Arleta

She published her first album of her own creation (Ένα Καπέλο με Τραγούδια, A hat with songs) in 1960. In the beginning of her career she worked with many well-known Greek composers like Giannis Spanos, Manos Hatzidakis and Mikis Theodorakis. Her first great successes came with songs whose music was written by Lakis Papadopoulos and lyrics by Marianina Kriezi. She performed with great success in the Athens boîte scene. In 1997 her book, Από πού πάνε για την Άνοιξη (Whereto does one go to get to Spring) was released, a book that includes her own illustrations.

On February 11, 2008, just a few minutes before a planned performance at Volos, Arleta suffered a stroke. She underwent surgery, remaining in a critical but stable condition, from which she managed to recover, having remained though in hospital for 6 months and partly paralysed, unable to stand, for one year.

In January 2017, she suffered another stroke and remained in hospital, where she passed away on 8 August 2017, aged 72.

Discography

Τραγουδά η Αρλέτα (Lyra, 1966) - Arleta sings

Αρλέτα Νο2 (Lyra, 1967) - Arleta No.2

Στο Ρυθμό του Αγέρα (Lyra, 1968) - In the rhythm of the wind

12+1 Τραγούδια του Μάνου Χατζιδάκι (Lyra, 1969) - 12+1 Songs of Manos Hatzidakis

Έξη Μέρες (Lyra, 1970) - Six Days

Ταξιδεύοντας (Lyra, 1976) - Travelling

Romancero Gitano (Lyra, 1978)

Ένα Καπέλο με Τραγούδια (Lyra, 1981) - A hat with songs

Περίπου (Lyra, 1984) - Almost

Τσάι Γιασεμιού (CBS, 1985) - Jasmine Tee

Ζητάτε Να Σας Πω (CBS, 1987) - You ask me to say to you

Δέκα και μία νύχτες (CBS, 1989) - Ten and one nights

Εκτός Έδρας (CBS, 1989) - Away

Άσε τα Κρυφά Κρυμμένα (Columbia, 1991) - Let secrets remain hidden

Μετά Τιμής (Portrait, 1993) - With Honour

Έμπορος Ονείρων (Ακτή, 1995) - Trader of Dreams

Και Πάλι Χαίρετε (Legend, 2009) - Hello to You again

Demo (Lyra, 2010)

2) Arleta is a Czech rapper / audiovisual artist https://arleta.bandcamp.com/album/switch