Michalis Violaris

Michalis Violaris
Μιχάλης Βιολάρης
Birth nameMichalis Kyriakou
Born (1944-01-09) 9 January 1944 (age 80)
OriginCyprus
GenresGreek popular music, Cypriot popular music, Modern Laika
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, composer
Years active1960s–present

Michalis Kyriakou (Greek: Μιχάλης Κυριάκου), known by his stage-name Michalis Violaris (Μιχάλης Βιολάρης) (born 9 January 1944 Agia Varvara, Nicosia Cyprus), is a popular singer and composer of modern Greek and Cypriot music.[1]

He is also a pioneer responsible for popularising in Greece Cypriot songs sung in the Cypriot dialect. His song "Ta Ryalia" (also "Ta Rialia") sung in Cypriot Greek became a hit in the top-10 of Greece in 1973.[2]

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