A minute with Markella Hadjimitsi Professional singer

Where do you live?
I live in Limassol, for the time being I live with my parents but in the next few months, I am planning to move in with my boyfriend.

What did you have for breakfast?
To be honest I don’t usually have any breakfast in the morning due to the fact that I work late at night, I usually sleep throughout the day. However, if I will have anything for breakfast I usually do just a coffee.

Describe your perfect day
A perfect day for me would be to wake up on an island in Greece, go swimming for hours and have lunch at a very nice tavern. My perfect day would include singing of course. Singing is not just a job for me, it is a way of life.

Best book ever read?
I don’t really read books, but a book that I have read and I enjoyed very much was called Magic by Ronda Bryne. I really enjoyed this book because it talks about life and how to improve yourself and set goals. If I am ever to read any type of books it would self-improvement kind of books, as I like to challenge myself and improve and evolve.

Best childhood memory?
My favourite childhood memory was when I was about 8 years old and I went to a studio to record my then favourite song My Number One by Elena Paparizou.

What is always in your fridge?
Nutella, end of story, nothing else matters!

What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?
That’s a great question. I love R’n’B music and romantic pop. In terms of Greek music I really do enjoy ‘laika’ and pop of course.

What’s your spirit animal?
My spirit animal is the dog because dogs are the most loyal creature on the planet and as a person I like to believe that I am very loyal to the people I love.

What are you most proud of?
I am very proud for overcoming my fears. As a person I was scared of many things that were limiting me in life and I am so very proud of myself for managing to overcome all of them.

What movie scene has really stayed with you?
A movie scene that has really stayed with me was in the Greek movie Jamaica where two brothers who stopped talking for a while came back together because one of the brothers was sick with cancer and he wanted to help him and stand by his side through that difficult period in his life. It was a scene that really touched me.

If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?
I would like to meet Harris Alexiou, I would love to sit and talk with her because she is someone I really admire.
Another person that I would love to see is a friend I had that unfortunately is no longer with us and I would love to see him for one last time and to talk with him and see how he is.

If you could time travel when/where would you go?
I would like to go back to the 80s because I believe that back then everything was much more pure. Also things were much easier for singers to have a career.

What is your greatest fear?
My greatest fear is to lose anyone of my family members.

What would you say to your 18-year-old self?
I would say not to trust people that much because not everyone is our friend or have our best intentions in mind.

Name the one thing that would stop you dating someone
Smelling, I would never date someone that smells bad! It is something that annoys me way too much.

If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?
I would like to spend time with my friends and family. Also I would take a trip to Athens to go see Sakis Rouvas live and if I had the chance I would get on stage to perform with him as well.