The well-known popular singer Voula Ghika, who went down in song history as the “queen of the present” since he sang second vocals for big names in Greek music.
The well-known singer was found dead on the afternoon of Friday, July 19, in her home in Kineta, where she lived alone.
O Voula Ghika was born in January 1933 in Piraeus. She began her artistic career at the age of 18 despite the difficult customs of the time. She soon emerged as a great rebec singer, singing alongside great folk singers of the time such as Stelios Kazantzidis, Stratos Dionysiou, Michalis Menidiatis, Panos Gavalas, etc.
In 1970, Voula Ghika arranged a meeting with the young man Manoli Mitsias at the “It’s not a backyard to cool off in” It is “Come tomorrow night at nine”the first two songs by composer Eleni Karaindrou.
Grigoris Bithikotsis did not collaborate with anyone else in his work. Their voices were recorded together on songs such as “Na ‘tane to ’21” (1969) by Stavros Kouyoumtzis – Sotias Tsotou (the first performance of the song before Giorgos Dalaras), “Milishe mo” and “Fildisenio karavaki” by Manou Hadjidaki – Nikos Gatsos from “Return” (1970) orchestrated by Dimos Moutsis.
She remained on the popular scene for more than three decades, participating in many major hits. Her husband was the popular composer Nikos Karanikolas, who died in 2003.