Σtella - Up and Away

What this video is

Released April 20, 2022, 'Up and Away' arrives as Σtella makes her Sub Pop debut — marking the first signing of a Greek artist to the legendary Seattle label. The video directly engages with Greek wartime history, animating the true escape story of two rebetiko musicians during the Axis occupation of Greece in the 1940s. Rebetiko — sometimes called the Greek blues — carries deep associations with social…

Why it matters

The video represents a landmark moment in Greek indie pop's international visibility: the first animated music video from a Greek Sub Pop artist, rooted in rebetiko history and rendered through artist-directed illustration. It exemplifies the early 2020s convergence of world music revival, DIY…

The director

Stella Chronopoulou, known as Σtella, is an Athens-born singer-songwriter, painter, and visual artist who studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts. She released her self-titled debut in 2015, followed by Works For You (2017), The Break (2020, Arbutus…