Question: Information: - The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not for Saints". Twenty-three countries participated in the contest, with Eimear Quinn of Ireland crowned the winner after the final voting, with the song, "The Voice". The song was written by Brendan Graham, who also composed the 1994 winner "Rock 'n' Roll Kids". It was also a record seventh win for Ireland and the most recent win of Ireland. - Athens ("Athina" ) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus, which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent, and in particular the Romans. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. In 2015, Athens was ranked the world's 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study. - Emis Forame To Himona Anixiatika (Greek script " ") was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Greek by Mariana Efstratiou. Efstratiou had previously represented Greece in the 1989 contest in Lausanne with "To Diko Sou Asteri" and composer Kostas Bigalis in turn in Dublin in 1994 with "To Trehandiri". - The Eurovision Song Contest, sometimes popularly called Eurovision but not to be confused with the Eurovision network that broadcasts it, is the longest-running annual international TV song competition, held, primarily, among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. The competition was based upon the existing Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951. - Ancient Heart is the debut studio album by Tanita Tikaram. The record was initially released by Warner Music Group on 13 September 1988. The album had huge success and was a hit globally, launching Tanita's mainstream career. Guest musicians included Rod Argent, Mark Isham, Peter Van Hooke, Paul Brady, and Brendan Croker. Argent and Van Hooke produced the album. The record includes four singles. - Tanita Tikaram (born 12 August 1969) is a German-born English pop/folk singer-songwriter. She achieved chart success with the singles "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, "Ancient Heart". She is known for her powerful, husky voice, and poetic and somewhat obscure lyrics. - Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis (; born 29 July 1925) is a Greek songwriter and composer who has written over 1000 songs. He scored for the films "Zorba the Greek" (1964), "Z" (1969), and "Serpico" (1973). He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy" also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work. He is viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize. - Piraeus ("Pireas" , , "Peiraieus") is a port city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens urban area, southwest from its city center (municipality of Athens), and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf. - Konstantinos (Kostas) Bigalis (born 15 March 1953) is a popular singer and musician who is known for representing Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions: as a singer and composer in 1994 and as a composer in 1996. - Plato (Greek: "Platn", in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 348/347 BCE) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Unlike nearly all of his philosophical contemporaries, Plato's entire "uvre" is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years. - The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the "songwriters" who have composed the best "original" song written specifically for a film. The performers of a song are not credited with the Academy Award unless they contributed either to music, lyrics or both in their own right. - Aristotle ("Aristotels"; 384322BC) was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, whereafter Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian. At seventeen or eighteen years of age, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven (c.347BC). His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy. Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Great beginning in 343BC. - Lausanne (, ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud. The city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (or simply "Le Leman"). It faces the French town of Evian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located northeast of Geneva. - Manos Hatzidakis (also spelled Hadjidakis 23 October 1925 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music. He was also one of the main movers of the "Entekhno" song (along with Mikis Theodorakis). In 1960 he received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his song "Never on Sunday" from the film of the same name. - Marianna Efstratiou ( Greek : ) ( born 17 April 1955 in Athens ) is a Greek singer , connected on several occasions with the Eurovision Song Contest . In 1987 , she appeared as a backing singer for the duo Bang . Efstratiou won the Greek national song contest in 1989 , overcoming Greek superstar Anna Vissi , and represented Greece in Lausanne with To Diko Sou Asteri . The song was placed ninth . In 1996 , ERT selected her to represent Greece again , this time with the song Emis forame to himona anixiatika , but the song could only manage 14th place in Oslo . Efstratiou sang a number of songs in the semi-finals of the Greek national contest in 1998 , none of which won . She has worked with Mimmis Plessas and she also starred on stage on several occasions . She has published two records and a promo cd single . On her debut album there 's her cover of '' Twist in My Sobriety '' , originally sung by Tanita Tikaram . She has also participated in the theatrical play Pornography by Manos Hatzidakis . Currently , she is the lead singer of the jazz ensemble Nova Mood . - A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. The term is Greek and means the "mother city" of a colony (in the ancient sense), that is, the city which sent out settlers. This was later generalized to a city regarded as a center of a specified activity, or any large, important city in a nation. - Anna Vissi ((); born 20 December 1957), also known as Anna Vishy, is a Greek Cypriot recording artist and actress. Born in Cyprus, she studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, Greece in 1973, where she signed with Minos and simultaneously collaborated with other musical artists and released promotional singles of her own while studying at the University of Athens. - The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The program was presented by Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux. Riva, representing Yugoslavia, won with the song "Rock Me". This was the only victory for Yugoslavia as a unified state. - The city of Athens during the classical period of Ancient Greece (508322 BC) was the major urban center of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Isagoras. This system remained remarkably stable, and with a few brief interruptions remained in place for 180 years, until 322 BC (aftermath of Lamian War). The peak of Athenian hegemony was achieved in the 440s to 430s BC, known as the Age of Pericles. - "To diko sou asteri" (Greek script: " ", English translation: "Your Own Star") was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Greek by Mariana. - The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo (in English: "Italian song festival of Sanremo") is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. Usually referred to as Festival di Sanremo, or outside Italy as Sanremo Music Festival or Sanremo Music Festival Award, it was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest. - Philosophy (from Greek , "philosophia", literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 c. 495 BC). Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument and systematic presentation. Classic philosophical questions include: Is it possible to know anything and to prove it? What is most real? However, philosophers might also pose more practical and concrete questions such as: Is there a best way to live? Is it better to be just or unjust (if one can get away with it)? Do humans have free will? - "Twist in My Sobriety" is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram. Released as a single in 1988 from her debut album, "Ancient Heart," it was Tikaram's biggest international success, achieving top 10 placings in several European countries and is probably her best-remembered song. - Recorded history or written history is a historical narrative based on a written record or other documented communication. Recorded history can be contrasted with other narratives of the past, such as mythological, oral or archeological traditions. - The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is an alliance of public service media entities, established on 12 February 1950. As of 2015, the organisation comprises 73 active members in 56 countries, and 34 associate members from a further 20 countries. Most EU states are part of this organisation and therefore EBU has been subject to supranational legislation and regulation. It also hosted debates between candidates for the European Commission presidency for the 2014 parliamentary elections but is unrelated to the institution itself. It is best known for producing the Eurovision Song Contest. EBU is a member of the International Music Council. - Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Dublin is in the province of Leinster on Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey. The city has an urban area population of 1,345,402. The population of the Greater Dublin Area, , was 1,904,806 people. - Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece. - "To Trehandiri" (Greek script: , English: "The Trehandiri", a type of boat) was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed in Greek by Kostas Bigalis & The Sea Lovers, i.e. the musicians Antonis Tourkoyiorgis (bass and vocals ), Akis Tourkoyiorgis (electric guitar ), Vassilis Roussis (drums ), Victoria Halkiti and Christina Anagnostopoulou as vocalists. In the night of the show the title was replaced by "Diri Diri". After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'marianna efstratiou' with the relationship of 'given name'. Choices: - age - alexander - an - anna - antonis - are - august - brendan - c . - can - celine - della - french - german - home - i . - ingvild - jacques - june - konstantinos - kostas - les - lies - lolita - love - many - mariana - may - michael - morena - my - pericles - peter - plato - urban - warner - will
Answer:
mariana