Tzeni Vanou
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Birth nameEugenia Vrachnou
(gr. Ευγενία Βραχνού)
(gr. Ευγενία Βραχνού)
BornFebruary 10, 1939
Athens, Attica, Greece
Athens, Attica, Greece
OriginAthens, Attica, Greece
DiedFebruary 5, 2014 (aged 74)
Piraeus, Attica, Greece
Piraeus, Attica, Greece
Tzeni Vanou Τζένη Βάνου | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eugenia Vrachnou (gr. Ευγενία Βραχνού) |
| Born | February 10, 1939 Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Origin | Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Died | February 5, 2014 (aged 74) Piraeus, Attica, Greece |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | singing |
| Years active | 1945–1999 |
| Labels | Minos, Βεντέτα |
| Awards | Thessaloniki Song Festival First Award |
Tzeni Vanou (Greek: Τζένη Βάνου, born Eugenia Vrachnou; 10 February 1939 – 5 February 2014) was a Greek singer, born in Athens.
She had planned on studying physics, but she met her mentor, Greek composer Mimis Plessas, who persuaded her to become a singer. She began her career in 1959 performing with the ERT orchestra. In 1964, she won first prize in the Thessaloniki Song Festival.
At age 74, she died at a Piraeus hospital in 2014 from cancer. During her last few months, she had undergone surgery to remove a tumor in her larynx.[1][2]
