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4 unusual facts about Vasilis Papakonstantinou


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The LP's hit song was "Den hrostao se kanena" (which had been pre-released as a CD-single and had already become golden) with the participation of Vasilis Papakonstantinou and later an adaptation to αν old folk song called "Istoria mou".

They have collaborated with some of the most important representatives of the Greek pop-rock scene such as: Filippos Pliatsikas, Lavrentis Mahairitsas, Dionysis Tsaknis, Socrates Drank the Conium, Vasilis Papakonstantinou, Sakis Boulas, and Lakis Papadopoulos.

Vasilis Papakonstantinou

In 1975, he recorded "Ta Agrotika" (Rural Songs) by Thomas Bakalako and met with two composers with whom he was going to work closely for many years: Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos, two composers that were bearing a fresh new sound to Greek music.

In April 1985, a 16,000 audience attended his first major personal concert at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and again in June 1988 at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium on Alexandras Avenue.


Grigoris Dessypris

During the following years he met Makis Tsigandes, and forming the Agnoston Loipon Stoicheion rock band, presenting to the public his own songs and those of Lavrentis Machairitsas and Vasilis Papakonstantinou.


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