Keti Chomata
Aikaterine "Keti" Chomata was a Greek singer and actress.
Biography
Chomata was born in Athens in 1946; her family's origin was from the island of Naxos. She lived in the Plaka district of Athens and studied classical dance. According to Chomata, she became a singer after being expelled from school at age 16. She was discovered by Alekos Patsiphas, who met her at the Giorgos Oikonomides' radio show which dealt with searching for people of talent. Papastephanou introduced her to composer Giannis Spanos. Chomata became one of the leading representatives of the Greek New Wave genre and one of the favourite performers of Spanos' compositions; she performed with great success in the Athens boîte scene.Composers with whom she has worked include Manos Hatzidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, George Kontogiorgos and Stavros Xarchakos. In 1965 she participated in Thessaloniki Song Festival with the song The summer is gone written by George Kontogiorgos. A famous hit song of Chomata is Mia agape gia to kalokairi released in her debut 7' EP in 1964. The song was later used for the Vasilis Mavromatis' 1969 film Skies sten ammo ; a film in which she had the leading role and the only one in she ever played.