Rena Koumioti

Actor May 3 (died age 81) Nea Ionia, Attiki, Greece 1970–1975 (5 year career)

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Biography

Irene "Rena" Koumioti (Greek: Ειρήνη (Ρένα) Κουμιώτη; 3 May 1941 – 3 April 2023) was a Greek musician. She also appeared briefly in film and on television. Koumioti was born in the Nea Ionia district of Athens. Her father was a refugee from Constantinople (Istanbul) and her mother was a refugee from Smyrna (Izmir). Koumioti was one of the foremost representatives of the Greek New Wave genre. Her breakthrough came while singing at the Apanemia musical club in Athens in 1968, when she was heard by…