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Kalliopi Zina (Greek: Καλλιόπη Ζήνα; born March 8, 1975), known professionally as Peggy Zina, is a Greek singer. Peggy Zina made her discographic debut in 1995 with her self-titled album. She has since released ten studio albums and is a high-profile artist in the Greek music industry. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Zina the 24th top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960), totalling nine (five at the time) platinum and two gold records.[1]
Biography
Early life
Peggy Zina was born in Athens on March 8, 1975.[2] She began piano lessons at the age of five and studied dancing, particularly the jazz genre. During her teens, Peggy Zina participated in many artistic school activities, including theater and choir. She graduated from the French academy Jeanne D’ Arc of Athens.[3] Zina's father died when she was 14 years old at the age of 56. Her mother, Stella Chrysikopoulou, remarried a man named Nikos Tsiftelis who Zina has credited with raising and supporting her as if he were "her real father."[4][5]
1995–1999: Debut album and early success
Peggy Zina's self-titled debut album was released in 1995 by BMG Greece. The album includes her first hit with the controversial title and lead lyric "An Pas Me Alli Tha Sou Spaso to Kefali" (If you go with another woman I will break your head).[6] She also started working with Lefteris Pantazis at Neraida club in 1995 and then with Notis Sfakianakis at Gazi club in 1996.
Peggy released her second album in 1998 with the title Anevaines (You rose), and recorded a duet with Stelios Rokkos on his single "Eisai O Ilios Mou" (You are my sun). She then worked with Sakis Rouvas at Vios Vios club in 1999. She also performed alongside many famous singers such as Nikos Kourkoulis, Elli Kokkinou, and Dimitris Hrisohoidis at Posidonio club.
2000–2002: Rise in popularity
In 2000 Peggy Zina changed recording companies and signed with Nitro Music and drastically altered her look. On July 4, 2000 she released a four-track CD single titled "Ti Th' Akouso Akoma" (What else will I hear) with the title track being the first single from her third album Ena Hadi (A caress) which was released in 2001.[7] In winter of the same year she worked alongside Christos Dantis and with Notis Sfakianakis once again at COSMOS club after her solo performances at Maskes club in Thessaloniki.
On January 30, 2002, Peggy was suggested by Thanos Kalliris to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest and she accepted his proposal to sing a song written by him.[8] On February 26, 2002, Peggy participated in the Greek National Final with the song "Love Is a Wonderful Thing". Despite a great performance, she took second place to Michalis Rakintzis with his song "S.A.G.A.P.O." (I love you) who went on to finish at a disappointing seventieth place.[9] Nevertheless the single gained a gold certification in just a few weeks.[10]
Peggy Zina released her fourth album Vres Enan Tropo (Find a way) in 2002. For this album she cooperated with many great singers like Giannis Parios who gave her four modern laika songs and he acknowledged Zina as an incredible laika singer. She continued to perform at Maskes in Thessaloniki for a third year and due to its success she mimicked the same music program in Athens.
2003–2004: Minos EMI and Mazi Sou
Cover of the platinum Mazi Sou
After four years with Nitro Music and due to the company's closure, Peggy Zina signed with Minos EMI, to what had been described as a lucrative record deal. She released her fifth album titled Mazi Sou (With you) in 2003 which became platinum in just a few weeks, selling over 40,000 copies.[11] The album included two massive hits: "Eimai Kala" (I’m fine) and "Dystihos" (Unfortunately). Peggy Zina broke the record for the most performances at Apollon club by surpassing 100 performances. In the winter of the same year Zina worked alongside Nikos Vertis, Thanos Petrelis, Kostas Karafotis and Apostolia Zoi at Pili Aksiou. Her popular performances helped raise the album Mazi Sou to platinum in January 2004.
2004–2005: Matono and Noima
After finishing her performances in Athens, Peggy Zina went to Thessaloniki and worked with the band Fili Gia Panta and many new singers. Working continuously for a year and a half, Peggy Zina released her new album Matono (I’m bleeding) in 2004.[12] Upon return to Athens, she started performing at Apollon for a fourth year, this time alongside Kostas Karafotis and Nino. Peggy Zina received her second platinum certification for Matono and she also won her first Arion Award for the Best Folk Singer of the Year. In Spring 2005, she and Nino performed abroad in Australia and United Kingdom, while in United States and Canada she toured with rising singers Giorgos Lianos and Maro Litra.
In September 2005, Peggy Zina released her seventh album with the title Noima (Meaning) on which she cooperated for the first time with renowned composer Giorgos Theofanous. The album was released with four different covers designed by Konstantinos Rigos. The album became gold from the first day of its release and after a few months it gained platinum certification. Once again she won the Arion Award for Best Folk Singer of the Year.
2006–2007: Ena, Trekse and marriage
On December 8, 2006, Peggy Zina released Ena (One) which was recorded at Diogenis Studio and gained a platinum certification.[13] It contained many hits like "Ena" (One), "Ego Ta Spao" (I break them) and the summer hit "Eimai Edo" (I'm here). She was also selected by Christos Dantis to perform a duet with him of the song rebetiko "To Teleftaio Potiraki" at his MAD Secret Concert.
Peggy Zina married to her longtime music manager Giorgos Liras in June 2007 after a ten-year relationship.[14] The wedding was attended by 800 wedding spectators, friends, family and others who were short-listed. Approximately 200 sheep had been ordered on the menu in the true sense of traditional Greek weddings. This was Giorgos Lira's third marriage and the best man was popular showbusiness personality Elias Psinakis who was accompanied by Kiki Tsolka.
On December 4, 2007, Peggy Zina released the album Trekse (Run).[15] The singles had already been released and gained significant radio airplay as "An Ypirhes Tha Se Horiza" (If you existed I would divorce you) from the hit Mega TV series of the same name and "Trekse" which was presented at the Arion Music Awards. The album achieved gold certification from its first week and made its debut at number 2 on the Greek Albums Chart beaten only by Mihalis Hatzigiannis's live album. Two additional singles off the album were released simulteanously: "Dio Ksenoi" (Two strangers) and "Kai Meta" (And afterwards).[16] The album certified platinum in its sixth week on the chart and Peggy Zina received the certification on January 22, 2008.[17] At the 5th annual MAD Video Music Awards, she performed the song "2 Hearts" and also won the award for "Fashion Icon of the Year" with the her song "Trekse".[18]
2008–2009: Best of + and To Pathos Einai Aformi
On June 24, 2008, Peggy Zina released a two-disc greatest hits compilation titled Best of +. In addition to all the previously released material, the album also includes three new songs penned by Giorgos Moukidis, which have all been released as singles as well.[19] The singles Paradosou (Surrender) and To Kalokairi (The summer) were made into a music videos directed by Konstantinos Rigos, and the album was certified gold, with Peggy Zina receiving the award on December 3, 2008 during a certification party at Vox nightclub.[20]
Peggy Zina appeared at VOX music hall for the winter season alongside Kostas Korafotis and Nino, the three reuniting as they appeared together in 2004.[21][22]
Peggy Zina went into the studio in September 2008 to record her tenth studio album.[23][24] Originally, Giorgos Moukidis was commissioned to compose and write the entire album, but instead twp of his tracks made the final release titled To Pathos Einai Aformi (Passion is a reason) released in May 2009. Nine of the twelve tracks are composed by rising singer-songwriter Giorgos Sampanis, with lyrics by either Giannis Doxas, Niki Papatheohari, Manos Eleftheriou or Eleana Vrahali, one track is composed by Dimitris Korgialas with lyrics by Vicky Gerothodorou. The track titled Otan Sopainei Ena Kormi (When the body is silent) features the line to pathos einai aformi. The leading single Anatheorisa (I revised) was released to radio stations a month earlier and a music video directed by Konstantinos Rigos premiered on MAD TV. On July 21, the second single Ela Nihta (Come Night) was released, and then were released the songs An M'Agapas (If you love me), Hanome (I'm lost), and Se Griza Othoni (On gray screen). in the same year, Peggy Zina performed at Iera Odos for the winter season alongside Dimitris Mitropanos. The show was a big success and also travelled to Thessaloniki and Nicosia. The album has been certified 2x platinum.
2010–present: Evaisthiti... I Logiki? and motherhood
In May 2010, Peggy Zina went into the studio to record her eleventh studio album titled Evaisthiti... I Logiki (Sensitive... or logical), which was released on 6 October 2010.[25] The album is entirely written by Giannis Christodolopoulos with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali. The song Stis Zois To Party (In life's party), was released in June 2010 as the album's first single. The second single titled Rotisa (I Asked), was released in early September exclusively on Rythmos FM.[25] The album went on to be certified 2x Platinum.
On 9 May 2011, Zina released a new digital single titled "Ston Diko Mou Ton Planiti" (Gr. "Στον Δικό Μου Τον Πλανήτη"; On My Own Planet) with an accompanying music video. This single, like the rest of the album also written entirely by Giannis Christodoulopoulos and Eleana Vrahali, will be part of a planned reissue of "Evaisthiti... I Logiki?".[26]
Zina had stated her desire to become a mother since 2009, adding that she had gone off of her contraceptives.[27] In May 2010, Zina's and Lyras' best man, Ilias Psinakis, was announced as their future child's godfather. He chose one of his favourite names, Elektra, in the case that they had a baby girl.[27] Zina announced that she was three months pregnant with her first child during her April 2011 performance on the premiere of the second season of Greek Idol[28] and announced that she was having a daughter a month later.[29] After the news, Lyras had the name Elektra tattooed onto his hand in latin characters.[5][30] During their vacations in July, Lyras experienced chest pains and was rushed to the hospital. He had undergone a coronary balloon angioplasty ten years prior and although he had begun living a healthier lifestyle since, he continued to smoke cigarettes. He was told that had he waited longer he would be in danger of suffering a heart attack and underwent a quadruple bypass surgery on 25 July.[31] She gave birth after four o'clock in the afternoon on 8 October 2011 via cesarean section, the child weighing 3.2 kg.[32] She was visited by celebrities such as Psinakis, Dimitris Mitropanos, Amaryllis, Loukas Giorkas, Makis Pounentis, and Eleonora Meleti.[32][33] Zina's stepfather died suddenly in the evening of 10 October of an aneurysm. He had no prior significant health issues and had been present at the hospital with the singer earlier that day. Zina did not actually learn of his death until a day later, as her mother and husband did not want to upset her.[34] She was released from the hospital "Rea" on 12 October.[5][35]
Discography
Main article: Peggy Zina discography
Studio albums
Peggy Zina (1995)
Anevaines (1998)
Ena Hadi (2001)
Vres Enan Tropo (2002)
Mazi Sou (2003)
Matono (2004)
Noima (2005)
Ena (2006)
Trekse (2007)
To Pathos Einai Aformi (2009)
Evaisthiti... I Logiki? (2010)
CD singles
"Ti Th' Akouso Akoma" (2000)
"Love Is a Wonderful Thing" (2002)
"To Mystiko" (2007)
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