Despina Olympiou (Δέσποινα Ολυμπίου) was born and raised in Limassol in Cyprus. However she studied in London where she obtained her degree in piano and music theory. Olympiou started singing professionally in 1992. Her debut album was released in 2000 entitled Ton mation sou i kalimera. Her single Vale mousiki was released in 2003 and it was certified platinum. Despina went on tours in collaboration with top singers in the United States, Australia and Europe, singing in famous theatres and concert halls. Her latest album entitled Mia stigma was released at the end of 2009 with eleven songs, the music which was composed by Michalis Hadjiyiannis Olympiou has had a few hits such as “Βάλε μουσική”, “Θυμάμαι όσα είχες πει” and “Πες το δυνατά”. Her biggest hits are her duets with Hatzigiannis, “Να ‘σουν αλλιώς” and “Ο Παράδεισος δε φτιάχτηκε για μας”. The latter received the highest possible honor in the Greek music industry when it was named “Duet of The Year” in the prestigious MAD Video Music Awards in June 2008. Despina Olympiou was internally selected by the Cypriot broadcaster CYBC and in February 2013 she presented the entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 "An me thimáse" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.