Winner of multiple Arion Music Awards, MAD Video Music Awards, and a World Music Award for World's Best Selling Greek Artist. Discography & Notable Works
Executive Summary Despina Vandi (born Despina Malea) is a premier Greek pop singer and cultural icon known for her dominant presence in the Greek music industry since the 1990s. She was the first Greek artist recording in Greece to win a World Music Award . Personal Profile Birth Date: July 22, 1969. Birthplace: Tübingen, Germany (raised in Kavala, Greece). Despina Vandi
Studied psychology, philosophy, and education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki before pursuing music. Career Highlights & Breakthroughs Winner of multiple Arion Music Awards, MAD Video
Collaborated with songwriter Phoebus for the album Deka Entoles , which achieved double platinum status in Greece. Personal Profile Birth Date: July 22, 1969
Her single "Gia" (2001) became a massive international hit, reaching charts in the US and UK, particularly within the dance music scene.