Despite speaking primarily English, Kalomoira went to Greece on a tip from her cousin, to compete on Fame Story (licensed from Star Academy, a reality talent show similar to American Idol in the United States and Pop Idol in the United Kingdom). She has since learned Greek to a much better level, having been previously mocked and criticized for her poor skills in the language.
On February 27, 2008, Kalomoira won the Greek national final with "Secret Combination" and represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. In the first semi-final, held on May 20, 2008 Kalomoira fared well coming in first place while at the Eurovision final, on May 24, she came in third behind Russia and Ukraine with 218 points.
Fame Story
After the NY auditions where her charisma and musicality were evident in auditions, she came to Greece, determined to essay new experiences that will change her life. The Fame Story show began, and Kalomoira immediately won the Greek audience’s attention by singing Katy Garbi’s “Μια φορά κι ένα καιρό” and making a change in the song lyrics. She swapped “είμαι η Καίτη που αγαπούσες” (“I am Kaiti, who you used to love”) with “είμαι η Καλομοίρα που αγαπούσες” (“I am Kalomoira, who you used to love”). This marked the beginning of her legacy in Fame Story. Her difficulties with Greek songs were not significant enough to hold her back because her musicality, theatricality and ability to enteratain outweighed the communication barriers of the Greek language in lyrics sung. The Greek public was won over by her character, talent, innocence, the interest, consideration she showed for fellow participants and her positive energy, which in turn, proved to be a strong "weapon" for success.
Each of her performances were marked by her personality. In her first performance described above, she grabbed the audience's attention, while a week later, she performed another popular song “Stand By Me,” which caught everyone by surprise. The following week, the challenge became bigger as she was made to perform the Greek song “H Γκαρσόνα” ("The Waitress"), which seemed totally out of Kalomoira's vocal and style capability. She proved everyone wrong and nailed the song. She was also told to perform Aliki’s song “Γατούλα” ("Pussycat"), written by Manos Xatzidakis, which gives the chance to Kalomoira to show her talent once again. The songs became more challenging for the young singer as her teachers in the academy would push her in singing Greek songs. Her next mission was “Ανάβεις φωτιές” ("You are lighting fires"), which seemed difficult, but she still managed to be pull it off. A sweet performance of “Dancing Queen” and Kalomoira made the whole entertainment industry of Greece talk about her, as she had started to become a household name. The judges assigned Kalomoira with Barbara Streisand’s “Woman in Love”, which is a song with special vocal requirements. Kalomoira, determined as she was, surpassed all and every expectations of herself and the judges with a great performance, as it is still talked about in Greece today.In the week that followed Kalomoira's rendition of Stavros Ksarhakos’ “Ένα πρωινό” ("One morning") was not up to par with the judges' expectations because it was a folk song specifically written for a movie soundtrack and she was forced to a televoting competition with another fellow contestant. She chose to perform a song from her idol, Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita” and managed to stay in the game. This was followed by a duet with another participant (Nikos Mihas) in “Gucci των Μασάι” ("Masais' Gucci"), which gave her a chance to remain another week in the show. Marinella’s “Γιατί Φοβάσαι” (Why are you afraid) was a bit difficult for her, but Kalomoira made it through and next week’s “Περιττός” was proved to be quite easy for her. She continued to stay in the game with a performance of Britney Spears' “Oops, I Did It Again”. After many weeks of the competition, Kalomoira was one of the final six participants of the game with only two performances left. Her rendition of “Εϊ Καζανόβα” ("Hey Cazanova") was topped only by her performance of Madonna’s “Express Yourself” in the final show. Kalomoira won the contest, earned 200,000 euros and a recording contract with Heaven Music.
Kalomoira performed in Thessaloniki’s FOCUS from July 8th to August 14th. While entertaining audiences by night, she was recording her first album by day. Outside of Greece, Kalomoira has appeared on NBC’s "Today Show" and "Access Hollywood," along with a number of other shows and websites.
On September 1, 2004, Kalomoira released her 15 track first album Kalomoira which went gold. In the same year, she closed her season at the REX studio with Despina Vandi and Thanos Petrelis. Kalomoira received good reviews from critics and was awarded "Woman of the Year - Best Newcomer" by Life and Style magazine.
Kalomoira’s tour around Greece ended with appearances in Athina’s “Thalassa” in September, accompanied by the rest of the"Fame Story" participants.
In 2005, Kalomira released her second album titled Paizeis? (You Playing?) with 12 songs, of which two were written and composed by her. She also agreed to appear with Elli Kokkinou, Andreas Stamos and Constantinos Christoforou at the Piraeus 130 music club. In her program, she included covers of songs such as "Scandalous," "Don't Cha" and "Don't Phunk with My Heart," in addition to songs from her first and second albums.
On 11th April, 2005 she was a special guest on the first live concert of the first season of Star Academy Bulgaria.
As of fall 2006, Kalomoira is the new female co-hostess on the hit Sunday night show Pio Poli Tin Kiriaki along side with Grigoris Arnaoutoglou on Mega Channel.
In December of 2006, Kalomoira released her third CD I Kalomoira Paei Cinema (Kalomira Goes to the Cinema). It features songs from classic Greek movies which Kalomoira re-vamped.
Kalomoira announced via her online diary that she will be recording her new album during September/October 2007 in Greece. She has stated that the album will have an edgier sound but no specifics have been released yet.
Kalomoira performed a cover of Rihanna's song Don't Stop The Music and a medley of her best songs at the show TV Stars Parousiaste.
Kalomoira took place in the 2008 National Final to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Kalomoira picked an R&B style upbeat song with a Greek feel composed by Konstantinos Pantzis with lyrics by Poseidonas Giannopoulou titled "Secret Combination".The song has an "American production" feel to it.
Many young people surveyed are considerably tempted to join the ranks of Fame Story, having Kalomoira in mind. Also in 2004, she had a minor credited role in the Greek TV drama series I Lampsi, playing the part of Jennifer, where veteran director Nikos Foskolos compared her to Aliki Vougiouklaki. As of early 2006 she co-hosted the Good Morning show Proinos Kafes in ANT1 TV.
Kalomoira has been profiled as belonging to the very light-hearted side of pop music. Although she is famed for her high charisma, natural charm and overall innocent image, she usually sings about cliché boy-girl relationships and falling-in-love songs. Her audience is mostly amongst the young teenagers and early twenty-somethings. Her image makers have been trying to establish an 'innocent' baby look for her, which has resulted in often caricaturization.
I Do
Kalomoira Lyrics
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Brought me you as my soul mate
I've known you since forever
We used to play together
Always knew that one day
This I'd vow to you
I do
I will share my life with you
My heart filled with laughter
Happy ever after
Yes I do
This I promise you, I do
As we're making one of two
In this we're together
For worse or for better
I'll be loving you forever
Yes I do
I'll be your woman and your girl
See how I'm gonna rock your world
This day that we surrender
Oh boy you will remember
All so happy that you go me
To say to you
(FRIENDS)
Tonight the start of your new life
And he better always treat you right
Cause you two belong together
And you're ment to last forever
Cause you know what you got to say
Those two words?
I do
I will share my life with you
To my heart I will be true
Your friend and your lover
Love you like no other
Yes I do
This I promise you I do
As we' re making one of two
In this we' re together
For worst or for better
I'll be loving you forever
Yes I do
In Kalomoira's song "I do," the singer reflects on the happiness and gratitude she feels for finding her soul mate. She considers herself blessed that her good fate brought her to this person, someone she's known since childhood and someone with whom she's always felt a connection. She pledges to share her life with this person, to love them forever, and to be true to their relationship. The lyrics emphasize the unity and togetherness of the couple, promising that they will make a strong team as they embark on their journey together.
Line by Line Meaning
I am blessed that my good fate
I am grateful that destiny has brought me to you
Brought me you as my soul mate
And that I have found you to be my perfect match
I've known you since forever
I have known you for what seems like an eternity
We used to play together
We grew up playing together
Always knew that one day
I knew deep down that someday
This I'd vow to you
I would make this promise to you
I will share my life with you
I will share my life with you
I will love you, I'll be true
I will love you and always be faithful
My heart filled with laughter
I am brimming with happiness
Happy ever after
We will have a joyous life together
This I promise you, I do
I promise you this, with all my heart
As we're making one of two
As we become one entity out of two
In this we're together
Together in everything we do
For worse or for better
Through thick and thin, good or bad
I'll be loving you forever
I will adore you always
I'll be your woman and your girl
I will be your partner in life and your girl
See how I'm gonna rock your world
And I'll show you how I can make your life better
All so happy that you got me
You are overjoyed that you have found me
This day that we surrender
This day when we submit ourselves
Oh boy you will remember
You will never forget this moment
To say to you (FRIENDS)
To tell you all (my friends)
Tonight the start of your new life
That our new life begins tonight
And he better always treat you right
And he better always show you respect
'Cause you two belong together
Because you two are meant to be together
And you're meant to last forever
And your love will last for eternity
Cause you know what you got to say
Because you know what those two words are
Those two words? I do
Those words being 'I do'
To my heart I will be true
I will be loyal to you from the bottom of my heart
Your friend and your lover
I will be your companion and your lover
Love you like no other
I will love you like no one else can
Contributed by Makayla W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Melchizedek
romantiko!!!! :))
little tomlinson
My wedding song :D
chen shah
YESSSSSS IIIIIII DO
MrEurovisionSong2011
Kalomira goes Schlager!
K O S T I S
gia ton giorgo ithele na to grapsoun ... ooo