Apostolia Zoi
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| Apostolia Zoi Αποστολία Ζώη |
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 Apostolia Zoi in 2005
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| Born |  Volos, Greece |
| Origin | Greece |
| Genre(s) | Modern Laika, Pop |
| Years active | 2003-Present |
| Label(s) | Minos EMI (2003-2005), Virus Music (2005-2007), EMI Music (2007-Present) |
| Website | http://www.apostoliazoi.gr/ |
Apostolia Zoi (Greek: Αποστολία Ζώη) is a popular Greek singer who was born in Volos, Greece. To date, she has released three studio albums along with one CD single with 4Play.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early life
At the age of 14, Apostolia moved to Thessaloniki to follow her love of diving and swimming where she graduating from the Gymnastics Academy. One night while out on the town with friends, a singer at a popular club gave her the microphone and Apostolia started to sing. The owner of the club saw her talent, and asked her to sing at his club. She soon found her love in music and started singing nightly at clubs in Thessaloniki. Apostolia soon realized that she would like to pursue a music career, and began vocal and singing lessons with Christos Lirintzi. At the same time, she was singing with well known singers such as Vasilis Karras, Evridiki, ONE, Aggelos Dionisiou, and more. Apostolia sang at the club "Maskes" with Peggy Zina in her last year while living in Thessaloniki and soon left for Athens to further her career.
[edit] 2003: Beginnings and To Proto Vima
In Athens, her first year of singing in the Athenian clubs was with Peggy Zina. Soon after, she got a record contract with Minos EMI and released her debut album To Proto Vima (The First Step) in June 2003. Writers of the album included well established composers such as Ebi Droutsa, Marios Psimopoulos, Christodoulos Siganos, and more. The songs "Mi M'Akoubas" and "Skedon Pote" became hits and showcased her talent, while the latter became the theme song for the series of the same name on ERT. In the summer of 2004, she started appearances at popular club "Thalassa" with Elena Paparizou, Thanos Petrelis, and Nino where she further showcased her vocal abilities.
[edit] 2004-2005: Apo Do Kai Pera & To Kalytero Doro
After the summer of 2004, she left Minos EMI and signed with Virus Music. In the fall of 2004, she started appearances at the club "Gazi" with Nikos Kourkoulis and Andreas Stamo. In January 2005, she released her sophomore album by Virus Music titled Apo Do Kai Pera (From here on out). From the album, the song "Krima" written by Christos Dantis became a huge radio hit, and her first true big hit. The album produced many hits from the album included "Mou Eleipses", "Apo Do Kai Pera", and "De Vazo Ego Mialo" to name a few. The album brought Apostolia to a high point in her career. [1]
In the summer of 2005, she once again appeared at club "Thalassa", but this time with Thanos Petrelis and Kostas Karafotis. In the winter season of 2005-2006 she continued her collaboration with Thanos Petrelis, and was also joined by Katerina Stanisi at club "Apollon". During the Christmas season of 2005, Apostolia released a Christmas themed CD Single along with 4Play by Virus Music titled "To Kalytero Doro" (The best gift). Nikos Terzis penned the tracks, while the CD Single also included Apostolia's song "Den Eisai Tou Goustou Mou" as well as 4Play's "Pote".[2] After her shows at club "Apollon" finished in the spring, she started singing at the club "Rodon!" with Andreas Stamo in Thessaloniki until summer.
[edit] 2006 - Present: Th' Afisei Epohi & Upcoming Album
On May 5, 2006, Apostolia released her third studio album titled "Th' Afisei Epohi" (It will leave a history) featuring 15 new songs. This album featured a bit of a different sound, while not straying away from the sound of the first two albums. The titled track because a hit, while the album also featured a rap style duet with friend Gianni Tsimitseli titled "Lipstick".[3]
In June 2007, Apostolia sang a duet remix with the famous Kostas Tournas of "Geia Sou" at the "Mad Music Video Awards". For the winter season of 2007-2008, Apostolia is singing at "Kendro Athinon" with Giannis Ploutarhos, Tamta, and Giannis Vardis. In Fall 2007, Apostolia resigned with her original label EMI Music, formerly Minos EMI. Currently Apostolia is in the studios recording new material for her fourth album set to be released in 2008.[4] On June 09, 2008, Zoi released her new single "Ti stis 8, Ti stis 7" exclusively on Rythmos FM.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] CD Singles
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[edit] References
- ^ NEA → Αποστολία Ζώη "Από δω και πέρα". Apostoliazoi.gr. Retrieved on February 20, 2008 (Greek)
- ^ [http://www.apostoliazoi.gr/home.htm NEA → ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΙΑ ΖΩΗ & 4 PLAY "Το καλύτερο δώρο"]. Apostoliazoi.gr. Retrieved on February 20, 2008 (Greek)
- ^ NEA → Αποστολία Ζώη - "Θα αφήσει εποχή". Apostoliazoi.gr. Retrieved on February 20, 2008 (Greek)
- ^ NEA → ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ - Χειμώνας 2007-2008. Apostoliazoi.gr. Retrieved on February 17, 2008 (Greek)
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