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{{Short description|Greek singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Paola Foka
| image = Πάολα και Γιώργος Μαζωνάκης στο Βοτανικό.jpg
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| caption = Paola and [[Giorgos Mazonakis]] in Votanikos
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| birth_name = Pagona Karamitsou
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'''Paola Foka''' (born June 25, 1982), born '''Pagona Karamitsou''', on 25 June 1982) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] singer.
 
==Early life and career==
Born on 25 June 1982 in [[Thessaloniki]] and raised in [[Sykia Halkidiki]]. Ηer [[Hellenization|Hellenized]]-[[RomaniGreek people|Gypsy]] fatherparents, Alexandros and [[Greeks|Greek]]motherMaria, Maria were also musicians. She has an older brother Pericles.<ref name = "heavenbio">{{cite web|url=http://heavenmusic.gr/paola-bio/|title= Biography}}</ref> Paola began singing at 14 years old at the suggestion of a shopkeeper and with the approval of her parents. At 19, she was singing in the nightclub ''Mamounia'' in Thessaloniki.
 
==Career==
In 2005 she published her first album, ''Silent'', and then moved to [[Athens]] to work with [[Stamatis Gonidis]]. In 2007 she worked with Soti[[Sotis Volanis]] on a duet titled "Grandma and Grandpa" which enjoyed great success. In 2008 she released her second album, "We went with red." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ishow.gr/personBio.asp?guid=4953A7E5-0D7F-4BED-B56E-C6E55A93D726| title= Paola Foka}}</ref> In 2012, she released the album "Be One With me" which went gold with tracks including ''Be With Me One'', ''Fault'', ''Be quiet m'afiseis want'', ''Artificial'', ''What catches''. On 24 April 24, 2013, she released the album "After The Midnight" which went platinum within three days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heavenmusic.gr/%CE%B7-%CE%B4%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B7-%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B8%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%B2%CE%B5%CF%85/| title= The dual administration of Paola in the triumphant finale of appearances in Athens}}</ref> In December 2013, she released the album ''The Truth Alone'' containing the successful songs: ''Hold On'', ''Finished Statements Zero''. ''Hold On'' was the 10th biggest radio hit of 2013. On 17 November 17, 2014, she released the new song ''I A Life'', foreshadowing the next disc ''I hide vagrancy'', released in early 2015. The songs that stood out from this disc are: I A Life, These I said God, How Many Times, Cold Embrace.
 
==Personal life==
On April 8, April 2003, she gave birth to a daughter, Paolina.<ref name = heavenbio />
 
== Discography ==
* [[Athoryva]] (Silent), 2005
* [[Perasame me kokkino]] (We Went with Red), 2008
* [[Gine mazi mou ena]] (Be One with Me), 2012
* [[Meta ta mesanihta (live)]]
* [[H moni alitheia]]
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[[Category:Greek singers]]
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[[Category:Greek Romani people]]
[[Category:21st-century Greek people of Romaniwomen descentsingers]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Thessaloniki]]
[[Category:21st-century Greek singers]]