Acting
Giovanna
Born
1938-11-14 (87)
Place of birth
Amaliada, Ileia, Greece
Known for
Acting
Credits
3 titles
Ioanna Fassou - Kalpaxi (Greek: Ιωάννα Φάσσου - Καλπαξή, born 14 November 1938 in Amaliada), known by her stage name Giovanna (Greek: Γιοβάννα), is a Greek singer. She is active in singing, prose and poetry. Her works have been adapted for television, theatre and cinema. She was the first singer to appear on experimental Greek television (1966) and the third artist of Greek origin to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest (Tzimis Makoulis, first (for Austria), Nana Mouskouri, second (for Luxembourg)), representing Switzerland in 1965. She is an actress, known for The Lovers of the Middle Wall (1967), Poverty (1965) and The Greek Woman and Love (1962).
Known for
7.4The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
5.0Revolving around the modern Greek woman and her perspective on love in general, not one, but twenty-one brief and vivid vignettes attempt to shed light on an ever-present matter: can there be consequences in Cupid's eternal game?
The Greek woman and love
1962
7.0Kaiti's father decides to end Nikos' family and evicts them. Nikos and his mother rent a room in Anna's family's house. Together with Giovanna's band, in which he is a pianist, he will find himself in Thessaloniki where they have gone for various performances with his beloved, Lisa. Lisa will receive a message and will return hurriedly to Athens. There she will have an accident, will become disabled and will decide to disappear from Nikos' life. Upon returning, Nikos tries in vain to find her...
Poverty
1965
Film credits
1960s · 2 titles
5.0Revolving around the modern Greek woman and her perspective on love in general, not one, but twenty-one brief and vivid vignettes attempt to shed light on an ever-present matter: can there be consequences in Cupid's eternal game?
The Greek woman and love
1962
7.0Kaiti's father decides to end Nikos' family and evicts them. Nikos and his mother rent a room in Anna's family's house. Together with Giovanna's band, in which he is a pianist, he will find himself in Thessaloniki where they have gone for various performances with his beloved, Lisa. Lisa will receive a message and will return hurriedly to Athens. There she will have an accident, will become disabled and will decide to disappear from Nikos' life. Upon returning, Nikos tries in vain to find her...
Poverty
1965