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Alexia Vassiliou (born 5 February 1964), better known as Alexia, is a Cypriot singer, vocalist, musician, performer, composer, lyricist, and activist, associated with voice improvisation. She has had a series of gold and platinum records, including one in Scandinavia, and a top 100 hit in the US, while she was still a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her first album, ''Alexia'', started a new wave of pop music in Greece and Cyprus, and sold over 500,000 copies, making it the most successful debut album by a Greek artist. Alexia has collaborated with a number of distinguished artists, including Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Olympia Dukakis, Andreas Vollenweider, and Milva. For 10 years, she teamed up with Mikis Theodorakis, composer of ''Zorba the Greek''. Alexia recorded a double album showcasing some of the composer's most consummate musical creations. In her jazz album, ''In a Jazz Mood'', Alexia collaborated with Chick Corea and bassist John Patitucci. Alexia has also performed songs for the soundtracks of three films, ''Sacred Whispers'', ''The Road to Ithaca'' and ''Safe Sex''. Alexia represented Cyprus twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, first with the song "Monika" with the band Island in 1981,〔http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=20596〕 and then as a solo artist in 1987 with the song "Aspro Mavro".〔http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=20710〕 In 2012, Alexia was awarded "Performer of the Year" at the Madame Figaro Women of the Year Awards in Cyprus. ==Early life== Vassiliou was born on 5 February 1964, in Famagusta, Cyprus. The Greek military junta that aimed to overthrow the established government, followed by the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and occupation of the island's north region, forced many people, including Vassiliou, to be displaced from their homes. From that moment on they were refugees in their own country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexia Vassiliou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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