BIOGRAPHY
Ivi Adamou is a Greek Cypriot singer, born and raised in Ayia Napa, Cyprus and currently lives in Athens, Greece. She studied sociology at the Panteion University from 2011 until 2015, when she got her diploma. Ivi rose to recognition in Greece and Cyprus following her participation in the second season of the Greek version of The X Factor, where she was under the mentorship of Giorgos Theofanous. In 2010, right after her elimination from the X Factor, Ivi secured a recording contract with Sony Music Greece.
Her debut extended play “Kalokairi stin kardia” (2010) was released shortly after her contract with Sony. The same year, she collaborated with the Spiros Lambrou Choir and released the holiday extended play “Christougenna me tin Ivi Adamou” (2010) and was released as Christmas with Ivi Adamou abroad. Her debut studio album “San ena oniro” (2011) was released in July 2011 and included the hit singles "Krata ta matia sou klista", "Kano mia efhi" and "Voltes st asteria". In August 2011, Ivi was selected to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "La la love". A new album, “Eho ourano”, was scheduled to be released in summer of 2013 but its release was cancelled as Sony Music Greece had closed. Apart from singles for her own discography, Ivi has released songs for movies such as “Barbie in a mermaid tale” and “Barbie: A fashion fairytale”. In 2015, she starred in the original musical “Barbarella: the 80's Musical”.
Influenced by Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Helena Paparizou, Ivi was often described as the "Pop Queen" or the "Teen Idol" in Greece and was since her participation in The X Factor called as the "Next big thing". Her first extended play was certified gold for selling over 60,000 copies in Greece while the second holiday extended play was certified platinum for selling over 15,000 copies in Portugal. Since 2010, Ivi had several nominations in both the MAD Video Music Awards and the Madame Figaro Awards. However she has currently won five awards. She was awarded as the best Cypriot woman singer in 2010 and 2012. She was also awarded as the best singer in Cyprus in 2012 which was the first time that the award was given. In 2011, she received the award for the best video clip urban for her work with Stavento in "San erthi i mera". Ivi has also participated in several charities such as the campaign "Everything I can", for the prevention of cervical cancer. She was also appointed as the Young Ambassador for the rights of the children by the HFC-UNCRC Policy Center.
