“I had just completed the filming of her video clip for Zorba’s Dance, when I experienced sharp, shooting leg pains,” she revealed. This was the case for Georgia in 2019 when she was diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer. Eight years later, and after multiple album releases, live performances, international awards and acknowledgements, including the bronze medal for music composition at the Global Music Awards in California, Georgia reached the pinnacle of success when her music was selected as part of the soundtrack to the film Trip to Greece, the fourth instalment of the highly successful series.Īs the adage goes, things often come to a grinding halt. In 2011, Georgia received a proposal to collaborate with the largest contemporary circus producer in the world, Cirque du Soleil – an opportunity she turned down due to other work commitments. “He brought me the recognition that I have in Cyprus today,” she admitted.
However, putting her fighting spirit to good use, Georgia continued her music education and training, eventually attracting the interest and support of renowned music professionals and artists in the Greek music industry, including composer Thanasis Polykandriotis who presented her with many opportunities at the start of her professional career. “It is a very physical instrument, given the string tension and the reaches, and as a woman, I faced discrimination and encountered countless closed doors.”
“I often felt the impact of playing a ‘male’ musical instrument, especially the bouzouki, which requires strength to play,” she added. Georgia soon became a victim of verbal aggression, bullying and harassment, largely due to the gender stereotypes that existed at the time. “We started out as a duet with my sister, and it was not long before we were performing on stage.” “I began music lessons at the Hellenic Conservatory of Music and Arts under the direction of renowned bouzouki teacher Costa Sofianos, who had a profound impact on my career,” Georgia told the Sunday Mail.