Zoe Tiganouria
Composer & Accordion virtuoso
Zoe Tiganouria is a composer & accordion virtuoso from Greece (Hellas).
She was born and raised at the Island of Samothrace in a family of Τraditional musicians. She has collaborated with most of the famous singers in Greece, and also with international artists such us James Brown, Al Di-Meola, Goran Bregović, Chico Freeman, Jason Mcoy, In-Grid, Zülfü Livaneli, Roozbeh Nematollahi, Ömer Faruk Tekbilek, and others.
During her 20-year musical career, she has managed to form her own personal aesthetic identity with compositions of characteristic sensitivity and subversive inspiration.
Zoe has composed the soundtrack of the Hollywood movie “Tango Shalom”, the soundtrack of the successful TV series of ΑΝΤ1 TV channel “Deligianneio Parthenagogeio”, music themes for the soundtrack of the historical documentary “21: I epanastasi ton Ellinon” broadcasted by MEGA CHANNEL TV, and the soundtrack of the successful theatrical performances “The Treasure of Vaghia” by the renowned Greek author George Sari and “Golden Paddles” by Maria Papagiannis.
She was congratulated by the former President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos for her composition “Genocide” (written for the genocide of the Greek population in Pontos at the early 1900s), during the Presidency events in the Presidental Palace.
During the 2020 lock-down, she participated in the international song “We Are 1 World” together with many artists from around the world, donating the proceeds to the Red Cross to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, and also participated in the GNTO campaign (Greek National Tourism Organization) “Greece From Home” for the promotion of Greek tourism.
She has performed live at the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Gala 2015, organized by AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races) in collaboration with SEGAS (Hellenic Athletics Federation), which was broadcasted live worldwide by ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) with main presenter Mr. Alexis Kostalas.
As the owner of the music production company “Zoe Music” she is selected by the European project “100 Mirrors” among the 100 women entrepreneurs from several European countries, who serve as models for other women wishing to start their own businesses or strengthening their creative and entrepreneurial skills.
Zoe has received a honorary distinction by the international accordion “giants” at the Ikaalinen Accordion Festival in Finland, participated in the Frankfurt Music Fair, awarded with a Medal of Honor by the Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis for her contribution to the Cultural Heritage of Evros Prefecture, entitled as the “Face of Arsinoe” and her compositions were used as the background music in video projections of the “Giuseppe Sciacca” International Awards in the Vatican.
With
- More than twenty (30) personal albums and singles from 2006 until today,
- Books with sheet music + CD for transcription & play-along,
- More than two hundred compositions in the Greek discography from 1999 till present time,
- Compositions & cover versions included in international compilations
- Hundreds of recordings,
- Orchestral compositions,
- Music scores for documentaries, TV series and movies,
- Soundtracks for heatrical performances,
Zoe Tiganouria also represents Greece abroad, by participating in large festivals and giving numerous concerts.
Also known as “Zoe”, she is an artist who is not limited by geographical boundaries, and as she says:
“Music is a Universe full of senses …“
Personal Discography…
- “Libertango” (Karozas Entertainment Ltd., 2006)
- “Tanguera” (Karozas Entertainment Ltd., 2007)
- “Deligianneio Parthenagogeio” – original soundtrack of the same-titled Greek TV series (Heaven Music S.A, 2008)
- “Zoe 06/09” (Zoe Music, 2009)
- “Zoe’s Code” (Zoe Music, 2011)
- “Avec Toi” CD-Single Zoe feat. In-Grid (Zoe Music, 2011)
- “Zoe’s Music No.1 – Tango, Swing & Classical forms” Book with music scores+CD (Cambia Editions, 2012)
- “Φως – Rockin’ Zoe” (Zoe Music, 2013)
- “Zoe’s Music No.2 – Traditional & Folk forms” Book with music scores+CD (Cambia Editions, 2013)
- “Esena agapisa” Stelios Dionisiou sings Zoe Tiganouria (Zoe Music, 2014)
- “Nostalgia”Remix – Dreamers Inc. feat Zoe (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2015)
- “Psitoulis and his Friends” Book for children with music scores+CD (Cambia Editions, 2016)
- “Sweet Daughter” (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2016)
- “Two Red Lips” (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2016)
- “Nostalgia” (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2016)
- “L’ Accordéon par Zoe” (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2016)
- “Samothrace’s Step” (Zoe Music, 2016)
- “Ouranoessa* ” (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2016)
- “Last Tango by Zoe” (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2016)
- “Last Tango – Zoe & Dj Tasos Pilarinos” [Remixes] (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2016)
- “Kathe telos, Mia Arhi” Zoe feat Politymi (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2017)
- “Anathema Se” Lute Version – Zoe feat Giannis Sevastopoulos (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2017)
- “Zito” – Zoe feat Stathis Gantzouras (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2017)
- “Taxideftis” – Zoe feat Labros Vasileiou (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2018)
- “Den Xero Giati” – Zoe feat Pelagia (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2018)
- “Kordela Sta Mallia” – Zoe & Nikos Volakos (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2018)
- “Ouranoessa” Flute version – Zoe feat Stefanos Chatzianagnostou (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2018)
- “Emeine Monos” – Zoe feat Labros Vasileiou (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2018)
- “Evlogimeno Psema” – Zoe feat Anna Katsouli (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2018)
- “Genoktonia” – Zoe feat Konstantinos & Matthaios Tsahouridis (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2019)
- “Prodosia” – Zoe & Nikos Volakos (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2019)
- “Sky Club” – Zoe feat Alexandros Lyra (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2020)
- “Tha Taxidevo” – Eleni Voudouraki sings Zoe Tiganouria (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2020)
- “Fos Pou Trehei” – Eleni Voudouraki sings Zoe Tiganouria (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2020)
- “Lively Sky” (Zontanos Ouranos) – Zoe & Roozbeh Nematollahi (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2020)
- “The Revolution” – Music theme for the soundtrack of the historical documentary “21: I epanastasi ton Ellinon” (Mega Channel TV, 2021)
- “Epanastasi 1821 – Long Live Freedom” – Zoe Tiganouria feat. Babis Tsertos (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2021)
- “Flight On Five” (Orchestral Version) – Zoe Tiganouria (Digital Release by Zoe Music, 2021)
- “Mikis Archiellinas Father” Zoe Tiganouria & Dimitris Iatropoulos [In memoriam of Mikis Theodorakis] (Zoe Music, 2022)
- “1922: The day of uprooting” – Zoe Tiganouria [28 anecdotal songs about the 100 years since the evacuation of Eastern Thrace & the destruction of Smyrna] (Zoe Music, 2022)
- “The Treasure of Vaghia – The soundtrack” [Music from the theatrical performance] Zoe Tiganouria & Stelios Generalis (Zoe Music, 2023)
- “Golden Paddles – The soundtrack” [Music from the theatrical performance] Zoe Tiganouria & Stelios Generalis (Zoe Music, 2024)
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…”I was born and raised in the distant Island of Samothrace, in a family of traditional musicians. Upon my arrival in Athens, I began my quest by experimenting with various musical forms and Traditions. Throughout this personal artistic journey, I discovered my love for the accordion, which after three years, led me to compose my own songs and instrumental pieces…’’
…Zoe studies Harmony and Counterpoint at the “Nikos Skalkottas” Conservatory, she gives many compositions as a composer and makes hundreds of recordings as an accordionist. She collaborates and performs with established Greek singers and songwriters such as G. Dalaras, Babis Tsertos, H. Alexiou, Marinella, N. Papazoglou, D. Galani, F. Nikolaou, E. Arvanitaki, M. Hatzigiannis, K. Hatzis, M. Frangoulis, V. Papakonstantinou, K. Macedonas, M. Lidakis, T. Tsanaklidou, A. Remos, A. Kayaloglou, M. Kana, A. Moutsatsou, O. Peridis, P. Thalassinos, A. Ketime, G. Andreatos, C. Dantis.
In 2006, after many successful collaborations, Zoe forms her own band and starts touring in Greece and abroad. This year is a turning point in her personal career, as she starts experimenting with Jazz, Latin, Tango, Balkan, Folk and Traditional styles and collaborates with many international artists such as James Brown, Al Di-Meola, Goran Bregović, Chico Freeman, Jason Mcoy, In-Grid, Zülfü Livaneli, Roozbeh Nematollahi, Ömer Faruk Tekbilek.
Highlights…
- 2005: Composes the soundtrack for the Greek-Turkish documentary “Yakın Ada Uzak Ada: Burgazada”, which was filmed in Prince’s Islands and hosted by the Turkish media.
- 2006: Opens the concerts of James Brown in Athens (Lycabettus Theater) and Thessaloniki (Earth Theater). Within the Greek Summer Tour, Zoe gives a concert in Samothrace, her birthplace, with Chico Freeman as her special guest.
- 2007: Zoe’s first album (and double sided CD) “Libertango” is on the market, followed by the orchestral album “Tanguera”. Both of them meet with great success (sold-out).
- Performs with Michalis Xatzigiannis as she opens with her group all the concerts of his European Tour.
- Performs as a soloist in albums such as “Synra” by M. Koumpios, “Four Bijoux” by G. Kazantzis, “Carte Postale” by N. Mavroudis and many more..
- Cover songs such as “Let me go” and “Libertango” are included in collections such as “Buddha Bar IX”, Compact Disk Club “Last Tango in Athens”, “El Pecado” and “Chillin’ in Mykonos”.
- Her composition “Greek Mountains” is hosted in the “The spirit of the Greek Mountains” collection and her song “I’ll be travelling”, interpreted by Dimitra Galani, is found in the “Mediterranean voices” collection. Meanwhile, Zoe continues to give many compositions to other artists such as “Estudiatina II: A tear in a glass”- interpreted by Areti Ketime and “On the currents of the world” – interpreted by Michalis Tzouganakis.
- 2008: Zoe’s third album “Deligianneio Parthenagogeio” (Deligianni’s Virgin’s School) is on the market. Composed, directed and produced by Zoe, it is the soundtrack of the same-titled TV series broadcasted by ANT1 TV channel. The lyrics of the main theme-song are written by the actor and script writer Haris Romas and interpreted by Vassilis Papakonstantinou.
- Collaborates with the actor Aggeliki Dalianis and the percussionist Soli Barki, in the theatrical play “The Ugly Duckling” of Hans Christian Andersen, directed by M. Koumpios, which premiered at Badminton Theater and toured in Greece.
- 2009: Performs live in “Megaron” The Athens Concert Hall.
- Collaborates with ROLAND, the leading international manufacturer and distributor of electronic instruments to promote V-Accordion in the International Exhibition Hall in Frankfurt.
- Performs live with her Quintet in “Half Note Jazz Club”.
- Represents Greece in the 5th Accordion World Festival in Ikalinen Finland, where she is awarded a honorary diploma by famous accordionists such as Frank Marocco, Rengo Ruggieri, Frederic Deschamps, Kevin Friedrich, Mika Vayrynen, Jorgen Sundeqvist and the festival’s artistic director Kimmo Mattila. The festival was broadcasted on Finish television and Press coverage was also extensive.
- Zoe’s fourth album “Zoe 06/09” can be found on the market. In her effort to truly contribute to social awareness, she donates to the public welfare organization “act!onaid” 1 euro from every album sold.
- Performs live with Kostas Hatzis and collaborates with the groups “Onirama” and “Akcent” in the MAD Secret Concerts.
- 2010: After appearing in the Inauguration of “Michalis Kakoyannis Institute” she performs at the “Giannis Ritsos Amphitheatre” owned by Athens 9,84 FM radio station, part of the celebration for International Poetry Day.
- Participates in the celebration for International Theatre Day and performs with Glykeria at “Half Note Jazz Club”.
- Performs as a special guest alongside Zülfü Livaneli and Glykeria at their concert in the church of Saint Irene in Istanbul (Konstantinoupolis).
- Zoe and her group starts a summer tour in Greece and performs in “Orestia Festival” at Orestiada city, in “Technopolis” at Athens city – for the International Music Day, in Alexandroupoli city, in Samothrace, in “Ardas Cultural Festival”, in Karditsa city, in Tripoli city, in Thasos and many more… She ends this tour by performing at the three-day festival “Thrace steps on it!”.
- Performs live in the historical building of the “Old Parliament House” participating in the “First International Philosophical Forum”, where she is awarded with a medal of honour.
- 2011: Zoe’s fifth album “Zoe’s Code”, with the world known performer In-Grid as a special guest, is on the market. The song “Avec Toi” meets great success and is hosted in many compilations.
- The official video-clip of the song “Avec Toi” is released by ZOE MUSIC, with Zoe and the world known performer In-Grid in the leading roles. The shooting of the video-clip takes place in the 5* star resort Grand Resort Lagonissi in Athens.
- 2012: Performs live for the “Association for Ancient and Cultural Heritage of Evros”, where she is awarded with a metal of honour by the Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis for her contribution in the Cultural Heritage of Evros perfecture.
- Performs live with her group in the Carl-Orff-Saal at the Gasteig in Munich, where she meets great acceptance from the local audience..
- Continuing her European tour, she is invited and plays with the “L’ Harmonie Municipale Bascharage” Philharmonic of the town of Käerjeng in Luxembourg, in the Annual Celebration dedicated to the Sea.
- Represents Greece in the World Accordion Day 2012, organized by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) and held via internet. Among the 87 countries participating, Greece is within the first ten with the highest views.
- The Book with music scores+CD entitled “Zoe’s Music No.1 – Tango, Swing & Classical forms”, is published by Cambia Editions and it includes, for the first time, music scores for accordion and piano of Zoe Tiganouria’s compositions, selected from her personal discography. The edition is accompanied by a CD with recordings made specifically for this purpose, orchestrated by Zoe, with educational approach for musicians and artistic sensitivity for listeners. It is considered ideal for both transcription & play-along, and easy listening.
- 2013: The seventh personal album of Zoe -with songs this time- entitled “Φως – Rockin ‘Zoe” is released by Zoe Music, with lyrics by the author Evanthia Magni. In this production many famous, and also new upcoming artists, participate such as: Kostas Makedonas, Areti Ketime, Aspasia Theofilou, Nikolas Adespotos, Giannis Moraitis, Konstantinos Romanidis, Stelios Generalis.
- The Book with music scores+CD entitled “Zoe’s Music No.2 – Traditional & Folk forms”, is published by Cambia Editions, following the previously released “Zoe’s Music No.1 – Tango, Swing & Classical forms”.
- 2014: Performs at the Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards Ceremony in the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Vatican and the videos of the winners are synchronised with her instrumental compositions.
- Performs in the Ancient Theatre Stadio di Domiziano in Rome.
- Participates in the 5th Economic Forum of Thrace, which held at her birthplace, Samothrace.
- Her instrumental compositions are used in the fashion show entitled “Arsinoe’s Nymphs”, by the fashion house AdT.
- Performs at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.
- Performs at the “91 Years of Maria Callas” Dinner Gala, held in the Eugenides Foundation (Planetarium).
- Performs in various venues, such as HalfNote, Passport, Magemenos Avlos (the haunt of the renown composer Manos Hadjidakis), Alexandreia Multi-Venue (the house of the writer M. Karagatsis), Galerie of Creators, AntArt, T-Square Restaurant in Glyfada Golf Club and many more..
- 2015: Performs at the “Eleftheria” (Freedom) Annual Festival and the Ardas Youth Festival.
- Participates and performs for the “Τorch Race for Blood Donation” in Kallithea Municipality.
- Besides performing live, Zoe also composes the music of the album of the renown Greek folk singer Stelios Dionysiou.
- Presents the production “Aromas of the World & Byzantine Myrrhs” in Athens.
- Performs at the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Gala 2015, organized by AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races) in collaboration with SEGAS (Hellenic Athletics Federation), which was broadcasted live worldwide by ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) with main presenter Mr. Alexis Kostalas.
- Presents the production “Aromas of the World & Byzantine Myrrhs” in Alexandroupolis and meets great success.
- Presents the production “A Fan made of Women” in the historical music scene “Zygos” and continues the sold-out performances in the “Gyalino” Music Theatre.
- Performs as a soloist in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
- The CD “Dimitris Tiganourias: Kantrilies Kai Sti Samothraki – Opos Tote..” is released by Zoe Music under the auspices of the Municipality of Samothrace, with Zoe as the producer.
- 2016: Continues the sold-out performances “A Fan made of Women” in the “Gyalino” Music Theatre.
- Performs as an accordion soloist in the “Reading again Mikis Theodorakis” collection the great Greek composer’s song “You were good and you were sweet”.
- Four (4) new digital albums of Zoe entitled “Sweet Daughter”, “Two Red Lips”, “Nostalgia” and “L’ Accordéon par Zoe” are released on digital stores.
- The book entitled “Psitoulis and his Friends” published by Cambia Editions, includes music scores of Zoe’s compositions, especially arranged for children and accordion or piano beginners. It is accompanied by a CD for transcription, helping beginners learn easy and understand the way of writing music and the way it sounds in real time.
- Participates as a soloist at the Opening Ceremony of the Patra’s Carnival.
- Performs in Athens Municipality Cultural Center with national live radio broadcast from the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).
- Performs live at the Nea Smyrni’s Municipality Cultural Center.
- Performs live in the Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” in the context of the “Fly me to Moon” project.
- Performs live in the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation.
- Zoe composes the song “Samothrace’s Step” with lyrics by His Eminence Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis, Samothrace and Traianoupolis Mr. Anthimos, which is considered to be a hymn for her birthplace, the Island of Samothrace.
- The digital single “Ouranoessa* ” is digitally released by Zoe Music. It is a song composed by Zoe with lyrics by M. Georgiou, inspired from the same titled novel of the author Kostas Krommydas.
- Zoe composes the song “Skoufokokkinitsa” with lyrics by M. Georgiou, for the same titled children’s fairytale of the author and illustrator Marina Gioti.
- Performs as a guest accordion soloist at the G. Dalaras concert in Alexandra Palace in London.
- Zoe and her group starts a summer tour in Greece and performs live in numerous cultural venues such as the Municipality of Voula-Vari-Vouliagmeni, the Koroni Festival, the Open Air Theatre at Paralio Astros, the Garden Theatre of Papagos, the Thriassia Cultural Festival of Aspropyrgos Municipality, and many more..
- Zoe’s compositions and renditions are included in many summer collections such as “Welcome to Del Mar”, “Famous Greek Composers”, “Greek Tango: Top 10 of All Times, Summer Paths”, “Santorini Smooth Jazz Selection”, “Buddha Blue”, “Buddha Beach Cocktails: Mykonos and Ibiza Vibes”, “Santorini Jazz: Ultra Jazzy Lounge”, “Beach Bar in Greece”, “Balkan Dreams”, “Santorini Kiss at Sunset”, “Coffee Time in Greece”, “From Ibiza to Santorini”, “Full Moon at Cape Sounion”, “Greek Lounge Hotel”, “Lounge Summer in Tilos”, “Greek Road Trip”, “Luxury in Greece: Best of Lounge”, “Mediterranean Classical Favourites”, etc.
- Zoe performs live with her father at a lunch in honor of His Beatitude Archbishop of Athens & All Greece and President of the Holy Synod of Bishops Mr. Ieronymos B’, held in her birthplace, the Island of Samothrace.
- Zoe performs live in the Numismatic Museum (Iliou Melathron).
- Zoe Tiganouria releases her new instrumental Electro-Tango composition entitled “Last Τango by Zoe” featuring the mezzo soprano of the Greek National Opera Eleni Voudouraki in vocalise.
- Zoe performs live with her in musical scenes such as “En Moschato”, “Creator’s Gallery”, etc..
- Zoe with orchestra, the Byzantine Choir “Merilytton” and professional dancers opens the Christmas events of the Attica Perfecture at the Pedion tou Areos.
- 2017: She performs live with her orchestra at the “3rd TangoLovers Festival” in “Cine Kerameikos”.
- Participates in a charity event of ”Social Support” organisation which supports children with mental disabilities.
- Presents her production entitled ”That’s life” in the music scene “KREMLINO” in Piraeus with sold-out performances.
- Zoe performs live in the B & M Theocharakis Fine Arts & Music Foundation.
- The Athens City Symphony Orchestra plays her works with herself as the soloist, under the direction of Eleftherios Kalkanis, in the “Gas Park No.1” Amphitheater at Technopolis.
- Performs live at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for Fine Arts & Music presenting the show “Women + One”.
- She participates in a charity event of wife of the President of the Republic of Cyprus at Hilton Cyprus Hotel in Cyprus.
- Performs live at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for Fine Arts & Music with piano soloist Spyros Moschopoulos.
- She appears live with her orchestra at the Yarmouk Cultural Center in Kuwait, where she is widely accepted by the local audience.
- Zoe performs live with her orchestra at Millfield Theater in London.
- She is given an Honorary Award from the Municipality of Thassos, for her contribution to the Cultural Heritage of the wider region.
- She starts with her orchestra her summer tour with an open-air concert dedicated to the International Day Against Drugs in Thissio. Continuing, she performs live in the Venetian Castle of Myrina in Lemnos, the Ancient Agora in Thassos, the Central Squares of Sindos in Thessaloniki, of Gargalianoi and Argos, in Sikinos Castle (Oinoi), the Open Theater of Byzantine Watermills in Polichni, and more.. Zoe ends her summer tour with an open-air concert at the “Par Thin ‘Alos” Festival collaborating with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Kalamaria.
- He participates in an event at Veakeio Theater for the purpose of strengthening the objectives of TAASE (Hellenic Actors Association Aid Fund).
- She is invited to participate in the 3-day “20 Years Gyalino” event, organised by the known music scene.
- Zoe participates in the “Samothrakis Vima” event in the Municipal Theater of Alexandroupolis, for the financial support of her birthplace Samothrace, which is affected by devastating floodplains, with the presence of prominent personalities of the Prefecture of Evros. The event was crowned with great success due to the high attendance of the public and a significant amount was gathered and given with transparent procedures in the Municipality of Samothrace to repair the damages.
- For the 2nd year, the music-theatrical show “That’s life” is successfully presented in the music scene “STOA 1909”.
- The digital singles “Kathe Telos, Mia Arhi – Zoe feat Polytimi”, “Zito – Zoe feat Stathis Gantzouras” and the instrumental lute version “Anathema Se – Zoe feat Giannis Sevastopoulos” are released by Zoe Music and Zoe as the producer.
- Zoe with her orchestra and professional dancers, appears at the Christmas Events of the Municipalities of Kifissia and Sithonia Chalkidiki.
- 2018: She a charity concert in the Amphitheater of EEEEK (Special Vocational Education and Training Laboratories) of Agios Dimitrios, one of the largest Special Public Schools for children with mental disabilities.
- She appears live on the “Stavros tou Notou” music scene for Woman’s Day.
- She is given an Honorary Award by the “Hadjipatereio Foundation for the Recovery of Spastic Children” for her selfless contribution. At the end of the event, she performs live with her orchestra and instead of tickets, coupons are available for the financial support of the Foundation’s purposes.
- For the 3nd year, the music-theatrical show “That’s life” is successfully presented in the music scene “El Convento”.
- The digital singles “Taxideftis – Labros Vasileiou”, “Den Xero Giati – Zoe feat Pelagia”, “Kordela Sta Mallia – Zoe & Nikos Volakos”, “Ouranoessa*: Flute version – Zoe feat Stefanos Chatzianagnostou”, “Emeine Monos – Labros Vasileiou”, “Evlogimeno Psema – Zoe feat Anna Katsouli”, are released by Zoe Music and Zoe as the producer.
- 2019: Zoe composes the song “Genoktonia” with lyrics by Pashalis Mpouras and interpreted by Konstantinos & Matthaios Tsahouridis which is digitally released by Zoe Music and Zoe as the producer.
- She is congratulated by the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos for her composition “Genocide” (written for the genocide of the Greek population in Pontos at the early 1900s), during the Presidency events in the Presidental Palace.
- She successfully continues performing for the 4th year, her music-theatrical show “That’s life” in several theatrical venues.
- She performs live at Zabrze in Poland, as an official member of the GNTO mission for the 100 years celebrations of Greek-Polish friendship fair.
- She performs live with her orchestra at Pineios River Festival and Kifisia Municipality as part of her summer tour.
- The digital singles & albums “S’ Anatoli & Dysi – Stathis Gantzouras”, “Krymmenos Ouranos – Anna Katsouli”, “Sweet Life – Yeoryia Papadatou”, “Prodosia – Zoe & Nikos Volakos” are released by Zoe Music and Zoe as the producer.
- 2020: She performs live on television on ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) in the renown show “Sta Tragoudia Leme Nai”, her project “Zoe plays Kazantzidis with String Quartet”, which is already successfully presented at the music scene “El Convento”, meeting great acceptance from the audience.
- She participates in the international song “We Are 1 World” together with many artists from around the world, donating the proceeds to the Red Cross to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
- As an ambassador of the GNTO (Greek National Tourism Organization) she participates in the ministry campaign “Greece From Home” for the promotion of Greek tourism.
- As part of her summer concerts, she performs live at Alexandroupolis, Orestiada and in the Metaxis Museum at Soufli.
- The album “Dimitris Tiganourias & Giannis Sevastopoulos: Traditional Music from Samothrace” is released by Zoe Music and Zoe as the producer.
- The digital single “Sky Club – Zoe feat Alexandros Lyra” is released by Zoe Music and Zoe as the producer.
- The songs “Tha Taxidevo” & “Fos Pou trexei” composed by Zoe Tiganouria, with lyrics by the late Elias Katsouis and Vartui Vartanian, the interpretation of mezzo soprano Eleni Voudouraki and orchestrated for Symphonic Orchestra, are released by Zoe Music and Zoe as the producer.
- The digital single “Lively Sky (Zontanos Ouranos) – Zoe Tiganouria & Roozbeh Nematollahi” is released by Zoe Music.
- 2021: Zoe composes the tribute song “Epanastasi 1821 – Long Live Freedom” with lyrics by Tasos Theodorakopoulos and performed by Babis Tsertos, written for the 200 years anniversary of the Greek Independence.
- She composes several music themes for the soundtrack of the historical documentary “21: I epanastasi ton Ellinon” broadcasted by MEGA CHANNEL TV channel.
- She is hosted on the Iranian satellite TV Symay Azadi TV show for the Iranian New Year’s Eve (March 21), on the occasion of her tribute song “Revolution 1821-Long Live Freedom”.
- Her tribute song “Epanastasi 1821 – Long Live Freedom” is visualized by the Greeks of the American Diaspora Tasos Zografos in a emotional video-clip directed by Anthony Obester.
- She starts her summer tour with the anniversary show “200 Years” in various regions of Greece such as Corfu, Lefkada, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Paxos, Zakynthos, Alexandroupolis, Samothraki, Tripoli, Pyrgos, etc. as well as in many cities of Attica.
- She performs as a guest at the concert of the well-known Greek-Canadian guitarist & composer Pavlo Simtikidis in Kastoria.
- The Hollywood movie “Tango Shalom” premieres in the US, in which she composes the original musical score along with Stelios Generalis and Zizi Bologna. It is a family comedy that won awards at top film festivals worldwide (including Montreal, Toronto, Brooklyn, India, Dubai, Sydney Australia, Madrid, etc.) directed by Gabriel Bologna. The film stars Golden Globe nominee Lainie Kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Don’t Mess With The Zohan), Academy Award and Emmy winner Renée Taylor (Adam Sandler’s The Do Over, The Producers, CBS’s The Nanny, How to Be a Latin Lover), Joseph Bologna (My Favorite Year, Blame It On Rio, Big Daddy, Lovers and Other Strangers), Jos Laniado (Milcho Manchevski’s Bikini Moon), Karina Smirnoff (Dancing With The Stars), Claudio Laniado (Mudbound), Bern Cohen (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Judi Beecher (Taken 3, Family is Family, La Garconne), choreographed by Jordi Caballero (Madonna, The Spice Girls, Dancing With The Stars).
- Together with Stelios Generalis, she composes the original musical score for the theatrical performance “Karaiskakis: The Misunderstood Hero” by Yiannis Costaras, directed by Manos Antoniou. The soundtrack is released by Zoe Music.
- 2022: Zoe collaborates with the guitarist Michalis Sourvinos, the percussionist Stelios Generalis and the performer Martha Moreleón presenting the project “Senso Nuevo Tango” with live performances in music stages and cultural venues.
- She performs as a guest at the concert of the Greek-Canadian guitarist & composer Pavlo Simtikidis in Santorini. The concert is filmed and aired on PBS Special to this day.
- Zoe performs live at the Cyprus International Accordion Festival.
- She successfully re-presents her project, which was interrupted due to the pandemic, entitled “Stelios Kazantzidis: The Heavenly Voice of the People”, with Peggy Zina as singer, in various places such as the Pierce American College of Greece and the Traianoupolis Thermal Baths.
- Together with Stelios Generalis, they compose the original musical score for the successful theater performance (150+ performances now) “The Treasure of Vaghia” directed by Athanasia Kalogiannis and theatrical adaptation by Maria Schubert, based on the novel of reknown author George Sari. The lyrics were written by Yiannis Panagopoulos, Yiannis Filippou, Stelios Generalis and Stella Georgandopoulou. The soundtrack is released by Zoe Music.
- Zoe begins her summer tour entitled “Smyrni 1922 – The Paris of the Levante” in various regions of Greece such as Corfu with the Gastouri Philharmonic, Kefalonia, Lefkada, Ithaca, Paxos, Meganisi, Zakynthos, Tripoli, Pyrgos, Soufli, Didymoteicho, Alexandroupolis, Samothrace. She returns to Athens performing concerts in many municipalities and concludes her tour with a grand concert in the Attic Grove.
- Zoe Music releases the anniversary album “1922: The day of the uprooting” with 28 unreleased songs, on the occasion of the completion of 100 years since the evacuation of Eastern Thrace and the destruction of Smyrna. The musical composition of the entire album is signed by Zoi Teganouria and the lyrics by Kostas Asmanidis (Thraki unit), Andreas Paraschos, Maria Papadakis, Ilias Katsoulis, Stamatis Mesimeris, Kostas Kartelias, Stavros Stavrou, Metropolitan Alex/leos etc. Anthimos, Sophia Lignou, Paschalis Bouras, Konstantinos Hieromnimon, Panagiotis Tiganourias, Giorgos Kozadinos (Smirni unit). Performed by Peggy Zina, Mario, Babis Tsertos, Thracian Vangelis Dimoudis, Agathonas, Sofia Manou, Konstantinos Tsachouridis, Manos Koutsagelidis, Achilleas Chaldaiakis, Costas Tiganis, Domna Mega, Lambros Vassiliou, Maria Vakali, Thanasis Voutsas, Anna Katsoulis, Vassilis Kontogi orgs. The presentation takes place in the Amphitheater of the War Museum with an unprecedented attendance of the public, according to the Museum officials.
- 2023: The Hollywood movie “Tango Shalom” in which Zoe composed the original musical score premieres on European soil with Germany as the first country.
- She starts her summer tour throughout Greece in many cities such as Alexandroupolis, Didymoteicho, Orestiada, Ermionida, Pylaia-Hortiatis, Aspropyrgos, Kallithea, Faliro, Corfu, etc..
- She performs again as a guest at the concert of the well-known Greek-Canadian guitarist & composer Pavlo Simtikidis in Kastoria.
- Together with Stelios Generalis, they compose the original musical score for the successful theater performance “Golden Paddles” directed by Athanasia Kalogiannis and theatrical adaptation by Maria Soubert, based on the novel of the well-known author Maria Papagiannis. The lyrics were written by Konstantinos Rodis and Markella Selianitou. The soundtrack is released by Zoe Music.
Zoe’s C.V. is also found in the “Who is Who” Encyclopedias published by Hübner along with other great personalities C.V.s.
Compositions & Participations…
- “Good morning dear Aunt/Traditional Songs and Dances from Samothrace with Dimitris Tiganourias” Vol. I (THE HELLENIC MUSIC ARCHIVES) (1997)
- “Even your windows/Traditional Songs and Dances from Samothrace with Dimitris Tiganourias” Vol. II (THE HELLENIC MUSIC ARCHIVES) (1999)
- “The bet” by Gerasimos Andreatos (1999)
- “One life inside another” by Dimitris Yfantis (2000)
- “The light of Love” by Kostas Makedonas (2000)
- “The room” by Christos Dantis (2001)
- “Everything begins here” by Eleni Peta (2001)
- “Dimitra – Tania…live recordings in ‘Zygos’ 2001-2002” (Dimitra Galani & Tania Tsanaklidou) (2002)
- “Damn you…” by Dimitris Mpasis (2003)
- “Syrna” by Michalis Koubios (2004)
- “Open Borders” by Gregory Petrakos (2005)
- “Light years” by Kostas Makedonas (2005)
- “Carte Postale” by Notis Mavroudis (2006)
- “El Pecado”- Remezzo Mykonos (Planetworks S.A.) (2006)
- “Estoudiantina II: Tear in the glass” (George Dalaras Productions) (2006)
- “Foux Bijoux” by Giorgos Kazantzis (2007)
- “Chillin’ in Mykonos”-Vol. 1 (Universal Music S.A.) (2007)
- “Last tango in Athens” (Compact Disc Club collection) (2008)
- “Currents of the world” by Michalis Tzouganakis (2008)
- “Mediterranean Voices” (Universal Music S.A.)(2009)
- “Santa Marina Luxury Collection-Mykonos” Vol.1(Universal Music S.A.) (2011)
- “Chilin’ in Mykonos” Vol. XI by Easy Coutiel (Universal Music S.A.) (2011)
- “Sweet & Sweat” Vol. IX by Petros Kostopoulos (Universal Music S.A.) (2011)
- “VILLAMERCEDES” by dj gigli (Planetworks.gr) (2011)
- “DUBAI 2” by Dario Raimondi Cominesi & Alvaro Ugolini (Energy Production Srl.) (2011)
- “Guru – Ten Years Anniversary Compilation” L i m i t e d E d i t i o n (Mukta Music) (2012)
- “Accordeon 2013 Compilation” (Sun Records) (2012)
- “Harem’s Secret Vol. 3” (Clubstar GmbH & Co KG) (2013)
- “From my heart – Best 2013” (Sony Music) (2013)
- “Strange Days” (Universal) (2013)
- “Let Me Go” Buddha Bar XV by DJ Ravin (George V Eatertainment) (2013)
- “Nostalgia – Remix” by Dreamers Inc. (2015)
- “I loved You” Stelios Dionysiou (Sony) (2015)
- “Blue Passion” (George Spanos) (2015)
- “The Pawn” Alexia Michael (2016)
- “I would like” Christos Karvelas (2016)
- “The Ticket” Vasiliki Stefanou (2016)
- “Kantrilies in Samothrace.. Like the old days” Dimitris Tiganourias (Zoe Music Ltd.) (2016)
- “Welcome to Del Mar” (2016)
- “Famous Greek Composers” (2016)
- “Greek Tango: Top 10 of All Times” (2016)
- “Summer Paths” (2016)
- “Santorini Smooth Jazz Selection” (2016)
- “Buddha Blue” (2016)
- “Buddha Beach Cocktails: Mykonos and Ibiza Vibes” (2016)
- “Santorini Jazz: Ultra Jazzy Lounge” (2016)
- “Beach Bar in Greece” (2016)
- “Balkan Dreams” (2016)
- “Santorini Kiss at Sunset” (2016)
- “Coffee Time in Greece” (2016)
- “From Ibiza to Santorini” (2016)
- “Full Moon at Cape Sounion” (2016)
- “Greek Lounge Hotel” (2016)
- “Lounge Summer in Tilos” (2016)
- “Greek Road Trip” (2016)
- “Luxury in Greece: Best of Lounge” (2016)
- “Mediterranean Classical Favourites” (2016)
- “World Traveler” (2016)
- “Trotamundos: Viajar A La Música Del Mundo” (2016)
- “Rereading Mikis Theodorakis” (2016)
- “Love, Waltzes and Tango” (2017)
- “Forgotten Romance” (2020)
- “Mikis Theodorakis: O Kaimos” Dreamers Inc feat Zoe Tiganouria (2020)