Star Academy Winners - Kalomira, Gregory Lemarchal, Stephanie Lapointe, Dmitry Koldun, Anastasia Prikhodko, David Sneddon, Yeng Constantino (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Kalomira, Gregory Lemarchal, Stephanie Lapointe, Dmitry Koldun, Anastasia Prikhodko, David Sneddon, Yeng Constantino, Laarni Lozada, Rosa Lopez, Nolwenn Leroy, Katerine Avgoustakis, Lorena, Shada Hassoun, Ainhoa Cantalapiedra, Victoria Dayneko, Virginia Maestro, Bar Akarsu, Alex Parks, Joseph Attieh, Marin Yonchev, Quentin Mosimann, Jenifer Bartoli, Magalie Vae, Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Cyril Cinelu, Vania Fernandes, Darina, Elodie Frege, Mickels Rea, Sergio Rivero, Mario Alvarez, Abdulaziz Abdelrahman, Vicente Segui Porres, Hisham Abdulrahman, Claudio Basso. Excerpt: Kalomira (Greek: born Maria Kalomira Sarantis, January 31, 1985, West Hempstead, New York, United States), is a Greek-American singer who has achieved recognition in Greece and Cyprus following her participation and win on the Greek talent show Fame Story. She has released four studio albums, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, and hosted various television shows. Kalomira, was born Maria Kalomira Carol Sarantis on January 31, 1985 in West Hempstead, New York, United States. Known as Carol in America, her parents are Greek restaurant owners Nikolaos (Nick) and Eleni (Helen) Sarantis. She has one sister named Georgia. Since childhood, Kalomira's dream was to become a pop star. She took part in many extracurricular activities at school including drama productions and musicals. Her favorite instrument was the viola, which she studied for nine years and played in the school orchestra. She was also Miss West Hempstead (Homecoming Queen) at her high school in 2003 and class president for two consecutive years. On a tip from her cousin Eleni, she entered and won second place at a music contest organized by WBLI Radio. Following her appearance, she opened up several live shows with famous American artists, such as Jessica Simpso...