She was born in Sitia, Crete on November 22, 1934. She spent her childhood in the popular refugee district of Tambouria in Keratsini. She lost her father in the civil war and was forced to marry. From her marriage she had two children.

She made her first appearance in Perama where she was heard by Stelios Chrysinis, who wrote her first songs. Later he collaborated with Vassilis Tsitsanis and Giannis Papaioannou.

Her first big hit was the song “My Story, My Sin” which made her her first name. Her well-known songs are also “If I make a naughty life”, “He, this man”, “Save me”, “I pay a life” and others.

In 1998 he participated in the Mega series, Two Strangers.

The night before she died, she asked Lakis Korre to paint her nails on her right hand. As if death did not concern her, as if she was not afraid of him. Her last phrase was, “Ah, Laki, and I had so much more to do!” He passed away on August 6, 1999, after a long battle with cancer.

Discography
1970 – Every sunset
1971 – The beginning
1973 – My story
1974 – In songs by George Manisalis
1976 – Bohemians and others
1976 – Portraits (collection)
1977 – It’s true
1977 – George Katsaros – The children of the square (participation)
1979 – Rita Sakellariou
1980 – Rita Sakellariou 2
1981 – Old rebetika and others
1981 – Miscellaneous – The folk of the night (participation)
1981 – The suxe (collection)
1982 – I have my own
1983 – Rebetika and old folk 2
1983 – At night the trails
1984 – Gordian knot
1984 – Miscellaneous – The folk of the night No2 (participation)
1985 – 15 Years of Sakellariou (collection)
1985 – Miscellaneous – The folk of the night (participation)
1986 – I like it
1987 – 14 One of my most beautiful songs (collection)
1987 – The 40s = 2 20s
1988 – Adventure
1989 – This love this boy
1990 – 20 Great hits (collection)
1990 – 20 Great hits No2 (collection)
1990 – Costas Kapnisis – Songs from the Greek cinema
1990 – Singing the seasons 13
1991 – Me and Rita
1991 – Miscellaneous – Cinema & Song
1992 – Greece wants everything
1993 – I do not go to the mansion
1994 – My Story 1970-1994 (collection)
1994 – Old rebetika and other (collection) reissue
1995/05 – And in love again
1995 – My first songs 1968-1972 (collection)
1996 – 16 Zeybeks (collection)
1996 – Old rebetika and others 2
1996/10 – Rita’s parties
1997/06 – Keeping in touch
2000/05 – The songs of Rita No1 (collection)
2000/05 – The songs of Rita No2 (collection)
2003/10 – 36 Great hits (collection)
2005/04 – The 40’s = 2 20’s (reissue)
2005 – Universal Masters Collections
2006 – Forty Years of History (collection)

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