Rena Koumioti

Irene "Rena" Koumioti (Greek: Ειρήνη (Ρένα) Κουμιώτη) is a Greek musician. She has also appeared briefly on cinema and television.

Rena Koumioti
Birth nameIrene Koumioti
Born (1948-05-03) 3 May 1948
Athens, Greece
OriginSmyrna, Constantinople
GenresGreek New Wave, entechno, laiko
Occupation(s)Musician, actor
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1967-present
Websitehttp://koumioti.gr/

Biography

Koumioti was born in the Nea Ionia district of Athens[1][2] Her father was a refugee from Constantinople (Istanbul) and her mother a refugee from Smyrna (Izmir).

Koumioti is one of the foremost representatives of the Greek New Wave genre. Her breakthrough came when in 1968 while singing at the Apanemia musical club in Athens, she was heard by Lefteris Papadopoulos who then asked her to sing with Giannis Poulopoulos for the Dromos (Greek: Ο δρόμος, "The road") album.[3]

Her discographical career was short —last album recording was in 1980— but important;[1][2] for a period she had moved to Canada where she stayed for eight years. She remains active in live performance.

Discography

The discography of Rena Koumioti, including third party albums and collections, is the following:[4]

  • 1969 - Ο δρόμος
  • 1969 - Οι ώρες
  • 1970 - Γύφτισσα μέρα
  • 1970 - Μέρες του καλοκαιριού
  • 1970 - Ρένα Κουμιώτη
  • 1970 - Γειτονιές Αθήνα - Θεσσαλονίκη
  • 1970 - Ρένα Κουμιώτη 1
  • 1971 - Ρένα Κουμιώτη 2
  • 1972 - Μήνες
  • 1972 - Το θαλασσινό τρυφύλλι
  • 1972 - Τα κίτρινα ρολόγια
  • 1973 - Μονά ζυγά
  • 1973 - Θάλασσα πικροθάλασσα
  • 1974 - Μίλα μου για λευτεριά
  • 1974 - Παράθυρο στη θάλασσα
  • 1974 - Ρένα Κουμιώτη 3
  • 1974 - Ρόδα που γυρίζει
  • 1976 - Τα ωραιότερα τραγούδια της Ρένας Κουμιώτη
  • 1976 - Στο δρόμο για το Τσιμελνί
  • 1978 - Ρεμπέτικα και θαλασσινά
  • 1978 - Ρένα Κουμιώτη - Πλέσσας Μίμης
  • 1980 - Τα δικά μου τραγούδια
  • 1985 - Τραγούδια από τον ελληνικό κινηματογράφο
  • 1986 - Για το θέατρο 2 - Πλέσσας
  • 1992 - Δεν θα χωρίσουμε ποτέ - Ζαμπέτας
  • 1993 - Μεγάλες επιτυχίες Ρένα Κουμιώτη
  • 1993 - Το άλλο νέο κύμα
  • 1995 - Σταμάτησε του ρολογιού τους δείχτες
  • 1996 - Οι μεγάλες ερμηνείες - Κουμιώτη Ρένα
  • 1996 - Στο δρόμο του Μίμη Πλέσσα 2
  • 2001 - 50 χρυσά χρόνια - Πλέσσας
  • 2009 - Σταμάτησε του ρολογιού τους δείχτες
  • 2009 - Κόρη του γιαλού

TV and Cinema Performances

Koumioti has played some roles in cinema and television. She has e.g. played a role in the cinematic films Μια τρελή, τρελή σαραντάρα and H Θεία μου η χίπισσα along Rena Vlachopoulou; a relatively recent role on television is in the Greek TV series Dyo Xenoi (Δύο Ξένοι) where she briefly played herself.[5]

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