Marlen Angelidou
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Marlen Angelidou (Μαρλέν Αγγελίδου in Greek characters; born September 6, 1978 Maria Eleni Madalena (Μαρία Ελένη Μανταλένα in Greek characters) in Cyprus) is a singer, actress, and former member of girl band Hi-5. She is of Scottish, Greek, and Cypriot descent[1]. Angelidou studied business management after graduating from Nicosia Falcon School, and also worked in musical theatre in London.
[edit] Career
In 1998 she came third in a duet with Alex Panayi during the Cypriot pre-Eurovision selections show in which the winner would go on to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest. She did, however, manage to get into the Eurovision event the following year with her song Tha 'Ne Erotas, and was tipped to win, although she came a very disappointingly second from last after a great stage performance.
In 2003 she took part in the Greek television contest Pop Stars, winning one of the five spots in a teen girls group that was to be formed on the basis of the show's outcome. The group was named Hi-5 and released a self-titled album in 2003 that went gold in Greece. The band has had hit songs such as Xero Ti Zitao, To Tyhero Asteri, and Gennithika Xana. The group decided to part quietly off-screen in 2005 on good terms after two years together to pursue solo careers. Since 2005 Marlen has been performing in with her new band, Dickens' Zoo, a Greek rock group. [2] She is taking part in the 2005-2006 Athens production of Pyretos to Savvatovrado alongside pop singer Giorgos Tsalikis.
Angelidou has lived around the world (in countries such as Cyprus, Greece, England, Belgium, the USA, and Venezuela) but considers Cyprus her home. She speaks fluent Greek, English, and Spanish [3]. In 2005 she appeared in the cover of the Greek entertainment magazie, SUPER, and spoke about her solo career apart from Hi-5.
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