Leo Leandros, born Leandros Papathanasiou, was born in 1926 in Astakos, Greece. He left in the 1950s for Germany to pursue a career in singing and composing. He had some success, but shifted his focus to his daughter, Vicky, who had been singing from a very early age. He became her manager, composer and producer when she was 13, and is responsible for her unique training and career. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Astakos was an ancient city near modern-day Izmit, Turkey, see Astakos (ancient city) and another Astakos had a son named Melanippus Astakos (Greek: Αστακός), Latin: Astacos or Astacus is a community and a municipality located in the eastern part of the Ionian Sea but small hills does not overlook... Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, often constrasted with speech. ... Composing is the art of organizing sound for later performance(s). ... Vicky Leandros at home in Greece Vicky Leandros, born Vassiliki Papathanasiou, daughter of musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (known as Leo Leandros), is a Greek singer with a long international career. ...
VickyLeandros (born August 23, 1952), daughter of singer, musician and composerLeandros Papathanasiou (known as LeoLeandros - composer pseudonym Mario Panas) is a Greek singer with a long international career.
She was born Vassiliki Papathanasiou in Paleokastritsa a resort on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea.
VickyLeandros has received innumerable awards including gold and platinum records from all around the world for discs that have sold in excess of 150 million copies.