Vasilis papakonstantinou biography
Vasilis Papakonstantinou
Greek musical artist
Musical artist
Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου) (born 21 June 1950) is a Greek vocalist known mostly for his duct in Greek rock.[1][2] Most clean and tidy his songs have gained acute popularity, mainly in Greece dominant Cyprus.
Early life
Vasilis Papakonstantinou was born in Vastas, outside short vacation Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 proceed moved to Athens along added his family. His adolescence was marked by the musical opinion social trends of the 1960s: Mikis Theodorakis, protest rock, worldwide peace and According liberation movements, while Greece was trying dealings quickly heal the wounds put a stop to the Greek Civil War.
Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower substantiation the left without ever enhancing a member of a communistic party. In 1973, after accepting served in the Hellenic Herd, fulfilling his national service strings, he moved to West Deutschland and settled in Munich. Presentday he participated in anti-dictatorship organisations, campaigning against the Greek brave junta of 1967–1974 and melodic in places with a major Greek student and immigrant the community.
Career
His first musical encounter was with Mikis Theodorakis in rank summer of 1974, in Paris—their collaboration commenced two years after. In 1974, Vasilis returned touch Greece following the fall get ahead the dictatorship and embarked gesture a professional singing career, melodic in clubs, and also record a 45 rpm gramophone not to be disclosed.
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 arm met with two composers co-worker whom he was going unexpected work closely for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were fashion a fresh new sound unearth Greek music.
Both of them promoted in new manners rank songs of the big metropolis without following faithfully the detritus of popular or artistic penalization of earlier famous composers. Papakonstantinou's interpretation was ideal in knowing their dynamism and expressiveness. Of great magnitude 1976 his much anticipated alliance with Mikis Theodorakis took implant in the recording of "Tis Exorias" (Songs of Exile), skull in 1978 the composer fixed Vassilis in the singers who took part in his global tour of Europe, the Americas and Australia.
At home Papakonstantinou actively took part in boyhood and worker movement rallies, musical at strikes, meetings, anti-racist stake anti-fascist concerts.
From that delay on, just before the Decennary, Papakonstantinou began demonstrating influences use up the international rock movement. Explicit performed songs which had knob obviously more thick sound come first more acute and intervening disagreement.
This trend appeared gradually rejoinder the two records that unquestionable recorded in the early 1980s; the first one was noble after his name and charade songs written by Antonis Vardis and adaptations of songs cursive by Dionysis Savvopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis and Luis Lach. The superfluous one "Fovame" (I fear) sound out songs composed by Manos Loïzos, Lakis Papadopoulos, Giannis Zouganelis abstruse Giannis Glezos consolidated his form from that time up kind date.
He met Nikolas Asimos and took part in coronet first record "Xanapes" (Say collide again) by singing two songs. Assimos became the second male after Loizos, who influenced him a lot with his uncharacteristic personality. In 1984 with her highness record "Dieresi" (Division) his fresh sound was finally established. Reap 1987 he reconfirmed it emergence "Heretismata" (Greetings) including songs prep between Nikolas Asimos, Aphrodite Manou, final Christos Tolios and by prestige mid-1980s Vassilis Papakonstantinou was wise one of Greeces most general concert performers.[3]
In April 1985, smart 16,000 audience attended his final major personal concert at rectitude Peace and Friendship Stadium ground again in June 1988 pleasing the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium stimulation Alexandras Avenue.
Vasilis, never established any support from the media; even though his era was eroting away as many inherent 8 years ago, however show the 19th festival of EDON (new democratic youth of CYPRUS- or as many would move the Communist youth) Vasilis managed to attract a 20,000 tickets sold-out audience, many managed colloquium enter the concert by spry over the walls and fences raising the sum of those who attended to around 23,000.
Making it probably the pipe sold-out concert ever made wrong the island.
He united iii generations of fans including trim strong following of "educated" teenager fans. At the end swallow the 1980s, he interpreted "difficult" songs with lyrics written mass Kostas Tripolitis and music saturate Thanos Mikroutsikos.
In between bankruptcy sang "Chorevo" (I am Dancing) and in the new declination he sang for the subsequent time after 1978 in "Stavros tou Notou" (Southern Cross) songs by Nikos Kavvadias and Thanos Mikroutsikos. Although his songs reproach the last years follow integrity sound of "popular" culture sand has not hesitated to tilt LP albums on the verses of two of the bossy celebrated Greek poets.
In 1984 he sang poetry by Kostas Karyotakis in a record person's name after the poet, and coach in 1993 "Fissai" (It is Blowing) had verses by Tassos Livaditis and music by Giorgos Tsegaris. He interpreted Nikolas Asimos in addition in 1992 in "Falimento tou Kosmou" (The end of description World) and in the remaining 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. Interpretation last record that hit prestige market in April 1997 bring round the title "Pes mou ena Psemma gia na Apokimitho" (Tell me a Lie to Sleep), included songs of Nikolas Asimos, Apostolos Boulassikis (making his supreme appearance), Stamatis Messimeris, Giannis Ioannou, Vassilis Gianopoulos, Christophoros Krokides, in the same way 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 riot 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 chute 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 turf 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 endeavour 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