Vicky Leandros
Vicky Leandros (Greek Βίκυ Λέανδρος, born August 23, 1952 in Paleokastritsa on Corfu; born Vassiliki Papathanasiou, Βασιλική Παπαθανασίου ), civil since 1986 Baroness von Ruffin, a singer from Greece with German and Greek citizenship, more than 55 million records worldwide sold ..
Life
With the support of her father Leandros Papathanasiou, which had already been successful in Greece and Germany as Leo Leandros, she also a successful career in both countries. Vicky Leandros got a song, ballet and guitar training. In 1958 the singer to Germany and was here from now on, called Vicky '. In its Greek home, she received the name Βίκυ in correspondence. The family spent years together in Hamburg until Father Leo divorced in 1961 from his wife Kyriaka Protapapa.
Already their first single, knife, fork, scissors, light ( 1965), was in Germany a success. In 1967, she participated in Luxembourg ( Radio Luxembourg ) at the Grand Prix Euro Vision Song Contest in Vienna and reached the title L' amour est bleu fourth place. The song was especially in the instrumental version of Paul Mauriat an international success and Evergreen. In the same year she also participated in the preliminary round with the French song Les Amoureux part, but did not win and therefore could start for Luxembourg. After a few hits in Europe and overseas, they took 1972 for the second time for Luxembourg (RTL) at the Grand Prix in part, this time in Edinburgh, and reached to the composed by Klaus Munro and Leo Leandros Title Après toi not ( dt Then you came ) only the first place, but also a commercial success. From the reviews ( engl. Come What May ) were sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide in several languages . Your Gassenhauer Theo, we will travel to Lodz in 1974 took many weeks the top places in the German sales charts.
Especially from the late 60s to mid-80s took Vicky Leandros most of their singles not only in German but also in Greek, English, French, Dutch, Japanese, and Spanish. With this concept, they had great chart success, among other things in France, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, Spain, Latin America and Japan. She performed in numerous musical shows on television and was rewarded with numerous awards and gold and platinum records from all around the world for their achievements. In 1998, she had my heart you never forget a great success with Weil, the German host of the title music ( My Heart Will Go On ) for the film Titanic.
2000 Leandros produced a first album of original compositions under the title now. Finally, in 2003 was followed by an album of songs by Mikis Theodorakis. On 9 March 2006 she participated in the German Trials for Euro Vision Song Contest 2006 in part with the song Do not Break My Heart, but was defeated Texas Lightning.
On March 25, 1972 Vicky Leandros had won in Edinburgh, Scotland with " Après toi", the "Grand Prix de la Chanson " in 2012 and celebrated its 40th anniversary with this world success. 7.8 million recordings of " Après toi" went alone 1972 on the counters.
Vicky Leandros has a son from her first marriage. With her second husband Enno Freiherr von Ruffin she has two other children and carries the real name Vicky Baroness von Ruffin. Until the separation of Ruffin 2005, she lived primarily on Basthorst in Southern Schleswig -Holstein. Since 2012 Vicky Leandros lives in Hamburg again. Her youngest daughter, Sandra of Ruffin, has been working as an actress. In October 2013 Leandros was for the first time grandmother. Her oldest daughter Milana brought to a boy.
Political Activities
In 2006, she received an offer from Fried Pflüger, the top candidate of the CDU for election to the Berlin House of Representatives in 2006 to work as a Senator for Cultural Affairs in his shadow cabinet. However, they refused on the grounds that they would continue their tour. In 2001, she was a Senator for Cultural Affairs for Hamburg in the conversation.
In the parliamentary elections in Greece in 2007 she ran for the social democratic PASOK, but won no mandate. In October 2006 she was a candidate in the municipal elections in Piraeus for PASOK and won a mandate. She was Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Culture and international relations. On 28 May 2008 she declared the resignation of their offices.
Discography
Studio albums
Awards
- Several gold and platinum records
- 1967: 4th place at the Euro Vision Song Contest with " L' amour est bleu"
- 1968: Goldene Europa
- 1971: Bronze Rose of Montreux for the TV show "I am"
- 1971: Bronze Lion of Radio Luxembourg
- 1972: 1st place at the Euro Vision Song Contest with " Après toi"
- 1972: Best Selling Artist world
- 1974: Goldene Europa
- 2001: Golden Tuning Fork as the best artist in the category " German Pop "
- 2001: International Pop Award in the category " Best Female Artist International "
- 2003: Xenios Zeus Price
- 2005: " Woman of the Year " in Greece
- 2007: Germany's most successful pop singer
- 2008: Palatinate pig's stomach Medal
- 2009: Platinum Award for 50 million records sold
- 2011: Appointed Commander of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- 2012: Golden pea ( Berlin Fairytale price)