Stella Haskil was born in Thessaloniki in 1918, and began her recording career after World War II. She sang with artists such as Markos Vamvakaris, Apostolos Hatzichristos, and Stellakis Perpiniadis, though she is best known for her work with younger artists such as Vassilis Tsitsanis and Apostolos Kaldaras. Her most famous recording is her 1947 version of the song “Nichtose Horis Fengari” (Night Fell Moonless), written by Kaldaras during the Greek civil war which lasted until the end of the decade. The original title of this song was “Nichtose sto Gendi” (“Night fell in Gendi” - the prison in Thessaloniki where political prisoners were held). This song was such a success, that even though certain verses were changed to meet the demands of the censors (who were always looking out for any suspect political references), after a few days, it was withdrawn from circulation, and its performance was banned. Tragically, Stella Haskil died on 27 February, 1954, in Athens.