Costa Cordalis
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Costa Cordalis | |
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 Cordalis in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Konstantinos Cordalis 1 May 1944 |
| Died | 2 July 2019 (aged 75) Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain |
| Genres | Schlager |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1965–2019 |
| Website | cordalis |
Costa Cordalis (Greek: Κώστας Κορδαλής; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 1944 – 2 July 2019)[1] was a Greek-German Schlager singer.
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]
