Leandros is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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San Leandro is a large suburban town in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, between Oakland to the northwest and Hayward to the southeast.
Vasiliki Papathanasiou, generally known as Vicky Leandros, is a Greek singer living in Germany. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou. In 1967 she achieved worldwide fame after gaining fourth place for the country of Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "L'amour est bleu", which became a worldwide hit. She further established her career by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1972 with the song "Après Toi", again representing Luxembourg.
Leo Leandros is a Greek musician, composer and producer. Born in Astakos, Greece, Leandros 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. Under his pseudonym Mario Panas he was the co-composer of Après toi, the winning title of the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, which Vicky performed for Luxembourg.
Niko may be a given name or a short form of Nikola, Nikolas, Nikolaos (Greek) and others. It may refer to:
Leandro Nicéforo Alem was an Argentine politician, a founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. Alem was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. He was also an active Freemason. Born in Buenos Aires, his father was the chief of Governor of Buenos Aires Province Juan Manuel de Rosas' political police, the Mazorca, who was executed after the battle of Caseros. The young Leandro changed his surname from Alén to Alem to mitigate associations with him.
"L'amour est bleu" is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967. Bryan Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it. First performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros as the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, it has since been recorded by many other musicians, most notably French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat, whose familiar instrumental version became the only number-one hit by a French lead artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 in America.
Leandro Greco is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C club Südtirol.
"Après toi" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros, representing Luxembourg. The song was co-written by Leandros' father Leandros Papathanasiou, also known as Leo Leandros, under his pseudonym Mario Panas. This was Vicky Leandros' second entry in the Contest. In 1967 she had finished fourth with "L'amour est bleu" which subsequently went on to become a worldwide hit when covered by French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat.
Leandro Cejota Gracián is an Argentine retired footballer.
Damião is the Portuguese version of the general European name Damian, from the Latin Damianus and, in turn, from the Greek ΔαμιανοςDamianos which was derived from the Greek word δαμαωdamao meaning "to tame". Generally a given name, it can also be a family surname.
Leandro Salino do Carmo, known as Salino, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back but also as a defensive midfielder.
Greco is a common Italian surname, ranking 10th among the most widespread surnames in Italy, and it literally means "Greek". Historically, its popularity is due to the frequent relationships between Italy and Greece: in particular, it spread within the Griko communities of Southern Italy and the Arbëreshë minority emigrated from the Balkans since the 15th century.
Leandro González is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Quilmes. He can play as a second forward or wide on the right or left wing.
Luxembourg was represented by Greek singer Vicky Leandros, with the song '"Après toi", at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 25 March in Edinburgh, Scotland. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL and went on to bring Luxembourg their third Eurovision victory.
Leandro Climaco Pinto is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for FK Proleter Novi Sad in Serbian SuperLiga.
Léandre is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Leandro is a masculine Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name. The name is a variant of two other names: Leander, a character in the Greek myth Hero and Leander, and Lysander, a relative of the Greek name Alexander. There's also a variation of the name in French: Léandre.
Leandro Paulo Roberto Souza is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.C.U. Torreense.
Leandro Miguel Fernández is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.
Luis Leandro Sosa Otermin is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danubio.