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Marina Satti (Greek: Μαρίνα Σάττι; born 26 December 1986) is a Greek singer, songwriter, music producer and actress. Her music combines traditional Greek, Arab and Balkan sounds with urban elements, rhythm, and production.
Marina Satti Μαρίνα Σάττι | |
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 Satti at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 26 December 1986 Athens, Greece |
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| Years active | 2006—present |
| Labels | Minos EMI |
| Partner(s) | Orestis Karagiannis (2023–present) |
| Website | https://marinasatti.com |
Satti was born in Athens and was raised on the island of Crete.[1] Her father, Ali Osman Satti, was a doctor-anesthesiologist from Sudan[2] and former deputy professor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; her mother, Chariclia Filoxenidi, is a chemical engineer from Heraklion, Crete,[3] with ancestry from the Greek population of Asia Minor.[4] Her parents met at the Faculty of Medicine in Athens where they studied. Satti spent her childhood in Heraklion and as a child, she visited Sudan during the summers. She graduated from school as a top student.[5] She has a brother who lives in England and a half-sister from her father's subsequent marriage to another woman. He had returned to Sudan, and later moved to Egypt.[6][7]
Satti began piano lessons, when she was 5 years old at the Apollo Conservatory in Crete. She also sang in several choirs.[3] In 2008, after studying with the baritone Panos Dimas, Satti earned a first degree in lyrical monody with honors and a first prize. One year later, she earned a second degree in advanced classical music studies, opera and piano,[8] while also studying jazz at the Nakas Conservatory in Athens. She studied Architecture for 3 years at the National Technical University of Athens.[6] Satti also studied at the Veaki Drama School and the Kentriki Skini Drama School, in Athens on a scholarship.[9] In 2012, she completed a 3 year degree in jazz composition, contemporary writing and production at the Berklee College of Music in the U.S.A on a scholarship.[10] Among her teachers at Berklee were Jamie Haddad and Danilo Pérez.[11]
In 2024, she started postgraduate studies in the field of Cultural Management at the Hellenic Open University.[12]
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Satti formed part of the EBU's European Jazz Orchestra. She also performed as a singer of the World Jazz Nonet at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. In 2011 she performed along with Bobby McFerrin and the a cappella vocal group The Singing Tribe at Berklee Performance Center.[11] From 2006-2024 she acted, sung and wrote music for theatre in 15 plays in Greece.[13]In 2016, Satti founded Fonés ("Voices"), a female a cappella group performing traditional polyphonic songs. Furthermore, she writes music for short films and advertisements.[14] Satti has given her singing voice to 24 cartoons and was the voice for the whole of Moana 1 and 2 and Ariel in the Little Mermaid for Greece.[15] She is also invited to teach music and singing in schools and universities in Greece.[16]
In 2016, Satti released her single "Koupes" ("Cups"), which reached more than 28 million views on YouTube, and was included in Ravin & Bob Sinclar's Buddha Bar 20 Years Anniversary album. In 2017, her next single, "Mantissa" ("Seeress"), charted in the European Union's Official Top 100 and Bulgaria's Top 40.[17] Global Citizen named it "song of the summer."[18] Joanna Kakissis, an Athens-based correspondent for NPR, described it as "the summer hit that fills a generation with hope".[19] Ιt reached more than 58 million views on YouTube.[20] Satti appeared at Google’s “Europe On Stage”, in the Bozar (Beaux-Arts) Centre of Fine Arts in Brussels, as one of the 10 most interesting YouTube acts of 2017.[21]In 2017, Satti curated a series of cultural events that led to the formation of the choir Chóres (pronounced [ˈkɔɾɛs];[11] a portmanteau of the Greek words for "daughters"[22] and "choruses"), consisting of 200 women aged 13–63. In 2020, Chóres presented traditional songs in archeological locations.[23]
In June 2018, Satti and Fonés presented Yalla!, a repertoire of world music and pop compositions, as well as renditions of Eastern Mediterranean traditional music, which was first performed at the Melina Merkouri Theater and then toured abroad to France, England, Switzerland, as well as to Tampere, Finland, for the 2019 World Music Expo.[24] From 2017 to 2023 Satti toured Europe, the U.S.A and Australia performing at important festivals and programmes, such as the American show KEXP.[25]In May 2022, she released her debut album Yenna ("Birth"). It became very successful in Greece and was well received abroad.[26][27] The release of the album was followed by a European tour that lasted over 4 months.[11]
Eurovision Song Contest and other works (2024-present)
On 24 October 2023, she was announced as the Greek representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[11][28] She was internally selected by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and her entry, titled "Zari", was released on 7 March 2024.[29] She finished in 11th place with a total of 126 points.[30]
Zari reached the top 50 on YouTube global trends.[31] It also reached number 18 on Spotify's global top 50, becoming the first song in Greek to do so.[32] Additionally, it achieved number 1 on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube trends in Greece, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, and Ireland. It also reached charts in 29 countries. It received the diamond certification in Greece.[33][31][34][35]
Right after her Eurovision entry, Satti released an EP, titled P.O.P. ("PDO"). It has 7 songs including Zari. The EP features a new single called "Lalalala", and a ten-minute track called "Mixtape" with guest appearances by Lefteris Pantazis, Rack, Efi Thodi, Vlospa, Oge and Nick Kodonas.[36] It became a huge success in Greece. All of its songs were certified diamond, platinum and gold. Satti, followed this with a 6-month worldwide tour.[37]P.O.P. reached number 8 on the top 10 albums globally on Spotify.[38] It also entered the top 10 on the UK Spotify chart.[39]
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Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Yenna |
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Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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| GRE [42] |
LTU [43] |
SWE Heat. [44] |
SWI [45] | ||||
| "Ygro fili" | 2008 | — | * | — | — | Kyriakodromio | |
| "Mia fora" | 2012 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Ena kalokairi" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Argosvineis moni" (featuring Tareq) |
2013 | — | — | — | |||
| "Under the Stars" | 2015 | — | — | — | To Paidi | ||
| "Koúpes" | 2016 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Nifada" | 2017 | — | — | — | |||
| "Mantissa" | 1 | — | — | ||||
| "Pali" | 2021 | 18 | — | — | — | Yenna | |
| "Ponos krifos" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Yiati pouli m' (Den kelaidis)" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Zeimbekiko II" (with Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikros Kleftis, and Sotiria Bellou) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Tucutum" | 24 | — | — | — |
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P.O.P. | |
| "Zari" | 2024 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 99 |
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| "Lalalala" | 1 | — | — | — |
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| "Ah thalassa" | 16 | — | — | — |
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| "Anatoli" | 4 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. " * " denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. | |||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "To mikro magazi tou tromou" (Antigoni Psychrami featuring Artemis Zannou and Marina Satti) |
2007 | To magazaki tou tromou |
| "Ola allazoun magika" (Antigoni Psychrami featuring Artemis Zannou, Marina Satti, and Hristos Valavanidis) | ||
| "Galazia rapsodia" (Philippos Peristeris featuring Marina Satti) |
2008 | Epyllia |
| "Ordinary People" (Jorge Perez featuring Martin Nessi, Daniel Garcia, and Marina Satti) |
2011 | From the Boiler Room |
| "Your Star" (Tareq featuring Marina Satti) |
2013 | Fish |
| “To Tragoudi ton Sirinon”(feat. M.Satti and M.Grampsa) | 2015 | O Iasonas kai to hrisomalo deras[50] |
| “Milo tin Glosa tou Nerou”(feat.M.Satti) | 2015 | O Iasonas kai to hrisomalo deras[50] |
| "Thelo na se xeperaso" (Phoebus Delivorias featuring Marina Satti and Fones) |
2018 | I taratsa tou fivou |
| "Edo (Tropical Remix)" (Monsieur Minimal featuring Marina Satti) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Chichovite konye (Remix)" (Boombastiko featuring Marina Satti) |
2021 | |
| "Neraida methismeni (Hromata)" (Eleonora Zouganeli featuring Marina Satti) |
Parto allios | |
| "To aroma" (Onirama featuring Marina Satti) |
Anthologio gia mikrous ke megalous |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| GRE [51] | ||||
| "Spirto ke venzini" | 2022 | 26 | Yenna | |
| "Mixtape" (featuring Lefteris Pantazis, Vlospa, Oge, Rack, and Efi Thodi) |
2024 | 2 |
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P.O.P. |
| "Stin iyia mas" | 28 |
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| "Eimai kala!!!!!!!!" | 48 | |||
| "Zari" (Instrumental) |
89 | Zari |
Satti has worked as an actress and a music score composer with the National Theatre of Greece, the Greek National Opera, the Athens Festival, and others.[13] Satti has performed in the ancient theatre of Epidaurus and Herod Atticus in Greece.[9]
| Theater | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| 2006 | Little Shop of Horrors | Greek chorus | acting/singing | [54] |
| 2013 | Trachiniae | Chorus | acting/singing | [9][55] |
| 2013 | Daimones | Student | acting/singing | [9] |
| 2014 | Shrek, the Musical | Princess Fiona | acting/singing | [9] |
| 2014 | Hippolytus | Chorus | acting/singing | [56][9] |
| 2015 | Jason and the Golden Fleece | Medea/Siren/Figurehead | acting/singing | [57][50] |
| 2015 | Ecclesiazusae | Chorus | acting/singing | [58][9] |
| 2015 | Fiddler on the Roof | Chava | acting/singing | [59] |
| 2016 | West Side Story | Maria | acting/singing | [60][61] |
| 2016 | Gulliver's Travels | Music Teaching | [9] | |
| 2018 | Prometheus Bound | Chorus | Music Teaching | [62] |
| 2018 | Once | Girl | acting/singing | [63] |
| 2019 | The Children’s Hour(Whispers) | Music Direction | [9] | |
| 2019 | Erotokritos | Aretousa | acting/singing | [64] |
| 2024 | The Suppliants | Artemis/Aphrodite | acting/singing | [65][66] |
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| Films | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards | Refs. |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Choir | Songs | [15] |
| 2008 | The Little Mermaid:
Ariel’s Beginning |
Ariel | Songs | [15] |
| 2008 | Barbie and the Diamond Castle | Melody | Songs | [15] |
| 2008 | Barbie in A Christmas Carol | Choir | Songs | [15] |
| 2009 | Bolt | Soloist singer | Songs | [15] |
| 2009 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Soloist singer | Songs | [15] |
| 2009 | Barbie and the Three Musketeers | Soloist singer | Songs | [15] |
| 2010 | Monster High | Singer | Songs | [67] |
| 2011 | Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch | Additional voices
Singer |
Songs | [15] |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb | Singer | Songs | [15] |
| 2011 | Happy Feet 2 | Choir | Songs | [15] |
| 2011 | A.N.T Farm | Singer | Songs | [67] |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Mrs.Wiggins | Songs/ Choir | [15] |
| 2012 | Brave | Choir | Songs | [15] |
| 2014 | Tinker Bell: The Pirate Fairy | Soloist singer | Songs | [15] |
| 2014 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | Singer/Choir | Songs | [67] |
| 2015 | Barbie in Rock ‘n Royals | Choir | Songs | [15] |
| 2015 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls-
Rainbow Rocks |
Twighlight Sparkle
Rainbow Dash |
Songs | [67] |
| 2016 | Moana | Moana | Dialogues/ Songs | [68][15] |
| 2017 | Mickey and the Roadster Races
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures |
Opening Credits
Soloist |
Songs | [15] |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | Choir | Songs | [15] |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Moana | Songs | [15] |
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid | Ariel | Dialogues/ Songs | [15] |
| 2024 | Moana 2 | Moana | Dialogues/ Songs | [69] |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| 2008–2009 | Γ4 | Marina | 9 episodes | [70] |
| 2011–2012 | Steps | Eva | 20 episodes | [71] |
| 2021 | The Voice of Greece | Battle Advisor | Advisor to Sakis Rouvas team | [72] |
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