Name Manos Loizos | Role Musical composer Children Myrsini Loizou | |
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Born 22 October 1937 ( 1937-10-22 ) Albums Tragoudia Tou Dromoy, Ta Tragoudia Tis Haroulas Parents Despoina Manaki, Andreas Loizou Similar People | ||
Manos loizos how i love you
Manos Loïzos (Greek: Μάνος Λοΐζος, also transliterated as Loizos and Loisos) was considered to be one of the most important Greek Cypriot music composers of the 20th century.
Contents
- Manos loizos how i love you
- Deka palikaria manos loizos bouzouki instrumental greek music
- Biography
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Deka palikaria manos loizos bouzouki instrumental greek music
Biography
He was born on 22 October 1937 to Cypriot immigrants in Alexandria, Egypt. His parents came from the small village of Agioi Vavatsinias, in the district of Larnaca, Cyprus. Loizos moved to Athens at the age of 17 intending to study pharmacology but soon gave up his studies in order to concentrate on his musical career. He was a self-taught musician, with no formal musical arts training. His first recordings were made in 1963 but he started gaining a larger audience after 1967. By 1975 Loizos had become one of the most popular artists in Greek music.
He died on 17 September 1982 in a hospital in Moscow, Soviet Union after suffering several strokes. He was well known for his leftist political ideology and was an outspoken critic of the Greek military junta. He was also an active member of the Greek Communist Party. The year 2007 was declared "Manos Loizos Year" in Greece.
Discography
He composed many well-known Greek songs and has co-operated with various important composers, singers and lyricists like Mikis Theodorakis, Haris Alexiou, George Dalaras, Vasilis Papakonstantinou, Christos Leontis, Fondas Ladis, Yannis Negrepontis, Manolis Rasoulis, Giannis Kalatzis, Nâzım Hikmet and many others. His best known co-operation was with his very personal friend, lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos who wrote the lyrics of many of Loizos' most successful hits.
Some of Loizos' most famous songs are :
In 1985, a big concert dedicated to his memory took place in the Athens Olympic Stadium, attended by more than 50,000 people with singers George Dalaras, Haris Alexiou, Giannis Kalatzis, Dimitra Galani and Vasilis Papakonstantinou performing. Manos Loizos' songs and music remain popular until today among all ages of the Greek society.
Songs
AkornteonTragoudia Tou Dromoy · 1974
Ach helidoni mouO Metikos · 1971
Tipota Den Paei ChamenoTa Tragoudia Tis Haroulas · 1979