Costa Cordalis
Costa Cordalis (born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 19442 July 2019) was a Greek-German Schlager singer.
Also recorded as Konstantinos Kordalis
Costa Cordalis
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- Name
- Costa Cordalis
- Birth Name
- Konstantinos Cordalis
- Born
- 1 May 1944
- Died
- 2 July 2019
- Birthplace
- Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece
- Place of death
- Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Germany · Greece
- Fields
- schlager music
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Costa Cordalis (born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 19442 July 2019) was a Greek-German Schlager singer.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Costa Cordalis • Birth Name — Konstantinos Cordalis • Born — 1 May 1944 • Died — 2 July 2019 • Birthplace — Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece • Place of death — Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain • Genre — Schlager • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 1965–2019 • Website — cordalis.com
Biography
Biography
Born Konstantinos Cordalis in Elateia, Phthiotis, Cordalis moved to Germany in 1960. His 1976 song "Anita" reached the top ten in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2004, he took part in, and won, the reality television game show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!. In the same year, he admitted that he had a facelift in the Bodenseeklinik because he wanted to look younger. Cordalis competed for Greece in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985. He had a son, Lucas, and two daughters, Kiki and Eva.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Konstantinos Kordalis. His recorded languages were Modern Greek and German. One child is recorded: Lucas Cordalis.
Identity
Identity
Costa Cordalis is recorded as singer, cross-country skier, composer and musician.
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Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
2019
Costa Cordalis died at Santa Ponça.
Primary material
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q72868: Costa Cordalis
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
- “Costa Cordalis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Costa Cordalis
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
authority file
- VIAF cluster 79587423 for Costa Cordalis, aggregating national library name authorities.
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Awards
• 1981: Goldene Stimmgabel • 1986: Goldene Stimmgabel
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Costa Cordalis – das Leben eines deutschen Griechen. 2014-05-27.
- 2.Sänger Cordalis auf langen Brettln. 1985-01-18.
- 3.Thomas Lückerath. Costa Cordalis gewinnt RTL-Dschungelshow. DWDL.de. 2003-01-20.
- 4.Uwe Mantel. Peinliche Spendenpanne beim Dschungelcamp. DWDL.de. 2008-04-07.
- 5.Das sagen Familie und Freunde zum Tod von Costa Cordalis. stern.de. 2019-07-03.
- 6.Carola Frentzen, Volker Rath. Costa Cordalis war auf dem Kniebis zu Hause. 2019-07-04.
- 7.Große Sorge um Costa Cordalis: Der Schlagerstar liegt im Krankenhaus!. 2019-03-07.
- 8.Schlager-Ikone Costa Cordalis auf Mallorca gestorben. 2019-07-03.
- 9.Tochter klärt auf: Daran starb Costa Cordalis. 2019-07-12.
- 10.Costa Cordalis: Insiderwissen von SchlagerPlanet. 2018-09-08.
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References
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Institutional database
MusicBrainz artist record for Costa CordalisMetaBrainz Foundation
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Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
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