Tzeni Vanou (Greek: Τζένη Βάνου, born Eugenia Vrachnou; 10 February 1939 – 5 February 2014) was a Greek singer, born in Athens.
She had planned on studying physics, but she met her mentor, Greek composer Mimis Plessas, who persuaded her to become a singer. She began her career in 1959 performing with the ERT orchestra. In 1964, she won first prize in the Thessaloniki Song Festival. At age 74, she died at a Piraeus hospital in 2014 from cancer. During her last few months, she had undergone surgery to remove a tumor in her larynx.
Name | Tzeni Vanou |
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Also Known As | Τζένη Βάνου, Eugenia Vrachnou, Tzeni Vanou |
Birthday | 1939-02-10 |
Deathday | 2014-02-05 |
Gender | Female |
Place of Birth | Athens, Greece |