Mariza Koch
Mariza Koch Μαρίζα | |
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,_Bestanddeelnr_928-5025.jpg) Mariza Koch at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 14 March 1944 Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Néo kýma, folk music, folk rock, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Website | www |
Mariza Koch (Greek: Μαρίζα
Early life[edit]
Mariza Koch was born in Athens in 1944 but lived in her mother's hometown in Santorini from a young age.[2] Her father was German.
Career[edit]
Koch began her musical career in 1971 with an album titled Arabas. It consisted of a collection of traditional Greek folk songs blended with unusual beats from traditional and modern electronic instrumental sounds.
Her unique vocals became the center piece of the music which on more than one occasion needed no accompaniment. No matter what one called it, the album was a resounding success. More albums followed with the sound eventually mellowing back into the original folk sounds of the past, where traditional instruments are used in their entirety.
Koch's most recent album included elements of traditional Greek music and Jazz Fusion. On March 14, 2010, Alpha TV ranked Koch the 29th top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960).[3]
Discography[edit]
- 1971 "Αραμπάς" Arabas (Cart), the first Golden Disc in the history of Greek music
- 1973 "
Μ ι α σ τ ο καρφίκ α ι μ ι α σ τ ο πέταλο" Mia sto karfi ke mia sto petalo (One blow at the nail and one at the horseshoe) - 1974 "
Η ΜαρίζαΚ ω χ κ α ι δ υ ο ζυγιές παιχνίδια" I Mariza Koch ke dio zygies pechnidia (Mariza Koch and two pounds of toys) - 1976 "Παναγιά
μ ο υ Παναγιάμ ο υ " Panagia mou Panagia mou (My Holy Mother, my Holy Mother) - 1976 "Άσε
μ ε ν α ταξιδέψω" Ase me na taksidepso (Let me travel) - 1977 "Μαρίζα
Κ ω χ " Mariza Koch - 1978 "
Μ ι α εκδρομήμ ε τ η Μαρίζα" Mia ekdromi me tin Mariza (A trip with Mariza) - 1978 "Ένα περιβόλι γεμάτο τραγούδια" Ena periboli gemato tragoudia (A garden full of songs)
- 1979 "Αιγαίο 1" Egeo 1 (Aegean 1)
- 1979 "Αιγαίο 2" Egeo 2 (Aegean 2)
- 1980 "
Ο Καθρέφτης" O kathreptis (The Mirror) - 1982 "
Σ τ ο βάθος κήπος" Sto vathos kipos (Garden in the Back) - 1986 "
Τ α παράλια" Ta paralia (The beach songs) - 1988 "Εθνική Οδός" Ethniki Odos (National Road)
- 1990 "
Ο ι δρόμοιτ ο υ μικρού Αλέξανδρου" I dromi tou mikrou Alexandrou (The roads of little Alexander) - 1992 "Διπλή Βάρδια" Dipli Vardia (Double guard duty)
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Η γοργόνα ταξιδεύειτ ο ν μικρό Αλέξανδρο" I gorgona taxidevi ton mikro Alexandro - "
Μ ι α εκδρομήμ ε τις εννέα μούσες" Mia ekdromi me tis ennea mouses (A trip with the nine muses) - "
Σ α ν ουράνιο τόξο" San ouranio toxo (Like a Rainbow) - "
Ν α τ α πούμε" Na ta pume (Let's say it) - "
Μ ι α γιορτήμ ε τ η Μαρίζα" Mia giorti me tin Mariza (A celebration with Mariza) - "
Τ α χρωματιστά τραγούδια" Ta chromatista tragoudia (The coloured songs) - 2002 "Διπλή Βάρδια" Dipli Vardia (Double guard duty)
- 2003 "Φάτα μοργκάνα" (Fata morgana)
- 2004 "Ραντεβού
σ τ η ν Αθήνα" Randevou stin Athina (Rendezvous in Athens) - 2004 "Πνοή
τ ο υ Αιγαίου" Pnoi tu Egeou (Breath of Aegean) - "Σ΄ αυτή
τ η ν πόλη" S'avti tin poli (In this city) - "
Τ ο τροπάριο της Κασσιανής" To tropario tis Kassianis (The hymn of Cassiane) - "
Τ α παράλια" Ta paralia (The beach songs) - 2009 "Πάνω
σ τ η Θάλασσα εγώ τραγουδώ" Pano sti Thalassa ego tragoudo (Above the sea I'm singing)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mariza Koch Archived July 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Karayanni, Stavros Stavrou (2004). Dancing fear & desire: race, sexuality and imperial politics in Middle Eastern Dance. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-88920-454-3. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ Chart Show: Your Countdown. Alpha TV, March 14, 2010.
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