Costa Cordalis

Costa Cordalis (Greek: Κώστας Κορδαλής; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 1944 – 2 July 2019)[1] was a Greek-German Schlager singer.

Costa Cordalis
Cordalis in 2011
Cordalis in 2011
Background information
Birth nameKonstantinos Cordalis
Born(1944-05-01)1 May 1944
Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece
Died2 July 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 75)
Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain
GenresSchlager
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1965–2019
Websitecordalis.com

Biography

Born Konstantinos Cordalis in Elateia, Phthiotis, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1960. His 1976 song "Anita" reached the top ten in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.[2] In 2004, he took part in, and won, the reality television game show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.[3] In the same year, he admitted that he had a facelift in the Bodenseeklinik because he wanted to look younger.[4] Cordalis competed for Greece in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985.[5]

He had a son, Lucas, and two daughters, Kiki and Eva.[6]

Awards

References
  1. ""Anita" machte ihn berühmt - Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis ist tot". stern.de (in German). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. Hung, Steffen. "Costa Cordalis – Anita – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Das sind alle Dschungelkönige". rtl.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. "Costa Cordalis: faltenfrei mit Po-Fett" (in German). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. "Unter seinem bürgerlichen Vornamen Michael kennt den fliegenden Briten Edwards niemand. Als "Eddie the Eagle" hingegen wird | 7". www.t-online.de. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. "Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis: Schwerer Sturz im eigenen Badezimmer". stern.de (in German). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. BÖDEKER, UWE. "Deutschland reif für Titel: Costa Cordalis: Griechenland fliegt raus!". Express.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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