Costa_Cordalis Knowpia

Costa Cordalis
Costa Cordalis
	Cordalis in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Konstantinos Cordalis
Born	1 May 1944; Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece
Died	2 July 2019 (aged 75); Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain
Genres	Schlager
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1965–2019
Website	cordalis.com

Costa Cordalis (Greek: Κώστας Κορδαλής; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 1944 – 2 July 2019)^[1] was a Greek-German Schlager singer.

Biography edit

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.^[2] In 2004, he took part in, and won, the reality television game show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.^[3] In the same year, he admitted that he had a facelift in the Bodenseeklinik because he wanted to look younger.^[4] Cordalis competed for Greece in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985.^[5]

He had a son, Lucas, and two daughters, Kiki and Eva.^[6]

^ ""Anita" machte ihn berühmt - Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis ist tot". stern.de (in German). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ Hung, Steffen. "Costa Cordalis – Anita – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Das sind alle Dschungelkönige". rtl.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Costa Cordalis: faltenfrei mit Po-Fett" (in German). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ "Unter seinem bürgerlichen Vornamen Michael kennt den fliegenden Briten Edwards niemand. Als "Eddie the Eagle" hingegen wird | 7". www.t-online.de. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Schlagersänger Costa Cordalis: Schwerer Sturz im eigenen Badezimmer". stern.de (in German). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b BÖDEKER, UWE. "Deutschland reif für Titel: Costa Cordalis: Griechenland fliegt raus!". Express.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}