Born in
Thessaloniki into a family of
Pontian origins, Nikolaou began his career as a singer in 1970, performing in the stage musical
Dilina. In 1973 she started collaborating on stage and in studio with
Vassilis Tsitsanis. She got her breakout thanks to the collaboration with
Yannis Markopoulos in three successful albums released between 1974 and 1975. In 1977, she released her first solo album
Χαμόγελο της Λιζέτας ("Smile of Lizeta"), which included songs by Tsitsanis, Markopoulos,
Giannis Spanos, and
Dimos Moutsis. During her career Nikolaou recorded over 150 songs. Between 1978 and 1983, she was married to journalist and politician
Giorgos Lianis. She died from the consequences of a fall from a shop staircase in which she severely hit her head on 11 August 2023, at the age of 74. ==Discography==