Alexia

I was born in Famagusta, Cyprus on February the 5th 1964.After the 14th of July 1974 coup d'etat ,and the 20th of July 1974 Turkish invasion ,displaced ,we went to live in Larnaca ,Cyprus.I was always singing and took classical singing and piano lessons.After the 1981 Eurovision song contest in which i took part ,I went to Boston Massachussetts to study Music,Thanks to my parents,at the Berklee college of Music.While at Berklee I was a member of the Gospel choir there ,till my graduation in 1985.While sophomore ,I sang in a CBS album singing the theme song:''I am Siam'',written by Brian Rothschild.
When I was in my last semester,I sang at two amazing concerts by Chick Corea and Gayle Moran,held at the Berklee Performance center. About 9 years later ,I collaborated with Chick in my Jazz album,''In a Jazz mood''One of my teachers was great vibraphonist:Gary Burton.
After graduation in '85 ,I stayed in Boston ,taught at a community college and then moved to New York where I lived for 2 years.