Korina Legaki

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OriginHerakleion, Crete, Greece
GenresWorld, Classical, Jazz, Entechno

Korina Legaki is a Greek singer. She trained in classical and jazz singing, piano and orthophony, and participated in Spyros Sakkas's Vocal Art Workshop. A multilingual and multicultural persona, she has recorded six solo records with original material as well as covers of Greek and foreign composers. [1] She has recorded and performed with musicians, composers, singers and ensembles across several genres from free jazz to traditional and from academic to ethnic. [2] She has sung in theaters, concert halls and various venues throughout Greece and abroad, including the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Athens Concert Hall, the Zappeion, the temple of Poseidon in Sounio, the Anglican Church of St. Paul's and the European Parliament. At the same time, she has undertaken significant volunteering work, joining forces on stage and in studios with refugee children.

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Her latest solo album, Sekans (2023), features new songs by composers and lyricists of her generation. [3] Korina is also the main performer of composer Giorgos Andreou's upcoming record, which puts to music some important contemporary and classical poetry and prose. [4]

Discography

Solo albums

2023: SEKANS – twelve new songs with music by composers Antonis Bakaoukas, Orestis Ntantos, Giorgos Peru, Stavros Siolas and lyrics by Athanasia Giasoumi, Haris Gioulis, Nadina Kyriazi and Ilias Mastoris, produced by Manolis Famellos, arranged by Dramamini. [5]

2019: NEOS KOSMOS – twelve new songs with music by composers Giorgos Andreou and Nikos Xydakis, and lyrics by Giorgos Andreou, Thodoris Gonis, Kiki Dimoula, Manos Eleftheriou and Dionysis Kapsalis. [6]

2015: MOSAIC – covers of important, though lesser known, gems of Greek and international music from the 50s to the present day. Music by Stamatis Kraounakis, Nikos Xydakis, Giorgos Andreou, Giorgos Kazantzis, Manolis Hiotis, Christos Nikolopoulos et al. Lyrics by Mihalis Ganas, Lina Nikolakopoulou, Thodoris Gonis, Manolis Rasoulis, Odysseas Ioannou et al. Production-arrangement-supervision: Giorgos Andreou. [7]

2014: KYMATOGRAPHOS – twelve cinema songs by Eden Abhez, Antônio Pinto, Mikis Theodorakis, Eleni Karaindrou, Astor Piazzolla, Nicola Piovani, Zbigniew Preisner et al. in collaboration with guitar virtuoso Panagiotis Margaris. [8]

2012: ΤΑΓΚΟ ΓΙΑ ΤΡΕΙΣ [TANGO FOR THREE] – music by Dimitris Maramis, lyrics by Mihalis Ganas, K.G. Karyotakis and Maria Polydouri. [9]

2010: ΧΟΡΟΣ ΜΕ ΤΗ ΒΡΟΧΗ [A DANCE WITH THE RAIN] – music by Armos, Dimitris Maramis, Stergios Gargalas; lyrics by Kostas Bournazakis, Sotiris Trivizas et al. [10]

Guest appearances

2021: ΣΥΝΝΕΦΑ ΠΑΝΤΟΥ [CLOUDS EVERYWHERE] – Giannis Mitsis. Guest appearance on the songs "I psihes mas tha'ne panta edo", "Mera mesimeri" and "Tha xanantamosoume". Lyrics and music by Giannis Mitsis and Nomik. [11]

2020: ΒΡΑΔΥ [EVENING]  – Single release. Duet with Eleni Tsaligopoulou. Poem by K. G. Karyotakis and music by Lena Platonos. [12]

2019: ΠΑΤΗΜΑΣΙΕΣ ΣΤΟ ΧΙΟΝΙ [FOOTSTEPS ON THE SNOW] – George Hadjipieris. Guest appearance on the song "Tris hiononifades". Lyrics and music by George Hadjipieris. [13]

2019: 16 ΓΑΜΟΙ ΓΙΑ ΜΙΑΝ ΑΓΑΠΗ [16 WEDDINGS FOR A LOVE AFFAIR] – Guest appearance on the song "Xodepsa thalasses". Lyrics by Ioanna Kolliniati and music by Nikos Xydakis. [14]

2015: ΠΟΙΟΣ ΜΟΥ ΧΑΛΑΣΕ ΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΝΟ; [WHO BROKE MY TRAIN?] – Guest appearance on the songs "To matiasma", "Panselinos", "Pios mou halase to treno?", "To patari", "Fouskes" and "Plastelini. Lyrics by Paraskevas Karasoulos and Giannis Vasilopoulos and music by Giorgos Andreou. [15]

2007: ΑΝΕΜΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΛΙΡΡΟΙΕΣ [WINDS AND TIDES] – Guest appearance on the song "Metanastis" together with Babis Stokas and Armos band. Lyrics by Kostas Bournazakis and music by Armos band. [16]

Live acts

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