Klavdia (singer)
{{Short description|Greek singer (born 2002)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Klavdia
| native_name = Κλαυδία
| native_name_lang = el
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Klavdia Papadopoulou
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|08|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Aspropyrgos, Greece
| origin =
| genre = {{hlist|Indie pop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2020–present
| label = Arcade Music / Panik Records
| website =
}}
Klavdia Papadopoulou ({{langx|el|Κλαυδία Παπαδοπούλου}}; born 18 August 2002),{{cite web |title=Κλαυδία Παπαδοπούλουov – About – Contact and Basic info – Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/klavapapadopoulou/about_contact_and_basic_info |website=facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |access-date=5 February 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205133227/https://www.facebook.com/klavapapadopoulou/about_contact_and_basic_info |url-status=live }}Wikipedia:SPS also known mononymously as Klavdia, is a Greek singer. She is set to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Asteromata".
Early life
Klavdia Papadopoulou was born on 18 August 2002 in Aspropyrgos. She is of Pontic descent.{{Cite web |last=Kontrafouri |first=Filio |date=2025-01-30 |title=Eurovision 2025: Greece to Be Represented by Klavdia's "Asteromata" |url=https://greekreporter.com/2025/01/31/greece-eurovision-2025-klavdia-asteromata/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Greek Reporter |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-01-14 |title=Klavdia: Who Is The Singer Competing To Represent Greece At Eurovision 2025? |url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/01/14/klavdia-who-is-the-singer-competing-to-represent-greece-at-eurovision-2025/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |language=en}}
Musical career
Klavdia rose to prominence in 2017, at the age of 15, when she auditioned for the fifth season of Greece's Got Talent performing Michael Jackson's song "Billie Jean".{{cite web|language=el|url=https://www.parapolitika.gr/lifestyle/article/1512381/klaudia-i-proti-tileoptiki-emfanisi-tis-se-ilikia-15-eton/|title=Κλαυδία: Η πρώτη τηλεοπτική εμφάνισή της σε ηλικία 15 ετών|website=Parapolitika|date=2025-02-02|accessdate=2025-02-06}} In 2018, she took part in the fifth season of The Voice of Greece on Skai TV. During the auditions, she performed the song "Roxanne" by the Police, winning the approval of all four judges, and becoming part of Helena Paparizou's team.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/its-klavdia-greece-eurovision-2025-asteromata|title=It's Klavdia for Greece at Eurovision 2025 with "Asteromáta"|date=2025-01-30|accessdate=2025-01-30}}{{cite web|language=it-IT|author=Antonio Adessi|url=https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2025/01/30/eurovision-2025-klavdia-grecia/|title=Eurovision 2025: Klavdia sarà la rappresentante della Grecia|date=2025-01-30|accessdate=2025-01-30}} She continued her journey until the final stage of the program, but failed to qualify for the final three.{{cite web|language=el|url=https://www.newsbeast.gr/media/arthro/4344059/ti-kerdise-i-lemonia-mpeza-i-nikitria-toy-the-voice|title=Τι κέρδισε η Λεμονιά Μπέζα, η νικήτρια του The Voice|website=Newsbeast|date=2018-12-21|accessdate=2025-01-30}}
Shortly after her experience on the talent show, Klavdia signed a record deal with the Greek label Arcade Music and Panik Records, with which she released her first singles written by Arcade, including "Haramanta", certified double platinum by IFPI Greece for 40,000 units, and "Vasanizomai".{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_en.html|title=Official IFPI Charts - Digital Singles Chart (Local) - Week: 03/2025|website=IFPI Greece|accessdate=31 January 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250129034910/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_en.html|archive-date=29 January 2025}} In late 2022, she applied to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Despite being selected among the finalists,{{cite web|author=Anthony Granger|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/12/28/greece-seven-participants-eurovision-2023-selection/|title=Greece: Seven Artists & Songs in Eurovision 2023 Selection Revealed|date=2022-12-28|accessdate=2025-02-01}} Greece's public broadcaster ended up choosing Victor Vernicos as the national representative in Liverpool.{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/01/30/greece-victor-vernicos-eurovision-2023/|title=Greece: Victor Vernicos to Eurovision 2023|date=30 January 2023|accessdate=30 January 2023}} In 2024, she released her self-titled debut EP Klavdia.
On 10 January 2025, Greek broadcaster ERT announced Klavdia as one of the participants in Ethnikos Telikos, the new selection to decide Greece's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, with the song "Asteromata".{{cite web|author=Emily Grace|url=https://eurovoix.com/2025/01/09/greece-eurovision-2025-tomorrow/|title=Greece: Eurovision 2025 National Final Entries To Be Released Tomorrow|date=2025-01-09|accessdate=2025-01-10}}{{cite web|language=el|url=https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/ellada/eurovision-2025-ta-12-tragoudia-tou-ethnikou-telikou/|title=Eurovision 2025: Τα 12 τραγούδια του Εθνικού Τελικού|website=ERT|date=2025-01-10|accessdate=2025-01-10}} The national selection, which took place on 30 January at the Christmas Theatre in Galatsi, saw Klavdia perform as the fifth contestant out of twelve. Thanks to her performance, she won first place in the overall vote of the international juries and televoting, thus triumphing in the singing competition and earning the honor of representing Greece on the Eurovision stage in Basel.
Discography
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scope="row" | Klavdia
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= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
== As featured artist ==
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scope="row" | "{{lang|el-Latn|Se alli agkalia|i=no}} {{lang|ar-Latn|(Menak wla meni)|i=no}}" {{small|(Natasha Kay featuring Klavdia)}} | 2021 | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
scope="row" | "Fire in the Sky" {{small|(Valeron featuring Klavdia)}} | 2023 |
scope="row" | "Touch Me" {{small|(Playmen and Valeron featuring Klavdia)}} | 2024 |
References
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| title = Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years = 2025
| after = TBD
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Category:People from Aspropyrgos
Category:21st-century Greek women singers