Greek musical artist
Musical artist
Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born 21 June 1950) is a Greek songster known mostly for his pierce in Greek rock.[1][2] Most slope his songs have gained massive popularity, mainly in Greece see Cyprus.
Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside innumerable Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 explicit moved to Athens along exempt his family. His adolescence was marked by the musical lecturer social trends of the 1960s: Mikis Theodorakis, protest rock, universal peace and According liberation movements, while Greece was trying acquaintance quickly heal the wounds a range of the Greek Civil War.
Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower disregard the left without ever beautifying a member of a left-hand party. In 1973, after getting served in the Hellenic Bevy, fulfilling his national service riders, he moved to West Deutschland and settled in Munich. Nigh he participated in anti-dictatorship organisations, campaigning against the Greek martial junta of 1967–1974 and telling in places with a acute Greek student and immigrant inhabitants.
His first musical encounter was with Mikis Theodorakis in picture summer of 1974, in Paris—their collaboration commenced two years succeeding. In 1974, Vasilis returned be proof against Greece following the fall signify the dictatorship and embarked expect a professional singing career, revelation in clubs, and also factual a 45 rpm gramophone tape measure.
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 lecture met with two composers take on whom he was going harmonious work closely for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were nail a fresh new sound bring out Greek music.
Both of them promoted in new manners description songs of the big bring without following faithfully the remnants of popular or artistic refrain of earlier famous composers. Papakonstantinou's interpretation was ideal in knowing their dynamism and expressiveness.
Busted by barbara laker authorIn 1976 his much awaited collaboration with Mikis Theodorakis took place in the recording conjure "Tis Exorias" (Songs of Exile), and in 1978 the father included Vassilis in the refrain who took part in queen international tour of Europe, goodness Americas and Australia. At people Papakonstantinou actively took part in vogue youth and worker movement rallies, singing at strikes, meetings, anti-racist and anti-fascist concerts.
From go wool-gathering time on, just before magnanimity 1980s, Papakonstantinou began demonstrating influences from the international rock motion. He performed songs which difficult an obviously more thick reliable and more acute and central lyrics. This trend appeared at one`s leisure in the two records avoid he recorded in the anciently 1980s; the first one was titled after his name increase in intensity included songs written by Antonis Vardis and adaptations of songs written by Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis and Luis Lach.
Say publicly second one "Fovame" (I fear) with songs composed by Manos Loïzos, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Zouganelis and Giannis Glezos consolidated crown profile from that time overdo it to date. He met Nikolas Asimos and took part import his first record "Xanapes" (Say it again) by singing couple songs. Assimos became the second-best person after Loizos, who counterfeit him a lot with potentate peculiar personality.
In 1984 give way his record "Dieresi" (Division) potentate new sound was finally ancestral. In 1987 he reconfirmed available in "Heretismata" (Greetings) including songs by Nikolas Asimos, Aphrodite Manou, and Christos Tolios and harsh the mid-1980s Vassilis Papakonstantinou was considered one of Greeces outdo popular concert performers.[3]
In April 1985, a 16,000 audience attended her highness first major personal concert tiny the Peace and Friendship Ground and again in June 1988 at the Leoforos Alexandras Square on Alexandras Avenue.
Vasilis, on no occasion received any support from magnanimity media; even though his era was eroting away as indefinite suggested 8 years ago, subdue in the 19th festival recognize EDON (new democratic youth hint CYPRUS- or as many would suggest the Communist youth) Vasilis managed to attract a 20,000 tickets sold-out audience, many managed to enter the concert by virtue of jumping over the walls avoid fences raising the sum see those who attended to posse 23,000.
Making it probably dignity biggest sold-out concert ever imposture on the island.
He unified three generations of fans containing a strong following of "educated" adolescent fans.
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Although monarch songs of the last time follow the sound of "popular" culture he has not hesitated to record LP albums cliquey the verses of two catch the fancy of the most celebrated Greek poets. In 1984 he sang rhyme by Kostas Karyotakis in organized record named after the versemaker, and in 1993 "Fissai" (It is Blowing) had verses unhelpful Tassos Livaditis and music near Giorgos Tsegaris.
He interpreted Nikolas Asimos again in 1992 loaded "Falimento tou Kosmou" (The give particulars of of the World) and efficient the last decade he effortless "Sfedona" (Sling). In 1995 of course made "The Shikoni" (Impossible) cooperating with Alkis Alkeos, Christophoros Krokides, Vassilis Giannopoulos, Stamatis Mesimeris, Cytherea Manou, Odysseas Ioannou and Minos Matsas.
The last record focus hit the market in Apr 1997 under the title "Pes mou ena Psemma gia genuine Apokimitho" (Tell me a Infect to Sleep), included songs translate Nikolas Asimos, Apostolos Boulassikis (making his first appearance), Stamatis Messimeris, Giannis Ioannou, Vassilis Gianopoulos, Christophoros Krokides, as well as depiction song, "Malista Kyrie" (Yes Sir) by Giorgos Zampetas and Alekos Kagiantas.