Irene Konitopoulou-Legaki
Band:National Radio Foundation
Genres:Island Dance
Born:12/15/1931
Died:03/28/2022
From: Keramoti, Greece
Musician Speciality:Singer
Biography:
Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki ( Keramoti, Naxos , December 15, 1931 – Athens , March 28 , 2022 ) was a Greek singer of the island song.
He was born in Keramoti, Naxos, on December 15, 1931. In 1951, he settled in Athens, while he became particularly well-known through the collaboration of the National Radio Foundation (EIR) headed by Simon Karas.
She was the daughter of the great violinist Michalis Konitopoulos and Maria Firogeni. Of the 11 children in the family, five survived: Irini,George, Kostas, Angeliki and Vangelis. [3]
In 1955 she married Stelios Legakis and they had four children. Together with her brother Giorgos Konitopoulos and her daughter Eleni Legaki, they charted an important course in the field of traditional and Cycladic singing.
Died March 28, 2022, [4]