Antonis Kalogiannis ( el, Αντώνης Καλογιάννης; 3 August 1933 – 11 February 2021) was a Greek singer.
Biography
In 1966, Kalogiannis met with composer
Mikis Theodorakis
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( el, Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.
He Film score, scored for the films ''Zorba the Greek (film) ...
, who helped launch his career. During the
Greek junta
The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels, . Also known within Greece as just the Junta ( el, η Χούντα, i Choúnta, links=no, ), the Dictatorship ( el, η Δικτατορία, i Diktatoría, links=no, ) or the Seven Years ( el, η Ε ...
, he went into exile and recorded protest songs with
Maria Farantouri
Maria Farantouri or Farandouri ( el, Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the ...
. During the 1980s, he established himself as a love singer.
On 11 February 2021, Antonis Kalogiannis died of a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...
at the age of 87.
Discography
* ''Κάτι φταίει''
* ''Τα πρώτα μου τραγούδια''
* ''Ερωτικά''
* ''Συνοικισμός Α'' (1972)
* ''Για μια σταγόνα αλάτι'' (1973)
* ''Τα λιοτρόπια'' (1974)
* ''Τι ώρα νά 'ναι''
* ''Τραγούδια Μ. Θεοδωράκη''
* ''Γράμματα στο Μακρυγιάννη'' (1979)
* ''Τα σημερινά'' (1981)
* ''Μικραίνει ο κόσμος'' (1983)
* ''Μικρά Ερωτικά'' (1984)
* ''Και που λες Ευτυχία'' (1985)
* ''Επικινδυνα παιχνιδια'' (1990)
* ''Σε ανύποπτο χρόνο'' (1991)
* ''Αντίθετη Πορεία'' (1993)
* ''Ιστορίες αγγέλων'' (1997)
References
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1940 births
2021 deaths
20th-century Greek male singers
Musicians from Athens
Greek exiles
Place of death missing