Glykeria

Glykeria is one of Greece’s most important female singers and has carved a significant international career. Her career has spanned over 30 years and is marked by multi gold and platinum releases. Glykeria began in 1974 in the Athens where she distinguished herself by adding a unique interpretation to songs by composers like Hadjidakis, Theodorakis and Manos Loizos. Her voice caused a stir in the industry and Glykeria’s first solo album, Ta Smyrneika, traditional songs from Asia Minor, in the 1980s was a musical watershed.

Glykeria gained momentum and fans and in 1982 represented Greece in the Europalia '82 festival in Brussels, together with George Dalaras. In 1983 Glykeria released her first live concert Omorfi Nyhta (Beautiful Night) and due to its massive success Lyra released her first live album, I Glykeria Stin Omorfi Nyhta which broke all musical sale records in Greece until that point in time.

The rest is history and Glykeria is now a musical superstar performing across Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Israel and Turkey. She is also Israel’s most popular foreign singer; so much so that the Mayor of Jerusalem awarded her the golden key of the city in 1994 and she was the only foreign artist to be invited to sing in the special memorial event for Yitzhak Rabin. She has released albums in France, Israel, Turkey and the US.

In 2001 she participated in the album Alif of the world-renown master Turkish musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek. In 2002 she performed with the Mikis Theodorakis Orchestra, the Estudiantina orchestra, and gave a personal tour all over Greece as well. Her album Open Heart was released in Israel and Glykeria’s Rebetika Songs in Turkey. She was awarded the prize for best Greek popular singer in the Arion Awards in Greece. Glykeria has Collaborated and recorded with: A. Kaldaras, Natacha Atlas, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Loukianos Kilaidonis, Kilaidonis, Mary Linda. Thalassinos, Sotiria Bellou, George Dalaras, Marinella, Ofra Haza, Ricky Gal, Chava Alberstein, Amal Murkus, Paschalis Terzis, Ilias Aslanoglou, Antonis Vardis, Sarit Hadad, Fortuna and many more.