Biography
Who is Katerina Stikoudi?
Early life and swimming career
Katerina Stikoudi was born on April 16, 1985, in Thessaloniki, Greece, to parents Nikos Stikoudis and Dina Stikoudi. She grew up alongside an older brother named Telemachos. From an early age, she developed a strong interest in sports and started swimming when her parents registered her in the PAOK swimming academy at age eight.
As she entered her adolescence, she signed with the PAOK Swimming Team as a professional athlete. In 2001, at the age of sixteen, she achieved well-known success by finishing fifth in the national swimming championship.
Modeling and beauty pageants
At the age of seventeen, Katerina started her modeling career in her hometown by signing with a local modeling agency. She balanced photoshoots and television appearances with her final school years before graduating in 2003. Following graduation, she moved to Larissa to study Medical Laboratories and Dentistry at the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, while also studying arts and theatre at the Art Theatre of Christos Dimitriadis.
In early 2005, she entered the National Annual Beauty Pageant of Greece hosted by ANT1 Television Network. On April 18, she advanced through the semi-finals and reached the finals the following day, where she finished as the runner-up with the title of Miss Hellas 2005. She subsequently moved to Athens, signed with Cristi's Models, and represented Greece at the Miss World 2005 pageant held in Sanya, China, finishing in the top twenty countries.
Television hosting and acting
Following her success in beauty pageants, Katerina began a career in television hosting and acting. She made her acting debut on the ANT1 daytime soap opera Erotas, portraying the character Violetta from 2005 to 2006. She also signed with STAR Channel to co-host the morning talk show La Sousourela alongside journalist Themis Mallis.
In July 2006, she joined ANT1's morning show Proinos Kafes to host the beauty and fashion column for two seasons. Her television career expanded significantly in August 2008 when she signed with Mega Channel to host the long-running music talk show Mega Star. She presented industry news and hosted artists on the program until May 2011, when the network cancelled the show.
Singing career and music albums
Katerina expanded into the music industry by collaborating with DJ Lava on the rap-influenced single Tora in 2009, which became a major hit in Greece. The track won the award for the Sexiest Video Clip of the Year at the MAD Video Music Awards. In 2010, she signed with Cobalt Music and released collaborative hits with the rap group NEBMA.
In the winter of 2011, she released her debut music album titled I Mousiki mou through Universal Music Group Greece. Over the following decade, she released four additional studio albums, including I yefsi tis zois mou in 2013, Cliche in 2015, Soundtrack in 2018, and Grande in 2021.
Birthday and age
Katerina Stikoudi was born on April 16, 1985, which makes Katerina 41 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Katerina shares the date with 55 other famous people.
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