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Maria Farantouri

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Maria Farantouri or Farandouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed all over the world.

During the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri recorded protest songs in Europe with Mikis Theodorakis. In 1971, she recorded Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis with Australian guitarist John Williams which included seven poems by Federico García Lorca. She has recorded songs in Spanish ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevara'), Italian, and English ("Joe Hill" and Elisabeth Hauptmann's Alabama Song from Bertolt Brecht's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), George Gershwin's works, as well as works by Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou and Vangelis.

Her voice is contralto with two octaves. The international press called her a people's Callas (The Daily Telegraph), and the Joan Baez of the Mediterranean (Le Monde).

Maria Farantouri was an elected member of the Greek Parliament from 1989 to 1993 representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). She is married to the poet and former politician Tilemachos Chytiris.

On 23 September 2004, the President of the Hellenic Republic recognized the contribution of Maria Farantouri to Greek song, awarding her the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix. She was awarded the Premio Tenco Italian Award 2014 for her contribution to international contemporary and traditional music, and the Spanish LiberPress 2017.

Source: Article "Maria Farantouri" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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María Farantoúri (en grec moderne : Μαρία Φαραντούρη), née à Athènes le 28 novembre 1947 est une chanteuse et militante politique grecque. Elle a collaboré avec de nombreux compositeurs grecs, en particulier Míkis Theodorákis, dont elle fut l'une des interprètes privilégiées. Sa voix de contralto a une étendue d'une octave et demie.

Pendant la Dictature des colonels de 1967 à 1974 María Farantoúri enregistre avec Míkis Theodorákis des chants protestataires contre la dictature de la junte militaire. En 1971 elle enregistre l'album "Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis" avec le guitariste John Williams qui comprend 7 poèmes de Federico García Lorca.

Elle a enregistré des chansons en espagnol («Hasta Siempre Commandante Che Guevara»), en italien, et en anglais («Alabama Song» de Bertolt Brecht, «Joe Hill»).

Elle collabore avec Eléni Karaïndrou et Mikalis Bourboulis pour l'album (San Elektra and Tora Xero) dans lequel elle réalise une fusion vocale et instrumentale d'une beauté exceptionnelle avec un accompagnement musical de Vangelis.

Le 14 mars 2010, Alpha TV mit María Farantoúri au rang de 18e artiste féminine de l'époque phonographique (depuis 1960).

Elle fut élue membre du Parlement grec de 1989 à 1993 comme représentante du Mouvement socialiste panhellénique (PASOK).

Elle est mariée à Tilemachos Chytiris homme politique membre du PASOK.

Source: Article "María Farantoúri" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Maria Farantouri

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