Giovanna

Born

1938-11-14

Birthplace

Amaliada, Ileia, Greece

Biography

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).