Kaliopi, is an Australian Blues Artist, guitarist, and singer-songwriter drawing from the great blues tradition and the powerful blues women who made it their own, building a steady following from passionate and energetic live shows and recent single releases 'When the Levee Breaks' and 'Troublin' Blues' both with Official Videos as well as "Kissing In The Dark included in their 3 track EP, ‘Highway #9 Studio Sessions’. November 2023 saw the release of their much anticipated debut 10 Track Album, ‘Blues For Minnie’ that includes 2 album versions of previous releases, 2 originals, 1 Koko Taylor homage track and 7 selected Memphis Minnie Tribute tracks.

"Years spent working with the best in AUS, USA, and her native Greece has stamped a mark on Kaliopi's powerful blues guitar and vocals you need to hear!." Salty Dawg Productions.

Accompanied by Australia's seasoned national musicians and long-term college mates, teachers colleagues and friends; 'The Blues Messengers' is Lisette Payet on Keys, Wayne Albury on Horns, Christopher Schurmann on Basses, and Greg Rowan on Skins.

"It was clear even before she began the set that Kaliopi was a veteran performer who knew what she was doing and where she was heading in the Blues" - Kerrie Pacholli - Music, St Kilda Arts Community Review.

Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers celebrated their 1st anniversary performing at the St Kilda Blues Festival after officially launching at the Glenmaggie Blues & Roots Festival in 2022 building vibrant audience followers throughout the 2 years. Drawing from the great delta blues tradition of powerful blueswomen who made it their own and bluesmen, Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers released their debut single 'When the Levee Breaks' in December 2022 with positive reviews, national airplay, and support as they rolled out their 3 track sampler EP, Highway #9 Studio Sessions' including  'Kissing in the Dark' and 'Troublin' Blues' in May with the official second original single release on International Womens Day ‘Troublin Blues’.  Now the much anticipated 10 track debut album ‘Blues For Minnie’ features a couple of original gems, a homage to Koko Taylor, and 7 selected Memphis Minnie tracks the band  honed in on developing their unique schtick.

In 2022, Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers became the host band for Double Trouble Blues Sessions and continue to support some of our country's national blues icons such as Geoff Achison, Ian Collard, Jimi Hocking, Steve Sedegreen and Aaron Pollock as well as performing regularly in the Blues Circuit around Melbourne and Victoria.

In between band shows, Kaliopi has been regularly jamming and headlining the Blues Jam Clubs and Association Circuit (including, Gippsland Rhythm & Blues Club, Rokewood Blues Club, Bendigo Blues Club, Melbourne Blues Collective, Blues Roulette, Eastern Blues Association, 90 Miles Blues, Hume Blues Club, Elwood Blues Club, Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, and Stingoes Blues).

Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers have honed in on pre-WW delta blues and arranged the works of Memphis Minnie as a foundation having developed their unique texture using the fretless bass like a sousaphone with flavours of early Dixieland piano, weaving clarinet blues licks, and Delta Blues guitar over swinging groove shuffles topped with Kaliopi's powerfully soulful vocals. 

"Years spent working with the best blues musicians and producers in AUS, USA, and her native Greece have stamped a mark on Kaliopi’s powerful vocals and blues guitar you need to hear!" (Dennis Trevarthen - Salty Dawg Productions)

The Blues Messengers on 'Blues For Minnie' are Connor O'Neil & Chris Schurmann (Dream Boogie, John Williams) Bass & Double Bass; Lisette Payet (Soul Sisters, Kelly Auty) Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals; Tony Wheeler & Nick Pearce (Yothu Yindi, Tism) Clarinet; Les Oldman (Andrea Marr) Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals; and Kaliopi Stavropoulos Voice & Guitar and live, Greg Rowan brushing our skins, Lisette plays piano, Chris Double Bass and Wayne Albury on Horns have been longstanding in the Blues Messengers as well as workshopping new material for their followup album.