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Marianna Hansen ( February 17 , 1982 in Denmark ), professionally-known as '''Shaya''', is a Danish - Guyanese Singer famous in Greece .

Born to a Danish father and a Guyanese mother, Shaya's family moved to Sweden after her parents' Divorce while she was still young. As a teenager the family once more emigrated, this time to Thessalonica in Greece .


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There she released her first single titled ''Release Me'' and toured Europe . She also found work as a performer in various clubs in Thessalonica . Her big break came when she entered the Greek version of the popular idol show Popstars and won a spot on successful all Girl Band Hi-5 . Shaya along with the four other girls, Marlen Angelidou , Irini Psyhrami , Froso Papaharalampous , and Nansy Stergiopoulou had numerous chart-topping albums and singles for several years. The band came to an end in 2005 . Shaya, along with the rest of the members decided that they would enter solo careers while their success was still booming.

Since their break up Shaya has performed at a popular night-club in Greece called Chiculata , performing with some famous Greek artists such as Yiorgos Xanthiotis, Sabrina , and Stathis Xenos. Her first CD (a duet with rapper Bob) was released in the summer.


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