Marina Satti
Greek singer (born 1986)
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Marina Satti (Greek: Μαρίνα Σάττι; born 26 December 1986) is a Greek singer, songwriter, music producer and actress. Her music fuses traditional Greek and Balkan sounds with modern pop, hip-hop, and electronic production. She graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2012. She released her first single, "Koupes", in 2016 and her first album, YENNA, in 2022. Her albums P.O.P. and POP TOO have reached unprecedented global success, for a Greek artist. Satti represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with her song "Zari", finishing in 11th place. "Zari" was the first song in Greek to enter music charts outside of Greece.
- Singer
- composer
- music producer
- orchestrator
- Vocals
- piano
Marina Satti Μαρίνα Σάττι | |
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Satti in 2025 | |
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| Born | 26 December 1986 Athens, Greece |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label | Minos EMI |
Partner(s) | Orestis Karayannis (2023–2025) |
| Website | https://marinasatti.com |
Early life and studies
Satti was born in Athens and lived there until the age of 6. She was then raised on the island of Crete.[1] Her father, Ali Osman Satti, was a Sudanese Arab anesthesiologist and former professor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her mother, Charikleia Filoxenidi, is a chemical engineer from Heraklion, Crete,[2] with Anatolian Greek ancestry.[3] Her parents met at the Faculty of Medicine while studying at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Satti spent all of her childhood in Heraklion, visiting Sudan during the summers. She graduated from school as a top student.[4] She has a brother who lives in England and a half-sister from her father's later marriage to another woman. He had returned to Sudan and later moved to Egypt.[5][6]
Satti began piano lessons when she was 5 years old at the Apollo Conservatory in Crete. She also sang in several choirs.[2] In 2008, after studying with the baritone Panos Dimas, Satti earned a first degree in lyrical monody with honors and a first prize. One year later, she earned degrees in advanced classical music studies, opera and piano,[7] while also studying jazz at the Nakas Conservatory in Athens. She studied architecture for three years at the National Technical University of Athens.[5] Satti also studied at the Veaki Drama School for one year and the Kentriki Skini Drama School in Athens for one more year on a scholarship.[8] In 2012, she completed a 3-year degree in jazz composition, contemporary writing and production at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, United States, on a scholarship.[9] Among her teachers at Berklee were Jamey Haddad and Danilo Pérez.[10]
In 2024, she started postgraduate studies in the field of cultural management at the Hellenic Open University.[11]
Career
2006–2016: Career beginnings
In April 2009, Satti represented Greece and formed part of the European Broadcasting Union's European Jazz Orchestra. She also performed as a singer of the World Jazz Nonet at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In 2011 she performed along with Bobby McFerrin and the a cappella vocal group Singing Tribe at the Berklee Performance Center.[10] From 2006 to 2024 Satti acted, sang and wrote music for the theatre in 19 plays and 3 television series, in Greece. She sings in 12 languages.[12]
In 2016, Satti founded Fonés ("Voices"), a female a cappella group performing traditional polyphonic songs. Furthermore, she writes music for short films and advertisements.[13] Satti has given her singing voice to 25 cartoons and was the voice of Moana in Moana (2016), Moana 2 (2024), Moana (2026) and Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2023) for Greece.[14] She is also invited to teach music and singing at various schools and universities, in Greece.[15]
2016–2022: Singles and YENNA
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In 2016, Satti released her single "Koupes" ("Cups"), which reached more than 28 million views on YouTube, and was included in Ravin and Bob Sinclar's Buddha Bar 20 Years Anniversary album. In 2017, her next single, "Mantissa" ("Seeress"), charted in the European Union's Official Top 100 and Bulgaria's Top 40.[16] Global Citizen named it "song of the summer."[17] Joanna Kakissis, an Athens-based correspondent for NPR, described it as "the summer hit that fills a generation with hope".[18] Ιt reached more than 58 million views on YouTube.[19] Satti appeared at Google's Europe On Stage, at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, as one of the 10 most interesting YouTube acts of 2017.[20] In 2017, Satti curated a series of cultural events that led to the formation of the choir Chóres (pronounced [ˈkɔɾɛs];[10] a portmanteau of the Greek words for "daughters"[21] and "chorus"), consisting of 200 women aged 13–63. In 2020, Chóres presented traditional songs at archeological locations.[22] Four years later she created Chordae, a second female choir that performs a classical music repertoire.[23]
In June 2018, Satti and Fonés presented Yalla!, a repertoire of world music and pop compositions, as well as renditions of Eastern Mediterranean traditional music, which was first performed at the Melina Mercouri Theatre and then toured abroad to France, England, Switzerland, as well as to Tampere, Finland, for the 2019 World Music Expo.[24] From 2017 to 2023 Satti toured Europe, the US and Australia, performing at important festivals and programmes, such as the American show KEXP.[25]
In May 2022, she released her debut album YENNA ("Birth"). It became very successful in Greece and was well received abroad.[26][27] The song "Yiati Pouli’ M", was nominated for Best Alternative Video – Newcomer, at the 2022 UK Music Video Awards.[28] Satti, was invited by the music platforms COLORS and NOWNESS to perform the songs, "Ponos Krifos" and "Yiati Pouli’M".[29][30] The release of the album was followed by a European tour, that lasted over four months.[10]
2023–2025: Eurovision Song Contest 2024, P.O.P. and POP TOO
On 24 October 2023, she was announced as the Greek representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[10][31] She was internally selected by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and her entry, titled "Zari" ("Dice"), was released on 7 March 2024.[32] She finished in 11th place in the grand final with a total of 126 points.[33] Ιn the finals, the ERT T.V ratings reached the record-breaking 89%.[34]The performance was awarded the "Best Onstage Ensemble 2024 Award", by the Eurovision audience.[35] “Zari”, achieved the 10th place in the ESC Top 250 songs in the history of Eurovision, for 2024 and 2025.[36]
"Zari" reached the top 50 on YouTube global trends.[37] It also reached number 18 on Spotify's Global Top 50, becoming the first song in Greek to do so.[38] Additionally, it achieved number one on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube trends in Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It also reached charts in 29 countries, including Japan. It received the diamond certification in Greece.[39][37][40][41]
Satti, was the most searched-for person on Google for the year 2024, in Greece.[42]
Following her Eurovision participation, Satti released an extended play (EP) titled P.O.P. ("PDO") containing seven songs, including "Zari" (diamond).[43] The EP features "Tucutum" (platinum), "Stin Iyia Mas", "Lalalala" (3× platinum and Top 200 YouTube Global Trends), "Eimai Kala", a ten-minute track called "Mixtape" (2× platinum) with guest appearances by Lefteris Pantazis, Rack, Efi Thodi, Vlospa, Oge and Nick Kodonas and "Ah Thalassa" (gold).[44][43][45] It became a huge success in Greece and was certified 2× platinum.[43] Satti followed this with a six-month tour in Greece and abroad.[46] P.O.P. reached number eight on the top 10 albums globally on Spotify.[47] It also entered the top ten on the UK Spotify chart.[48] The proceeds from the video clip of the song "Ah Thalassa", were donated to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to support child refugees.[49] Τhe song "Ah Thalassa", was awarded the “Cultural Impact Award”, from the “Berlin Commercial Awards”.[50]
On 18 November 2024, she teased her next single, "Anatoli", on TikTok. It was released on 6 December and was certified double platinum.[51] On 24 January 2025, she released her next single, "Epano sto trapezi".[52] On 24 March 2025, she released her new song "Ela Ela".[53]
On 25 April 2025, she released her second studio album POP TOO, which is the sequel to P.O.P.[54] Ιt contains 10 songs: "Anatoli" (4× platinum), "Lola" (platinum), "Epano Sto Trapezi" (platinum), "Ela Ela" with Saske (2× platinum), "Autokinhto", "Blouzaki" (platinum), "Kavourakia" with Locomondo, "Bye Bye" with Negros Tou Moria, "I Gaga!" and "POP" with Tso.[55][56] The songs "Lola" and "Epano Sto Trapezi" became number one, making Satti the only Greek female artist to have two number one hits, on YouTube for 2025. "Lola”, reached number 55 on the YouTube World Charts and was nominated for the Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer Award, at the 2025 UK Music Video Awards.[57] POP TOO was the bestselling album by a female Greek artist for 2025 and reached charts in more than 50 countries.[58] Satti followed this with a three-month European tour.[59]
In early May 2025, coinciding with that year's edition of Eurovision, Satti recorded a Greek version of "Saudade, saudade", which represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. Satti's version was titled "Fovame" ("I'm Afraid"), and was released on 5 May as part of Spotify Singles.[60] It was featured on curated lists on Spotify and reached playlists in India.[58]
On 13 May 2025, Satti performed in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, together with three contestants from the previous year of the contest: Jerry Heil of Ukraine, Iolanda of Portugal and Silvester Belt of Lithuania. They performed Celine Dion's "Ne partez pas sans moi", which won Eurovision Song Contest 1988 for Switzerland.[61]
Satti covered the June 2025 edition of Vogue Greece.[62]
On June 16, 2025, at the Mad VMA Awards, she received two awards: “Best Album” for P.O.P. and “Best Pop Adult” for the song Ah, Thalassa.[63]
Satti was nominated for the second time in her career at the UK Music Video Awards, the leading institution worldwide for music videos and production. At the 2025 awards, she was nominated for the song Lola in the category Craft & Technical: Best Cinematography in a Video – Newcomer.[64]
2025: COLLABORATIONS
She collaborated on the song, "Cosmos" in Oge's album Status 2, which was released on 11 April 2025.[65] Satti, was featured in the song, “De Fovame”(gold) in the album Fthina Tricks 3 by Bloody Hawk, which was released on 30 May 2025.[66][67] On 29 June, she released three new versions of the song, "Fashion Killah", with Tso as singles.[68] Satti, collaborated with G-KAL and ERMIS on the song, "Τo Dilino" for Greek singer Anastasia's album, San Oniro.[69] On 3 October, together with Lex and Dof Twogee, she was featured in the song, "Paidia tou Feggariou" on the same-titled album by VLOSPA.[70] In November, she collaborated with Bloody Hawk on the song, "Vimata".[71] On 28 November, with Tso, she released the single, "Ipnos".[72]
2026: The post-POP era and new collaborations
On February 2, Satti released the song Edo, with Leon of Athens.[73]
In April, she was nominated for the song Epano sto Trapezi at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2026, in the category Best Editor.[74]
In May, Satti held successful concerts in the United States and Canada. On May 28, she sang with her choir Chores, in the JAMMJAM Athens concert, which took place at the Temple of the Olympian Zeus, where world-famous musicians such as Ibrahim Maalouf and Desmond Child also performed.[75]
On June 5, she released the song A’ti, an international collaboration between Marina Satti and Palestinian-Jordanian artist Zeyne. The song features Greek and Arabic lyrics and marked the continuation of Satti’s outward-looking artistic trajectory.[76]
On June 17, at the Mad VMA Awards, she received two awards: “Best Album” for POP TOO and “Best Pop” for the song Lola.[77]
On July 31 and August 1, Satti sang with her choir Chores, in the music performance, “Choreka- Voices for the speaking silences”, in the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus, in Greece.[78]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Yenna |
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| Pop Too |
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Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | ||||
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| GRE [82] |
BUL Air. [83] |
LTU [84] |
SWE Heat. [85] |
SWI [86] | ||||
| "Ygro Filli" | 2008 | — | — | * | — | — | Kyriakodromio | |
| "Mia fora" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | Mia fora | ||
| "Ena kalokairi" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Argosvineis moni" (featuring Tareq) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Under the Stars" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | To paidi | ||
| "Koúpes" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Nifada" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mantissa" | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| "Pali" | 2021 | 18 | — | — | — | — | Yenna | |
| "Ponos krifos" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Yiati pouli m' (Den kelaidis)" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Zeimbekiko II" (with Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikros Kleftis and Sotiria Bellou) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Tucutum" | 24 | — | — | — | — |
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P.O.P. | |
| "Zari" | 2024 | 1 | — | 20 | 10 | 99 |
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| "Lalalala" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ah thalassa" | 16 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Anatoli" | 4 | — | — | — | — |
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Pop Too | |
| "Epano sto trapezi" | 2025 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Ela Ela" (with Saske) |
3 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Lola" | 4 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Fovame" (Spotify Singles) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Fashion Killah" (with Tso) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ipnos" (with Tso) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A'ti" (with Zeyne) |
2026 | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. " * " denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. | ||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "To magazaki tou tromou” (featuring Antigoni Psychrami, Artemis Zannou and Marina Satti) |
2007 | To magazaki tou tromou |
| "Ola allazoun magika".”Kato”. “Finale Proto Meros”.”Prin Nane Arga”.”Kenourgio Magazaki.” (featuring Antigoni Psychrami, Artemis Zannou, Marina Satti and Hristos Valavanidis) | ||
| "Galazia rapsodia" (Philippos Peristeris featuring Marina Satti) |
2008 | Epyllia |
| "Ordinary People" (Jorge Perez featuring Martin Nessi, Daniel Garcia and Marina Satti) |
2011 | From the Boiler Room |
| "Your Star" (Tareq featuring Marina Satti) “To Tragoudi ton Sirinon” (featuring Marina Satti and Maria Grampsa). ”Milo tin Glossa tou Nerou” (featuring Marina Satti). “O Misoboukitsas O Paramithas“. “Maresi Naho Filous”. “Stin Megali Othoni”. “Signomi”. “Ksero Kala Na Tragoudo”. “Pistevo Ston Eafto Mou”. (Yiannis Zouganellis featuring Marina Satti, Alexandros Zouganellis, Angelos Chronas). ”Viastiko Pouli tou Notou” (Stathis Drogosis featuring Marina Satti and Fones) |
2013
2015 2016 2017 |
Fish
O Iasonas Kai To Chrisomalo Deras O Diaforetikos Misoboukitsas Viastiko Pouli tou Notou |
| "Thelo na se xeperaso" (Phoebus Delivorias featuring Marina Satti, Fones and Stathis Dragosis) |
2018 | I taratsa tou fivou |
| "Edo (Tropical Remix)" (Monsieur Minimal featuring Marina Satti) |
Εrotica | |
| "Ti pathos" (George Dalaras featuring Marina Satti) |
2020 | Ta mousika genethlia – Duets (Live at Herod Atticus Odeon) |
| "Nihta" (George Dalaras featuring Marina Satti and Fones) | ||
| "Chichovite konye (Remix)" (Boombastiko featuring Marina Satti) |
2021 | Boombastiko |
| "Neraida methismeni (Hromata)" (Eleonora Zouganeli featuring Marina Satti) |
Parto allios | |
| "To aroma" (Onirama featuring Marina Satti) |
Anthologio gia mikrous ke megalous | |
| "Cosmos" (Oge featuring Marina Satti) |
2025 | Status 2 |
| "De fovame" (Bloody Hawk featuring Marina Satti)”Ta Paidia Tou Feggariou”(Vlospa featuring Marina Satti, Lex and Dof Twogee) “Vimata”(Bloody Hawk featuring Marina Satti) |
Fthina Tricks 3
Ta Paidia Tou Feggariou Non-album single |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRE [92] | ||||
| "Spirto ke venzini" | 2022 | 26 |
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Yenna |
| "Mixtape" (featuring Lefteris Pantazis, Vlospa, Oge, Rack, and Efi Thodi) |
2024 | 2 |
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P.O.P. |
| "Stin iyia mas" | 28 |
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| "Eimai kala!!!!!!!!" | 48 | |||
| "Zari" (Instrumental) |
89 | Zari | ||
| "Autokinhto" | 2025 | 41 | Pop Too | |
| "Blouzaki" | 6 |
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| "Kavourakia" (featuring Locomondo) |
29 | |||
| "Bye Bye" (featuring Negros tou Moria) |
35 | |||
| "IGaga!" | 76 | |||
| "Pop (All the Voices in My Head)" (featuring Tso) |
37 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | MAD Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | "Mantissa" | Nominated | |
| Best Female (Modern) | Herself | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Game Changer Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Video | "Pali" | Nominated | |||
| UK Music Video Awards | Best Alternative Video – Newcomer | "Yiati Pouli'M" | Nominated | [28] | |
| 2024 | MAD Video Music Awards | Best Dance Video | "Zari" | Nominated | |
| Best Pop Artist | Herself | Won | |||
| Eurovision Awards | Best Onstage Ensemble | Won | [35] | ||
| Berlin Commercial Awards | Cultural Impact Award | “Ah Thalassa” | Won | [50] | |
| Best Video Best Direction Best Idea |
“Ah Thalassa” | Nominated | [101] | ||
| 2025 | MAD Video Music Awards | Best Dance Video | “Lalalala” | Nominated | [102] |
| Song of the Year – Digital | “Lalalala” | Nominated | |||
| Best Performer | Herself | Nominated | [102] | ||
| Best Pop Artist – Adult | “Ah Thalassa” | Won | [103] | ||
| Video of the Year | “Ah Thalassa” | Nominated | |||
| Album of the Year | P.O.P. | Won | |||
| UK Music Video Awards | Best Cinematography Video – Newcomer | “Lola” | Nominated | [57] | |
| 2026 | Berlin Music Video Awards | Best Editor | "Epano Sto Trapezi" | Nominated | [74] |
| 2026 | MAD Video Music Awards | Best Pop/ Best Album/ | “Lola”
POP TOO |
Won
Won |
[77] |
| 2026 | MAD Video Music Awards | Video of the Year/ Best Ballad/ Best Performer/ Best duet(with Saske) | “Lola”/ Anatoli/ “Ela Ela” | Nominated | [104] |
Theatre
Satti has worked as an actress and a music score composer with the National Theatre of Greece, the Greek National Opera, the Athens Festival, and others.[12] Satti has performed in the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.[8]
| Theatre | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| 2006 | Little Shop of Horrors | Greek chorus | acting/singing | [105] |
| 2012 | Saint Joan of the Stockyards | Music | music teaching | [106] |
| 2013 | Trachiniae | Chorus | acting/singing | [8][107] |
| Daimones | Student | [8] | ||
| 2013 | Dragon (based on Lancelot
all play-in English) |
Elsa- acting/ singing/
music teaching |
[108] | |
| 2014 | Shrek the Musical | Princess Fiona | [8] | |
| Hippolytus | Chorus | [109][8] | ||
| 2015 | Jason and the Golden Fleece | Medea/Siren/Figurehead | [110][111] | |
| Ecclesiazusae | Chorus | [112][8] | ||
| Fiddler on the Roof | Chava | [113] | ||
| 2016 | West Side Story (songs- in English) | Maria | [114][115] | |
| Gulliver's Travels | Music | music writing/
teaching |
[8] | |
| 2016 | As you Like It | Music | [116] | |
| 2018 | Prometheus Bound | Chorus- acting/ singing | [117] | |
| Once | Girl | acting/singing | [118] | |
| 2019 | The Children's Hour | Music | music writing/
direction |
[8] |
| Erotokritos | Aretousa | acting/singing | [119] | |
| 2019 | Medea | Music direction | [120] | |
| 2024 | The Suppliants | Artemis/Aphrodite | [121][122] | |
Filmography
| Films | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards | Refs. |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Choir | Songs | [14] |
| 2008 | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | Ariel | Songs | [14] |
| Barbie & the Diamond Castle | Melody | Songs | [14] | |
| Barbie in a Christmas Carol | Choir | Songs | [14] | |
| 2009 | Bolt | Soloist singer | Songs | [14] |
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Soloist singer | Songs | [14] | |
| Barbie and the Three Musketeers | Soloist singer | Songs | [14] | |
| 2010 | Monster High: New Ghoul at School | Singer | Songs | [123] |
| 2011 | Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch | Additional voices Singer |
Songs | [14] |
| Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Singer | Songs | [14] | |
| Happy Feet Two | Choir | Songs | [14] | |
| A.N.T. Farm | Singer | Songs | [123] | |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Mrs. Wiggins Choir |
Songs | [14] |
| Brave | Choir | Songs | [14] | |
| 2014 | Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy | Soloist singer | Songs | [14] |
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | Singer Choir |
Songs | [123] | |
| 2015 | Barbie in Rock'n Royals | Choir | Songs | [14] |
| My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks | Twilight Sparkle Rainbow Dash |
Songs | [123] | |
| 2016 | Moana | Moana | Dialogues Songs |
[124][14] |
| 2017 | Mickey and the Roadster Races | Opening credits Soloist |
Songs | [14] |
| Beauty and the Beast | Choir | Songs | [14] | |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Moana | Songs | [14] |
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid | Ariel | Dialogues Songs |
[14] |
| 2024 | Moana 2 | Moana | Dialogues Songs |
[125] |
| 2026 | Moana | Moana | Dialogues
Songs |
[126] |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| 2008–2009 | Γ4 (G4) | Marina | 9 episodes | [127] |
| 2011–2012 | Steps | Eva | 20 episodes | [128] |
| 2021 | The Voice of Greece | Battle Advisor | Advisor to Sakis Rouvas team | [129] |
| 2023 | Ta Noumera | Lysistrata | 1 episode | [130] |
