Despina Olympiou
| Despina Olympiou Δέσποινα Ολυμπίου |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dena Olympiou |
| Born |
17 October 1975 Limassol, Cyprus |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Greece |
| Associated acts | Michalis Hatzigiannis |
Despina Olympiou (Greek: Δέσποινα Ολυμπίου, pronounced [ˈðespina oliˈmbi.u]; born 17 October 1975), also known as Dena Olympiou, is a Greek Cypriot singer, famous in her homeland as well as in Greece. She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden.
Olympiou was born and raised in Limassol, Cyprus. She made her first steps in music in Cyprus. She moved to London and attended the Trinity College of Londοn where she studied piano and music theory.
She started her music career in 1992. A year later she moved to Athens, Greece, where she had a cooperation with Yiannis Parios. Olympiou has also cooperated with other Greek music artists, including Haris Alexiou, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Dimitris Mitropanos, Mimis Plessas, Pandelis Thalassinos and Marios Tokas.
She first appeared on the George Sarri album Ftaine oi Aponoi Kairoi with the song "I kounia mas" ("Our Swing"). Olympiou also appeared on the album Emeis oi Ellines with the song "Pros rakosillektes kai sinodiporous" and on the Pandelis Thalassinos album Ap' tin Tilo os tin Thraki with four songs.
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