Dafni Bokota
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Dafni Bokota was born in Koukaki
, Athens
, Greece
in 1960. She is a singer, presenter and former spokesperson for the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).
Bokota studied English literature and while working in ERT and released an LP
with her own compositions. The title of the record was Dafni Bokota kai Saboter and the singles "Diva" and "Viper Nora" were hits. She had tried to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
in 1984 with her song "Juliet".
Bokota is best known for presenting for ERT the Jeux Sans Frontières
and the Eurovision Song Contest
, the latter for eighteen years from 1987 until 2004. In 2005, she was fired and replaced by Swedish born reporter Alexandra Pascalidou
to present the 2005 contest
. After the event, she published a book with her memories of the Contest, which was published in two editions.
Bokota is married and has a 10 year old son. She is involved in the politics, while in 2003-04 she was a judge in the Greek reality TV show Fame Story
.
Koukaki
Koukaki is a southeast neighbourhood of the Municipality of Athens, Greece.-Location:The general area of Koukaki borders from the north with Makrygianni neighbourhood and the historical district of Plaka , the Municipality of Kallithea and Petralona neighbourhood from the south, Neos Kosmos...
, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 1960. She is a singer, presenter and former spokesperson for the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).
Bokota studied English literature and while working in ERT and released an LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
with her own compositions. The title of the record was Dafni Bokota kai Saboter and the singles "Diva" and "Viper Nora" were hits. She had tried to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in 1984 with her song "Juliet".
Bokota is best known for presenting for ERT the Jeux Sans Frontières
Jeux Sans Frontieres
Jeux Sans Frontières was a Europe-wide television game show.In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union and featured teams from different European countries in outlandish costumes competing to complete bizarre tasks in funny...
and the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, the latter for eighteen years from 1987 until 2004. In 2005, she was fired and replaced by Swedish born reporter Alexandra Pascalidou
Alexandra Pascalidou
Alexandra Pascalidou is a Swedish journalist, television hostess and author. She is also a frequent lecturer, discussion leader and human rights activist....
to present the 2005 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
. After the event, she published a book with her memories of the Contest, which was published in two editions.
Bokota is married and has a 10 year old son. She is involved in the politics, while in 2003-04 she was a judge in the Greek reality TV show Fame Story
Fame Story
Fame Story was a Greek reality TV show that was a licensed version of Endemol's Star Academy on the ANT1 network. It has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows over the last years. The contestants gave a weekly performance in a 2½–3 hour episode in which the contestants were judged...
.