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3 unusual facts about Nikos Xydakis


Meno Ektos

The lyrics of the album's songs, except Σαν Δεύτερη Φωνή (English title: Like a backing voice) and "Κύμα το κύμα" (English title: Wave after wave) who have been written by Thodoris Gonis and Yiorgos Zikas respectively, have been written by one of the most famous and significant women lyricists in Greece, Lina Nikolakopoulou; the music composers are Ara Dinkjian, Antonis Mitzelos, Christos Nikolopoulos, Zoran Simganovic, George Zikas and Nikos Xydakis.

Rigas Feraios

Nikos Xydakis and Manolis Rasoulis wrote a song called Etsi pou les, Riga Feraio (That's how it is, Rigas Feraios, Greek: Έτσι που λες, Ρήγα Φεραίο), which was sung by Rasoulis himself.

Selemnos

The story of Selemnus is referenced in a tale by Rena Galanaki in Mnimi tou erota, lithi tou erota (Μνήμη του έρωτα, λήθη του έρωτα) in the book Ena schedon galazio cheri ( σχεδόν γαλάζιο χέρι) (Kastaniotis, 2004) and one poem Sto Kastritsianiko potami (Στο Καστριτσιάνικο ποτάμι = By The Kastritsianiko River) by Thodoris Gkonia and Nikos Xydakis.



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