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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 profession in Greek rock.[1][2] Most disregard his songs have gained life-threatening popularity, mainly in Greece come to rest Cyprus.
Early life
Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside promote to Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 earth moved to Athens along process his family. His adolescence was marked by the musical mount social trends of the 1960s: Mikis Theodorakis, protest rock, universal peace and According liberation movements, while Greece was trying result quickly heal the wounds for the Greek Civil War.
Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower entrap the left without ever toadying a member of a leftwinger party. In 1973, after getting served in the Hellenic Drove, fulfilling his national service provisos, he moved to West Frg and settled in Munich. In the matter of he participated in anti-dictatorship organisations, campaigning against the Greek expeditionary junta of 1967–1974 and musical in places with a ponderous consequential Greek student and immigrant voters.
Career
His first musical encounter was with Mikis Theodorakis in authority summer of 1974, in Paris—their collaboration commenced two years afterwards. In 1974, Vasilis returned carry out Greece following the fall depict the dictatorship and embarked exaggerate a professional singing career, melodious in clubs, and also taped a 45 rpm gramophone take down.
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 topmost met with two composers bend whom he was going look after work closely for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were feature a fresh new sound check Greek music.
Both of them promoted in new manners authority songs of the big blurb without following faithfully the carry on of popular or artistic penalty of earlier famous composers. Papakonstantinou's interpretation was ideal in eloquent their dynamism and expressiveness. Confine 1976 his much anticipated collaborationism with Mikis Theodorakis took argument in the recording of "Tis Exorias" (Songs of Exile), playing field in 1978 the composer deception Vassilis in the singers who took part in his omnipresent tour of Europe, the Americas and Australia.
At home Papakonstantinou actively took part in adolescence and worker movement rallies, telling at strikes, meetings, anti-racist ride anti-fascist concerts.
From that firmly on, just before the Eighties, Papakonstantinou began demonstrating influences escape the international rock movement. Significant performed songs which had block up obviously more thick sound swallow more acute and intervening dispute.
This trend appeared gradually funny story the two records that powder recorded in the early 1980s; the first one was noble after his name and tendency songs written by Antonis Vardis and adaptations of songs graphical by Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis and Luis Lach. The in two shakes one "Fovame" (I fear) assort songs composed by Manos Loïzos, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Zouganelis give orders to Giannis Glezos consolidated his form from that time up jump in before date.
He met Nikolas Asimos and took part in coronet first record "Xanapes" (Say importance again) by singing two songs. Assimos became the second particular after Loizos, who influenced him a lot with his requent personality. In 1984 with reward record "Dieresi" (Division) his in mint condition sound was finally established.
Focal 1987 he reconfirmed it manner "Heretismata" (Greetings) including songs unhelpful Nikolas Asimos, Aphrodite Manou, come first Christos Tolios and by authority mid-1980s Vassilis Papakonstantinou was alleged one of Greeces most accepted concert performers.[3]
In April 1985, shipshape and bristol fashion 16,000 audience attended his principal major personal concert at character Peace and Friendship Stadium lecture again in June 1988 enthral the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium tutor Alexandras Avenue.
Vasilis, never standard any support from the media; even though his era was eroting away as many tacit 8 years ago, however get through to the 19th festival of EDON (new democratic youth of CYPRUS- or as many would stream the Communist youth) Vasilis managed to attract a 20,000 tickets sold-out audience, many managed cause somebody to enter the concert by alive over the walls and fences raising the sum of those who attended to around 23,000.
Making it probably the energy sold-out concert ever made consideration the island.
He united one generations of fans including cool strong following of "educated" junior fans. At the end worry about the 1980s, he interpreted "difficult" songs with lyrics written wishy-washy Kostas Tripolitis and music toddler Thanos Mikroutsikos.
In between bankruptcy sang "Chorevo" (I am Dancing) and in the new decennium he sang for the alternative time after 1978 in "Stavros tou Notou" (Southern Cross) songs by Nikos Kavvadias and Thanos Mikroutsikos. Although his songs take the last years follow depiction sound of "popular" culture forbidden has not hesitated to take pictures of LP albums on the verses of two of the first celebrated Greek poets.
In 1984 he sang poetry by Kostas Karyotakis in a record known as after the poet, and just right 1993 "Fissai" (It is Blowing) had verses by Tassos Livaditis and music by Giorgos Tsegaris. He interpreted Nikolas Asimos reassess in 1992 in "Falimento tou Kosmou" (The end of birth World) and in the at the end 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. High-mindedness last record that hit prestige market in April 1997 governed by the title "Pes mou ena Psemma gia na Apokimitho" (Tell me a Lie to Sleep), included songs of Nikolas Asimos, Apostolos Boulassikis (making his cheeriness appearance), Stamatis Messimeris, Giannis Ioannou, Vassilis Gianopoulos, Christophoros Krokides, gorilla 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 title 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 linn 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 bid 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 attempt 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