Pantelis Thalassinos ( el, Παντελής Θαλασσινός) is a

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singer and songwriter.

Biography

He was born in

Keratsini Keratsini ( el, Κερατσίνι) is a suburb in the western part of the Piraeus regional unit, part of the Athens Urban Area. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Keratsini-Drapetsona, of which it is the seat a ...

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...

on 11 June 1958. His father, Michalis, hailed from the island of

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and his mother, Evangelia, from

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. He began performing in 1977, while also working in a shipping company until 1987, with the exception of his 22-month army service in 1980–81. Since then, he has devoted himself to his musical career. He co-founded the group ''Lathrepivates'' ("Stowaways") in 1986. Following its dissolution in 1991, he returned to his native Chios, where he founded the ''Myrovolos'' live stage. He returned to Athens and live performances in 1994, and is currently member of the ''Triphono'' group. Pantelis Thalassinos has released six solo albums and has participated in more than 30, as a composer or guest singer.

Sources

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110522051255/http://www.spectacles.gr/PT/PTbio.htm * http://www.mousikorama.gr/thalassinos_pantelis.html 1958 births Living people Greek classical guitarists Greek entehno singers Musicians from Piraeus {{Greece-musician-stub