Mariza Koch


Mariza Koch is a Greek folk music singer who has recorded many albums since starting her career in 1971. On the wider stage she is best remembered for representing her homeland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Panagia mou, panagia mou".
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Early life

Mariza Koch was born in Athens in 1944 but lived in her mother's hometown in Santorini from a young age. Her father was German.

Career

Koch began her musical career in 1971 with an album titled Arabas. It consisted of a collection of traditional Greek folk songs blended with unusual beats from traditional and modern electronic instrumental sounds.
Her unique vocals became the center piece of the music which on more than one occasion needed no accompaniment. No matter what one called it, the album was a resounding success. More albums followed with the sound eventually mellowing back into the original folk sounds of the past, where traditional instruments are used in their entirety.
Koch's most recent album included elements of traditional Greek music and Jazz Fusion. On March 14, 2010, Alpha TV ranked Koch the 29th top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era.

Eurovision 1976

Mariza Koch represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song . Greece's participation sparked controversy as it referred to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The previous year, Greece had withdrawn from the contest for the same reason.
The organizers informed Mariza Koch that they were not responsible for her physical integrity, as there were threats that armed Turks would be present at the venue and shoot her on stage. She signed a waiver stating that she would sing at her own risk. Rumors circulated that she was wearing a bulletproof vest when she went on stage.

Discography

  • 1971 "Αραμπάς" Arabas, the first Golden Disc in the history of Greek music
  • 1973 "Μια στο καρφί και μια στο πέταλο" Mia sto karfi ke mia sto petalo
  • 1974 "Η Μαρίζα Κωχ και δυο ζυγιές παιχνίδια" I Mariza Koch ke dio zygies pechnidia
  • 1976 "Παναγιά μου Παναγιά μου" Panagia mou Panagia mou
  • 1976 "Άσε με να ταξιδέψω" Ase me na taksidepso
  • 1977 "Μαρίζα Κωχ" Mariza Koch
  • 1978 "Μια εκδρομή με τη Μαρίζα" Mia ekdromi me tin Mariza
  • 1978 "Ένα περιβόλι γεμάτο τραγούδια" Ena periboli gemato tragoudia
  • 1979 "Αιγαίο 1" Egeo 1
  • 1979 "Αιγαίο 2" Egeo 2
  • 1980 "Ο Καθρέφτης" O kathreptis
  • 1982 "Στο βάθος κήπος" Sto vathos kipos
  • 1986 "Τα παράλια" Ta paralia
  • 1988 "Εθνική Οδός" Ethniki Odos
  • 1990 "Οι δρόμοι του μικρού Αλέξανδρου" I dromi tou mikrou Alexandrou
  • 1992 "Διπλή Βάρδια" Dipli Vardia
  • "Η γοργόνα ταξιδεύει τον μικρό Αλέξανδρο" I gorgona taxidevi ton mikro Alexandro
  • "Μια εκδρομή με τις εννέα μούσες" Mia ekdromi me tis ennea mouses
  • "Σαν ουράνιο τόξο" San ouranio toxo
  • "Να τα πούμε" Na ta pume
  • "Μια γιορτή με τη Μαρίζα" Mia giorti me tin Mariza
  • "Τα χρωματιστά τραγούδια" Ta chromatista tragoudia
  • 2002 "Διπλή Βάρδια" Dipli Vardia
  • 2003 "Φάτα μοργκάνα"
  • 2004 "Ραντεβού στην Αθήνα" Randevou stin Athina
  • 2004 "Πνοή του Αιγαίου" Pnoi tu Egeou
  • "Σ΄ αυτή την πόλη" S'avti tin poli
  • "Το τροπάριο της Κασσιανής" To tropario tis Kassianis
  • "Τα παράλια" Ta paralia
  • 2009 "Πάνω στη Θάλασσα εγώ τραγουδώ" ''Pano sti Thalassa ego tragoudo''