STECKBRIEF
Kalomoira (Καλομοίρα in Greek characters; born Maria Kalomoira (Carol) Sarantis, January 31, 1985, West Hempstead, New York, United States), also known simply as Kalomira or K-Moira, is a Greek-American singer, famous in Greece and Cyprus.
Biography
Kalomoira, known as Carol in America, hails from Nassau County, New York. She was born to Greek-American restaurant owners Nikos (Nick) and Eleni (Helen) Sarantis on January 31, 1985. She has one sister.
She was Ms. West Hempstead (Homecoming Queen) at her high school in 2003.
Despite speaking primarily English, Kalomoira went to Greece on a tip from her cousin, to compete on Fame Story (licensed from Star Academy, a reality talent show similar to American Idol in the United States and Pop Idol in the United Kingdom).