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Vasiliki Papathanasiou, known professionally as Vicky Leandros, is a Greek singer based in Germany. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou. In 1967, she achieved worldwide fame after gaining fourth place for the country of Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "L'amour est bleu", which became a worldwide hit. She further established her career…
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politics · Greek singer (born 1949) · singer · politician · composer · musician · schlager singer · also Vicky Leandros, Vassiliki Papathanasiou, Leandros
Born 23 August 1949 · Q160772
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I told people Tues. night I couldn't go to her funeral because I was sick. That was true. But it was not my stomach. I was going to ask her to marry me but kept putting it off. Afraid she'd say no. If I hadn't been scared, she might be alive now. With her dead there doesn't seem to be anything to look forward to. I am sorry about the mess.
Awarded Bavarian Order of Merit (2025).
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“I told people Tues. night I couldn't go to her funeral because I was sick. That was true. But it was not my stomach. I was going to ask her to marry me but kept putting it off. Afraid she'd say no. If I hadn't been scared, she might be alive now. With her dead there doesn't seem to be anything to look forward to. I am sorry about the mess.”
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Awarded Bavarian Order of Merit (2025).
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Leandros retired from touring
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Released album “Ich weiss, dass ich nichts weiss”.
Awarded Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2015).
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Awarded Commander of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2011).
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Re-recorded her hit L'amour est Bleu as C'est Bleu for the Scooter album The Big Mash Up
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Released album “Zeitlos”.
Returned to the idea born in 2008 of recording a collection of French songs and World hits in the German language
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Released album “Möge der Himmel”.
Awarded Saumagen carnival order (2008).
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Leandros and von Ruffin separated after 19 years of marriage
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In 2005, Leandros and von Ruffin separated after 19 years of marriage.
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Leandros recorded a new album Tragoudi Alliotiko with songs by Mikis Theodorakis accompanied by the Kamerata Orchestra under Theodorakis's supervision
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Released album “Τραγούδι Αλλιώτικο - 12 Τραγούδια Του Μίκη Θεοδωράκη”.
Released album “Singt Mikis Theodorakis”.
Leandros received two prestigious awards from the Greek government for her promotion of Greek culture and music abroad and another from the Greek Orthodox Church for her work for poor children in Africa
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Released album “Mit offenen Armen”.
Won Goldene Stimmgabel (2001).
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Released album “Now!”.
Released album “Jetzt!”.
Leandros started producing her own records
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Released album “Weil mein Herz Dich nie mehr vergißt”.
Released album “Gefühle”.
Released album “Lieben und Leben”.
Released album “Πες Μου Πως Μπορείς”.
Released album “Άντρες”.
Released album “Nur einen Augenblick”.
Released album “Πρόσεχε! Δεν Θα Καώ Ξανά”.
Released album “Starkes Gefühl”.
Leandros released the album Starkes Gefühl which notably contained a new version of "Après toi", her Eurovision song contest winner of 1972
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Released album “Πυρετός Του Έρωτα”.
Returned to her music career in Greece and charted with her comeback album Piretos tou Erota
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Released album “Ich bin ich”.
Leandros would release another album, Eine Nacht in Griechenland
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Released album “Eine Nacht in Griechenland”.
The French version A l'Est d'Eden, was a big success in France reaching #2 on the singles chart
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Came the album Vicky containing the popular song and single Grüße an Sarah, which is regularly still sung in concerts often a cappella with the other musicians and vocalists making the sounds of the beats and instruments
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By the success of the song "Verlorenes Paradies" from the same titled next album which saw Leandros back in the upper part of the singles charts in many territories after a few years absence
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Released album “Verlorenes Paradies”.
Released album “Ich gehe neue Wege”.
Released album “Sing Greek Songs”.
Released album “Love Is Alive”.
Recorded the album Love is Alive including duets with Demis Roussos, Johnny Hallyday and US star David Soul for a United Nations Benefit
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Released album “Ήρθα Για Σένα”.
Released album “Unsere schönsten Volkslieder”.
Released album “Just Vicky”.
Released album “Meine Liebe meine Lieder”.
Released album “Ich bin ein Mädchen”.
Released album “Πόσο Σ' Αγαπώ”.
Released album “Oh mi Mama”.
Released album “V. L.”.
Released album “Β. Λ.”.
Released album “Süßer die Glocken nie klingen”.
Released album “Vicky Leandros”.
Released album “Du, du liegst mir im Herzen”.
Released album “Meine Lieder - Meine Träume”.
Leandros signed a multimillion-dollar contract with CBS Records for albums to be released in the US market and started working in Hollywood, California with Kim Fowley but soon returned to Europe after CBS's support falt
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Released album “Die Welt der Stars & Hits”.
Released album “J'aime La Vie”.
Released album “Ich liebe das Leben”.
Released album “Across the Water”.
Released album “Reflection 18”.
Released album “Super Stars: The Best Of”.
Leandros recorded the album entitled Across the Water in Nashville, Tennessee, and Miami, Florida
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Released album “Die Bouzouki klang durch die Sommernacht”.
Released album “All About Vicky”.
Won Goldene Europa (1974).
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Released album “Ausgewählte Goldstücke”.
Released album “Mein Lied für dich”.
Released album “My Song For You”.
Recorded "Theo, wir fahr'n nach Lodz" - a song that was a #1 hit in Germany
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Released album “Ma chanson pour toi”.
Released album “Custom 20”.
Released album “Ήταν Μια Βραδιά”.
Released album “Those Were the Days”.
Released album “Greatest Hits”.
Released album “The Love in Your Eyes - When Bouzoukis Played”.
Released album “Meine Freunde sind die Träume”.
Released album “Chante Bouzouki”.
"When Bouzoukis Played" became another massive selling world hit in several languages reaching #44 in the UK chart and #45 in Australia
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Released album “Dreams Are Good Friends”.
Released album “The Best of Vicky”.
Released album “Ihr Freunde mein”.
Released album “Επιτυχίες Της Βίκυ”.
Released album “Attention!”.
Awarded First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest (1972).
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Released album “The Greatest Hits of Vicky Leandros”.
Leandros represented Luxembourg at Eurovision for the second time and won the contest with the song "Après toi"
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Released album “International”.
Released album “Μόνο Εσύ”.
Released album “World of Vicky”.
Released album “Après toi”.
Released album “Meine Welt”.
Released album “My Favourite Songs in Greek”.
With the song "Après toi", again representing Luxembourg
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Released album “I Am”.
The world-famous Bronze Rose of Montreux
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Released album “Vicky”.
Released album “Mamy Blue - Vicky Custom Encore”.
Released album “Ich bin”.
Released album “Vicky By Request”.
Released album “Les grands succès de Vicky”.
Released album “All About Vicky - Super Custom Deluxe”.
Her first TV show Ich Bin was broadcast in 13 European countries
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Released album “Vicky and Her Hits”.
Released album “Vicky Custom Deluxe”.
Released album “Zoom sur Vicky”.
Released album “Kleiner Prinz”.
Released album “Η Μικρή Μας Ιστορία”.
Released album “Vicky und ihre Hits”.
Released album “Ich glaub' an dich”.
Won Goldene Europa (1968).
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Released album “Βίκυ”.
Released album “Summertime Forever”.
Released album “Le Temps des fleurs”.
Released album “L'amour est bleu”.
Released album “A Taste of... Vicky”.
Released album “A Taste of Vicky”.
Achieved worldwide fame after gaining fourth place for the country of Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "L'amour est bleu", which became a worldwide hit
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Released album “Love Is Blue”.
Released album “Songs und Folklore”.
Her parents took her to West Germany where she stayed with her father permanently after her parents' divorce
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Born 1949-08-23.
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