Dionysis Savvopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος) (born December 2, 1944) is a Greek music composer, lyricist and singer. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of Greek people.
He was born in Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia In 1963 he moved to Athens, terminating his law studies in favour of his career in music. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's He met great success since his early days as a musician and soon became very popular, both in Greece and abroad. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Savvopoulos has been noted for being politically active throughout his career in music. In 1967, Savvopoulos was imprisoned for his political convictions by the Greek military junta of 1967-1974, led by the dictator George Papadopoulos. Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. Georgios Papadopoulos (Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος ( May 5, 1919 June 27, 1999) was the head of the military Coup d'état
Most of his songs are wrtten by himself (both lyrics and music). He is still singing but no longer composing (since his last CD "The Millennium"). Throughout his career he has sung Greek Rock, Laika (people's music) and Rebetika. Rebetiko, plural rebetika, ( Greek ρεμπέτικο and ρεμπέτικα respectively occasionally transliterated as Rembetiko
He is married to Aspasia Arapidou, and has two sons, Kornilios and Romanos.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1966 Fortigho (Φορτηγό, Truck)
- 1969 To perivoli tou trelou (Το περιβόλι του τρελού, The garden of the fool)
- 1970 Ballos (Μπάλλος)
- 1970 Vromiko psomi (Βρόμικο ψωμί, Dirty bread)
- 1975 Deka chronia kommatia (Δέκα χρόνια κομμάτια, Ten years' pieces)
- 1976 Happy day
- 1977 Acharnaes (Αχαρνείς, Ο Αριστοφάνης που γύρισε από τα θυμαράκια)
- 1979 Rezerva (Η Ρεζέρβα, The reserve)
- 1983 Trapezakia exo (Τραπεζάκια έξω, Tables at the terrace)
- 1989 To kourema (Το κούρεμα, The haircut)
- 1994 Mi petaxis tipota (Μη πετάξεις τίποτα, Do not throw away a thing)
- 1996 Parartima A (Παράρτημα 'Α, Appendix A)
- 1997 To xenodochio (Το ξενοδοχείο, Hotel)
- 1999 O chronopios (Ο χρονοποιός, The time-maker)
Live recordings
- 1983 Ikosi chronia dromos (Είκοσι χρόνια δρόμος: ζωντανές ηχογραφήσεις, 20 years' road: live recordings)
- 1988 O kyrios Savvopoulos efcharisti ton kyrio Hadjidaki kai tha'rthi oposdipote (Ο κύριςο Σαββόπουλος ευχαριστεί τον κύριο Χατζιδάκι και θα'ρθει όπωσδηποτε, Mr. Savvopoulos thanks Mr. Hadjidakis and he will definitely come)
- 1990 Anadromi 63-89 (Αναδρομή 63-89, Retrospective 63-89)
- 2001 Savvorama (Σαββόραμα)
- 2007 O pyrinas (Ο πυρήνας, The nucleus)
External links
- Biography, in Greek