Tzeni Vanou
Place of birth: Athens, Greece
Biography
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.
On Peekr: Tzeni Vanou
Tzeni Vanou is best known for work in Acting. The Peekr community tracks 13 credits from Tzeni Vanou, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.
Also known as
Τζένη Βάνου
Eugenia Vrachnou
Tzeni Vanou
