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Maria Farantouri

Maria Farantouri or Farandouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed all over the world. During the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri recorded protest songs in Europe with Mikis Theodorakis. In 1971, she recorded Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis with Australian guitarist John Williams which included seven poems by Federico García Lorca. She has recorded songs in Spanish ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevara'), Italian, and English ("Joe Hill" and Elisabeth Hauptmann's Alabama Song from Bertolt Brecht's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), George Gershwin's works, as well as works by Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou and Vangelis. Her voice is contralto with two octaves. The international press called her a people's Callas (The Daily Telegraph), and the Joan Baez of the Mediterranean (Le Monde). Maria Farantouri was an elected member of the Greek Parliament from 1989 to 1993 representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). She is married to the poet and former politician Tilemachos Chytiris. On 23 September 2004, the President of the Hellenic Republic recognized the contribution of Maria Farantouri to Greek song, awarding her the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix. She was awarded the Premio Tenco Italian Award 2014 for her contribution to international contemporary and traditional music, and the Spanish LiberPress 2017. Source: Article "Maria Farantouri" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Nov 28, 1947 In Athens, Greece
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the movie Athens after midnight 1968-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Evidence 1975-09-26
Known For
Poster of Le Grand Échiquier
Poster of The Trojan Women
Poster of Samedi soir
Poster of Athens after midnight
Filmography
Movie Evidence Self 1975-09-26
Series Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972-01-12
Series Samedi soir Self 1971-01-09
Movie The Trojan Women Singer 1971-05-01
Movie Athens after midnight 1968-01-01