Eirini Merkouri
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Born | May 26, 1981 | |
Origin | Greece | |
Genre(s) | Modern Laika , Pop, dance | |
Website | [1] |
Irini Merkouri (Ειρήνη Μερκούρη in Greek; born in Ilion, Athens, on May 26, 1981) is a Greek pop singer. Born into a family of musicians, she began showing interest in being a singer at a very young age, at age seven she would mimic all the singers she would see on tv. She recorded her first solo album Na Fysai i Anixi in 2001 and has sung duets with various different artists such as Antonis Remos, and Sarbel. She is currently under contract with Sony Music Greece.
In 2004 she was featured in the hit single Se Pira Sovara with pop singer Sarbel. On the same CD (a CD single) Merkouri and Sarbel also released a second duet together called Agapi Mou Esi.
[edit] Trivia
- She enjoys cooking, sports
- She is of Greek Gypsy heritage
- Is a dog lover
- Favorite color is green
- Her Football team is Olympiacos.
- Her Zodiac sign is Gemini
- She enjoys listening to Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, UB 40, Whitney Houston and Enrique Iglesias.
[edit] Discography
- Na fisaei i anoixi, 2001.
- Meine mazi mou apopse, 2003
- Palirroia (Tidewave), 2004.
- Aneta (Comfortably), 2005.
- Argises, 2006