About Mariada Pieridi
Mariada Pieridi (Greek: Μαριάντα Πιερίδη, pronounced [mariˌada pçeˈriði]; born 13 July 1973) is a Cypriot pop singer. == Early life == Mariada Pieridi was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. Her father was an officer in the Greek Navy and her mother was a lawyer in Cyprus. She has a younger brother, Dimitri. Pieridi and her family moved to Athens when she was a child. She soon began to experiment with music and sports. She was on the Pan-Hellenic Gymnastics Association (PGS) for nine years and started playing the piano. Music became an integral part of her life and when she reached high school, she decided that she wanted a career in the music industry. She then took speech classes at the Attica Conservatory and continued with piano lessons. == Career == === 1995: Eurovision === Pieridi got her first real break into the music industry during the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland.
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