Kalomira is best known for representing Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade in 2008 where she finished a very respectable 3rd place with the Eurotrash gem Secret Combination. If the song wasn't reeking of trash on its own, the stage performance amped it up even more and really was a top Eurovision highlight of the decade!
Back to Kalomira herself, she got her big break in 2004 on Fame Story 2, which is a combination of Idol meets Big Brother. Kalomira was born and raised in New York and thus she was not at all fluent in Greek which was a bit of a challenge for her being on a reality tv show. Despite this (or maybe even because of it), she managed to win over the Greek public and became the second winner of the reality show and has released singles and albums in Greece since.
After her successful effort at Eurovision, which might have seemed like the perfect time to capitalize on her fame, Kalomira returned back to New York and out of of the spotlight in Greece and Europe. Reports came in that she was engaged and for a good two years not much was heard except for an appearance or two on Greek television.
Come this May (right in time for Eurovision season!) Kalomira has returned with Please Don't Break My Heart which is reminiscent of Secret Combination in some ways although moving further into a rap/hip-hop sound and featuring the vocal talents of Fatman Scoop (a la Be Faithful also known as 'that song' you hear in clubs all the time with the 'chicken heads' line).
The track isn't really what you might have expected from Kalomira, but truth be told, it does get a bit catchy after a few listens. If only for her Eurovision performance, Kalomira deserves another chance at stardom and I welcome her back!
See below for a performance of Please Don't Break My Heart on Greece's version of Dancing with the Stars as well as her masterful Eurovision performance of 2008 and the respective songs as well.
Kalomira - Please Don't Break My Heart
Kalomira - Secret Combination
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