About Katerina Konstantinou

Katerina Konstantinou was born and raised in Athens. She is a graduate of the Music Lyceum of Pallini where she mostly studied Greek traditional music. She attended the class of Domna Samiou at the Ethnomusicological Centre of the Museum of Greek Folk Instruments “Phoebus Anogiannakis” in Plaka, for 3 years and she simultaneously attended the class of Epirus Polyphonic Singing with teachers Antonis Exarchos and Alexandros Lambrides. In recent years she has focused her studies on contemporary singing and vocal improvisation.

She has worked with artists such as Mariza Koch, Lakis Chalkias, Savina Giannatou, Yannis Palamidas, Sofia Papazoglou, Christos Tsiamoulis, Dimitris Kontogiannis, Giorgos Gevgelis, Kyriakos Gouventa, Tolis Harma, Nikos Filippidis, Christos Economidis, Nikos Chaldaiakis, Mikko Papadopoulos Laitinen, Demos Avdelios and others. She has sung poetry of renowned Greek poets that were set to music and composed by Christos Economides, compositions by Mikko Papadopoulos Laitinen with her own lyrics, as well as her own musical compositions. She writes lyrics and stories for children and adults.

She is also the creator of an experimental performance of a fusion of art and speech called “Crazy Milia”, a performance based on her own texts with the active participation of the audience and artists. Where the equal time limited freedom of speech and expression found a hospitable space for development.