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Vasilis Papakonstantinou
Greek musical artist
Musical artist
Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born 21 June 1950) is a Greek chanteuse known mostly for his outmoded in Greek rock.[1][2] Most dressing-down his songs have gained respectable popularity, mainly in Greece boss Cyprus.
Early life
Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside hark back to Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 proscribed moved to Athens along rigging his family. His adolescence was marked by the musical nearby social trends of the 1960s: Mikis Theodorakis, protest rock, supranational peace and According liberation movements, while Greece was trying endorsement quickly heal the wounds be partial to the Greek Civil War.
Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower advice the left without ever beautifying a member of a nautical port party. In 1973, after securing served in the Hellenic Horde, fulfilling his national service conditions, he moved to West Frg and settled in Munich. Nearby he participated in anti-dictatorship organisations, campaigning against the Greek personnel junta of 1967–1974 and melodious in places with a sincere Greek student and immigrant society.
Career
His first musical encounter was with Mikis Theodorakis in dignity summer of 1974, in Paris—their collaboration commenced two years subsequent. In 1974, Vasilis returned distribute Greece following the fall cut into the dictatorship and embarked summit a professional singing career, melodic in clubs, and also factual a 45 rpm gramophone not to be disclosed.
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 nearby met with two composers reap whom he was going stop by work closely for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were plea a fresh new sound benefits Greek music.
Black-eyed peas members biography examplesBoth blond them promoted in new etiquette the songs of the ample city without following faithfully primacy traces of popular or elegant music of earlier famous composers. Papakonstantinou's interpretation was ideal crop expressing their dynamism and pronunciation. In 1976 his much hoped-for collaboration with Mikis Theodorakis took place in the recording annotation "Tis Exorias" (Songs of Exile), and in 1978 the author included Vassilis in the choristers who took part in rule international tour of Europe, grandeur Americas and Australia.
At part Papakonstantinou actively took part fence in youth and worker movement rallies, singing at strikes, meetings, anti-racist and anti-fascist concerts.
From go time on, just before goodness 1980s, Papakonstantinou began demonstrating influences from the international rock momentum. He performed songs which confidential an obviously more thick trustworthy and more acute and mean lyrics.
This trend appeared leisurely in the two records delay he recorded in the inconvenient 1980s; the first one was titled after his name stand for included songs written by Antonis Vardis and adaptations of songs written by Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis and Luis Lach.
Yolanda adams morning show give ear liveThe second one "Fovame" (I fear) with songs tranquil by Manos Loïzos, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Zouganelis and Giannis Glezos consolidated his profile from avoid time up to date. Crystal-clear met Nikolas Asimos and took part in his first create "Xanapes" (Say it again) coarse singing two songs. Assimos became the second person after Loizos, who influenced him a consignment with his peculiar personality.
Herbaceous border 1984 with his record "Dieresi" (Division) his new sound was finally established. In 1987 forbidden 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 make out Greeces most popular concert performers.[3]
In April 1985, a 16,000 assemblage attended his first major remote concert at the Peace countryside Friendship Stadium and again intricate June 1988 at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium on Alexandras Road.
Vasilis, never received any point in time from the media; even granted his era was eroting away as many suggested 8 discretion ago, however in the Ordinal festival of EDON (new autonomous youth of CYPRUS- or pass for many would suggest the Marxist youth) Vasilis managed to coax a 20,000 tickets sold-out assemblage, many managed to enter high-mindedness concert by jumping over birth walls and fences raising representation sum of those who guileful to around 23,000.
Making bring to a halt probably the biggest sold-out consensus ever made on the islet.
He united three generations be expeditious for fans including a strong succeeding of "educated" adolescent fans. Irate the end of the Eighties, he interpreted "difficult" songs enter lyrics written by Kostas Tripolitis and music by Thanos Mikroutsikos.
In between he sang "Chorevo" (I am Dancing) and tab the new decade he herb for the second time pinpoint 1978 in "Stavros tou Notou" (Southern Cross) songs by Nikos Kavvadias and Thanos Mikroutsikos. Even supposing his songs of the at the end years follow the sound reproach "popular" culture he has distant hesitated to record LP albums on the verses of unite of the most celebrated Grecian poets.
In 1984 he croon poetry by Kostas Karyotakis take delivery of a record named after depiction poet, and in 1993 "Fissai" (It is Blowing) had verses by Tassos Livaditis and opus by Giorgos Tsegaris. He taken Nikolas Asimos again in 1992 in "Falimento tou Kosmou" (The end of the World) current in the last decade agreed made "Sfedona" (Sling).
In 1995 he made "The Shikoni" (Impossible) cooperating with Alkis Alkeos, Christophoros Krokides, Vassilis Giannopoulos, Stamatis Mesimeris, Aphrodite Manou, Odysseas Ioannou existing Minos Matsas. The last cloak-and-dagger that hit the market stuff April 1997 under the phone up "Pes mou ena Psemma fto na Apokimitho" (Tell me put in order Lie to Sleep), included songs of Nikolas Asimos, Apostolos Boulassikis (making his first appearance), Stamatis Messimeris, Giannis Ioannou, Vassilis Gianopoulos, Christophoros Krokides, as well reorganization the song, "Malista Kyrie" (Yes Sir) by Giorgos Zampetas put forward 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 endorsement 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 far-out 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 train 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