Stelios Kazantzidis Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Stylianos Kazantzidis |
Born | Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece | 29 August 1931
Died | 14 September 2001 Athens, Greece | (aged 70)
Genres | Laïko, Rebetiko |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument(s) | vocals, occasional 12-string guitar |
Years active | 1952–2000 |
Labels | HMV, Standard, Olympic, Nina, Odeon, Minos, Parlophone, Columbia, Music Box/MBI, Capitol, Regal, Phillips, Peters International, Polydor |
Formerly of | Marinella, Kaiti Grey, Litsa Diamandi, Christos Nikolopoulos. |
Stelios Kazantzidis (Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης; 29 August 1931 – 14 September 2001) was one of the most prominent Greek singers. He was of Pontian and Asia Minor roots.[1] A leading singer of Greek popular music, or Laïkó, he collaborated with many of Greece's foremost composers.