Marialena Oikonomidou

Marialena Oikonomidou
Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου
Born25 June 1957
Athens, Greece
Died11 June 2024 (aged 67)
Athens, Greece
OccupationSinger

Marialena Oikonomidou (Greek: Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου; 25 June 1957 – 11 June 2024) was a Greek singer.

Biography

Oikonomidou was born in 1957 to screenwriter Giorgos Oikonomides and his wife the poet and actress Liana Vitsori.[1] She was born into a family of actors; her maternal grandparents were Giorgis Vitsoris and Nitsa Tsaganea.[1] She started writing music, poetry and lyrics from a young age.[2]

She studied acting at the Pelos Katselis Drama School and directing at the Stavrakos School.[1] She released a total of five albums. In 1991, her album “The Light of My Moon” had self-written lyrics and was produced by Stefanos Korkolis.[3] In July 2023, she organized a large concert at the Alsos Theater in a tribute to her father.[4]

She died on 11 June 2024.[5] She died in hospital where she was undergoing advanced cancer treatment.[6] She was married to Roberto Carriere and they had two children.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Πέθανε η τραγουδίστρια Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου". www.ieidiseis.gr (in Greek). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  2. ^ Βαλσάμη, Σοφία (2024-06-12). "Πέθανε η τραγουδίστρια Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου, κόρη του Γιώργου Οικονομίδη". NewsIT (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  3. ^ "Πέθανε η τραγουδίστρια Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου - Κόρη του σεναριογράφου Γιώργου Οικονομίδη". in.gr (in Greek). 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  4. ^ tanea.gr (2024-06-12). "Πέθανε η τραγουδίστρια Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου – Κόρη του σεναριογράφου Γιώργου Οικονομίδη". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. ^ "Πέθανε η τραγουδίστρια Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου: Ήταν κόρη του σεναριογράφου Γιώργου Οικονομίδη". The TOC (in Greek). 2024-06-12. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  6. ^ Βαλσάμη, Σοφία (2024-06-12). "Πέθανε η τραγουδίστρια Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου, κόρη του Γιώργου Οικονομίδη". NewsIT (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  7. ^ "Πέθανε η τραγουδίστρια Μαριαλένα Οικονομίδου - Κόρη του σεναριογράφου Γιώργου Οικονομίδη". in.gr (in Greek). 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-01-08.