Biography
Who is Despina Olympiou?
Early life and music studies
Despina Olympiou was born and raised in Limassol, Cyprus. She took her first steps in music within her home country before deciding to expand her education abroad.
She moved to London to attend the Trinity College of London. There, she focused her studies on piano and music theory, building a strong foundation for her future career in the music industry.
Music career beginnings
Despina Olympiou officially started her music career in 1992. A year later, she relocated to Athens, Greece, where she began working alongside established artist Yiannis Parios.
During her early years, she made well-known appearances on various albums. She contributed vocals to the George Sarri album Ftaine oi Aponoi Kairoi and later released her debut album, Ton Mation sou i Kalimera.
Collaborations and hit albums
In 2002, Despina Olympiou signed with the Universal Greece label. She soon began a productive collaboration with Michalis Hatzigiannis, starting with the platinum CD single Vale Mousiki and the successful duet Na soun allios.
She continued releasing successful music, including the albums Exoume Logo and Auto ine Agapi. In 2007, she released the hit single Pes to Dinata, followed by the gold album Mazi Xorista, which featured multiple tracks written by Hatzigiannis.
Eurovision and later work
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation internally selected Despina Olympiou to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held in Malmö, Sweden. She performed the Greek language song An me thimasai during the first semi-final.
Beyond her Eurovision appearance, she maintained an active recording schedule. She collaborated with Stereo Mike on the single Den s' afino apo ta matia mou and continued releasing new singles through subsequent years.
Personal life and family
Despina Olympiou was in a relationship with Greek Cypriot singer Michalis Hatzigiannis from 2003 until April 2009. They frequently worked together on musical projects.
She has been in a relationship with Greek entrepreneur Panos Doukas since 2012. The couple welcomed a son named Christos, who was born in September 2017.
Birthday and age
Despina Olympiou was born on October 17, 1975, which makes Despina 51 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Despina shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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