Viktor Savvich Klimenko (born 24 November 1942) is a singer who made himself known as the „Singing Cossack“. Biography Klimenko was born in Karelia, to a Ukrainian Cossack father, Savva Klimenko, and a Russian mother, Olga Glotova. A few years after his birth, his family moved to Finland. There, he became a musician and appeared…
Marjorie Noël (French pronunciation: [maʁʒɔʁi nɔ.ɛl], born Françoise Nivot; 25 December 1945 – 30 April 2000) was a French pop singer who had a brief career in the mid-1960s, and is best known for her participation on behalf of Monaco in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest. Noël was born in Paris. Her first recordings were…
Ioanna Fassou Kalpaxi (Greek: Ιωάννα Φάσσου Καλπαξή; born 14 November 1938), known professionally as Yovanna, is a Greek singer, novelist and poet known for her participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest representing Switzerland. Early life and educationAt the age of 14, she started her vocal studies at the Athens Conservatoire and trained as an…
Françoise Madeleine Hardy (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz madlɛn aʁdi]; born 17 January 1944) is a French singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career of more than fifty years with over thirty studio albums released. She rose to…
Esther Zaied, better known by her married name Esther Ofarim (Hebrew: אסתר עופרים; born June 13, 1941), is an Israeli singer. She came second in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the song „T’en va pas“, representing Switzerland. After marrying Abi Ofarim in 1958, she was half of the husband-and-wife folk duo Esther & Abi…
Ioanna „Nana“ Mouskouri (Greek: Ιωάννα „Νάνα“ Μούσχουρη [i.oˈana ˈnana ˈmusxuri]) (born on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece) is a Greek singer. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican.…
Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist (born 31 December 1936) is a Swedish singer and actress popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with „Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht“ („Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile“), and on 18 July 1964 she became the first Swede to have a hit on…
Eleonore Schwarz (born 1936 in Vienna) is an Austrian singer. In the 1960s and 1970s, Schwarz was an opera singer at the Vienna Volksoper. In 1962, she represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Luxembourg with operetta-like song named „Nur in der Wiener Luft“ (Only in the Vienna air), the song received no…
Marija Šerifović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шерифовић, pronounced [mǎrija ʃerǐːfoʋitɕ]; born 14 November 1984) is a Serbian singer, talent show judge, and YouTuber. Best known for representing Serbia and winning at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with „Molitva„, she is also recognized as one of the most powerful vocalists in the country. Additionally, she has served…
Elena Tsagrinou (Greek: Έλενα Τσαγκρινού; born 16 November 1994) is a Greek singer. Tsagrinou began her career as the lead singer of the Greek band OtherView, until beginning a solo career in 2018. She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song „El Diablo„, finishing in 16th place. Life and careerTsagrinou was…