Yianna Terzi Explained

Yianna Terzi
Native Name:	Γιάννα Τερζή
Native Name Lang:	el
Birth Name:	Ioanna Terzi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωάννα Τερζή)
Birth Date:	1 December 1980
Birth Place:	Thessaloniki, Greece
Years Active:	2004–present

Ioanna "Yianna" Terzi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωάννα "Γιάννα" Τερζή, pronounced as /el/; born 1 December 1980) is a Greek singer and songwriter.^[1] She represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Oniro mou".^[2]

Biography

Terzi was born in 1980 in Thessaloniki, the daughter of Greek singer Paschalis Terzis.^{[2] [3]} At age 20, she moved to Athens to pursue a music career, releasing her first CD single in 2005, and the album Gyrna to kleidi in 2006 through Cobalt Music. She then signed to Minos EMI and released the album Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ase me na taxidepso in 2008 along with a single of the same name. Terzi later moved to the United States and worked as a talent scout for Interscope Records.^{[4] [5]}

Terzi was selected as one of the twenty shortlisted artists for the Ellinikós Telikós 2018 with the song "Oniro mou" on 27 October 2017, representing Panik Records.^[6] Later, on November 8, she became one of the five acts to be selected to move on to the televised final.^[7] Following the disqualification of two of the five acts for not having a "Greek sound", "Oniro mou" entered the top three. On 15 February 2018, it was reported that the record labels for the two other competing artists refused to pay a €20,000 fee to the Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and were disqualified from the competition, leaving "Oniro mou" as the only song remaining and the default Greek entry. At the contest, held on 8 May 2018, she placed 14th, failing to qualify for the final.^[8] Following the competition, the English version of the song, titled "Eternity" was released.^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		GRE
Gyrna to kleidi	Released: 1 February 2006 Label: Cobalt Music Formats: CD, digital download	—
Ase me na taxidepso	Released: 19 May 2008 Label: Minos EMI Formats: CD, digital download	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		GRE
"Yianna Terzi"^[10]	2005	8^[11]
"Ase me na taxidepso"	2008	—	Ase me na taxidepso
"Apistefto"		—
"Oniro mou"	2018	1	rowspan="6"
"Eternity"		—
"Karma"		16
"Logia Omorfa (Stanga)"	2019	—
"Gia Sena Mono" (featuring Paschalis Terzis)	2020	8^[12]
"Selini"	2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: Γιάννα Τερζή. iShow.gr. 14 April 2019. 14 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414130430/https://www.ishow.gr/person/1880100/gianna-terzi. live.
2. Web site: Gianna Terzi officially confirmed for Greece!. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Paul. Jordan. 16 February 2018. 16 February 2018. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403175146/https://eurovision.tv/story/gianna-terzi-greece-eurovision-2018. live.
3. Web site: Greece's Yianna Terzi delivers on the rehearsal stage . 30 April 2018. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 23 January 2022.
4. Web site: Διαβάστε όλες τις λεπτομέρειες για την Γιάννα Τερζή στον εθνικό τελικό και ποια μεγάλα ονόματα βρίσκονται πίσω από το τραγούδι της. Andreas. Pervenas. infegreece.gr. el. 16 February 2018. 3 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131459/http://infegreece.gr/diavaste-leptomereies-gia-symmetoxh-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B6%CE%AE-ston-ethniko-teliko-0onomata-vriskontai-pisw-apo-tragoudi/. live.
5. Web site: Greece: Gianna Terzi with "Oniro mou" to Eurovision 2018. 16 February 2018. Eurovoix. McCaig. Ewan. 23 January 2022. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216201327/https://eurovoix.com/2018/02/16/greece-gianna-terzi-oneiro-mou-eurovision-2018/. live.
6. Web site: Argyriou. Giannis. Η Γιάννα Τερζή η 13η υποψήφια για τον ελληνικό τελικό της Eurovision 2018 (Update). infegreece.com. INFEGreece. 29 October 2017. 29 October 2017. el. 16 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216140438/http://infegreece.gr/i-gianna-terzi-i-13i-ipopsifia-gia-ton-elliniko-teliko-tis-eurovision-2018/. live.
7. Web site: Argyriou. Giannis. Eurovision ΕΡΤ: Αυτοί είναι οι πέντε φιναλίστ του ελληνικού τελικού!. infegreece.com. INFEGreece. 8 November 2017. 8 November 2017. el. 9 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109063735/http://infegreece.gr/eurovision-ert-autoi-einai-oi-pente-finalist-tou-ellinikou-telikou/. live.
8. Web site: First Semi-Final of Lisbon 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508165744/https://eurovision.tv/event/lisbon-2018/first-semi-final. 8 May 2021. 8 May 2021. European Broadcasting Union.
9. Web site: Greece: Yianna Terzi Releases English Version of "Oneiro Mou". 7 June 2018. Eurovoix. Emily. Herbert. 23 January 2022. 23 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152403/https://eurovoix.com/2018/06/07/greece-yianna-terzi-english-oneiro-mou/. live.
10. Web site: Γιάννα Τερζή CD Single release. Discogs. 14 April 2019. 30 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430034539/https://www.discogs.com/%25CE%2593%25CE%25B9%25CE%25AC%25CE%25BD%25CE%25BD%25CE%25B1-%25CE%25A4%25CE%25B5%25CF%2581%25CE%25B6%25CE%25AE-%25CE%2593%25CE%25B9%25CE%25AC%25CE%25BD%25CE%25BD%25CE%25B1-%25CE%25A4%25CE%25B5%25CF%2581%25CE%25B6%25CE%25AE/release/3174144. live.
11. Web site: IFPI Top 50 Singles Eβδομάδα 18-24/9 . 2019-04-15 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050924202734/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm . September 24, 2005 . el.
12. Web site: Official IFPI Charts, Top-20 Airplay Chart (Combined) Εβδομάδα: 1/2022. IFPI.gr . el. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029180920/https://www.ifpi.gr/airplay_el.html. live. October 29, 2020.