Greek singers: mythological and modern

Greek singers of antiquity were revered and became heroes of myths. In the 20th century, the performer with a unique voice, Demis Roussos, was popular all over the world, including in our country. The twenty-first century brought new idols.

Orpheus

This is the legendary Greek mythological singer, whose image has migrated to a large number of works of art of various genres. The most common legend about this musician is that he was the son of the Muse of Calliope and the god Eagra. The first Greek authors mentioning this character are Ivik and Alkey.

Orpheus was a resident of Pimpley - a village at the foot of Mount Olympus. He was a favorite of Apollo, who gave him a gold lira. Took part in the march behind the golden fleece. In myths, you can find several different versions of his death: he was killed by Thracian women for not responding to their love; He was killed by Dionysus because he, in his praises of the Gods, missed his name, and so on.

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice

According to legend, Orpheus had the wife of Eurydice. The couple were very fond of each other. When his wife died, Orpheus missed and decided to return her from the realm of the dead. He went there to pick up his wife. The gods of Persephone and Hades were enchanted by his singing and agreed to give him Eurydice. But there was one condition that the singer had to fulfill. He could not look at Eurydice until he had brought her out of the realm of the dead. He violated the condition, and the wife did not return with him to the ground, he lost her forever.

D. Russos: biography

Greek singers of the 20th century were in the shadow of the owner of the unique voice of D. Russos. The full name of the artist is Artemios Venturis. Demis is a caress form. He was born in Egypt, in Alexandria. His mother was a dancer, she had Greek and Italian roots. My father was an engineer, but he played the guitar perfectly. When Demis was still a child, the family changed their place of residence - moved to Greece. D. Russos owned the game on several musical instruments - trumpet, organ, double bass and guitar.

The singer was married four times, had two children.

The legendary vocalist died just over a year ago - in January 2015.

The creative path of D. Russos

The artist's career started with his participation in the group "Children of Aphrodite", which in 1963 was organized by the composer Vangelis. After 8 years, Demis decided to start a solo career and left the band. Soon everyone found out what a wonderful singer he was. Greek songs in his performance sounded in a special way due to a unique timbre - an unusual, tender, clean, like an electric tenor. Thanks to his unusual voice, the artist almost immediately conquered the Greek audience, and then ascended to the world Olympus. He wrote many songs for himself.

Greek singer Demis Roussos has recorded 42 albums during his creative activity. The latter was released in 2001. This CD included twenty songs, biographical articles, as well as photographs.

S.Rouvas: biography

Greek singer Ruvas Sakis was born on the island of Corfu. The full name of the artist is Anastasis. His father was a driver, and his mother worked in a cafe. He first came on stage at 10 years old. Since that time, he has often taken part in various children's theatrical productions. Up to 17 years old Sakis was engaged in sports - pole vaulting and was a member of the National Team of Greece. But I decided to devote my life to music. After graduating from school, S. Ruvas began to work singers in nightclubs and hotels. The singer has a civil wife Katya, who gave him three children: Alexander, Anastasia and Ariadne.

S.Rouvas's creative path

Some Greek singers began their careers in the late 20th century and still remain at the peak of popularity. One of these artists is Sakis Rouvas. The record company PolyGram noticed the singer in 1991. He was offered a contract. And in the same year he recorded the first album, which immediately brought him popularity. In 1992, the singer recorded the second disc, and in 1993 - the third, which became gold. The album, released by Sakis in 1994, became platinum. Next, almost every year, his new CDs came out. Almost all of them became gold and platinum. His songs began to occupy the first places in the charts. World fame Sakis brought his participation in the contest "Eurovision" in 2004, where he took third place. The man has performed in Russia many times and sang in a duet with F. Kirkorov. In 2009, S. Ruvas again represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest. This time he took seventh place, than was disappointed, like his fans.

Popular Singers of the 21st Century

Below are listed contemporary Greek singers, some of them managed to win world popularity:

• Nikos Vertis.
• Antonis Remos.
• Yannis Plutarhos.
• Nikos Ikonomopoulos.
• Sakis Arseniyu.
• Costas Martakis.
• Ilias Vrettos.
• Petros Yakovidis.
• Pandelis Pandelidis.

Nikos Vertis is a favorite of the Greek public. His career goes up every year.

Nikos Ikonomopulos started his career 10 years ago. Then he took part in a reality show. Today the audience is pleased with their songs.

Antonis Remos is one of the leaders on the Greek stage.

Sakis Arseniu is a young and not yet a well-known artist, but a great hope. He has a model appearance, a charming smile and a pleasant voice.

Kostas Martakis is familiar to the Russian audience due to his participation in the New Wave festival in Jurmala.

Pandelis Pandelidis is a former soldier. To sing and play on various instruments he learned himself - this is a real nugget. In a short time became a star and won millions of hearts. In 2016, the singer died in a car crash at the age of only 32 years. Fans continue to listen to his songs, now exclusively in the recording.