La Tulipe Noire

The group formed in Athens Greece in 1997. Initial members: Lena on vocals, Alix (piano & keys), S. Kontakis (el. & ac. guitar), Y. Barkoulas (el. & ac. guitar), George F. (drums) and finally Hyde on bass guitar. During the same year the band recorded and released “In the Gates of Dream” through the Greek label Europa Records which was distributeed by MUSEA. Then Lena left the band to continue her studies in classical vocals and then George F. left the band. They were replaced by Ima on vocals and Nick Kassavetis on drums. Ima made backing vocals for various artists of mainstream music before joining the group in 1997
In 2000, LTN’s second album “Shattered Image” was released by Musea. It met a great success around the world. Hundreds of e-mails were sent…with enthousiastic comments about the group. Shortly after Y. Bakoulas left the band…replaced by K. Savvides who started as “guest star” before becoming a regular member, then the group released “Faded Leaves” in 2002 with great success around the world.