A ample assemblage has been gathering since 08:00 successful the greeting astatine the chapel of Saint Eleftherios, astatine the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, wherever citizens and well-known figures are arriving to wage tribute to Marinella, who passed distant astatine the property of 87.
The nationalist viewing volition proceed until 13:00, followed by the ceremonial work astatine 14:00. The burial volition instrumentality spot successful a adjacent household circle. It is noted that the eulogies are expected to beryllium delivered by Giorgos Dalaras and Haris Alexiou.
Among those contiguous astatine the nationalist viewing were Tania Tsanaklidou, Eleonora Zouganeli, Takis Zacharatos, Antonis Remos, Christos Mastoras, Giorgos Margaritis, and Tzortzia Kefala.
The widow of Stelios Kazantzidis, Vaso Katsavou, besides bid farewell to the large performer, saying among different things that “she volition conscionable Stelios up there” and “tell him that we emotion him.”
Tania Tsanaklidou said her ain goodbye, emphasizing that determination has ne'er been different creator of Marinella’s caliber:
“Rest successful peace, my saccharine lady—we volition ever retrieve you. I volition ne'er hide her beingness connected stage; it was thing unique. I don’t cognize anyone other with her energy.”
Vaso Katsavou commented that Marinella was unsocial and an bonzer person:
“Marinella was an astonishing singer. I privation idiosyncratic could regenerate her, but I don’t deliberation so. Unique successful her kind, an unthinkable person. She was similar a mother, a sister, a grandmother—the parent of everyone. We had a peculiar relationship, particularly aft Stelios’ unwellness and death. She supported me, took maine nether her wing. May she remainder successful eden and conscionable Stelios again and archer him we emotion him.”
Eleonora Zouganeli, who besides attended, said:
“Marinella was a large personality. She lives powerfully successful my heart, and I’m definite her travel into the airy volition beryllium beauteous and peaceful. Everyone volition invited her. I accidental goodbye with each my soul.”
Lakis Gavalas spoke of a existent lady, a fantastic person, and a pioneer:
“This is the last farewell, but not truly goodbye. She volition ever beryllium with us. I person nary words—I americium profoundly moved. I privation caller generations volition travel her example.”
Giannis Zouganelis stated:
“She deserved beingness and embraced it. She loved radical and her country. She balanced mundane beingness with her beingness and embraced everyone, including the youth. Unforgettable.”
Angela Dimitriou expressed her sorrow:
“She volition spell to the angels and sing there. Strength to her family. We volition emotion her forever. Marinella volition unrecorded on. She taught america however to sing beautifully.”
The last farewell to Marinella

Christos Mastoras

Antonis Remos

Angela Dimitriou

Angela Dimitriou

Betty Magira

Lakis Gavalas


Giorgos Tsalikis

Tania Tsanaklidou

Giorgios Davlas and Takis Zacharatos

Giorgos Margaritis

Vaso Katsavou – Stelios Kazantsidis widow

Elenora Zouganeli and Nikos Syrigos

Giogia Kefala

Spyros Martikas

Dimitris Papazoglou

Theodoris Katsafados
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