Marina Satti
Marina Satti | |
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Μαρίνα Σάττι | |
![]() Satti in 2020 | |
Born | Athens, Greece | 26 December 1986
Known for | Singing, song writing |
Marina Satti (Greek: Μαρίνα Σάττι, Marína Sátti [maˈrina ˈsati]; born 26 December 1986) is a Greek singer, songwriter, and music producer. Her music is mostly characterized by combining traditional Greek and Anatolian sounds with urban elements, rhythm, and production.
Early life and studies
Satti was born in Athens, Greece, to a Sudanese Arab[1] father and a Greek mother, and raised in Heraklion, Crete. She began classical piano training at an early age and classical vocal training in high school. She enrolled at the National Technical University of Athens to study architecture without graduating.
In 2008, after studying with the baritone Panos Dimas, Satti earned a first degree in lyrical monody with honors and a first prize. One year later, she earned a second degree in advanced classical studies, while also studying jazz at the Nakas Conservatory.[2] In 2010, she completed two semesters in jazz composition and also in contemporary writing and production at the Berklee College of Music through a scholarship.[2]
Career
In 2016, Satti released her single "Koupes" ("Cups"), which reached more than 24 million views on YouTube, and was included in Ravin & Bob Sinclar's Buddha Bar 20 Years Anniversary album. In 2017, her next single, "Mantissa" ("Seeress"), charted in the European Union's Official Top 100 and Bulgaria's Top 40.[3] Global Citizen named it "song of the summer."[4] Joanna Kakissis, Athens-based correspondent for NPR, described it as "the summer hit that fills a generation with hope".[5]
In 2016, Satti founded fonés ("voices," in approximate Greek transliteration), a female, a cappella group performing traditional polyphonic songs. They've performed at venues such as the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Athens Concert Hall, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
In 2017, Satti curated a series of cultural events that led to the formation of the choir chόres (in Greek, a word in-between "countries" and "choruses"), consisting of 150 women aged 13–55. In 2020, chόres presented traditional songs in archeological locations.[6]
In June 2018, Satti and fonés presented YALLA!, a repertoire of world music and pop compositions, as well as renditions of Eastern Mediterranean traditional music, which was first performed at the Melina Merkouri Theater and then toured abroad to France, England, Switzerland, as well as to Tampere, Finland, for the 2019 World Music Expo.[7] In 2022, she released her debut album "YENNA" ("BIRTH") to great commercial and critical reception.
Theater
She has worked as actress or music score composer with the National Theater of Greece, the Greek National Opera, the Athens Festival, and others.[8]
Discography
Singles
Year | Title |
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2012 | Ena Kalokairi (Ένα Καλοκαίρι) |
2013 | Argosvineis moni (Αργοσβήνεις μόνη, ft. Tareq) |
2016 | Tha Spaso Koupes (Θα Σπάσω Κούπες) |
2017 | Nifada (Νιφάδα) |
Madissa (Μάντισσα) | |
2021 | Pali (Πάλι) |
Ponos Krifos (Πόνος Κρυφός) | |
2022 | Yiati pouli m' (Γιατί πουλί μ') |
2023 | Tucutum |
Albums
Year | Title |
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2022 | YENNA |
References
- ^ Gruhier, Cloé (2021-11-29). "#13 : Marina Satti - Ponos Krifos". Hauméa Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ a b Balkin, Nick (19 May 2010). "Berklee World Jazz Nonet Performs in DC". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Mantissa, Marina Satti". Top40 Charts. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Meet the Woman Who Wrote the Song of the Summer". Global Citizen. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Kakissis, Joanna. "A Greek Summer Hit Fills A Generation With Hope". National Public Radio. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Οι chórεs της Μαρίνας Σάττι στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο του Μυστρά" [Marina Satti's chóres at the Mystras archeological site]. Digital Government Greece (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Culture. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "WOMEX 2019". Tullikamari music venue. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Μαρίνα Σάττι: 'Δεν είμαι καθόλου κοινωνική' - Η αποκάλυψη για το τραγούδι 'Πάλι'" [Marina Satti: I'm not at all a social person - The revelation about the song 'Pali' ('Again')]. Ethnos (in Greek). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.