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Despina Vandi

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The Resume

    (July 22, 1969- )
    Born in Tipigen, Germany
    Birth name is Despina Malea
    CDs include ‘Gela Mou (Smile for Me, 1994),’ ‘Deka Entoles (Ten Commandments, 1997)’ ‘Gia (Hi, 2001)’ and ‘10 Hronia Mazi (10 Years Together, 2007)’
    Singles include ‘Spania,’ ‘Esena Perimeno (Waiting for You),’ ‘Ipofero (I Suffer),’ ‘Ante Gia (Goodbye),’ ‘Gia (Hello),’ ‘Come Along Now,’ ‘Opa Opa’ and ‘Kalanta (Carols)’
    Profiled on Discovery’s ‘Europe’s Richest People (2003)’

Why she might be annoying:

    Though she lived in Germany until age six, she was the only member of her immediate family (from Kavala, Greece) who didn’t speak German.
    She changed her name because she didn’t want her parents to find out she had gone into music.
    When her Porsche – driven by someone else – hit an oil slick, the vehicle was completely destroyed, while she suffered only minor injuries (August 2008).
    The AskMen message boards had kinder words for Britney Spears.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Ever mindful of the possibility of failure, she studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Thessaloniki.
    She made a guest appearance on a local telenovela as a singer who encouraged a homosexual to become heterosexual.
    ‘Gia’ reached four times platinum in eleven days!
    Richard Branson certified ‘Ipofero’ as the #1 Greek single of all time (2000).
    At the 2002 World Music Awards, she became the first winner of the ‘Best Selling Greek Artist’ award who actually was based there.
    She is perfectly comfortable in elegant or provocative styles.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 168 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 40.0% Annoying