Glykeria Kotsoula, known professionally as Glykeria, was born in 1953 in Agio
Pnevma, Serres, Greece. She began her career in 1974 performing in Athens' Plaka
music boites and released her debut album Μην Κάνεις Όνειρα (1978) under Lyra
Music. In the early 1980s, Glykeria gained momentum with her solo album Τα
Σμυρναίικα, featuring traditional songs from Smyrna. Her breakthrough came in
1982 when she represented Greece at the Europalia '82 festival in Brussels. The
following year, her live album Με Τη Γλυκερία Στην Όμορφη Νύχτα broke musical
sales records in Greece. In 1985, she ...