b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nDespina Olympiou\n_START_SECTION_\nMl\xc3\xa1d\xc3\xad a vzd\xc4\x9bl\xc3\xa1n\xc3\xad\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nDespina se narodila a vyrostla v kypersk\xc3\xa9m Limassolu. Pozd\xc4\x9bji se odst\xc4\x9bhovala do Lond\xc3\xbdna a absolvovala Trinity College of Lond\xce\xbfn, kde studovala hru na klav\xc3\xadr a hudebn\xc3\xad teorii.\n_START_SECTION_\n1992\xe2\x80\x932001: Za\xc4\x8d\xc3\xa1tek kari\xc3\xa9ry\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nSvou hudebn\xc3\xad kari\xc3\xa9ru zapo\xc4\x8dala v roce 1992. O rok pozd\xc4\x9bji se p\xc5\x99est\xc4\x9bhovala do At\xc3\xa9n, kde spolupracovala s Yiannisem Pariosem. Despina tak\xc3\xa9 spolupracovala tak\xc3\xa9 s \xc5\x99eck\xc3\xbdmi um\xc4\x9blci, v\xc4\x8detn\xc4\x9b Harise Alexiouse, Michalise Hatzigiannise, Dimitrise Mitropanose \xc4\x8di Mimise Plessase._NEWLINE_Poprv\xc3\xa9 se objevila na albu George Sarriho Ftaine oi Aponoi Kairoi s p\xc3\xadsn\xc3\xad "I kounia mas". Pod\xc3\xadlela se i na jeho dal\xc5\xa1\xc3\xadch nahr\xc3\xa1vk\xc3\xa1ch \xc4\x8di na albu Pandelise Thalassinose, kam nahr\xc3\xa1la \xc4\x8dty\xc5\x99i p\xc3\xadsn\xc4\x9b._NEWLINE_V roce 2003 vydala debutov\xc3\xa9 album Ton Mation sou i Kalimera.\n_START_SECTION_\n2002\xe2\x80\x932006: Universal Music, Vale Mousiki, Exoume Logo \xd0\xb0 Auto Ine Agapi\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nV roce 2002 za\xc4\x8dala nahr\xc3\xa1vat se spole\xc4\x8dnost\xc3\xad Universal Greece. O rok pozd\xc4\x9bji za\xc4\x8dala spolupracovat Michalisem Hatzigiannisem, s n\xc3\xadm\xc5\xbe nahr\xc3\xa1la duet "Na \'soun allios". Singl obdr\xc5\xbeel platinov\xc3\xa9 ocen\xc4\x9bn\xc3\xad. N\xc3\xa1sledn\xc4\x9b Despina vydala alba Exoume Logo (2004) a Auto ine Agapi (2005).\n_START_SECTION_\n2007\xe2\x80\x932012: Pes to Dinata, Mazi Xorista, Mia stigmi\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nNa ja\xc5\x99e 2007 vydala CD singl "Pes to Dinata", kter\xc3\xbd se na Kypru i v \xc5\x98ecku t\xc4\x9b\xc5\xa1il zna\xc4\x8dn\xc3\xa9 oblib\xc4\x9b._NEWLINE_Album Mazi Xorista (2008) vydala op\xc4\x9bt ve spolupr\xc3\xa1ci s Michalisem Hatzigiannisem. Bylo ocen\xc4\x9bno platinovou deskou. Tent\xc3\xbd\xc5\xbe rok z\xc3\xadskala Despina cenu MAD Award za p\xc3\xadse\xc5\x88 "O paradisos"_NEWLINE_O dva roky pozd\xc4\x9bji n\xc3\xa1sledovalo album Mia stigmi, ocen\xc4\x9bn\xc3\xa9 zlatou deskou a chv\xc3\xa1lou ze strany ve\xc5\x99ejnosti i kritiky. Obsahovalo hity "Pano stin agapi", "Adynamia" a baladu "Mi m\'agapas"._NEWLINE_V roce 2012 Despina nahr\xc3\xa1la s \xc5\x99eck\xc3\xbdm rapperem Stereo Mikem singl "Den s\' afino apo ta matia mou", kter\xc3\xbd sklidil ohlas v \xc5\x98ecku i na rodn\xc3\xa9m Kypru.\n_START_SECTION_\n2013: Eurovision Song Contest\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\n1. \xc3\xbanora 2013 kypersk\xc3\xbd ve\xc5\x99ejnopr\xc3\xa1vn\xc3\xad vys\xc3\xadlatel CyBC ozn\xc3\xa1mil, \xc5\xbee Despina bude reprezentovat Kypr na Eurovision Song Contest 2013 v Malm\xc3\xb6. O dva t\xc3\xbddny pozd\xc4\x9bji byla p\xc5\x99edstavena sout\xc4\x9b\xc5\xben\xc3\xad p\xc3\xadse\xc5\x88 "An me thimasai". Sou\xc4\x8d\xc3\xa1st\xc3\xad PR kampan\xc4\x9b byly anglick\xc3\xa1 a \xc5\xa1pan\xc4\x9blsk\xc3\xa1 verze. V prvn\xc3\xadm semifin\xc3\xa1le 14. kv\xc4\x9btna Kypr nepostoupil do fin\xc3\xa1le - obsadila 15. m\xc3\xadsto se ziskem 11 bod\xc5\xaf.'