My favorite celebrity by Petroupoli B2 ICT class

4th Junior High School Petroupolis

GREEK CELEBRITIES

Vassilis Spanoulis He is a Greek basketball player.

He plays for

the Olympiacos

team.He's 37 years old but he plays like a 17 year old teenager.

In my point of view, he plays even better than Lebron James. He has already won three Euroleagues.I must say that

his three-point

shots are breathtaking.

I love his amazing performances.

Tzenaro

Lefteris Petrounias He was born in 1990, in Athens, and he is a Greek artistic gymnast. He started gymnastics at the age of 5.He won the 2016 championship. He was also

the

World

Champion

for

2017,2018 and 2015.He has been a ďŹ ve-time European medalist on the still rings. I admire him because he always reminds me of never giving up on my dreams and my sport.

Stella

Giannis Antetokounmpo He

is

a

Greek

professional

basketball player. He was born on 6th December 1994 in Athens by Nigerian parents. His height is 2,11 m and he plays for the Milwaukee Bucks in the U.S.A. We like him because he is a very skillful player.

Giannis-Alex

Christian Gkolomeef He is a Bulgarian swimmer with Greek citizenship .He represents Greece in international competitions. He became a bronze medal world champion in the 50 m. freestyle when he was only 18.He has been very successful since then. I admire him because I’m a swimmer myself and I know how hard it is to succeed in this sport. I want to be like him one day.

Helen

Stefanos Tsitsipas He was born in Athens on 12th August 1998 and he is a professional tennis player. He has managed to be ranked 5th in the world championship in only 3 years. His latest success was his victory in the ATR ďŹ nals. We admire him because he is one of the youngest and the most successful Greek athletes. Finally, he remains

strong

even

though

he

sometimes loses and he never gives up.

Athina-Katerina

Youssef El Arabi He is a French football player who plays for the Olympiacos team. His nickname is‘pistolero’ because he ‘shoots ‘the opponent with a lot of goals. I enjoy watching him score.

Above all, I love the crazy way he celebrates his goals.

Antonis

Socratis Papastathopoulos He was born on June 9 1988.He is a Greek football player who plays as a center back for premier league club Arsenal national

and

team.

He

the Greek lives

in

Kalamata in Greece. I play football and I want to be like him one day.

Ioannis

Sakis Rouvas He is one of the ďŹ rst pop-dance performers. His songs top the Greek charts. His best success is his third place in the European Song Contest in 2003.He is worldwide known as he has won an MTV Europe Music Award and a World Music Award. I like him not only for his perfect voice but also for his humor and cleverness.

Thanos

Marinella She sings folk music, blues, and rebetiko. She was born in 1938 in Thessaloniki. At the moment she is one of the most popular singers in my counrty.She has sung the songs of very important composers like Theodorakis and Hatzidakis.

She is the queen of my heart because her dreamy voice brings pleasant memories to my mind.

Helen

Kostas Voutsas He is a well-known actor in Greece. He has played very successful funny roles in old Greek movies as well as in television series. He considers himself to be a theatrical actor more than anything. I adore his acting. His hilarious jokes make me forget all my problems.

Vassiliki

Vaso Laskaraki She’s a Greek actress from Thessaloniki born in 1979.She has become known for the roles she’s played in popular TV series. I love the positive energy she gives out when she meets her fans but most of all her fashion choices.

Stavroula

Marianna Vardinogianni She’s an ambassador of UNESCO and an active personality at an international level. She ďŹ ghts for the rights of the children and the family. Besides, she is the president of Elpida, an association of children with cancer. I like her because she is so caring and sensitive.

Lydia