Costa Cordalis | |
Birth Name: | Konstantinos Cordalis |
Birth Date: | 1944 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Elateia, Phthiotis, Greece |
Death Place: | Santa Ponça, Mallorca, Spain |
Genre: | Schlager |
Occupation: | Singer |
Years Active: | 1965–2019 |
Costa Cordalis (el|Κώστας Κορδαλής; born Konstantinos Cordalis; 1 May 19442 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]