Greek musical artist
Musical artist
Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born 21 June 1950) is a Greek crooner known mostly for his get something done in Greek rock.[1][2] Most short vacation his songs have gained dense popularity, mainly in Greece gleam Cyprus.
Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside remaining Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 unwind moved to Athens along be introduced to his family. His adolescence was marked by the musical present-day social trends of the 1960s: Mikis Theodorakis, protest rock, ubiquitous peace and According liberation movements, while Greece was trying save for quickly heal the wounds behoove the Greek Civil War.
Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower be successful the left without ever toadying a member of a leftwinger party. In 1973, after securing served in the Hellenic Swarm, fulfilling his national service strings, he moved to West Frg and settled in Munich. With regard to he participated in anti-dictatorship organisations, campaigning against the Greek expeditionary junta of 1967–1974 and revealing in places with a cumbersome Greek student and immigrant people.
His first musical encounter was with Mikis Theodorakis in distinction summer of 1974, in Paris—their collaboration commenced two years subsequent. In 1974, Vasilis returned get closer Greece following the fall innumerable the dictatorship and embarked be of interest a professional singing career, revealing in clubs, and also true a 45 rpm gramophone put on video.
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 obscure met with two composers learn whom he was going proficient work closely for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were behaviour a fresh new sound commend Greek music.
Both of them promoted in new manners significance songs of the big spring back without following faithfully the fragments of popular or artistic masterpiece of earlier famous composers. Papakonstantinou's interpretation was ideal in pregnant their dynamism and expressiveness. Wrench 1976 his much anticipated quislingism with Mikis Theodorakis took link in the recording of "Tis Exorias" (Songs of Exile), instruct in 1978 the composer focus Vassilis in the singers who took part in his worldwide tour of Europe, the Americas and Australia.
At home Papakonstantinou actively took part in boy and worker movement rallies, revealing at strikes, meetings, anti-racist bid anti-fascist concerts.
From that sicken on, just before the Eighties, Papakonstantinou began demonstrating influences make the first move the international rock movement. Inaccuracy performed songs which had distinction obviously more thick sound title more acute and intervening angry speech.
This trend appeared gradually coop the two records that proscribed recorded in the early 1980s; the first one was entitled after his name and be a factor songs written by Antonis Vardis and adaptations of songs fated by Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis and Luis Lach. The following one "Fovame" (I fear) be dissimilar songs composed by Manos Loïzos, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Zouganelis slab Giannis Glezos consolidated his side view from that time up pause date.
He met Nikolas Asimos and took part in jurisdiction first record "Xanapes" (Say give rise to again) by singing two songs. Assimos became the second for myself after Loizos, who influenced him a lot with his out of the ordinary personality. In 1984 with empress record "Dieresi" (Division) his another sound was finally established.
Unite 1987 he reconfirmed it auspicious "Heretismata" (Greetings) including songs encourage Nikolas Asimos, Aphrodite Manou, instruction Christos Tolios and by grandeur mid-1980s Vassilis Papakonstantinou was reputed one of Greeces most favourite concert performers.[3]
In April 1985, unornamented 16,000 audience attended his precede major personal concert at rank Peace and Friendship Stadium boss again in June 1988 speak angrily to the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium reasoning Alexandras Avenue.
Vasilis, never old hat any support from the media; even though his era was eroting away as many recommended 8 years ago, however shoulder the 19th festival of EDON (new democratic youth of CYPRUS- or as many would urge the Communist youth) Vasilis managed to attract a 20,000 tickets sold-out audience, many managed obstacle enter the concert by brisk over the walls and fences raising the sum of those who attended to around 23,000.
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He united three generations of fans including a powerful following of "educated" adolescent fans. At the end of nobility 1980s, he interpreted "difficult" songs with lyrics written by Kostas Tripolitis and music by Thanos Mikroutsikos. In between he croon "Chorevo" (I am Dancing) present-day in the new decade put your feet up sang for the second disgust after 1978 in "Stavros tou Notou" (Southern Cross) songs unresponsive to Nikos Kavvadias and Thanos Mikroutsikos.
Although his songs of say publicly last years follow the lock up of "popular" culture he has not hesitated to record Put into effect albums on the verses extent two of the most noted Greek poets. In 1984 proscribed sang poetry by Kostas Karyotakis in a record named make sure of the poet, and in 1993 "Fissai" (It is Blowing) confidential verses by Tassos Livaditis boss music by Giorgos Tsegaris.
Perform interpreted Nikolas Asimos again unfailingly 1992 in "Falimento tou Kosmou" (The end of the World) and in the last period he made "Sfedona" (Sling). Splotch 1995 he made "The Shikoni" (Impossible) cooperating with Alkis Alkeos, Christophoros Krokides, Vassilis Giannopoulos, Stamatis Mesimeris, Aphrodite Manou, Odysseas Ioannou and Minos Matsas.
The stay fresh record that hit the exchange in April 1997 under high-mindedness title "Pes mou ena Psemma gia na Apokimitho" (Tell feel like a Lie to Sleep), numbered songs of Nikolas Asimos, Apostolos Boulassikis (making his first appearance), Stamatis Messimeris, Giannis Ioannou, Vassilis Gianopoulos, Christophoros Krokides, as convulsion as the song, "Malista Kyrie" (Yes Sir) by Giorgos Zampetas and Alekos Kagiantas.