Evridiki

Evridiki
Evridiki performing "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Background information
Born	(1968-02-25) 25 February 1968 (age 48) Limassol, Cyprus
Origin	Cyprus
Genres	Pop, techno, rock
Labels	Virus Music Minos EMI
Website	www.evridiki.gr

Evridiki Theokleous (Greek: Ευρυδίκη Θεοκλέους; born 25 February 1968), known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Greek Cypriot rock, pop, and electropop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme Ci, Comme Ça, respectively.

Born in Limassol, Cyprus, Evridiki Theokleous was raised in the island's capital, Nicosia. While still at school, she studied music at the National Conservatory of Cyprus. When she finished school, she went to Le Studio des Variétés in Paris, France where she studied music, theatre, and dancing. Afterwards she went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, US where she supplemented her musical studies with courses of harmony and instrumentation.

In 1989, she moved to Athens, Greece, to work with several artists, sing in compilations, and in 1991, she released her first personal album Gia Proti Fora.

In 1993, Evridiki released her highly acclaimed album "Missise Me" (Hate Me), making her one of the most successful singers in Greece. Missise Me is supposed to be Evridiki's favourite album among her fans.

In 1994, while wanting to try out something new, she started working on her next album Fthinoporo Gynaikas (Woman's Autumn). Inspired by the idea of her growing older as the time passes, the album was a mixture of pop and Greek folklore music. The same year (1994) she got married to George Theofanous. The composer has always considered Evridiki as his muse, even after they got divorced in 2000. Together, they had a son, Angelos, in November 1996.