Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki
Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki Ειρήνη Κονιτοπούλου-Λεγάκη | |
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| Birth name | Irini Konitopoulou |
| Born | 15 December 1931 Keramoti, South Aegean, Greece |
| Died | 28 March 2022 (aged 90) Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki (Greek: Ειρήνη Κονιτοπούλου-Λεγάκη; 15 December 1931 – 28 March 2022) was a Greek singer of Nisiotika.[1]
Biography
[edit]Konitopoulou-Legaki was born in Keramoti, Naxos, on 15 December 1931. She was the daughter of prominent violinist Michalis Konitopoulos and Maria Fyrogenis. Of the 11 children of the family, five survived: Irini, Giorgos, Kostas, Angeliki and Vangelis.[2] In 1951, she settled in Athens and became especially known for the collaboration of the National Radio Foundation (EIR) with Simon Karas.
In 1955, Konitopoulou-Legaki married Stelios Legakis and they had four children. Together with her brother George Konitopoulos and her daughter Eleni Legaki, they charted an important course in the field of Nisiotika.[3]
Konitopoulou-Legaki died on 28 March 2022, at the age of 90.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Γιώργος Κονιτόπουλος". Τόποι και Τρόποι. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Φεσσά, Αλεξία. "Νάξος: Μουσική παράδοση στο νησί του Διονύσου". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Kokkinidis, Tassos (29 March 2022). ""Voice of the Aegean" Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki Dies at 91". Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Πέθανε η Ειρήνη Κονιτοπούλου-Λεγάκη -Αντίο στο «αηδόνι» του νησιώτικου τραγουδιού". Skai Group. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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