Kelly Kelekidou

Kelly Kelekidou Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου
Born	(1978-04-09) April 9, 1978 (age 46)[1][2] Greece
Origin	Thessaloniki, Greece
Genres	Modern laika, Pop-folk, dance
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sony Music Greece (2005-2009) Heaven Music (2009-2011)
Website	http://www.kellykelekidou.dom.gr

Kelly Kelekidou (Greek: Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου, born 9 April 1978),^[1] sometimes referred to as Kel Kel, is a Greek singer. To date, she has released four studio albums and one CD Single which was certified Gold.

Career

Kelly Kelekidou originates from Kokkinohoma Kavala, Greece and Hamilo Kilkis. Shortly after graduating high school, she started studying business management and nursing, although she had not decided on a career. She also became interested in music and took four years of vocal training at the Contemporary Conservatoire of Thessaloniki, as well as one year of lessons in Byzantine music.^[3]

Shortly after, Kelekidou started performing at clubs in Thessaloniki. In 2005, Kelekidou signed with Sony Music Greece, and released her first album which was self-titled which peaked at number 16 on the IFPI album charts.^{[citation needed]} The first single off the album was "Glyka Glyka Glykia Mou", a remake of a traditional Laïko song by Giota Halkia. The single was a hit, while that same year, she also performed in Athens with Christos Dantis and Nikos Kourkoulis at club Gkazi.^[3]

In late 2006, Kelekidou started appearing alongside Nikos Kourkoulis at club Fos.^[3][4] That same year, she released her second album titled Sygkentrosou,^[5] which peaked at number 11 on the IFPI album charts.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer of 2007, Kelekidou appeared at club Romeo with Dionisis Makris and Kostas Martakis.^[3][6] In November of the same year, she released a CD-Single titled "Se Thelo Me Trela", which was peaked at number 1 on the singles chart, and was certified Gold within a few days.^[3]

In March 2008, Kelekidou started a one-month appearance with Giorgos Tsalikis at club Andro Peiraios.^[7] In April 2010, Kelekidou released her third album titled Makria Sou Den Iparho.^[7] Around the same time, she also started appearances with Nikos Kourkoulis at club ORAMA in Thessaloniki. Following their appearances in Thessaloniki, in July 2008 Kelly Kelekidou and Nikos Kourkoulis went on a mini-tour in Australia, performing 3 sold-out concerts in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.^[7]

In late 2008, Kelekidou stated appearances with Nikos Oikonomopoulos, Giorgos Tsalikis, and Maria Iakovou at club FIX. In October 2008, Kelly Kelekidou released her new duet titled "Ksenoi" with singer Kostas Karafotis.

In June 2009, it was officially confirmed that Kelly Kelekidou left Sony Music Greece and signed to Heaven Music. Shortly after, Kelekidou released a new digital single titled "Kalimera (Kalosirthes Agapi)", a retro sounding pop song, substantially different in style to her previous material. On September 13, 2010, Kelekidou released a new single titled "Teleftaia Fora", with music and lyrics by Giorgos Moukidis.^[8] She is expected to release her new album in late September.^[8] For the 2010-2011 winter season, Kelekidou will be singing alongside Nikos Kourkoulis and Kostas Karafotis at club Teatro.^[9][10]

On 1 December 2010, Kelekidou released her fourth studio album titled Aggeli Stin Kolasi (Angels in hell), featuring ten songs including an all new duet with Nikos Kourkoulis.^[11] In January 2011, Kelekidou has embarked on a North American tour with Kourkoulis, performing in Montreal, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, and Atlantic City.^[12]

Since her return to Greece in 2018 (after having lived in Australia since 2014), she is now signed with the record label Panik Platinum ^[13] and has released a new single Sti Thessaloniki.

Personal life

In 2004, Kelekidou began dating Greek singer Nikos Kourkoulis whom she married on July 14, 2009. They have two children: a son Rafael (born August 13, 2009) and a daughter Elpiniki (born November 15, 2014). In 2014 they moved to Darwin, Australia but returned to Greece in 2018.^[14]

Discography

Studio albums

All the albums listed underneath were released and charted in Greece.

Year	Title	Certification
2005	Kelly Kelekidou	—
2006	Sygkentrosou	—
2008	Makria Sou Den Iparho	—
2010	Aggeli Stin Kolasi	—

CD singles

Year	Title	Notes
2007	"Se Thelo Me Trela"	Gold

Digital singles

Year	Title	Notes
2009	"Kalos Irthes"	—
2012	"Ki Olo Pino"	—
2018	"Sti Thessaloniki"	—

011: Ένα με σένα 2011: Με τα μάτια σκότωσε με 2012: Προχωράμε 2012: Με πειράζει 2012: Τι κουράγιο να 'χω 2012: Και τα χαλάσαμε 2012: Κι όλο πίνω 2013: Εκδηλώθηκες 2015: Μια νύχτα γνωριστήκαμε 2016: Πως να σε πιστέψω 2018: Στη Θεσσαλονίκη 2019: Δε Γράφεις Δεν Τηλεφωνείς 2019: Για Χάρη Σου

References

1. "Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου - People Greece". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
2. "Νέο τραγούδι από την Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου..." Archived from the original on 2008-04-13.(in Greek) Music.net.cy, April 3, 2008. Retrieved on April 16, 2008
3. ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟ (in Greek). Sony Music Greece. Retrieved September 13, 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. Staff (2006). "Mad Agenda - Κουρκούλης-Κελεκίδου στο ΦΩΣ" (in Greek). MAD TV. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
5. Staff (November 10, 2006). Συγκεντρωθείτε... η Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου επιστρέφει! (in Greek). MAD TV. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
6. Staff (2007). "Mad Agenda - Κελεκίδου-Μακρής-Μαρτάκης στο Romeo" (in Greek). MAD TV. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
7. "ΚΕΛΕΚΙΔΟΥ ΚΕΛΛΥ - Bio" (in Greek). Heaven Music. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
8. Staff (September 2010). "TΟ ΝΕΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΛΛΥΣ ΚΕΛΕΚΙΔΟΥ - ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΑ ΦΟΡΑ" (in Greek). Heaven Music. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
9. Staff (September 21, 2010). "ΚΟΥΡΚΟΥΛΗΣ ΚΕΛΕΚΙΔΟΥ ΚΑΡΑΦΩΤΗΣ μαζί στο TEATRO" (in Greek). Tralala.gr. Retrieved October 7, 2010. ^{[dead link‍]}
10. Ioannou, Nektarios (September 3, 2010). Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου-Νίκος Κουρκούλης:Μαζί στην πίστα (in Greek). Sigmalive.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
11. Staff (December 2, 2010). Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου - Νέο άλμπουμ 'Άγγελοι στην κόλαση' (in Greek). music.net.cy. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
12. "Kourkoulis Kelekidou Tour". Opa Productions. 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
13. "Panik Records". panikrecords.gr. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
14. Νίκος Κουρκούλης-Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου: Επιστρέφουν στην Ελλάδα! Η Αυστραλία, η νοσταλγία και οι αποφάσεις (in Greek). gossip-tv.gr. May 16, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

External links

• Official Website
• SONY BMG Profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Kelly Kelekidou at IMDb