Costa Cordalis

Costa Cordalis (Greek: Κώστας Κορδαλής; 1 May 1944 – 2 July 2019)[1] was a German-Greek schlager singer of Greek origin.

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Cordalis in 2011
Background information
Birth nameKonstantinos Cordalis
Born(1944-05-01)1 May 1944
Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece
Died2 July 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 75)
Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain
GenresSchlager
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1965–2019
Websitehttp://cordalis.com

Born Konstantinos Cordalis in Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1960. His 1976 song "Anita" reached the top ten in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.[2] In 2004, he took part in, and won, the reality television game show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.[3] In the same year he admitted that he had a facelift in the Bodenseeklinik because he wanted to look younger.[4] Cordalis competed for Greece in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985.[5]

He had a son, Lucas, and two daughters, Kiki and Eva.[6]

Awards
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References
  1. "Anita" machte ihn berühmt - Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis ist tot (in German)
  2. Hung, Steffen. "Costa Cordalis - Anita - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  3. "Das sind alle Dschungelkönige". rtl.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  4. "Costa Cordalis: faltenfrei mit Po-Fett" (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. "Unter seinem bürgerlichen Vornamen Michael kennt den fliegenden Briten Edwards niemand. Als "Eddie the Eagle" hingegen wird | 7". www.t-online.de. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  6. "Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis: Schwerer Sturz im eigenen Badezimmer". stern.de (in German). 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  7. BÖDEKER, UWE. "Deutschland reif für Titel: Costa Cordalis: Griechenland fliegt raus!". Express.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-03.
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