- published: 14 Sep 2012
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Vicky Leandros (born Vassiliki Papathanasiou, Greek: Βασιλική Παπαθανασίου, 23 August 1949, now legally Vassiliki, Baroness von Ruffin) is a Greek singer with a long international career. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (known as Leo Leandros – composer pseudonym Mario Panas). She achieved worldwide fame after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1972 with the song "Après Toi" (representing Luxembourg).
Leandros was born in Palaiokastritsa, a resort on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea. Her father wanted to expand his career and went to Germany while she grew up at her grandmother's house until the age of eight. In 1958 her parents took her to Germany where she stayed with her father permanently after her parents' divorce. She revealed her talent at a young age while taking guitar, music, dance, ballet and voice lessons.
In 1965 Leandros released her first single "Messer, Gabel, Schere, Licht". This was the beginning of a successful career for her with her father as composer, manager and producer. In 1967 she received an offer to sing for Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "L'amour est bleu". She finished in fourth place but the song became one of the biggest worldwide hits of the year and was covered by many artists. She was shortly singing in eight languages with her albums, singles and EPs being sold all over the world. She became particularly successful in Japan and Canada.
Frau Petermann
was treibt denn bloß dein Peter?
Jeden Abend
wenn es dunkel wird
dann geht er frisch rasiert
und gut gekämmt
schicker Anzug
weißes Hemd
rote Nelke am Jackett
fein von A bis Z.
der Peter
der ist schlau
schlau wie ein Fuchs in seinem bau.
Und wenn er liebeshunger hat
jagt er die Gänschen in der Stadt.
Und man erzählt
daß er bei Nacht
fast immer reichlich Beute macht.
Wieviel
weiß keiner ganz genau
der Peter
der ist schlau.
Jedoch das Tollste ist daran
daß er nicht immer treu sein kann!
Und trotzdem liebt ihn jede Frau
der Peter
der ist schlau.
Frau Petermann
Hut ab vor deinem Peter.
Uns zum Narr'n zu halten
wirklich
das versteht er
tags spielt er den braven Mann
der kein Wasser trüben kann
doch im Schutz der Dämmerung wird er wieder jung.