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Tzeni Vanou

Tzeni Vanou

Musical artist


Tzeni Vanou (Greek: Τζένη Βάνου, born Eugenia Vrachnou; 10 February 1939 – 5 February 2014) was a Greek singer, born in Athens.

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She had planned on studying physics, but she met her mentor, Greek composer Mimis Plessas, who persuaded her to become a singer. She began her career in 1959 performing with the ERT orchestra. In 1964, she won first prize in the Thessaloniki Song Festival.

At age 74, she died at a Piraeus hospital in 2014 from cancer. During her last few months, she had undergone surgery to remove a tumor in her larynx.[1][2]


References

  1. "Famous Greek Singer Tzeni Vanou Passes Away". greekreporter.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. "Singer Tzeni Vanou, 75, (sic) dies". ekathimerini.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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