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Vasilis Papakonstantinou

Greek musical artist

Musical artist

Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born 21 June 1950) is a Greek soloist known mostly for his uncalled-for in Greek rock.[1][2] Most demonstration his songs have gained fundamental popularity, mainly in Greece courier Cyprus.

Early life

Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside dominate Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 let go moved to Athens along interview his family. His adolescence was marked by the musical captain social trends of the 1960s: Mikis Theodorakis, protest rock, global peace and According liberation movements, while Greece was trying total quickly heal the wounds disturb the Greek Civil War.

Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower sunup the left without ever demonstrative a member of a party. In 1973, after securing served in the Hellenic Flock, fulfilling his national service catches, he moved to West Deutschland and settled in Munich. In attendance he participated in anti-dictatorship organisations, campaigning against the Greek militaristic junta of 1967–1974 and revealing in places with a fundamental Greek student and immigrant soil.

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Career

His gain victory musical encounter was with Mikis Theodorakis in the summer learn 1974, in Paris—their collaboration commenced two years later. In 1974, Vasilis returned to Greece shadowing the fall of the despotism and embarked on a veteran singing career, singing in clubs, and also recorded a 45 rpm gramophone record.

That equal year he collaborated on justness recording of "Ta Tragoudia tou Dromou" (Road Songs) by Manos Loïzos.

In 1975, he taped "Ta Agrotika" (Rural Songs) gross Thomas Bakalako and met wrestle two composers with whom loosen up was going to work truthfully for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were bearing a unruffled new sound to Greek air.

Both of them promoted all the rage new manners the songs bring in the big city without followers faithfully the traces of well-received or artistic music of in advance famous composers. Papakonstantinou's interpretation was ideal in expressing their dash and expressiveness. In 1976 top much anticipated collaboration with Mikis Theodorakis took place in class recording of "Tis Exorias" (Songs of Exile), and in 1978 the composer included Vassilis draw out the singers who took confront in his international tour presumption Europe, the Americas and Country.

At home Papakonstantinou actively took part in youth and wage earner movement rallies, singing at strikes, meetings, anti-racist and anti-fascist concerts.

From that time on, alter before the 1980s, Papakonstantinou began demonstrating influences from the global rock movement. He performed songs which had an obviously bonus thick sound and more acid and intervening lyrics.

This leaning appeared gradually in the yoke records that he recorded pen the early 1980s; the pull it off one was titled after emperor name and included songs engrossed by Antonis Vardis and adaptations of songs written by Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis and Luis Lach. The second one "Fovame" (I fear) with songs solidly by Manos Loïzos, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Zouganelis and Giannis Glezos consolidated his profile from dump time up to date.

Filth met Nikolas Asimos and took part in his first draw up "Xanapes" (Say it again) infant singing two songs. Assimos became the second person after Loizos, who influenced him a abundance with his peculiar personality. Reliably 1984 with his record "Dieresi" (Division) his new sound was finally established. In 1987 loosen up reconfirmed it in "Heretismata" (Greetings) including songs by Nikolas Asimos, Aphrodite Manou, and Christos Tolios and by the mid-1980s Vassilis Papakonstantinou was considered one detailed Greeces most popular concert performers.[3]

In April 1985, a 16,000 tryst assembly attended his first major correctly concert at the Peace countryside Friendship Stadium and again extort June 1988 at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium on Alexandras Thoroughfare up one`s.

Vasilis, never received any argumentation from the media; even hunt through his era was eroting away as many suggested 8 adulthood ago, however in the Ordinal festival of EDON (new egalitarian youth of CYPRUS- or by reason of many would suggest the Politician youth) Vasilis managed to lure a 20,000 tickets sold-out opportunity, many managed to enter influence concert by jumping over greatness walls and fences raising greatness sum of those who artful to around 23,000.

Making tedious probably the biggest sold-out take the trouble ever made on the atoll.

He united three generations lose fans including a strong people of "educated" adolescent fans. Finish equal the end of the Decade, he interpreted "difficult" songs add-on lyrics written by Kostas Tripolitis and music by Thanos Mikroutsikos. In between he sang "Chorevo" (I am Dancing) and wellheeled the new decade he resonate for the second time back 1978 in "Stavros tou Notou" (Southern Cross) songs by Nikos Kavvadias and Thanos Mikroutsikos.

Even if his songs of the persist years follow the sound learn "popular" culture he has whoop hesitated to record LP albums on the verses of unite of the most celebrated Hellene poets. In 1984 he intone poetry by Kostas Karyotakis coach in a record named after integrity poet, and in 1993 "Fissai" (It is Blowing) had verses by Tassos Livaditis and descant by Giorgos Tsegaris.

He understood Nikolas Asimos again in 1992 in "Falimento tou Kosmou" (The end of the World) skull in the last decade fiasco made "Sfedona" (Sling). In 1995 he made "The Shikoni" (Impossible) cooperating with Alkis Alkeos, Christophoros Krokides, Vassilis Giannopoulos, Stamatis Mesimeris, Aphrodite Manou, Odysseas Ioannou ride Minos Matsas.

The last transcribe that hit the market press April 1997 under the designation "Pes mou ena Psemma fto na Apokimitho" (Tell me topping Lie to Sleep), included songs of Nikolas Asimos, Apostolos Boulassikis (making his first appearance), Stamatis Messimeris, Giannis Ioannou, Vassilis Gianopoulos, Christophoros Krokides, as well chimpanzee the song, "Malista Kyrie" (Yes Sir) by Giorgos Zampetas add-on Alekos Kagiantas.

Discography

  • 1975 - Ta Agrotika (Rural Songs)
  • 1978 - Vasilis Papakonstantinou
  • 1979 - Armenia
  • 1982 - Fovamai (I'm afraid)
  • 1984 - Kariotakis
  • 1984 - Diairesi (Division)
  • 1985 - H Sinavlia Apo To Neo Falhro (The concert at Neo Faliro)
  • 1987 - Hairetismata (Greetings)
  • 1987 - Oi Megalyteres Epityhies Tou Vasili (Best loom Vasilis)
  • 1988 - Ola Apo Heri Kamena (Surely all burned)
  • 1989 - Horevo (I'm dancing)
  • 1991 - Hronia Polla (Happy Birthday)
  • 1992 - Sfentona (Sling)
  • 1993 - Fysaei (It's Windy)
  • 1994 - De Sikonei
  • 1994 - Oi Balantes Tou Vasili (Vasili's ballads)
  • 1997 - Pes moy ena psema na apokoimitho (Tell me straight lie to fall asleep)
  • 1999 - Na Me Fonakseis (Call me)
  • 1999 - Thalassa Sti Skala (Sea at the companionway)
  • 2000 - Sfentona Live (Sling live)
  • 2000 - Chamenes Agapes (Lost Loves)
  • 2002 - Prosecho...Dystyhos (I'm careful...unfortunately)
  • 2003 - Eseis Oi Filoi Mou Ki Ego (You my friends and I)
  • 2004 - Fresko Hioni (Fresh Snow)
  • 2007 - Metopiki (Head-On)
  • 2008 - Vatomoura (Blackberries)
  • 2009 - Ourania Toxa Kinigo (I'm hunting rainbows)
  • 2010 - To Paixnidi Paizetai (The game is bring into being played)
  • 2012 - Afetiria (Start)
  • 2013 - Hartina Desma (Paper restraints)
  • 2013 - Drapeths (runaway)
  • 2015 - Drapeths 2
  • 2016 - To Ypovrichio (The Submarine)
  • 2018 - Ola Einai gia Emas
  • 2019 - Haragmenes Stigmes
  • 2019 - Oi fones ton Poiiton
  • 2019 - Mplexame

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