Crystallia

Crystallia Riga (Greek: Κρυσταλλία Ρήγα; born 18 February 1987), better known as simply Crystallia (sometimes spelt Krystallia), is a Greek singer, musician, songwriter and composer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Crystallia
Κρυσταλλία
Crystallia in 2013
Background information
Birth nameCrystallia Riga
Also known asKrystallia
Born (1987-02-18) 18 February 1987
Piraeus, Greece
GenresPop, Latin pop, Ballad
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • voice artist
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • arranger
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • bass
Years active2006–present
LabelsPlantinum Records
Associated actsOtherView

Early life

Crystallia was born and raised in Piraeus, Greece. She studied French literature and fashion design, and plays both classical piano and bass guitar. From an early age she was a member of a variety of bands.

Career

Crystillia began her professional career in 2006 when she appeared alongside Marinella and Antonis Remos. She also worked with well-known pianist and conductor Andrew Boutsikaki to develop her artistic repertoire.

From 2009 to 2012, she was a member of OtherView, a band that released one album and three digital singles. The group played with popular artists such as Yannis Ploutarchos and made appearances at well-known places, including Cosmostage. In the summer of 2011 and 2012, the group went on tour, generating a positive response from audiences and their video for the song, I'm the One was awarded the prize for best video of 2012. In the fall of 2012, Crystallia left OtherView to pursue a solo career.[7]

In 2013, she performed with Onirama in Gotham City,[8] and released her first solo single, titled Kimolia.[9] In the spring of 2013 she was a contestant on the first series of Greek television program "Your Face Sounds Familiar" on channel ANT1. She received positive reviews for her appearances and performances and finished in third place.[10][11]

On the 28 February 2014, it was announced that Crystallia was going to participate in "Eurosong 2014 - a MAD show", a competition to select the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[12] On 4 March, it was revealed that her song would be Petalouda Stin Athina (Butterfly in Athens) [13] which she performed live along with the three other candidate songs on 5 March 2014.[14]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title of work Result
2011 MAD Video Music Awards Artist of The Year OtherView Nominated
2012 MAD Video Music Awards Video Clip of The Year I'm The One Nominated
2012 MAD Video Music Awards Dance Video Clip I'm The One Won
2012 MAD Video Music Awards Mad Radio 106.2 Track of The Year I'm The One Nominated
2012 MAD Video Music Awards Band/Group of The Year OtherView Nominated

Television

Discography

With OtherView
Albums
  • 7 (Reissue) (2009)
  • So Long (2010)
  • OtherView: The Hits (2013)

Solo
Singles
  • Kimolia (2013)
  • Ta Spasmena Mas Gialia (2013)
  • Petalouda Stin Athina (2014)
  • Opws Sto Sinema (2014)
  • "Pio Konta" (2015)
  • "Oi Asfairoi" (2015)

References
  1. Κρυσταλλία | Δείτε την εμφάνισή της στο "Πρωινό" #video | Hit Channel
  2. Κρυσταλλία & 1550 ξεσηκώνουν κάθε Τετάρτη το "Baraonda" | Hit Channel
  3. Κρυσταλλία | Συναντά το Στέφανο Κορκολή και μας καθηλώνει με το νέο τραγούδι της! #teaser | Hit Channel
  4. Κρυσταλλία | Backstage στα γυρίσματα του νέου της video clip! | Hit Channel
  5. Κρυσταλλία - «Τα σπασμένα μας γυαλιά» | Νέο τραγούδι σε σύνθεση Στέφανου Κορκολή | Hit Channel
  6. Κώστας Μαρτάκης, Κρυσταλλία, Demy, Courtney & 1550 υποδέχονται τα Χριστούγεννα! | Hit Channel
  7. "Η Κρυσταλία φεύγει, οι Otherview (ξανα)έρχονται!". Tralala (in Greek). Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  8. "Κρυσταλλία: Ξεκινάει δυναμικά τη σόλο καριέρα της, πλάι στους Onirama!". Hit Channel (in Greek). Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  9. "Ακούστε το πρώτο τραγούδι της solo καριέρας της, με την υπογραφή του Γιώργου Σαμπάνη". Yupiii (in Greek). Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  10. "Οι ξανθιές Κρυσταλλία-Μαντώ και οι άλλοι 8 του 'Your Face Sounds Familiar' συναντήθηκαν για πρώτη φορά". Cosmo.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  11. "Ο Θανάσης Αλευράς είναι ο μεγάλος νικητής του "Your Face Sounds Familiar"". Cosmo.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  12. "Greece: National final on 11 March". ESC Today. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  13. "Greece: National final song titles revealed". ESC Today. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  14. "Eurosong 2014 - A Mad Show: Aκούστε τα υποψήφια τραγούδια!". MAD (in Greek). Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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