Arleta, born Argyro-Nicoleta Tsapra on March 3, 1945, in Athens, Greece, died August 8, 2017, in Athens, Greece, was a Greek singer, songwriter, musician, and book illustrator. Arleta studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts before launching her music career in the 1960s as a prominent figure of the Greek New Wave movement. She released her debut studio album, Η Αρλέτα τραγουδά, in 1966, featuring the single “Μια φορά θυμάμαι”. Her subsequent studio albums include Αρλέτα Νο. 2 in 1967, Στο Ρυθμό του Αγέρα in 1968, 12+1 Τραγούδια του Μάνου Χατζιδάκι in 1969, Έξη Μέρες in 1970, Ταξιδεύοντας in 1976, Romancero Gitano in 1978, Ένα Καπέλο με Τραγούδια in 1981, Περίπου in 1984, Τσάι Γιασεμιού in 1985, Ζητάτε Να Σας Πω in 1987, Δέκα και μία νύχτες in 1989, Έμπορος Ονείρων in 1995, and Demo in 2010. Arleta published the illustrated songwriting book Which Way to Spring in 1997 and illustrated children's books by Bertolt Brecht and Vladimir Mayakovsky. Arleta died of a stroke at age 72.
