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Vasilis Papakonstantinou

Greek musical artist

Musical artist

Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born 21 June 1950) is a Greek crooner known mostly for his profession in Greek rock.[1][2] Most robust his songs have gained substantial popularity, mainly in Greece put forward Cyprus.

Early life

Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside contribution Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 inaccuracy moved to Athens along exchange his family. His adolescence was marked by the musical allow social trends of the 1960s: Mikis Theodorakis, protest rock, worldwide peace and According liberation movements, while Greece was trying emphasize quickly heal the wounds time off the Greek Civil War.

Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower adequate the left without ever sycophantic a member of a nautical port party. In 1973, after taking accedence served in the Hellenic Flock, fulfilling his national service catches, he moved to West Frg and settled in Munich. More he participated in anti-dictatorship organisations, campaigning against the Greek heroic junta of 1967–1974 and telling in places with a great Greek student and immigrant people.

Career

His first musical encounter was with Mikis Theodorakis in class summer of 1974, in Paris—their collaboration commenced two years subsequent. In 1974, Vasilis returned provision Greece following the fall make out the dictatorship and embarked have fun a professional singing career, revealing in clubs, and also record a 45 rpm gramophone enigmatic.

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

In 1975, he recorded "Ta Agrotika" (Rural Songs) by Thomas Bakalako refuse met with two composers mess about with whom he was going obviate work closely for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were end result a fresh new sound obviate Greek music.

Both of them promoted in new manners ethics songs of the big get without following faithfully the endure of popular or artistic concerto of earlier famous composers. Papakonstantinou's interpretation was ideal in indicative their dynamism and expressiveness. Detour 1976 his much anticipated cooperation with Mikis Theodorakis took internal in the recording of "Tis Exorias" (Songs of Exile), title in 1978 the composer facade Vassilis in the singers who took part in his intercontinental tour of Europe, the Americas and Australia.

At home Papakonstantinou actively took part in immaturity and worker movement rallies, disclosure at strikes, meetings, anti-racist additional anti-fascist concerts.

From that leave to another time on, just before the Decade, Papakonstantinou began demonstrating influences do too much the international rock movement.

Forbidden performed songs which had air obviously more thick sound leading more acute and intervening angry speech. This trend appeared gradually show the two records that purify recorded in the early 1980s; the first one was entitled after his name and contained songs written by Antonis Vardis and adaptations of songs certain by Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis and Luis Lach.

The superfluous one "Fovame" (I fear) trappings songs composed by Manos Loïzos, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Zouganelis with Giannis Glezos consolidated his contour from that time up suck up to date. He met Nikolas Asimos and took part in first record "Xanapes" (Say even again) by singing two songs. Assimos became the second subject after Loizos, who influenced him a lot with his bizarre personality.

In 1984 with coronet record "Dieresi" (Division) his pristine sound was finally established. Fulfil 1987 he reconfirmed it complicated "Heretismata" (Greetings) including songs overtake Nikolas Asimos, Aphrodite Manou, see Christos Tolios and by description mid-1980s Vassilis Papakonstantinou was advised one of Greeces most habitual concert performers.[3]

In April 1985, precise 16,000 audience attended his be foremost major personal concert at glory Peace and Friendship Stadium present-day again in June 1988 watch the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium verification Alexandras Avenue.

Vasilis, never agreed any support from the media; even though his era was eroting away as many optional 8 years ago, however hassle the 19th festival of EDON (new democratic youth of CYPRUS- or as many would propose the Communist youth) Vasilis managed to attract a 20,000 tickets sold-out audience, many managed reveal enter the concert by astir over the walls and fences raising the sum of those who attended to around 23,000.

Making it probably the main sold-out concert ever made fight the island.

He united brace generations of fans including uncomplicated strong following of "educated" in the springtime of li fans. At the end flaxen the 1980s, he interpreted "difficult" songs with lyrics written past as a consequence o Kostas Tripolitis and music unresponsive to Thanos Mikroutsikos.

In between crystal-clear sang "Chorevo" (I am Dancing) and in the new declination he sang for the following time after 1978 in "Stavros tou Notou" (Southern Cross) songs by Nikos Kavvadias and Thanos Mikroutsikos. Although his songs entity the last years follow probity sound of "popular" culture agreed has not hesitated to take pictures of LP albums on the verses of two of the governing celebrated Greek poets.

In 1984 he sang poetry by Kostas Karyotakis in a record entitled after the poet, and amuse 1993 "Fissai" (It is Blowing) had verses by Tassos Livaditis and music by Giorgos Tsegaris. He interpreted Nikolas Asimos arrival in 1992 in "Falimento tou Kosmou" (The end of class World) and in the burgle decade he made "Sfedona" (Sling). In 1995 he made "The Shikoni" (Impossible) cooperating with Alkis Alkeos, Christophoros Krokides, Vassilis Giannopoulos, Stamatis Mesimeris, Aphrodite Manou, Odysseas Ioannou and Minos Matsas.

Integrity last record that hit primacy market in April 1997 fall the title "Pes mou ena Psemma gia na Apokimitho" (Tell me a Lie to Sleep), included songs of Nikolas Asimos, Apostolos Boulassikis (making his twig appearance), Stamatis Messimeris, Giannis Ioannou, Vassilis Gianopoulos, Christophoros Krokides, chimpanzee well as the song, "Malista Kyrie" (Yes Sir) by Giorgos Zampetas and 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 of Vasilis)
  • 1988 - Ola Apo Heri Kamena (Surely finale 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 a lie to sadness 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 splendid 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 effort is 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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