Giannis Spanos | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ioannes Spanos |
Born | Kiato, Greece | 26 July 1934
Died | 30 October 2019 Kiato, Greece | (aged 85)
Genres | Greek New Wave, entekhno, laiko |
Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter, lyricist, pianist |
Instrument | Piano |
Years active | 1961–2019 |
Ioannes "Giannis" Spanos (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Σπανός, pronounced [i.oˈaniz ˈʝanis spaˈnos]; 26 July 1934 – 30 October 2019),[1] also transliterated as Yannis Spanos, was a Greek music composer and lyricist. In his early days as a musician he was also a piano accompanist. Spanos won the music prize at the 1971 Thessaloniki Film Festival for composing the score of the film Ekeino to kalokairi.[2]