ABOUT

Musician, Singer and Songwriter Midia Kalou always found comfort and a place to call home in Music. From an early age she began piano and singing lessons, graduating from the Music School of Paphos with First Class Honours and having performed with some of the most renowned Greek artists of our time such as Yiannis Charoulis, Kostas Makedonas, Melina Kanna, George Perris, George Dallaras, Dionisis Savvopoulos, and Margarita Zorbala.

The current fourth year singer at the School of Vocal Studies and Opera at the Royal Northern College of Music is studying under the tutelage of soprano Sarah Rhodes. From western classical, pop, gospel and musical theatre to Greek “entechno” and folk music, her repertoire covers a wide range of music genres.

Some of her most recent performances include RNCM’s opera production of L' Etoile by E. Chabrier as a cover for the role of Zinnia and Die Fledermaus by J. Strauss II as a chorus member, “Mikis Theodorakis: Music for Peace” spotlight concert with the Bloomfield String Quartet, RNCM’s Chamber Choir concert alongside baritone Roderick Williams and the Edvard Grieg Vokalensemble, and Bernstein’s Mass Manchester premiere at the Bridgewater Hall, as a symphony chorus member, under the baton of Clark Rundell, as part of RNCM’s 50th anniversary celebrations. In January 2025, she was chosen to participate in the National Youth Orchestra of Germany (BJO) Tour ("BJO goes British" Tour) as part of the "Deutsch-Britische Chorakademie" directed by Benedikt Kantert performing in Vienna, Hamburg and all over the UK, under the baton of Wayne Marshall (OBE).

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As much as she enjoys performing on stage as a solo artist, Midia has always loved singing in groups. Having an extensive experience as a chorister and a great passion for choral conducting, she was one of the original members of the Cyprus Music School Girls’ Choir ‘Vox Venus’ from 2019 until 2021. As a member of the RNCM Chamber Choir she performed Ligeti's Requiem in the BBC Proms 2023, "Prom 36: A Space Odyssey" with LPO under the baton of Edward Gardner, Grieg’s 4 Psalms after Old Norwegian Church alongside baritone Roderick Williams and the Edvard Grieg Vokalensemble and in the RNCM’s 50th birthday concert which was broadcasted live on BBC Radio 3. Additionally, she is a member of the RNCM Gospel Choir directed by Wayne Ellington and was featured as a soloist in their debut solo concert in 2024. Currently, she is a co - founder and member of the newly founded Female Vocal Ensembles "Ventis" and “Vóces Mare”.

"It is not worth singing for ourselves; it is nicer if two people sing together. Then more people: hundreds, thousands, until the huge harmony can be heard, in which we can all be just one, indeed. Then we will be able to say: "May the world be happy"

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Midia finds inspiration in the smallest and simplest things in life. Whether it the sea and the sun, listening to her favourite songs while she is driving, the daily moments with people she holds closest to her heart, or memories which she cherishes, places and faces she misses and her constant nostalgia for the moments we cannot go back to. Through her music she reveals her most honest, intimate and pure self. She is constantly experimenting with the "old" and the "new" in her music making, combining traditional and contemporary musical elements, highlighting characteristics of her own culture and heritage which have influenced greatly her musical and artistic identity.

Her debut EP “Alkyonides Meres” will be released in March 2025.