Elli Kokkinou(Greek:Ελλη Κοκκίνου) was born in Athens, Greece. She is one of the most popular singers in Greece today. She has performed together with Greek music stars such as Anna Vissi, Glykeria, Paschalis Terzis, Tolis Voskopoulos, Kalomoira. Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article is about the Greek music-culture. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dance music is a style of popular music commonly played in dance music nightclubs, radio stations and shows and raves. ... Anna Vissi (Άννα Βίσση in Greek characters; born in Larnaca, Cyprus, December 20, 1957) is a Cypriot singer famous mainly in her home country Cyprus, Greece, with mild success in the United States. ... Paschalis Terzis (Greek: Πασχάλης Τερζής) is a Greek singer who sings popular songs. ... Tolis Voskopoulos Tolis Voskopoulos is one of the legends of modern Greek music. ... Kalomoira Sarantis Kalomoira Sarantis (Καλομοίρα Σαράντη in Greek characters; born Maria Kalomoira Sarantis, January 31, 1985, Long Island, New York, United States), also professionally-known simply as Kalomoira, is a popular second-generation Greek-American singer, famous mainly in Greece and Cyprus. ...

In 1994 she moved to the United States to study Music at the Musicians Institute of Technology. In 1996, Elli released two albums under the label of Sony Music but without a remarkable success.

In 2003, she signed with Phoebus and released the album Sto kokkino (In red). This album was one of the most successful releases in Greece for that year, reaching a double-platinum status. The album was also a great success in neighboring Turkey. Elli Kokkinou has also performed with Giorgos Mazonakis in the song Masai which made it into the Greek top ten.

External links

• Official site