Chrisavgi (Kristi) Stassinopoulou (Athens, 20 January 1956) is a Greek
singer, lyricist, and fiction writer. A native Athenian, she is an
internationally known artist of the world music circuit. She is
accompanied by composer, arranger, co-producer and
multi-instrumentalist Stathis Kalyviotis. Their music combines
traditional Greek rhythms and sounds, Byzantine vocal lines, rebetiko
music, psychedelic rock, ambience and electronica.Her work has been
compared to that of Hedningarna, Grace Slick and Björk.Kristi
Stassinopoulou has studied acting and drama at the school of Theatro
Tehnis, Karolos Koun and at the theatre-school of Petros Katselis.In
1978, while still a student, she participated in an audition for the
Greek production of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Tim Rice
and Andrew Lloyd Webber and was selected from 300 professionals and
amateur singers for the role of Mary Magdalene; that was her debut as
a professional singer.
singer, lyricist, and fiction writer. A native Athenian, she is an
internationally known artist of the world music circuit. She is
accompanied by composer, arranger, co-producer and
multi-instrumentalist Stathis Kalyviotis. Their music combines
traditional Greek rhythms and sounds, Byzantine vocal lines, rebetiko
music, psychedelic rock, ambience and electronica.Her work has been
compared to that of Hedningarna, Grace Slick and Björk.Kristi
Stassinopoulou has studied acting and drama at the school of Theatro
Tehnis, Karolos Koun and at the theatre-school of Petros Katselis.In
1978, while still a student, she participated in an audition for the
Greek production of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Tim Rice
and Andrew Lloyd Webber and was selected from 300 professionals and
amateur singers for the role of Mary Magdalene; that was her debut as
a professional singer.
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