Katy Garbi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Katy Garbi
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Jun 8, 1961(1961-06-08)
Age	63
Birthplace	Korydallos
Country	Greece
Birth City	Attica
Horoscope	Gemini

Katy Garbi Biography

Katy Garbi is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on June 8, 1961 in Korydallos, Attica, Greece. Katerina “Katy” Garbi (Greek: Katerina “Kaite” Garmpe pronounced [kate’rina’keti Garbi]; born 8 June 1961) is a Greek performer who has been who is active throughout Greece and Cyprus with a little bit of a following in Turkey. Her career spans more than 30 years and has more than 1.5 million albums sold in Greece and around the world. Garbi’s discography includes numerous multi-platinum albums which include Arhizo Polemo (1996) and Evaisthisies (1997) Two albums that have been the most successful of the past decade. Garbi was a representative of Greece at the annual Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 by singing “Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos” and was a ninth-place finisher. Her next big commercial breakthrough by releasing To Kati (2000) in terms of sales per unit. In the past Garbi has been awarded eleven Pop Corn Music Awards, including three for Album of the Year along with one Arion Music Award. On March 14, 2010 Alpha TV ranked her among the top female artists certified by Alpha TV in Greece’s phonographic age (since 1960) with her 8th position.

In the year 1992 Garbi made her debut album, Tou Feggariou Anapnoes (English: The Breaths of the Moon ). Garbi adopted the more popular style of her music and was able to make a good impression with her fans since she was awarded her first certification after the album received gold certification from IFPI.

Following her highly publicized participation at Eurovision, Garbi’s popularity began to climb, releasing albums that reached platinum certification, including gold album Os Ton Paradeiso (English: Until paradise ) and the platinum album Atofio Hrysafi (English: Pure gold ) in 1994. During that time, Garbi released a duet with her then boyfriend Dionisis Shinas. Years later he would make a marriage proposal live in front of a national TV audience while promoting the song on Mega Channel’s show Bravo hosted by Roula Koromila.

Garbi and fellow Greek singer Dionisis Schinas dated for a lengthy period during the early 1990s, including 1993 when Garbi participated in a duet with him. Rumors began to surface that the duet put them in something a lot deeper than a normal business collaboration, however in the coming months, they were to take separate paths and continue on with their solo careers. In the time after they both were seeing other people, Dionisis was seen various times with Greek singer Elli Kokkinou who was entering into the music industry. They soon broke up and on May 4, 1997, (after a live wedding proposal) Garbi married singer Dionisis Schinas and on November 11, 1999, the couple had their first child together, a boy.

After the huge popularity of the album, the second was released in 1989 and included Garbi in two brand new songs entitled “Ah, Afto Mou Aresei” and “Zo Na S’Agapo”. The first two songs caught the interest of Greek music industry executives and eventually led to her first deal to CBS Records Greece, paving the way for her debut studio album in 1989.

Katy Garbi Net Worth

Katy Garbi is one of the richest Singer from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katy Garbi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Separating from the duo that she was in with their sibling Liana, Garbi recorded her first song as a solo artist “Sain Trope”. Her first appearance on discography came in 1987 when she performed as one of the performers on a compilation album titled Ta Deka Dekaria alongside other new singers like Manto, Polina, Sophia Vossou and Laurentis Mahairitsas. Alongside “Sain Trope”, early recordings also featured the duet she sang with Kostas Haritodiplomenos entitled “Glyka”.

A year after the recording debut Garbi launched her personal debut album, titled Prova (English rehearsal ) during 1989. Then in 1990, and then 1991, she recorded her second and her third albums, Gyalia Karfia (English: glass and nails ) and Entalma Silepseos (English Arrest warrant ) respectively. Both albums received a positive reception and helped her climb the ranks of her place in the Greek musical scene.

In 1993, she accepted the offer to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song “Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos”, where she stirred up controversy in the Greek media due to the slitted blue dress she wore. Garbi’s performance placed Greece 9th with 64 points. Garbi holds the Eurovision record for the individual singer with the longest camera close-up. During her performance, the camera showed a focused close-up of Garbi, fixed for 43 seconds before cutting to a different angle.

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Who is Katy Garbi Dating?

According to our records, Katy Garbi married to Dionysis Schoinas. As of December 1, 2023, Katy Garbi’s is not dating anyone.

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After the success of To Kati, Garbi partnered up with fellow Greek singer and friend Anna Vissi for a duet titled “Kalitera I Dio Mas” on Vissi’s album Kravgi. The song was a massive radio success, with two music videos being made; Version A and Version B, fun videos that saw Garbi and Vissi lightheartedly playing around as friends.For the winter season of 2000-2001, Garbi appeared with Anna Vissi and boyband One at Club Fever.

Facts & Trivia

Katy Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Katy Garbi celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.

In 2001, Garbi released her twelfth studio album titled Apla Ta Pragmata (English: Things are simple ), a double CD featuring 31 tracks and produced by Yannis Doulamis. The first CD features songs composed by Nikos Terzis, who also had written Garbi’s earlier hit single “Pesto M’ Ena Fili” as well as a duet with the young duo Antique titled “Einai Adiko Kai Krima”. The album included the hits “Viastika” and “Thelo Apopse Na Horepso”. Apla Ta Pragmata was certified 2× platinum in Greece and in Cyprus and earned Garbi the Modern Laiko Female Singer of the Year award at the Arion Music Awards.