Maria Farantouri

Summary

Maria Farantouri is a human^[1]. She was born in Athens^[2]. She was born on November 28, 1947^[3]. She worked as a singer^[4] and politician^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Athens^[2], Maria Farantouri…
• Maria Farantouri was born on November 28, 1947^[3].
• Maria Farantouri was married to Tilemachos Chytiris^[7].
• A child of Maria Farantouri was Stefanos Chytiris^[8].
• Maria Farantouri held citizenship in Greece^[9].
• Greek was Maria Farantouri's native language^[10].
• Maria Farantouri worked as a singer^[4].
• Maria Farantouri worked as a politician^[5].
• A notable work attributed to Maria Farantouri is The Ballad of Mauthausen / Six Songs^[11].
• Maria Farantouri received the Golden Cross of the Order of Phoenix^[12].
• Maria Farantouri received the Premio Tenco^[13].
• Maria Farantouri received the Liberpress International Award^[14].
• Maria Farantouri is recorded as female^[15].
• Maria Farantouri's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Maria Farantouri was affiliated with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement^[17].
• Maria Farantouri's genre is éntekhno^[18].
• Maria Farantouri's record label is recorded as ECM Records^[19].
• Maria Farantouri's record label is recorded as Sirius^[20].
• Maria Farantouri's record label is recorded as Minos EMI^[21].
• Maria Farantouri's record label is recorded as His Master's Voice^[22].
• Maria Farantouri's record label is recorded as Polydor^[23].
• Maria Farantouri's discography is recorded as Maria Farantouri discography^[24].
• Maria Farantouri's Commons category is recorded as Maria Farantouri^[25].
• Maria Farantouri's voice type is recorded as contralto^[26].
• Maria Farantouri's residence is recorded as Athens^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1947-11-28^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, greek^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9e585bf7-feb0-4960-9b6a-eefe3ae6a61e^[33]

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Origins and Family

Maria Farantouri's place of birth was Athens^[2]. She was born on November 28, 1947^[3]. Greek was her native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4] and politician^[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Maria Farantouri is The Ballad of Mauthausen / Six Songs^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Cross of the Order of Phoenix^[12], a grade of an order^[34], in Greece^[35], founded in 1926^[36]; Premio Tenco^[13], a music award^[37], in Italy^[38]; and Liberpress International Award^[14], an award^[39], in Spain^[40].

Personal Life

Among Maria Farantouri's spouses was Tilemachos Chytiris^[7]. A child of her was Stefanos Chytiris^[8]. She was affiliated with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement^[17].

Why It Matters

Maria Farantouri ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] She is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Maria Farantouri born?

Born in Athens^[2], Maria Farantouri…

Who was Maria Farantouri married to?

Maria Farantouri's spouses include Tilemachos Chytiris^[7].

What did Maria Farantouri do for work?

Maria Farantouri worked as singer^[4] and politician^[5].

What awards did Maria Farantouri receive?

Honors received include Golden Cross of the Order of Phoenix^[12], Premio Tenco^[13], and Liberpress International Award^[14].