Mariada Pieridi (, ; born 13 July 1973) is a Cypriot pop singer.
Early life Mariada Pieridi was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. MAD TV; retrieved 24 April 2008. Her father was an officer in the Greek Navy and her mother was a lawyer in Cyprus. She has a younger brother, Dimitri.
Pieridi and her family moved to Athens when she was a child. She soon began to experiment with music and sports. She was on the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastics Association (PGS) for nine years and started playing the piano. Music became an integral part of her life and when she reached high school, she decided that she wanted a career in the music industry. She then took speech classes at the Attica Conservatory and continued with piano lessons.
Career
1995: Eurovision
Pieridi got her first real break into the music industry during the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland. She was the backing vocalist of the Greek entry to the contest performed by Elina Konstantopoulou. They sang the song "Pia Prosefhi". After Eurovision, Pieridi performed with many popular singers including Despina Vandi, Antonis Remos, Kaiti Garbi and Yiannis Parios, getting her name and voice known.
2002–present
In June 2002, Pieridi released her first album, I Gineka Tis Zois Sou ("The Woman of Your Life"), which was a success and moved her into the mainstream. Also in 2002, at the Arion Music Awards she received the award for "Best New Artist". July 2003 marked the release of Pieridi's first single, "Oute Ki Esi" ("Neither You"), and the album Vale Fantasia (Use Your Imagination) was released three months later in October. Over the following years, she went on to release two more albums, Abra Katabra and Sfera Stin Kardia (Bullet In The Heart).
In September 2006, she returned with the single "DJ". It is a remake of Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist's "Stanna Eller Ga". The lyrics of all of the songs on the CD are signed off for the first time by Pieridi herself. A few days after the release of the single, Pieridi released her first "best of" album, DJ - The Hits Collection. In mid-December 2008, she released her fifth studio album, Se Prokalo, nine songs, including the single "Milia Makria".
Discography
Albums 2002: I Gineka Tis Zois Sou 2003: Vale Fantasia 2004: Abra Katabra 2005: Sfera Stin Kardia 2006: DJ - The Hits Collection 2008: Se Prokalo
Digital Songs 2009: Fantasia thelei mono (DJ Krazy Kon feat Mariada Pieridi) 2010: Pathima Mathima
Singles 2003: "Oute Ki Esi" 2006: "DJ" 2008: "Tha Doso Resta"
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes Reference 1995 Eurovision Song Contest 1995 Herself (performance) Vocalist of Greece's team 2004 MAD Video Music Awards Herself (performance) TV special 2008 The Secrets of Edem Herself 1 episode 2012-2013 Dancing with the Stars Herself (contestant) 4 episodes; season 3 2023 Just the 2 of Us Herself (contestant) 17 episodes; season 7 2023 Summer Yes Herself (host) Morning talk show on Open TV 2024 Summer's Cool Herself (host) Daytime talk show on Skai TV
Music videos Year Music video Artist Notes 1993 "It's a lie" VIPS as a dancer 1993 "I Celebrate" Thanos Kalliris as an actress 2002 "I Love You" Herself 2003 "Stand by me" Herself 2003 "Rise your hands" Herself 2003 "One" Herself 2003 "Wrong chemistry" Herself 2003 "Hurry up" Herself 2004 "Put fantasy on" Herself 2004 "Goodbyes" Herself 2004 "The Biggest Dreams" Herself 2004 "Around me" Herself 2005 "This love" Herself 2006 "DJ" Herself 2007 "I will give change" Herself
References
External links Official Website