Costa Cordalis
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Costa Cordalis is a German
schlager
singer
of Greek origin.
Born Konstantinos Cordalis in Elatia
, Greece
, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1963.
His greatest success was his 1976 song Anita which reached the top ten in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
In 2004 he was a celebrity in the reality television game show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
schlager
Schlager
Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
of Greek origin.
Born Konstantinos Cordalis in Elatia
Elatia
Elatia is a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northwestern part of the island. With a land area of 111.412 km², it is the...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1963.
His greatest success was his 1976 song Anita which reached the top ten in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
In 2004 he was a celebrity in the reality television game show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.