KorinnaKaplanis

Korinna Kaplanis was born on August 12, 1994 in Athens, Greece and raised in Los Angeles, California. She holds dual citizenship since birth (American and Greek) and is fluent in both languages. She is the youngest child of Greek immigrant parents Zoe and George Kaplanis. She has two, twin brothers named Athanasios and Konstantinos.

Since childhood, Korinna's dream is to become a pop star. She became interested in the arts at a very young age and her parents soon involved her in singing and dancing in combination with her academic studies at school. Her favorite instrument is the piano, which she studied for five years. She took part in many extracurricular activities at school including Concert choir, Madrigals, Show choir, and A Cappella group.

Korinna entered and won first place at Portola De Gaspar Middle School Idol and Palisades Charter High School's Got Talent.

She performed for the first time in front of a Greek audience at the age of 4. By age 13, Korinna had realized she wanted to become a professional singer and decided to take a serious approach in preparation for it by attending voice classes at Santa Monica College.

Her charm and vocal talent won her two titles Miss Hollywood Hills and Miss Southern California Teen Achieve 2011.

Korinna has performed for one of the largest Greek Festivals in Los Angeles four years in a row, coming back stronger than ever, starting back in 2007. She has also performed for athletic events, opening and closing ceremonies, open-mic nights, special appearances in talent shows, and Coffee House nights.

Korinna's vocal talent has been recognized and acknowledged by several experienced musicians including the Academy and Global award winner, Atticus Ross.

One of Korinna's dreams is to represent Greece in Eurovision one day!


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