Néo kýma ( el, Νέο Κύμα, , translated as "new wave") is a
Greek music genre appeared during so called Greek New Wave movement in the mid-1960s which lasted about a decade. It was a mixture of
entechno and
French chansons; it was so named by Giannis Spanos after the French ''
Nouvelle Vague''.
Most of the Greek New Wave artists released their songs in the Greek label
LYRA.
Notable artists
Notable Greek artists from the Neo Kyma movement include:
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Arleta
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Keti Chomata
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Kostas Hatzis
Kostas Hatzis ( el, Κώστας Χατζής) (born 13 August 1936) is a Greek singer-songwriter and musician of Romani origin.
Kostas Hatzis was born in Livadeia, a city in central Greece to a Romani family. Considered a leading composer and a ...
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Mariza Koch
Mariza Koch ( el, Μαρίζα Κωχ; born 14 March 1944) is a Greek folk music singer who has recorded many albums since starting her career in 1971. On the wider stage she is best remembered for representing her homeland at the Eurovision Song ...
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Rena Koumioti
Irene "Rena" Koumioti (Greek: ; 3 May 1941 – 3 April 2023) was a Greek musician. She also appeared briefly in film and on television.
Biography
Koumioti was born in the Nea Ionia district of Athens. Her father was a refugee from Constantinop ...
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Notis Mauvroudes
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Lakis Pappas
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Giannis Poulopoulos
Giannis Poulopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος, a.k.a. John Poulopoulos; 29 June 1941 – 23 August 2020) was a Greek singer-songwriter, who had several hits in Greece during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. In terms of total al ...
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Dionysis Savvopoulos
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Giannis Spanos
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Mihalis Violaris
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Giorgos Zographos
Giorgos Zographos ( Greek: , ; born 4 August 1936; body discovered 12 August 2005) was a Greek musician and actor.
Biography
Georgios Zographos was born in Athens in 1936, the son of actors Nikos Zographos and Alikē Zographou. He started his c ...
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Lefki Symphonia Lefki may refer to several places in Greece:
* Lefki, Ithaca, a village on the Strait of Ithaca
* Lefki, Karditsa, a village in the Karditsa regional unit, part of the municipal unit Fyllo
* Lefki, Kastoria, a village in the Kastoria regional unit ...
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popi Asteriadi
''Popi'' is a 1969 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Alan Arkin (in the title role) and Rita Moreno. The screenplay was written by Tina Pine and Lester Pine. The film focuses on a Puerto Rican widower struggling ...
See also
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Rebetiko
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Laiko
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Greek Punk
References
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External links
''Contemporary Greece 1945-2000'', Foundation of the Hellenic World
1960s establishments in Greece
20th-century music genres
Greek styles of music
fr:Musique grecque#Musique populaire