Mando
Background information
Birth name	Adamantia Stamatopoulou
Born	April 13, 1966 Piraeus, Greece
Genre(s)	Modern laika, pop, dance
Years active	1985-present
Label(s)	Columbia, Sony BMG, Alpha Records
Website	http://www.mando.gr

Mando or Manto (Μαντώ in Greek), was born Adamantia Stamatopoulou (Αδαμαντία Σταματοπουλου in Greek), is a popular Greek singer. She was born in Piraeus on April 13 and raised in Athens by her jazz pianist father and a classic soprano opera mother. From an extremely young age she began to develop her talent and interest in music, and was characterized as a "born musician". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the Greek music-culture. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Athens (ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern αι Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and η Αθήνα nowadays (IPA : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... A child prodigy is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ...

At the mere age of 4 Mando had unbelievable vocal abilities and could easily sing opera aries, gospel and jazz music. Her parents, astonished by her musical capability, signed her up at the National conservatory for piano and music theory lessons. Meanwhile, she also took up vocal training and dance lessons. At the age of 10 she began to teach herself how to play the guitar and various percussion instruments. Her dedication and passion quickly led her to compose her own melodies.

At the age of 14 along with her school work, her music, and her English and French lessons, she performed in the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar", which went up under the direction of Mimis Plessas and Dimitris Malavetas. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

She sung for various orchestras and was a member of various jazz groups and trios, working music in all its textures: jazz, Greek, European, American, Arabic. This gave Mando the ability to work various sounds with ease, not to mention, sing and compose all types of music.

After the completion of her musical studies and at the age of 18 she signed her first record contract with CBS, which gave her the international hit "Fill me up" and offered her the chance to an international career at a very young age. Mando remained in America for 5 years where she took up vocal training with the very famous Hal Sheaffer (vocal trainer of Barbara Streisand and Lisa Minelli) and interacted with many musicians, producers and with people who helped her talent grow. Her diverse knowledge and international edge defined her as the Greek artist with the international voice. Mando's record company Minos, with which she stayed 7 years, brought her back from America for the production of 6 more successful albums:"Dos mou ena fili" (Give me a kiss), "Afto to kalokeri" (This summer), "Ptisi gia dio" (Flight for two), "Kinisi triti" (Third move), "Esthisis" (Senses), "I diki mas I agapi" (Our love), and "Anisiho vlema" (Unease look).

Her thriving career at Minos brought a new record deal with Sony Music, where her career flourished even more. So far she has released 3 albums under the Sony label: "Ston evdomo ourano" (On the seventh sky), "Gia oles tis fores" (For all the times), and "Prodosia" (Betrayal) ...

Through out her career, Mando has had many hits, such as "Danika" (Borrowed), "Faros" (Lighthouse), "Ston evdomo ourano" (On the seventh sky), "Esi" (You), "Fotia sta prepi" (Burn the have too's) and many many more.

In addition, she has also embarked on many international tours in various cities like Los Angeles, London, Paris, Toronto, Montreal, New York, and Chicago performing in various concert halls, such as, New York's Madison square Garden, and Chicago's Aircrown.

Furthermore, she has also toured and collaborated with many established artists such as: Marinella, D. Mitropanos, T. Voskopoulos, P. Terzis, C. Nikolopoulos, D. Galani. // [edit] Biography Marinella (born May 20, 1938 - ) is a popular Greek singer whose career has spanned several decades. ...

In continuation, Mando has collaborated with the best songwriters in the Greek music business and not only, such as Fivos, A. Papadimitriou, K. Haritodiplomenos, N. Germanou, G. Theofanous, E. Giannatsoulia etc. Moreover, Mando's compositions have not only been sung by her but by many other artists as well, such as P. Terzis, K. Kouka and many more.

Mando composes mainly on her guitar and loves to pen for Greek artists as well as foreign. Just recently she penned the track "Where you are" for Jessica Simpson, which has been in the hot 100 chart 2 months now, and has also been chosen as the theme song to 20th century Fox's new film production titled "Here On Earth". It has sold more than 1 mill copies so far.

One more very impressive international collaboration is that with Jean Michel Jarre on one of his own tracks which has been sung by Mando in Greek with the title "Zoi" (Life) and will be included on her new album. This collaboration of hers is a great achievement since the godfather of electronic music entrusted Mando in singing his composition "C'est la vie" with the original orchestration. Jean-Michel André Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer, performer and music producer. ...

Another, very recent international collaboration is Mando's duet with Turkish top artist Sertab Erener titled "Aşk/Fos" (Love/Light), which was greatly accepted and loved by the Greek people. Sertab Erener (born December 4, 1964) is a Turkish pop star. ... This article or section should be merged with Hellenes Greeks in Ancient History In Latin literature, Græci (or Greeks, in English) is the name by which Hellenes are known. ...

Mando was the first Greek artist to form her own fan club in 1992, which now has more than 20,000 members. She was also the first to create her own website 5 years ago. In a few weeks her company, Sony Music Greece will have a more completed and updated web site for all its artists include that of Mando's. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... ...

Mando loves music, nature and love they are the sources of her inspiration. She adores sports, swimming, tennis, bowling and cooking (she is a wonderful cook) and her favorite hobby is to look out at the ocean...Mando also loves to read about psychology and to occupy herself with interior decoration.

Her dream is to start her own family so she can share the love with which fills her up inside. Mando's first attempt to enter the Eurovision Song Contest was in 1989; she ended up second, only one point behind Marianna. She took action against the Greek television station ERT because one of the jury members didn't vote (was too busy purchasing an empty bottle for Anna Vissi). She won, but because it was too late to change anything, Marianna went to Eurovision.

Mando was chosen to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Never Let You Go". She ended up languishing in 17th place.

Her sister, Chriso Stamatopoulou, was a candidate in Super Idol reality show.

Discography

• Fill Me Up (With Your Love) (Maxi-Single) - 1986
• Set Yourself In Motion (Maxi-Single) - 1986
• Dos Mou Ena Fili... Auto to Kalokairi (Give Me A Kiss... This Summer) - 1989
• Ptisi Gia Dio - 1990
• Kinisi Triti - 1991
• Esthisis - 1992
• I Diki Mas I Agapi - 1993
• Anisiho Vlemma - 1994
• Ston Evdomo Ourano - 1995
• Mando On The Seventh Sky - 1995
• Gia Oles Tis Fores - 1997
• Prodosia - 1998
• Se Alli Diastasi - 2000
• Mando & Coltrane Big Band (CD-Single) - 2001
• Ligo Ligo (CD-Single) - 2002
• Never Let You Go (CD-Single) - 2003
• Oi agapes fevgoun, ta tragoudia menoun - 2004

External links

• Official website
• Fan site
• Fan site