“In the sweetness of autumn, September 25, 2024, on the most beautiful stage in the country at the Herod Atticus Odeon, where every Greek and foreign artist dreams of performing. There you chose, our lady, to sing your great farewell a cappella,” said Charoula Alexiou with a trembling voice, in her eulogy for Marinella.
In her eulogy, Charoula Alexiou characterized Marinella as a “lady” and “captain,” noting that she left “the last drop” of her voice “on the altar of the Herod Atticus Odeon.”
“You left the last drop of your voice on the altar of the Herod Atticus Odeon. You closed your eyes and never sang to us again, even though your heart was still beating. The people who adored you wouldn’t let you leave. All of Greece is talking about you and the country’s singers are here. My Marinella, my captain, from what crystalline spring did this voice emerge,” the singer said emotionally.
It should be noted that crowds of people are saying their final farewell to Marinella at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral, rushing to pay tribute to the great performer.
