by Zoe Tiganouria on the accordion.
The concert was broadcast on state radio.
In March, a double CD entitled «The Greek Selection» will be released in Israel, featuring her greatest hits.
In the spring of 2010, he appeared at FIX in Thessaloniki with Christos Nikolopoulos, Melina Aslanidou, and Giorgos Lianos.
In May 2010, he gave a major concert with the municipal philharmonic orchestra of Mandra, Attica, and in the same month he appeared for the third time in Istanbul, this time at the Church of Saint Irene in the Topkapi Palace, Topkapi, where he was given a standing ovation!
The concert was attended by the renowned Turkish composer Zulfi Livaneli, whom Glykeria invited on stage to perform one of his most popular compositions, Leylim ley.
In the summer of 2010, he performed concerts throughout Greece with Melina Aslanidou and Giorgos Lianos, while also participating in concerts with the Byzantine choir IDYMELO alongside Areti Ketime.
In September 2010, she released her new CD entitled «Love is Free» with music by Giorgos Zikas and lyrics by Vasso Alagianni.
Folk songs, full of light and love, crafted with the finest ingredients and great passion by two masters of the genre, which Glykeria elevates with her wonderful voice, full of power, freshness, and deep sensitivity.
Along with the new songs, the album also includes some well-known hits by the two composers, sung for the first time by Glykeria.
Kostas Makedonas sings a duet with Glykeria in «Koursara,» Melina Aslanidou sings «Erotas moiazei filia» (Love is like friendship), Dimitris Starovas in an original reggae cover of «Pame notia» (Let's go south), and Vasilis Charalambopoulos in a «theatrical» interpretation of the song «Tis Ilectras kolpa» (Electra's tricks).
On October 13, 2010, he will perform at the Athens Concert Hall with the Symphony Orchestra, the Mixed Choir, and the Greek Music Workshop of the Athens Music Ensembles in a concert entitled «Beautiful Athens, the songs of our city,» featuring well-known songs dedicated to Athens.
In the winter of 2010-2011, he appeared at the Attica Stage alongside Kostas Makedonas and Giorgos Theofanous in a very special program that was much talked about.
The meeting of the three resulted in the recording of an exceptional duet with Kostas Makedonas entitled «Antikrista,» which is included in the latter's CD of the same title, released in April 2011.
2011-On March 13, 2011, he was invited for the second time to Istanbul by Patriarch Bartholomew for Orthodoxy Sunday, giving an unforgettable concert in the Selenium Plaza event hall with traditional songs and compositions by Phanariot composers, accompanied by the internationally renowned musical ensemble «En Chordais,» conducted by Kyriakos Kalaitzidis, and the ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra, conducted by maestro Andreas Pylarinou.
In May, he makes a unique appearance in the village of Nikos Belogiannis, Hungary (a village that hosted exiled Greek leftists from the Greek Civil War in the 1950s and was renamed «Nikos Belogiannis» in honor of the hero of the resistance) and in June he toured Canada and America once again, participating for the second time in the important event «The Gabby Awards,» which took place on June 4 on Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor.
Glykeria played an important role both during the awards ceremony and at the after party, where she performed songs from across the spectrum of Greek music, including folk, art, traditional, and major hits.
On Monday, July 5, 2011, he participated in the closing ceremony of the Special Olympics Athens 2011 at the Kallimarmaro Panathinaiko Stadium, singing Dionysis Savvopoulos« »Karagiozis.".
On July 15, 2011, she will make another great appearance at the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu open-air theater in Istanbul, as part of the city's 18th Jazz Festival, on a night inspired by the voices of Mediterranean women, entitled «Mujeres de Agua – Women of Water.».
The inspiration behind the project is Spanish composer, flamenco guitarist, and producer Javier Limón, who has won five Grammy Awards in the Latin category.
Among others, Buika from Spain, Aynur from Turkey, Rita from Israel, while Glykeria closed the concert, receiving a warm welcome and participation from the 4,500 spectators who had flooded the venue.
The rest of the summer finds her on a major tour throughout Greece and Cyprus, while in the fall of 2011 she visits Australia for the umpteenth time.
2012-2012 is a very special year for Glykeria, as she presents a very important performance to the Greek public.
On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the destruction of Smyrna, the authentic interpreter of this genre presents, first on the music stage ’Dipla sto Potami« in Athens and then at music venues and concerts throughout Greece in the summer, a unique tribute to the musical streets of Asia Minor entitled »Smyrnaiko Minore.«.
Accompanying her on this magical journey, which culminated in September 2012 with a grand concert at the Vrachon Theater, broadcast on state television and receiving rave reviews, the famous Turkish singer Dilek Koc and the sweet-voiced Areti Ketime.
The performance was directed by Stelios Fotiadis, with the renowned soloist Lazaros Koulaxizis accompanying on the accordion.
On November 22, he appeared for one night only at the Stage music venue in Rafina.
This particular performance was recorded and broadcast a few days later on BBC radio.
2013- In early 2013, two new songs by Stelios Fotiadis, «S’ agapo» (I love you) and «Pali moni» (Alone again), were released exclusively online and were very well received.
At the same time, Glykeria performs at music venues throughout Greece, and in April 2013 she joins Giorgos Dalaras on stage in a unique tribute to Apostolos Kaldaras, presented at the «Theater» of the Hellenic World Cultural Center!
In the summer of 2013, Dalaras and Glykeria toured Greece with a tribute to Apostolos Kaldaras, performing more than 20 sold-out concerts.
In November 2013, Glykeria embarked on another highly successful tour of Australia, accompanied by Michalis Tzouganakis, and in December of the same year, she met an old acquaintance, Babis Tsertos, on the music scene. «Grammes» with an old acquaintance, Babis Tsertos.
Together, they take us on a grand journey through Greek song, presenting the musical performance «The Song Takes a Walk.».
2014-In January 2014, she released her new double album entitled «Be brave, my Greece-Glykeria sings exclusively Michalis Souyoul,» which is a live recording of the two very successful performances she gave in the courtyard of Badminton in June 2013 with songs exclusively by Michalis Souyoul.
The songs were performed in a unique way by the Athens Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Apollon Kouskoumvekakis.
On April 13, 14, and 15 (Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday), she will perform alongside Vasilis Saleas at Half Note, in a program entitled “Oh, my sweet spring,” based on Byzantine hymns and selected traditional songs.
In the summer of 2014, he gave a unique concert in the Garden of the Megaron Concert Hall entitled «Songs of Love and the Mediterranean.».
In this performance, which includes traditional songs from all corners of the Mediterranean, the singer was joined on stage by Dilek Koç from Turkey, André Maia from Portugal, and Dasho Kurti from Albania.
In the winter of 2014-2015, a unique coexistence takes place on the stage of «Iera Odos.».
Thirty-six years after the historic Diagonio, Glykeria once again joins Giorgos Dalaras and Eleni Vitali on stage in a program that moved, enchanted, and captivated audiences, earning rave reviews and thunderous applause.
In fact, for the purposes of these performances, the three leading performers recorded a song with music by Nikos Antypas and lyrics by Gerasimos Evangelatos, entitled «I owe you some songs.».
Shortly before the start of their performances on Iera Odos in November, and again after them in April and May, Glykeria performed with Eleni Vitali in Thessaloniki and other cities in Greece in a hugely successful musical collaboration.
2015-In April 2015, F.Productions released three new albums.
This is a double album entitled «Road to Jerusalem» which includes 28 Jewish songs (among them the hits SHABECHI YERUSALAYIM, RAHOK RAHOK, and BADAD), as well as powerful collaborations between the singer and Israeli artists such as the world-famous singer Ofra Haza, Chava Alberstein, Amil Zarian, Moshe Morad, and others, her highly successful album released exclusively in Israel entitled «14 Greek classics» with 14 classic folk songs (Misirlou, Don't Tell Me About Her, Don't Wait Anymore), as well as her latest Greek album entitled ’Glykeria sings Michalis Souyoul,« which was released in January 2014 only with the Sunday newspaper and now it's time to find a place on the shelves of record stores.
He also contributes three songs to Dilek Koc's new CD entitled «Souvenir de Salonique.».
In the summer of 2015, the top music event on the stage of Iera Odos with Giorgos Dalaras, Eleni Vitali, and Glykeria was transferred for a few performances to a summer tour in selected cities – stops throughout Greece, while Eleni Vitali and Glykeria performed two concerts together throughout Greece, achieving tremendous success.
In September, he collaborates with Stavros Siolas for the needs of Sigma's Cypriot television series «Kataiga.».
Together they perform the song of the same title, while Glykeria performs another song entitled «Epilogos» (Epilogue).
The lyrics of both songs, which are available exclusively online, were written by the talented Cypriot lyricist Stavros Stavrou.
In November 2015, for about a month, Dalaras, Vitali, and Glykeria went on a big tour in America, wrapping up their «historic» reunion in the best way possible.
From December 2015 to February 2016, he gave very successful performances at «Fos» on Iera Odos, alongside Manolis Lidakis and Manolis Kontaros.
On the occasion of these performances, Glykeria and Manolis Lidakis record «Vrochi» (Rain), a cover version of the well-known song by Thodoris Papadopoulos and Giorgos Lekakis.
2016-From February 26 until Easter, Glykeria performs successfully at Diogenis Studio alongside Antonis Remos and Christos Nikolopoulos.
He participates in the short story and album of the artistic collective «Plegma,» «As the End of the Thread,» performing Pantelis Kyramargios« song »Funny Dreams," which was a big radio hit.
In the summer, she goes on a big tour throughout Greece, and in September she meets on stage for the first time with two great ladies of Greek music, Marinella and Eleni Vitali. The three of them performed two charity shows in Cyprus entitled «Women's Cause,» in support of Europa Donna Cyprus.
In October, her new album entitled «I Followed a Star» will be released by her new record label, Spider Music. The CD includes four new songs as well as older favorites that take on a new life thanks to a different musical approach and Glykeria's rich interpretation. Her fellow travelers on this album are her beloved friends and collaborators, Eleni Vitali, Manolis Lidakis, and Dilek Koç. The cover of Marios Tokas« song »The Night Smells of Jasmine," with lyrics by Sarantis Alivizatos, stands out on the album and has become a big hit.
In November, she embarks on a major tour of America, where, among other things, she presents her new songs to the Greek diaspora.
In December, Spider Music released the single “Ta pedia olou ton kosmou” (Music: Andreas Lambrou, Lyrics: Argyris Hatzinakis), written for the 70th anniversary of UNICEF Greece.
2017—A special year for Glykeria, as she performs a series of many different live shows, all of which are crowned with great success.
In January, after several years, he reunited with Omar Faruk Tekbilek once again, giving a very successful performance at Diogenes Studio as part of the Athens Music Festival. They were joined by Matoula Zamani.
On February 6 and 7, he gives two sold-out performances of «Smyrneiko Minore» at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, repeating the same performance in March, this time in the center of Athens, at the historic «Pallas» theater. The performance is videotaped for state television and recorded for release on CD.
In the interval between these two performances, Glykeria traveled with Gerasimos Andreatos to Australia, where she gave three unique performances in Sydney and Melbourne.
In March 2017, Glykeria's latest album, «I Followed A Star,» was released in Turkey and worldwide by Sony Music Turkey under the title «I Followed A Star.».
On April 3 and 7, he presented the performance «O Glyky mou Ear» (My Sweet Spring) at the Parnassos Literary Society in Athens and at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, respectively, performing Hymns of Holy Week and Byzantine hymns in a particularly solemn atmosphere. «O glyky mou ear» (Oh, my sweet spring), performing in a particularly solemn atmosphere hymns from Holy Week, Byzantine hymns and eulogies for the divine and human passions, as well as selected songs from the Greek tradition.
On May 14, he made a unique appearance at Amsterdam's famous Paradiso club, impressing both Greek and Dutch audiences.
On May 24, he appeared once again at the Pallas Theater, this time alongside Yannis Kotsiras and the Omonia Philharmonic Orchestra of Gastouri, Corfu.
At the Gabby Awards ceremony, held on June 17 at Carnegie Hall in New York, she was honored, among other things, for her contribution to Greek music—and more.At the end of the evening, she performed a live rendition of the song «Patria» (Homeland), with lyrics by Evanthia Magni and music by Melina Makri and Frankie Louvaris, which is included on her latest album.
In the summer of 2017, a very important musical event takes place that makes history. Three distinguished ladies of Greek music, Marinella, Eleni Vitali, and Glykeria, joined forces and performed sold-out shows at the largest concert venues throughout Greece. For these performances, entitled “Gynekaia Ypothesi” (Women's Business), Stelios Fotiadis composed a new song, which was also the opening song, entitled—what else— «Gynekaia Ypothesi.».
At the same time, Glykeria is performing solo concerts throughout Greece, as well as two appearances, one in Ioannina and one in Corfu, together with Yiannis Kotsiras and the «Omonia» Philharmonic Orchestra of Gastouri, Corfu.
In December, following a highly successful summer tour in Greece and abroad, Marinella, Eleni Vitali, and Glykeria reunite for the 2017-2018 winter season, inaugurating one of the largest and most modern venues in Athens, GAZI LIVE.
2018- The successful performances of «Gynekaio Ypothesi» continue at GAZI LIVE.In June 2018, she released her new single digitally, a cover of “Thalasses,” the well-known song by Marios Tokas and Sarantis Alivizatos.In the summer, she performed concerts throughout Greece and Cyprus. In October 2018, she began performing with Yiannis Parios at the Baraonda Music Hall, which were a huge success.
2019- She continues her performances at Baraonda with Yiannis Parios until April. In the summer of 2019, she reunites with her dear friend Melina Aslanidou after many years and they embark on a major tour throughout Greece. Their concerts, entitled «Wherever you take me, I'll go,» were a huge success and received a warm welcome at more than 25 stops on their tour of Greece and Cyprus, rewarding the two important performers in the most resounding way. At the same time, she is recording and digitally releasing two older songs of hers that stood out and were loved over time. These are «Na sympei» (Let it happen), with music by Michalis Hatzigiannis and lyrics by Eleana Vrachali, from the album «Vrochi ton asterion» (Rain of stars) (2006) and «Den echo pia dikaio» (I no longer have the right), with music by Antonis Vardis and lyrics by Vasilis Giannopoulos, from the album "Anoixi" (Spring) (2004).
