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Arleta (musician)

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Arleta
Birth name Argyro-Nicoleta Tsapra
Born ( 1945-03-03 ) 3 March 1945
Athens, Greece
Died 8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) (aged 72)
Athens, Greece
Genres Greek New Wave , entekhno
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, author, illustrator
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Years active 1960?2017
Labels Lyra, CBS, Columbia, Portrait, Ακτ?, Legend

Arleta ( Greek : Αρλ?τα ; 3 March 1945 ? 8 August 2017; born Argyro-Nicoleta Tsapra , Αργυρ?-Νικολ?τα Τσ?πρα ) was a Greek musician, author and book illustrator.

Biography [ edit ]

Arleta was born in Athens on 3 March 1945 [1] and studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts . [2]

She published her first album of her own compositions ( Η Αρλ?τα τραγουδ? , Arleta sings ) in 1966 and became one of the leading figures of the Greek New Wave during the 1960s. [1] At the beginning of her career she worked with many well-known Greek composers like Giannis Spanos , George Kontogiorgos, Manos Hatzidakis and Mikis Theodorakis . [2] [3] Her first great successes came with songs whose music was written by Lakis Papadopoulos and lyrics by Marianina Kriezi. [1] She performed with great success in the Athens boite scene. In 1997 she published a book, Απ? πο? π?νε για την ?νοιξη ( Which way to Spring ), which was based on her songwriting and included her own illustrations. [2]

On 11 February 2008, just a few minutes before a planned performance at Volos , Arleta suffered a stroke, which left her in hospital for six months and partly paralysed her for a year. [2] [4] with recovery after a lengthy hospitalization and year of rehabilitation. [5] In January 2017, she suffered another stroke and remained in hospital, where she died on 8 August 2017, aged 72. [2]

Discography [ edit ]

  • Τραγουδ? η Αρλ?τα ( Arleta sings ) (Lyra, 1966)
  • Αρλ?τα Νο. 2 ( Arleta No. 2 ) (Lyra, 1967)
  • Στο Ρυθμ? του Αγ?ρα ( In the Rhythm of the Wind ) (Lyra, 1968)
  • 12+1 Τραγο?δια του Μ?νου Χατζιδ?κι ( 12+1 Songs of Manos Hatzidakis ) (Lyra, 1969)
  • ?ξη Μ?ρε? ( Six Days ) (Lyra, 1970)
  • Ταξιδε?οντα? ( Travelling ) (Lyra, 1976)
  • Romancero Gitano (Lyra, 1978)
  • ?να Καπ?λο με Τραγο?δια ( A Hat with Songs ) (Lyra, 1981)
  • Περ?που ( Almost ) (Lyra, 1984)
  • Τσ?ι Γιασεμιο? ( Jasmine Tea ) (CBS, 1985)
  • Ζητ?τε Να Σα? Πω ( You Ask Me to Say to You ) (CBS, 1987)
  • Δ?κα και μ?α ν?χτε? ( Ten and One Nights ) (CBS, 1989)
  • Εκτ?? ?δρα? ( Away ) (CBS, 1989)
  • ?σε τα Κρυφ? Κρυμμ?να ( Let secrets remain hidden ) (Columbia, 1991)
  • Μετ? Τιμ?? ( With Honour ) (Portrait, 1993)
  • ?μπορο? Ονε?ρων ( Trader of Dreams ) (Ακτ?, 1995)
  • Και Π?λι Χα?ρετε ( Hello to You Again ) (Legend, 2009)
  • Demo (Lyra, 2010)

Illustrations [ edit ]

  • Bertolt Brecht ≪Ο Μπαρμπα-?ντε≫ (Uncle Eddie's Moustache) ? Children's Book (Οδυσσ?α? Editions, 1979; in Greek)
  • Vladimir Mayakovsky ≪Το Αλογ?κι-Φωτι?≫ (The Fire Horsey) ? Children's Book (Οδυσσ?α? Editions, 1986; in Greek)

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "Greek 'New Wave' Singer Arleta Dies at 72" . The National Herald . 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018 . Retrieved 10 January 2018 .
  2. ^ a b c d e "Iconic singer-songwriter, Arleta, dead at age 72" . Kathimerini . 8 August 2017 . Retrieved 10 January 2018 .
  3. ^ Cashman, Greer Fay (15 August 2017). "Grapevine: Balfour Day at Middle East Mean Time" . The Jerusalem Post . Retrieved 10 January 2018 .
  4. ^ "Σε σοβαρ? κατ?σταση νοσηλε?εται η γνωστ? τραγουδ?στρια Αρλ?τα" (in Greek). in.gr . Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
  5. ^ "13 Ιουν?ου ? Η Αρλ?τα ξαν? στο Β?λο 4 χρ?νια "μετ?" για τα ?τομα με αναπηρ?α" . disabled.gr (in Greek). 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 . Retrieved 21 December 2013 .
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