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Maria Farantouri

1947 - Today

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Maria Farantouri or Farandouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed worldwide. During the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri recorded protest songs in Europe with Mikis Theodorakis. In 1971, she recorded Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis with Australian guitarist John Williams which included seven poems by Federico García Lorca. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Farantouri is the 534th most popular singer (up from 659th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 510th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maria Farantouri ranks 534 out of 4,381. Before her are Mari Boine, Marek Grechuta, Mos Def, Gary Brooker, Héctor Lavoe, and KRS-One. After her are Heino, Tino Rossi, Sam Smith, Freddy Quinn, Tracy Chapman, and Shania Twain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Maria Farantouri ranks 227. Before her are Włodzimierz Lubański, Chris Wallace, Larry David, Mustafa Akıncı, Alan Guth, and Rita Lee. After her are Riyoko Ikeda, Lydia Davis, Franco Trappoli, Murray Perahia, Giuseppe Betori, and Pascal Lamy.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Maria Farantouri ranks 452 out of 1,024. Before her are Afet İnan (1908), Damaskinos of Athens (1891), Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855), Asclepigenia (400), Dimitrios Ioannidis (1923), and Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1846). After her are Polykleitos the Younger (-400), Agoracritus (-500), Şerif Gören (1944), Podalirius (null), Hermarchus (-325), and Archelaus of Sparta (-790).

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Among SINGERS In Greece

Among singers born in Greece, Maria Farantouri ranks 4. Before her are Nana Mouskouri (1934), Vicky Leandros (1949), and Agnes Baltsa (1944). After her are Haris Alexiou (1950), George Dalaras (1949), Stelios Kazantzidis (1931), Marinella (1938), Sakis Rouvas (1962), Sotiria Bellou (1921), Jimmy Makulis (1935), and Agathonas Iakovidis (1955).

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