He started singing at the young age of seven. Being compared to the likes of legendary country artists such as Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, Swift was only sixteen when she released her debut album. People named Despina Vandi K. Find your friends on Facebook. She is also an actress, model and dancer. Considered as one of the most successful 'Disney' child actors, Selena Gomez's life can be described as a rags-to-riches story. She is not only a great vocalist, but the 27 year old can also skilfully play instruments such as the guitar, piano and ukulele. Vandi's first album was released in 1994 under the Minos EMI label, titled 1997 would be the year Vandi would make her breakthrough in mainstream Greek music as she teamed up with popular songwriter In 1998 Vandi released the platinum cd-single "Spania", while later that year, she experimented with acting. Log In. She released a few more albums later and all of them managed to garner both commercial and critical acclaim. Despina's following album Vandi's work has been remixed by celebrated global DJs and producers, such as Vandi's next studio album was released at the end of 2004, titled The album was repackaged as a special edition and included 5 new songs, including the song "Amane", a duet with On 10 October 2007 (10/10) Vandi released her new single "During the winter season 2007–08 Vandi collaborated with On 6 March 2008, Vandi released the third single from the album, titled "Agapi" (Love).Vandi was involved in the Global One music project. Read on for more information on her life and works Numerous ˜Grammy Award' winner, singer-songwriter and country-pop star Taylor Swift is living every teenager's dream. She attended a recording session in In the end of 2008, Vandi began an international tour and on 10–12 October she performed three sold-out concerts in On 16 June, Vandi made a dynamic comeback, after a year's absence, with the pop-rock song Following the departure of her songwriter and collaborator On 11 December, Vandi returned to the Greek nightlife, singing at club Politia in Vandi was also the first artist who took part in the On November 2011 a digital single was released by Vandi called "Despina has been offered many times to represent Greece in Eurovision song contest but she never accepted. The latter is a close friend of Gomez, and they are often deemed inseparable by observers. See Photos. The teen population in the United States dominates the music market and as expected, their preferences are for musicians more in line with their age. Releasing his first album at the age of 15, he has gone on to become one of the most talked about artists in recent times, both for good and bad reasons. One such child prodigy who has become an internet sensation is Jacob Sartorius. Personal Life. She was born Despina Malea in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany. He achieved immense success following the release of his singles from his debut EP 'My World'. She managed to gain good reviews for her acting talent.In 2001 Despina Vandi and Phoebus signed in with Heaven Music, a new break-out record label, owned by the Antenna Group. She is the only female artist to have won two ˜Album of the Year' awards at the Grammy's.