
Tzeni Vanou
Actor
10 de febrero de 1939 — 5 de febrero de 2014 (74 años)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1968 | The Avenue of Hatred · as Singer |
| 1965 | Koritsia gia filima · as Singer |
| 1962 | O Thodoros Kai to Dikano · as Singer |
| 1962 | Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday · as Singer |
| 1960 | One-drachma Jasmine · as Singer |