Sofia Vempo

Sofia Vempo

Known For

Acting

Born

February 10, 1910

Died

March 10, 1978 (aged 68)

Birthplace

Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire

Biography

Sofia Vembo (Greek: Σοφία Βέμπο; 10 February 1910, in Gallipoli, East Thrace, Turkey – 10 March 1978, in Athens, Greece) was a leading Greek singer and actress active from the interwar period to the early postwar years and the 1950s. She became best known for her performance of patriotic songs during the Greco-Italian War, when she was dubbed the "Songstress of Victory".