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Yianna Terzi

Yianna Terzi

Greek singer and songwriter (born 1980)


Ioanna "Yianna" Terzi (Greek: Ιωάννα "Γιάννα" Τερζή, IPA: [ˈʝana terˈzi]; born 1 December 1980) is a Greek singer and songwriter.[1] She represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Oniro mou".[2]

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Biography

Terzi was born in 1980 in Thessaloniki, the daughter of Greek singer Paschalis Terzis.[2][3] At age 20, she moved to Athens to pursue a music career, releasing her first CD single in 2005, and the album Gyrna to kleidi in 2006 through Cobalt Music. She then signed to Minos EMI and released the album Ase me na taxidepso in 2008 along with a single of the same name. Terzi later moved to the United States and worked as a talent scout for Interscope Records.[4][5]

Terzi was selected as one of the twenty shortlisted artists for the Ellinikós Telikós 2018 with the song "Oniro mou" on 27 October 2017, representing Panik Records.[6] Later, on November 8, she became one of the five acts to be selected to move on to the televised final.[7] Following the disqualification of two of the five acts for not having a "Greek sound", "Oniro mou" entered the top three. On 15 February 2018, it was reported that the record labels for the two other competing artists refused to pay a €20,000 fee to the Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and were disqualified from the competition, leaving "Oniro mou" as the only song remaining and the default Greek entry. At the contest, held on 8 May 2018, she placed 14th, failing to qualify for the final.[8] Following the competition, the English version of the song, titled "Eternity" was released.[9]

Discography

Yianna Terzi during a rehearsal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

Studio albums

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Singles

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References

  1. "Γιάννα Τερζή". iShow.gr.
  2. McCaig, Ewan (16 February 2018). "Greece: Gianna Terzi with "Oniro mou" to Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. Argyriou, Giannis (29 October 2017). "Η Γιάννα Τερζή η 13η υποψήφια για τον ελληνικό τελικό της Eurovision 2018 (Update)". infegreece.com (in Greek). INFEGreece. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. Argyriou, Giannis (8 November 2017). "Eurovision ΕΡΤ: Αυτοί είναι οι πέντε φιναλίστ του ελληνικού τελικού!". infegreece.com (in Greek). INFEGreece. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. "First Semi-Final of Lisbon 2018". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. Herbert, Emily (7 June 2018). "Greece: Yianna Terzi Releases English Version of "Oneiro Mou"". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. "IFPI Top 50 Singles Eβδομάδα 18-24/9". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on September 24, 2005. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
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