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Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsΟι πρωτοι Ελληνες στο Hollywood part 2Το 2ο μερος του αφιερωματος μου στους Ελληνες που βρεθηκαν στο Hollywood στην αρχη το 20ου αιωνα και εργαστηκαν στην βιομιχανια του θεαματος. παραγωγοι, σκηνοθετες, ηθοποιοι, χορευτες, και φυσικα επιχειρηματιες κινηματογραφων. ακουστε το podcast και για να μαθετε τις καταπληκτικες ιστοριες τους
2024-06-1528 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsΟι πρωτοι Ελληνες στο Hollywood part 1Ποιοι ηταν οι πρωτοι Ελληνες που βρεθηκαν στην αρχη του 20ου αιωνα στον χωρο του κινηματογραφου και εγιναν ηθοποιοι, σκηνοθετες, παραγωγοι, στο Hollywood? Ακουστε το podcast για μια ιστορικη αναδρομη στην ιστορια αυτων των πρωτοπορων ανθρωπων.
2024-05-2526 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsΕνα Τραγουδι, μια Ιστορια- Ο ΜενουσηςΗ τραγικη ιστορια του Μενουση, ενα παραδοσιακο Ηπειρωτικο τραγουδι που εχει διασκευαστει πολλες φορες και με διαφορετικο μουσικο στυλ καθε φορα, που στις μερες μας ειναι ακομα πιο επικαιρο. Ακουστε την ιστορια του
2024-05-2525 minEntertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsΕνα Τραγουδι, μια Ιστορια- Παπορακι του ΜπουρνόβαΕνα τραγουδι που θα μας ταξιδευει παντα στις πιο αθωες μας στιγμες, κυκλοφορησε το 1972 σε στιχους του Λευτερη Παπαδοπουλου και μουσικη του Μανου Λοίζου και το οποιο εχει πραγματι μια περιεργη ιστορια που μας παει πισω στο 1922. Ακουστε την ιστορια του
2024-05-2516 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsGreeks at the Oscars 1933-2023100 years of Greek winners and nominations at the Academy Awards. Directors, Choreographers, Designers, Actors, and many more categories are featured in this tribute to all the Hellenes that have received an Oscar or were nominated for an Oscar over the years. Listen to the podcast and be find out who they are:
2024-04-1259 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Spyros Skouras President of 20th Century FoxSpyros Panagiotis Skouras was a Greek - American motion picture pioneer and film executive who was president of 20th Century Fox from 1942-1962. A rags to riches life story of a shepherd that became the most influential Greek in business, politics and a true patriot. His story is not widely known, take the time to listen how this larger than life man saved three million Greeks from famine and disease during WW2 while at the same time he was making successful Hollywood movies.
2024-01-1557 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsGreek Songs covered or adapted internationally, part 3This is part 3 of a compilation of Greek songs that have been covered by international artists. Music unites nations, connects people, its the universal language that speaks to our soul!
2023-10-2430 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsGreek Songs covered or adapted internationally, part 2Part 2 of a compilation of Greek songs that have been covered or adapted by international artists. Music unites nations, Connects people, its the universal language that speaks to our souls!
2023-10-1931 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsGreek Songs covered or adapted internationally, part 1Music unites nations! In this anthology of songs we take a look at Greek popular songs that became international hits while being adapted or covered in other languages by famous artists.
2023-10-1934 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Rena Vlahopoulou, actress/singer
Irene "Rena" Vlahopoulou 28 July 1917 – 29 July 2004 was a Greek actress and singer. She starred in theatre, musicals, and Greek cinema productions, including The Gambler and The Countess of Corfu. Vlahopoulou was born on the island of Corfu, the fifth of nine children. She was a talented dancer and actress and a qualified mezzo-soprano. Over the course of her fifty-five-year career she appeared in 105 theatrical plays between 1939 and 1994, and twenty-six films between 1951 and 1985. Listen to the podcast and learn more about the Greek female version of Charly Chaplin as she was known.
2023-08-071h 08
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to singer/musician Aris SanAris San was a Greek musician, singer and entrepreneur. He popularized Greek music in Israel in the late 1950's and 60's. Aris led a mysterious life as a non Jewish Greek singer who formed close ties with generals and politicians. He became a megastar, club owner and lover of many movie actresses. He is mostly remembered for the magic he could play with his guitar and his lucid vocal style. His life should be made into a movie, it has all the qualities for a hit musical, drama, thriller. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this...
2023-07-0756 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Georgia Vasiliadou
Georgia Vassiliadou born 1 January 1897, to a family with ten children. She was a Greek actress that played mainly in comedies of cinema and on stage. Her real name was Georgia Athanasiou, but she changed it to Vassiliadou when she decided to get into singing and acting. In 1922 she began her studies at the Gennadius School and in 1923 she appeared in various operas. She worked in major theatrical groups of the time with Kyveli, Marika Kotopouli, Dimitris Myrat, performing various roles. Alekos Sakellarios offered her a role in 1939 in The Girls of the Marriage, which marked the beginning of a second, but bet...
2023-04-2332 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Despo Diamantidou
Despo Diamantidou born 13 July 1916 in Athens, she was a Greek actress of theater and cinema. She was the granddaughter of engineer Spyridon Kritsilis, who served many times as a Member of Parliament. She spoke four foreign languages (English, French, Italian and Russian), which helped her translate a number of foreign plays. In the spring of 1967, Despo Diamantidou participated in a theatrical tour in the USA, staging the play "Illya Darling" (theatrical adaptation of the film "Never on Sunday") at the Broadway Theater in New York. During her stay there, the April coup d'état took place in Greece. Diamantidou decided not to...
2023-04-2334 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek comedian Vasilis TzivilikasVasilis Tsivilikas was a Greek comedy actor with significant appearances in the Greek film industry, television and especially theater. His first theatrical performance was in 1965 at Nea Ionia. Two years later Karolos Koun invited him to Theatro Technis. In the early 1970s he got involved with satire plays and in the mid-1970s with prose. The 70's was also the decade he first appeared on the Big Screen. The first movie he appeared in was I theia mou, i hipissa by Alekos Sakellarios. Tzivilikas loved the energy exchange between audience and actor, while on stage. His acting career spanned o...
2023-02-2233 minEntertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsGreek football chants have their own storyWhile the the World Cup is taking place in Qatar this year causing much criticism and controversy, I took the liberty and made this podcast to get us in the spirit of the game. The tradition of football chants vary from country to country and team to team, in this episode we explore the creative side of the sport, the songs and stories behind the Greek soccer team chants. Not being fanatical or biased towards a specific team, pure entertainment in mind as we journey into the stadiums chanting famous songs with different lyrics from the poets of the po...
2022-12-1530 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsOne Story, One Song - Alexandra's newsIn this episode of One Story, One Song we search for the truth behind a very popular Greek rebetiko song titled "Ta Nea tis Alexandras" (Alexandras News) it was recorded in 1961 by Vangelis Perpiniadis. The real story remained unknown for more than 60 years but a facebook post by Argyro Moustakas Vretou after a spike in murders against women (Femicide) in Greece, tell a different story. The real news of Alexandra was recorded & released based on her statement as a short film and the song sang by singer Semeli Papavasileiou and lyrics adjusted by lyricist Demitra Athanasopoulos. Listen to the pod...
2022-11-1723 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Elia Kazan- Greek American film, producer, directorElias Kazan was a Greek American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter actor and author. He was described by the New York Times a one of the most honored and influential directors of Broadway and Hollywood history. Born in Constantinople his family came to the USA in 1913. Listen to the podcast and find out the extraordinary journey of the man that became known as the "actor's director" under his direction received 24 Academy Award nominations and received nine Oscars. Elias Kazan changed the history of Cinema:
2022-11-1751 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsMusical Tribute to the Polytechnic University Uprising in 1973In this tribute we focus on the sounds, the musical gems the singers, the writers & composers of the most popular songs that became anthems during very turbulent and politically unstable times in Greece. 17 of November 1973 is a Day of Remembrance. It commemorates a massive student protest that led to the end of the Greek Military Coup, also known as the Regime of the Colonels. these songs were mostly censored or banned during the junta but went on to become historical and legendary hymns towards Freedom and Democracy. Listen to the podcast and find out more:
2022-11-1759 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Ilya LivykouShe was born Amalia Hatzaki in Heraklion, Crete in 1919, initially she was a javelin throwing athlete, later she studied law in Athens. However, she took exams and graduated with honors from the Drama School of the Royal Theatre. She played in many films on the Big Screen Cinema as well as on stage and on television, she is fondly remembered as the partner of famous Greek actor Vassilis Logothetidis. Listen to the podcast and learn more about this beautiful, cultured woman that has left her mark in the Greek movie scene.
2022-10-2929 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsSmyrni 100 Years -Cinema TributeOn the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, a trip down memory lane from 1919 till 2021 as we explore the films that were made about the destruction on Smyrna in 1922. We pay our respects and remember this tragic part of our history while learning some trivia facts about the making of these historic and classic films. Listen to the podcast:
2022-10-2936 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress and singer Irene PapasIrene Papas 3 September 1926 – 14 September 2022, was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such popular award-winning films as The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Zorba the Greek (1964). She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women (1971) and Iphigenia (1977). She played the title roles in Antigone (1961) and Electra (1962). In 1969, the RCA label released Papas' vinyl LP, Songs of Theodorakis, she appeared on the album 666 by the Greek rock group Aphrodite's Child. In 1979, Polydor released her album of eight Greek folk songs entitled Odes, with electronic mus...
2022-09-1442 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Andreas BarkoulisAndreas Barkoulis August 4, 1936 – August 23, 2016 was a Greek film, theatre and television actor. He was one of the emblematic Jeune Premier of Greek cinema. He performed on stage and the big screen participating in more than 100 films, including "An Italian woman in Greece" "Jenny, Jenny"and many more, he was so popular with the young girls that the expression "Girls Barkoulis is here" became known for any handsome man entering a room. He travelled and lived in the USA for a few years, there he became a popular singer. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this unique art...
2022-09-1439 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song, 1 Story- 5 Classic Summer Hits5 Greek modern hits that have become classics and will always remind us of the hot summer days that Greece is so famous for. 5 Songs and their stories, how they were made and why they became so popular, listen to the podcast and find out more
2022-08-2419 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek singer Rita SakellariouMargarita Sakellariou was born on November 22, 1934 in Sitia, Crete. Rita marries at 14, becomes a mother twice and divorces. She works with her mother at various Fertilizer factories hoping for a better future, until 1954 when she was heard singing by a group of wondering musicians. She is considered the "queen" of folk song and is recognized as one of the "great" ladies of Greek song in general. Listen to the podcast and find out more about the remarkable life of this legendary singer.
2022-08-2443 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to greek actor Mihalis GiannatosMihalis Giannatos was born in 1941 in Constantinople, Turkey. He was a Greek actor and was fluent in five languages: Greek, Turkish, French, Italian and Spanish. This helped him a lot in his career, particularly in his participation in major foreign productions such as Midnight Express (1978), Munich (2005) and Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) a Touch of Spice (2003). During his long film career, he appeared in over 100 films, television series and performances. He was one of the favorite actors of Theodoros Angelopoulos, in whose films he always participated after the film Megalexandros in 1981. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this talented actor
2022-08-2429 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek composer Manos HatzidakisManos Hatzidakis (23 October 1925 – 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely considered to be one of the greatest Greek composers and one of the most globally recognised. His legacy and contribution are widespread among the works of contemporary Greek music, through the second half of the 20th and into the 21st century. He was also one of the main proponents of the "Éntekhno" form of music (along with Mikis Theodorakis). In 1960, he received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his song Never on Sunday from the film of the same name. Listen to the pod...
2022-07-1755 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Cypriot actress Maria Vassiliou & the movie EvdokiaMaria Vassiliou was a Cypriot model and actress born in London (16 September 1950 – 5 July 1989 ). She became known from the leading role in Alexis Damianos' film, Evdokia. After "Evdokia", Maria Vassiliou played in Homer Efstratiadis' Children of Flowers (1973) and Theo Angelopoulos' Troupe (1975). A little later, her traces were lost. The actress won the best actress award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1971. In this tribute we also pay homage to the making of the movie Evdokia as it is considered a classic by some, & by others as one of the best films ever made in Greece. Evdokia is a 1971 Greek film and became famous for her musical theme, Zeibekiko for Evdokia written by Manos Loizos. Listen t
2022-07-1727 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Kaiti PapanikaKaiti Papanika was born in Athens in 1942, she studied at the National School of Theatre and Drama, and the Athens Conservatoire. She played the role of the beautiful girl in more than 50 big screen movies in the 60's. While still a student she participated in a festival in France and received an award in reciting poetry. Listen to the podcast and find out more what made Kaiti such a wonderful actress and even more amazing human being.
2022-06-2129 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song, 1 Story Misirlou"Misirlou" is a folk song[2] from the Eastern Mediterranean region, with origins in the Ottoman Empire. The original author of the song is not known, but Arabic, Greek and Jewish musicians were playing it by the 1920s. The earliest known recording of the song is a 1927 Greek rebetiko/tsifteteli composition influenced by Middle Eastern music. There are also Arabic belly dancing, Armenian, Persian, Indian and Turkish versions of the song. This song was popular from the 1920s onwards in the Arab American, Armenian American and Greek American communities who settled in the United States. Listen to the podcast and...
2022-06-1325 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek Cypriot actor Sotiris MoustakasBorn in Limassol, Cyprus on the 17th September 1940 Sotiris Moustakas had a long lasting acting career spanning over forty years. He was described as "an actor without a label" due to his variety of playing in theatrical plays, film, television series etc with ease in different roles receiving great reviews and success in all of them. He almost received an Oscar award for his role in Zorba the Greek and became a national star in both Greece and Cyprus as being part of the Golden Age of Greek Cinema. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this m...
2022-06-1340 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor ZanninoZannino was Greek actor born in Galata, Istanbul, Turkey August 21, 1923 - Athens, May 27, 1995. He was a dancer and actor that appeared in more than 80 films. Zanninos's artistic career has been brilliant both in Greek and in American cinema, having participated in the film The Midnight Express, as well as in the theater and in television. Listen to the podcast and find out more about his fascinating life story
2022-06-0724 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song, 1 Story, George Dalaras - Natane to 21The real story of this classic Greek hit performed by Grigori Bithikotsis and George Dalaras, composed by Stavros Kouyioumtzis and lyrics by Sotia Tsotou listen to the podcast to find out more
2022-06-0714 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song, 1 Story, Roza- Dimitris MitropanosThe story of how the song Roza performed by Dimitris Mitropanos, composed by Thanos Mikroutsikos with lyrics from Alki Alkaio, was created and who was it written for, listen to this exceptional on this podcast and learn its meaning
2022-06-0715 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song, 1 Story Ονειρο Δεμένο στο ΜουράγιοA short story of how the song composed by Stavros Xarhakos and performed by Aki Panou " Oneiro demeno sto mouragio" was created, Giorgos Zambetas played an instrumental part in its creation. Listen to the podcast and find out more
2022-06-0713 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Alekos AlexandrakisAlekos Alexandrakis (November 27, 1928 – November 8, 2005) was a Greek actor who excelled on the big and small screen and from early on established himself in jeune premier roles. With the neorealist film Quarter the Dream (1961) he was awarded at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. He starred in more than 60 big screen movies, captivating the female audience with his looks, character & talent. In the theatre he played important roles in performances, among which are: Strange Intermezzo, Journey of the Day in the Night, They Were All My Children, Madama Batterflai, The Woman in Black, Four Rooms with Garden, Crime and Punishment.
2022-05-2837 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Gelly MavropoulouGelly or Gelly Mavropoulou (October 21, 1932 – July 19, 2021) was a Greek actress, Her parents were also actors Angelos Mavropoulos (1901 - 1979) and Marika Krevata (1910 - 1994). She studied at the French Academy of Athens and at the Drama School of the "Art Theatre" of Karolos Koun. She made her first theatrical appearance at the "Rex - Kotopouli" theatre - where the artistic direction was Dimitris Myrat, with the play "The Seven year itch" by Axelrod, alongside Melina Mercouri, on the big screen, she appeared for the first time in 1953 with the film Dad is trained by Giorgos Lazaridis, followed by leading roles in more than 40 more films. Listen to the podcast and find out more abo
2022-05-2730 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Kostas Tsakonas Kostas Tsakonas ( October 12, 1943 – November 4, 2015) was an actor in theatre, film and television, best known from the comedy films "Learn my child letters", "Classic case of damage" and "The great obstruction". He graduated from the Diplareios School with a degree in Electrical Engineering and studied at the Drama School of the Popular Experimental Theatre of Leonidas Trivizas and the"Veaki" drama school.
2022-05-2735 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Vassilis AvlonitisBorn in 1904 Avlonitis was one of the most famous old school Greek comedians. He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 20th century. Vassilis Avlonitis is best known for his collaboration in films with Georgia Vasiliadou. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this talented, memorable and loved actor that died on the 10th of March 1970
2022-05-2735 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsEurovision Song Contest: Greek entries over the yearsOn Saturdays Role with Reno we take you back in time a trip down memory lane from 1974 when Greece entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the very first time up until present day. Listen to the podcast and get a small "history" lesson on all Greek artists & songs that represented Greece in this annual phenomenal music festival:
2022-05-2733 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Ketty PanouKetty Panou was born in Burgas, Bulgaria but emigrated to Greece at a young age. She was very talented and became a child star, performing in many theatrical plays. She studied acting and ballet at the George Theodosiadi school of Cinema & Acting and had the leading role in one of the first big screen movies that had sound and vocals ' The Voice of the Heart" in 1943. She is mostly remembered as the wife of famous Greek actor Lambros Constantaras, as she frequently was his partner in theatrical plays and movies. She appeared in more that 25 big screen films and...
2022-05-2324 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Kakia PanagiotouKakia Panagiotou was a greek actress born in Athens on 26th of Ιανουαρίου 1923. She studied at the National School of Arts, she made her first appearance on stage in 1945 in the play "Avlaia" and in 1948 she was hired at the National Theatre of Greece as the first in the dance of the ancient drama. In the performance of "Oresteia" by Aeschylus, she was particularly distinguished, playing Cassandra. She continued assumed primary roles in newer performances of works. She toured with the theatrical company of renowned Marika Kotopouli in Egypt and Cyprus. From 1953 she was a permanent member of the National Theatre of Greece. In the 1960s she was intensely involved in Greek cinema...
2022-05-0723 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to singer Dimitris MitropanosDimitris Mitropanos was a Greek singer. He was renowned for his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style. He worked with some of the most renowned Greek composers, such as Mikis Theodorakis, Stavros Xarhakos, Giorgos Zabetas, Manos Hatzidakis, Marios Tokas, and Thanos Mikroutsikos. Mitropanos considered Giorgos Zampetas to be a great teacher and a second father to himself. As he stated, "Zambetas is the only man in music who helped me without expecting anything. With all my other colleagues, I got something and I gave something in return". In 1967, Mitropanos recorded his first 7" single "Thessaloniki." This followed the re...
2022-05-0737 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Manolis Chiotis composer, singer, bouzouki playerManolis Chiotis: March 21, 1921 – March 20, 1970 He is considered one of the greatest bouzouki soloists of all time. He popularised the four-course bouzouki (tetrachordo) and introduced the guitar-like tuning, who found it better suited to the kind of virtuoso playing he was famous for. Manolis Chiotis reportedly wrote more than 1500 songs, however, he also regularly participated as a soloist in recordings of many other folk composers. In the 1960s, he was permanently included in a special painting of Greek artists of the ceremonial service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the proposed entertainment of the high visitors of the country. Manolis...
2022-03-3139 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer, singer & bouzouki playerGiorgos Zampetas, Greek music composer, singer and one of the greatest bouzouki artists, from a very young age, Zampetas showed a great interest in music anything that was producing sound seemed exciting to him and helped him in his compositions, he won his first prize, playing his first song in a school competition. He was one of the most recognized Greek musicians of all times, working in the Greek cinema. He appeared in many Greek film productions, and his compositions used in many, one of the most famous being "Siko Horepse Sirtaki". He also worked with famous Greek composers, s...
2022-03-2037 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song, 1 Story: Stalia StaliaStalia - stalia is the title of Marinella's first personal album, after her separation from Stelios Kazantzidis. It was released on a 33' vinyl record in Greece and Cyprus on January 17, 1969 by PolyGram Records, under the label of Philips Records. Listen to the podcast and find out what composer Giorgos Zambetas said about creating this gem of an old time classic song
2022-03-1207 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song,1 Story: FragosyrianiFragosyriani is a song by Markos Vamvakaris that was written and recorded by him in 1935. It is one of the most important and well-known songs of the composer. The song has been recorded and re-performed by many well-known Greek & foreign artists. The most famous, probably, adaptation is considered to be that of Grigoris Bithikotsis, in 1960, which made it better known. Listen to the podcast and learn how and why it was written & a few modern takes of this popular song.
2022-03-1212 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Film/Stage Director, actor, screenwriter, Dinos DimopoulosDinos Dimopoulos 22 August 1921 – 28 February 2003 was a Greek actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. He directed 47 films between 1953 and 1993. His 1959 film Astero was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1960 film Madalena was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. He wrote also some theatrical plays. He has won the best director award in Thessaloniki Film Festival for the film The Asphalt Fever. He collaborated with legendary actors & musicians, he experimented with different film genres, delivering unforgettable comedies, engaging melodramas, crime mysteries, even films with a bucolic touch. He is also the lyricist of many Greek songs listen to...
2022-03-1235 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek singer Tzeni VanouTzeni Vanou born Eugenia Vrachnou; 10 February 1939 – 5 February 2014, was a Greek singer, born in Athens. She had planned on studying physics, but she met her mentor, Greek composer Mimis Plessas, who persuaded her to become a singer. She began her career in 1959 performing with the ERT orchestra. In 1964, she won first prize in the Thessaloniki Song Festival. In 1969 she traveled to America, after signing a contract, for an international career, which he refused at the last minute. There she recorded a 45" album with two American songs, she also sang in Italian and French. She was a key performer and "muse" of many...
2022-02-2733 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Producer/Film maker Filopimin FinosFilopimin Finos 1908 – January 26, 1977 was a pioneer Greek film producer of 186 films and the founder of Finos Film, whose first film was in 1939. He built the first sound recording device in Greece, and shot the first colour film with stereo sound. During the second world war he filmed important documentaries from the Front of Albania and German-occupied Athens. He is considered the Father of Greek Cinema. He was the "creator" of hundreds of movie stars, directors, musicians, dancers, and all talents related to cinema. Listen to his fascinating life story and beating all odds with only a vision of becoming a successful movie producer...
2022-02-1138 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1 Song 1 Story Dadadirladada"Darla dirladada" Greek folk song "Dirlada" originating from the island of Kalymnos in Greece. It was conceived as a song that sponge divers would sing when traveling with their caïque boats across the seas. The song's lyrics contain words of encouragement and the opportunity awaiting the crew. One of the most notable recordings is that performed by Pantelis Ginnis, a Kalymnian sponge diver captain. Dionysis Savvopoulos sang "Dirlada" on his 1969 album To Perivoli tou Trelou. In 1970 the song was recorded by French singer Dalida. It was released as a single from her album Ils ont changé ma chanson, on...
2022-02-1111 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to lyricist Eftychia PapagiannopoulouEftychia Papagiannopoulou, originally Hadjigeorgiou-Economou, later Nikolaidou and finally Papagiannopoulou (1893 - January 7, 1972) was the first female Greek lyricist, and the most important of Greek folk song. She began writing lyrics in 1948 and selling them for amounts from 200 to 300 drachmas. But having a great addiction to gambling she lost a lot of money this way. When she wrote the lyrics, she then renounced her copyright. Many of her own lyrical creations became huge successes, with the help of great composers of the time, such as Tsitsanis, Chiotis, Hadjidakis, Kaldaras, etc. Her life was transferred in the form of a book written by her granddaughter, Rhea Maneli, entitled My Grandmother...
2022-01-3037 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Kostas DoukasKostas Doukas was born in Smyrna in 1895 he was a Greek actor. His real name was Konstantinos Aslanidis. He studied at the Commercial School and worked at the Bank of Athens. He left his job there to become an actor. He took part in films by Kostas Hatzichristou, such as Tis Kakomoiras (The codcat). Apart from his acting career on stage and screen, in the end he ended up a one man-orchestra for the cinema, directing films, writing scripts, organizing and directing productions and more or less catching all the posts of cinema. Listen to the podcast and find out more:
2022-01-3024 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Jenny KareziJenny Karezi, was a Greek film and stage actress, and her real name was Evgenia Karpouzi she was born in Athens, Greece 12 January 1934 and passed away on the 27 July 1992 from cancer. Her stage debut was in the Marika Kotopouli theatre in the French comedy, La belle Heléne, with Melina Mercouri and Vasilis Diamantopoulos. In 1955, Karezi made her cinema debut in the Alekos Sakellarios' comedy, Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo in 1955, a massive success just like its sequel, Laterna, ftoheia kai garyfallo in 1957. For the soundtrack of the 1959 film To nisi ton genneon she recorded a song by future Academy Aw...
2022-01-1230 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Eleni PapadakiEleni Papadaki was born on 4 November 1903 in Athens to an affluent family, she studied philology at Athens University, phonetics, music and piano at the Great Conservatory of Athens, but began an acting career at the age of twenty-two in 1925, in Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author. The theatre critic for the Demokratia newspaper greeted her performance with the comment that "today the stage has acquired a great actress". At the same time, she also performed in Oscar Wilde's Salome. Her most successful performances during the last part of her career was in ancient Greek tragedies. During...
2021-12-2837 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to singer/songwritter Grigoris BithikotsisGrigoris Bithikotsis, also known as Sir of the Greek pentagram, was one among the greatest Greek songwriters and folk singers of the 20th century.
Bithikotsis was born on 11 December 1922, in the Athenian suburb Peristeri and he was the youngest child of an eight-member family. He decided to follow the folk music and rebetiko at the age of fifteen, he made his debut on the Greek stage in 1949 as a songwriter and master of the bouzouki. He composed more than 200 songs, many of which met great success and the love of the audience. His collaboration with Mikis Theodorakis...
2021-12-2837 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Dimitris HornDimitris Horn was the son of scriptwriter Pandelis Horn and godson of the famous Greek actress Kyveli. He had an aristocratic aura and an intense stage presence. From an early stage he developed a reputation as the "best actor of his generation" performing in many classical theatrical plays. His most notable films were "The Counterfeit Coin" (1954) and "A Girl in Black" (1956). He later married shipping heiress Anna Goulandri and became the first director of the Greek State Radio and Television after the restoration of democracy. Listen to the podcast and find out more about the most charismatic, talented, bon viveu...
2021-12-1139 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress Tasso KavaddiaTasso Kavaddia was born on January 10, 1921 in Patras. She studied piano in Athens, writing and decoration in Paris, scenario and clothing with Giannis Tsarouchis, and acting at the Drama School & Art School with Karolos Koun. From 1954 until 1967, Kavaddia worked as a radio journalist and radio executive. From 1955 until 1969, she was a newspaper reporter. She had also worked as a translator. Many of her translations focused on literature texts. She played many roles in the theater and participated in many movies. She always played the role of the villain, the wicked and angry woman and that is how she is r...
2021-12-1134 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Kostas HatzichristosKostas Hatzichristos 25 December 1921 - 3 October 2001, was an actor and director, who initially studied at the Sergeants Major Military School of Syros, but found his way on to the theatrical stage after the German invasion. To avoid being caught one night by the Nazis, he decide to hide amongst the actors of a theatrical play. He made up his on words, the crowd laughed and that was when he realized he was born to be an actor. Hatzichristos became one of the best comedians of post war Greece, he performed on the big screen in many movies that are still fav...
2021-12-1135 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to the Queen of Rebetiko music, singer Roza EskenaziRosa Eskenazi (1897 – December 2, 1980) was a Greek Jewish dancer and singer of rebetiko, traditional Greek music, Kanto and Turkish folk music, born in Constantinople. Her recordings and performances in music centers lasted from the late 1920s to the 1970s. She was the first female artist to sign a recording contract based on royalties. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this phenomenal woman that accomplished so much while living in such difficult times and whose memory will live forever through her music.
2021-12-0934 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Giorgos FountasGiorgos Fountas (June 3 - 1924 - November 28, 2010) was one of the most important Greek actor in cinema, theater and television. His career spanned five decades, appearing in more than fifty films he is known among other things for his role in the Golden Globe winning film Stella (1955) by Michael Cacoyannis. He participated in many other distinguished films of the 1950s and 1960s, including Magic City (1954), The Girl in Black (1956), Never on Sunday (1960) and The Red Lanterns (1963), while he also appeared in the foreign productions America, America (1963) and the Academy Award winning Zorba the Greek (1964) he almost became the next James Bond. His most important moment on television was his role in the series Christ Recrucified (1975-1976). Find out more about this
2021-12-0928 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to director & screenwriter Yiannis DalianidisYannis Dalianidis (December 31, 1923 – October 16, 2010) was a Greek director and screenwriter, one of the most commercial in Greek cinema. He began his career as a dancer and choreographer using the artistic pseudonym "Giannis Doal". In 1958 he began writing screenplays for motion pictures. In total, he has directed more than 60 films, most of which he had written the script. Since the 1970s he has also worked in television, creating several television series, most of which were very successful. He is often referred as the father of Greek Movie Musicals. He also created social dramas which touched taboo subjects like teen pregnancies, abortion & made the first nude scene on screen while it wa...
2021-11-2036 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Marika KotopouliMarika Kotopouli 3 May 1887 – 11 September 1954 was an important Greek stage actress of the first half of the 20th century. She excelled most as a tragedian in the works of foreign and Greek classical writers. She starred, however, in many different theatrical genres, including comedy and farce. She appeared on stage as an infant on tour with her parents, her first role was in an inspection, at the age of five. In 1902 she was hired by the Royal Theatre and become known to the wider public. An important moment in her career was her participation in the trilogy of Aeschylos "Oresteia" in 1903, where s...
2021-11-0143 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Nikos KourkoulosNikos Kourkoulos was a highly respected Greek theatrical and film performer, one of the most talented and recognizable actors in Greece of modern times. In his youth he was a footballer at Panathinaikos and by coincidence he made the decision to become an actor, he studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece and made his first theatrical appearance in the play "The lady with the camellias" with Lambeti - Horn and continued throughout his life to perform on stage. In the cinema he excelled in roles of the "jeune premier" and starred in social dramas & w...
2021-11-0140 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor and tenor Orestis MakrisOrestis Makris was a Greek actor in theatre and cinema and a tenor of operetta. He finished the Athens Conservatory and appeared on stage first as a tenor at the Rosalia Nika troupe in 1925. He participated in about forty films playing characteristic roles mostly the over strict father, but will be remembered for portraying the most believable alcoholic man in the film "The Drunkard" He is considered on of the most significant modern Greek actors. Listen to the podcast and find out more.
2021-11-0137 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists28th October "Oxi Day" Greek Movie TributeWW2 inspired many artists, to pay tribute to the Greco-Italian war on the Albanian front, the German Occupation and the hardships of the Greek people until the liberation. Directors, screenwriters and writers were inspired by the war and created some of the most iconic films we watch every year on the anniversary of "NO" "Oxi Day" on October 28th every year. On the occasion of the anniversary of October 28th, it is an opportunity to remember these remarkable films that were made without much means, but with love and several sacrifices, which highlight the era, but also the talent of some...
2021-11-0141 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Zoe LaskariZoe Laskari : December 12, 1942 – August 18, 2017 was a Greek actress, one of the most famous stars of the old Greek cinema, who began her career by winning the title of "Star Hellas" in 1959. Her real name was Zoe Kouroukli. In the late 60s she was considered – along with Aliki Vougiouklaki and Jenny Karezi– one of the most commercial actresses of Greek cinema. She held the title of Feme Fatale being one of the first Greek actresses to play sexy, controversial and revealing roles on the big screen. In 2013 she was awarded an award by the Film Academy for her overall contribution to cinem...
2021-10-0837 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Song writer/ Radio Producer Yiannis KalamitsisYiannis Kalamitsis - 31 October 1939 – 3 November 2013, was a Greek playwright, lyricist and radio producer. He first followed, the profession of his father who was a merchant of textiles and women's clothing. He began studying architecture in Canada but left the field. He did various jobs in Greece and other countries. He collaborated with well-known artists and wrote reviews and lyrics that were very successful. He was involved in amateur football (he was a fan of the Progressive Youth),painting, winemaking and carpentry. In 1990, he began presenting a morning radio show (06:00 to 08:00) entitled Morning manipulations with a big audience listenership (initially on AN...
2021-10-0838 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Giannis GionakisGiannis Gionakis -September 18, 1922 – August 25, 2002 was a stage and film actor. He began studying Medicine but was won over by the theatre .Gionakis performed in hundreds of big screen films mostly comedies and many theatrical musicals, he was a brilliant mimic and an excellent self taught dancer. He was proposed to make a career in Paris by fellow comedian and friend Louis De Funes due to his charisma, but he preferred staying in Greece. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this popular and loved comedian:
2021-10-0833 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Sperantza VranaSperantza Vrana was a Greek actress, singer and author. She was born as Elpida Homatianou in Messolongi on 6 February, either in 1926 or 1932. Sperantza was a passionate woman and due to her character and charm was labeled as sex symbol during the 1950's. She had a rich career and appeared in many on stage plays and over 18 big screen movies. She wrote several books with the most famous one being her autobiography entitled " I dare" Listen to the podcast and find out more about this succulent woman who lived loved with no inhibitions heralding the coming of the sexual revolution in...
2021-10-0836 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Stavros ParavasOur great comedian Stavros Paravas was born on April 15, 1935 to parents from Asia Minor and was the youngest of his five siblings. He grew up in a refugee settlement, on Alexandras Avenue. His childhood was difficult, but full of love, carefreeness and dreams, as he said. Paravas studied acting secretly, his parents only discovered that he had become an actor in year three, he appeared in various plays with Dinos Iliopoulos and Vilma Kyrou. In 1960, he appeared in the cinema, in the film "Christina" by Yannis Dalianidis, followed by "Hard Man", "Child of the Piazza" and "Smart Bird", in...
2021-09-3032 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actress and dancer Aleka KatseliAleka (Alexandra) Katseli, nee Mazaraki (Athens, October 19, 1917 - September 11, 1994), was a great Greek actress and qualified dance artist. She appeared for the first time at the Art Theatre in 1942, during the Occupation. After the liberation, and a series of successes, she was hired in 1945 at the National Theatre of Greece, from the stage of which she made her first appearance as Portsia in Shakespeare's play "Merchant of Venice", taught by her later husband, director Pelos Katselis. She starred in the film "Lykaina" and took part in the dances "Marsyas" and "Forms of a woman" of the Greek Chorodrama by M...
2021-09-3028 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Greek actor Chronis ExarchakosChronis Exarchakos was a Greek actor born in 1932 in Ermoupolis, Syros. He first appeared in the theater in the play The Villa, with the Rigopoulos- Analytis troupe. A year later he makes his debut in the cinema, with the film of Odysseus Kosteletos Divorce ala Greek. He appeared in 20 films and 60 musical theatrical plays. Just like his roles so in real life, he generously spread laughter. His friends describe him as a pleasant and lively humorous man who, however, had intense outbursts and explosions. Many attribute the abrupt changes in his behavior to the oppression he received from his m...
2021-09-3026 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Manos KatrakisManos Katrakis - August 14, 1908 – September 2, 1984 was a Greek actor in theatre and film. Katrakis was a restless and creative spirit, distinguished for his talent, deep – characteristic voice, simplicity, generosity and sensitivity. He first appeared on a theatrical stage in Athens in 1927. The director Kostas Leloudas was thrilled by his potential and a year later he played in the first Greek silent film titled The Banner of '21 (1928). His almost 53-year career in the theatre gave us some unforgettable – historical performances, with roles in works by important Greek and foreign dramatists. 1952, in the context of the 25th anniversary of the reviva...
2021-09-0136 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to singer Stelios KazantzidisStelios Kazantzidis, 29 August 1931 – 14 September 2001 was a prominent leading Greek singer of popular music, or Laïkó. He collaborated with many of Greece's foremost composers, a hallmark in his career – and an event of great importance for the musical scene of post-war Greece – was his cooperation with composer Vassilis Tsitsanis. Starting in 1956 it resulted in several new songs as well as reinterpretions of Tsitsanis older songs. Kazantzidis, thus, sung and popularized such rebetiko classics as "Synnefiasmeni Kyriaki", "Bakse tsifliki" and "Ta Kavourakia". A few years later Kazantzidis started to develop his own musical style, a style with influences ranging from rebetika...
2021-09-0136 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Pandelis ZervosPantelis Zervos (December 23, 1908 – January 22, 1982) was a Greek actor in theatre and film. A characteristic figure of the "golden age" of Greek cinema (50s, 60s and early 70s) usually played the character of the gendarmerie, the father, the mayor-commune or the mentor of the protagonists, where he presented himself as traditional and strict, but always fair and good. His most important theatrical presentations were in the plays "Alkistis", "Antigone", "Thesmophoriazousai", "Macbeth", "Pluto" etc. His presence on the film scene was also great. More than 70 were his participations in films, with dominant in the play "Maddalena" of 1960. Listen to the podcast an...
2021-08-3028 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor/singer Nikos XanthopoulosNikos Xanthopoulos (born 14 March 1934) is a Greek actor, known for his roles in the 1960s era Greek Drama Cinema. He was also a singer of Greek folk bouzouki, having released many albums and singles. He is known as "the child of the folk" mainly for playing roles depicting men from the lower working classes. Xanthopoulos sang over 300 songs in thirty movies, but his singing talent was not confined to movies. He recorded nine albums and 55 singles, and toured Europe, the USA, Africa and Australia. Listen to the poscast and find out more about this much loved and respected artist:
2021-08-3035 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to singer Polly PanouPolly Panou (October 28, 1940 – September 27, 2013) was a Greek folk singer(rebetissa). She was born in Athens on October 28, 1940, but grew up in Patras. Her real name was Polytimi Koliopanou. "Godfather" of her artistic name was Grigoris Bithikotsis, the man who discovered her in Patras and was destined to change her life. She was one of the most important voices of Greek folk music and she was a child star that started her career while still in primery school. It is noted that Polly Panou was the first to sing "The Children of Piraeus", by Manos Hatzidakis which later became an int...
2021-08-3037 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to singer Vicky MoscholiouVicky Moscholiou 23 May 1943 – 16 August 2005, born in Metaxourgeio in Athens, was a Greek singer. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked her the 13th top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960). She rose to fame in 1964 with Stavros Xarhakos' song "Hathike to feggari" (The Moon is Lost), which was composed for the movie Lola.Moscholiou continued with collaborations with Giorgos Zambetas, Manos Eleutheriou, Giorgos Katsaros, Akis Panou, and Loukianos Kilaidonis, among other well-known composers and songwriters. Songs she was famous for include "Paei, paei", "Aliti", "Pou pas choris agapi", "Nautis bgike sti steria", "Ta deilina", "Oi metanastes", and "Anthropoi monachoi". List...
2021-08-2647 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Apostolos AvdisApostolos Avdis or Avdelopoulos Apostolos was born in Patras in 1903. He studied Theology for a while at the University of Athens and immediately afterwards he enrolled in the School of Cadets. He abandoned everything and went out to the theater in 1929, studying at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory. He performed in many theatrical plays and was considered an A rated actor. He appeared in only 3 classical Greek Films with the most memorable being "Stournara 288" where he played the role of a Member of Parliament Mr. Kaloheretas. He died in 1960 at the age of 60. Listen to the podcast and...
2021-08-2619 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Spiros KalogirouIn this episode I pay tribute to actor Spiros Kalogirou, one of the "bad guys" of greek cinema. Spyros Kalogirou November 3, 1922 - June 27, 2009 was a Greek actor of theatre and cinema, who was identified with the role of evil on the big screen. Characteristic was his trembling voice and his wild appearance. Yet Spiro played in many comedies and is regarded as one of the best Greek actors of the old Greek Cinema. He played in about two hundred plays and in all kinds of theatre, classical and contemporary writers, from theatre of the absurd (Ionesco) to revue, but a...
2021-08-2634 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Rena PagratiRena Pagrati 13 March 1949 – 25 June 1998 was a child star, a Greek cinema, TV and theatre actress. Rena Pagrati was also a singer in the Greek musical band "Nostradamus".
On 25 June 1998 she committed suicide.
2021-08-2634 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Sapfo NotaraSapfo Notara born Sapfo Chandanou 1907 – June 11, 1985) was a Greek actress, known for supporting capabilities in acting. In Greek films, she acted in comedies as an aunt or a housewife. Notara had a radio programme called I Kiria Kiriaki. One of her last theatre appearances was in the play Pornography (1981)where she collaborated with by Manos Hatzidakis. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this fascinating actress whos famous movie quotes have become popular Greek slogans.
2021-08-2633 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Giannis PoulopoulosGiannis Poulopoulos 29 June 1941 – 23 August 2020 was a Greek singer-songwriter, who had several hits in Greece during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. In terms of total album sales, he is the fourth biggest-selling Greek singer of all time. Poulopoulos liked singing from an early age. Prompted by friends, he unsuccessfully sought an audition with Columbia Records, while also working as a builder, playing football in Saint Ierotheos for the Courageous team, and producing oil paintings. Aged 19, Poulopoulos secured auditions with Mikis Theodorakis, Apostolos Kaldaras, Vassilis Tsitsanis, and Giannis Papaioannou, and sang two songs, Mana mou kai panagia ("My Mother and the Ma...
2021-06-1550 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Kostas VoutsasKostas Voutsas born Konstantinos Savvopoulos 31 December 1931 – 26 February 2020, was a Greek actor, director, and writer. Voutsas was born in Vyronas, Athens in 1931 to a refugee family from Epivates, and moved to Thessaloniki in 1932. He studied drama at the Drama School of the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and made his stage and screen debut in 1953. He was a major actor in Finos Films and went on to star in about 60 movies, mostly comedies and musicals of the 'golden era" of Greek commercial cinema. He soon became one of the best and most popular comic actors of his generation and created personal gr...
2021-06-1536 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Vlassis BonatsosVlassis Bonatsos : November 30, 1949 – October 14, 2004 was a popular Greek entertainer and singer. Vlassis started his music career by creating a group named "PELOMA BOKIOU" in the early 1970s. In the early 1980s he costarred in the legendary theatrical play "Evita" starring Aliki Vougiouklaki and him as Che. Then he took up acting and starred in Greek movies, but his fame reached its peak in the 1990s when he started participating in popular TV series such as "Aparadektoi" He is also remembered as a presenter of iconic TV shows and gameshows on Greek TV including the Greek version of Family Feud (na...
2021-06-1534 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Jimmy PanousisTzimis Panousis 12 February 1954 – 13 January 2018 was a Greek musician, stand-up comedian and occasional film and theater actor born in Athens. His fans often refer to him as “Tzimakos” (little Jim). He made his first appearance in the mid-1970s, performing in various pubs, with his band "Mousikes Taxiarhies" (Musical Brigades). Panousis had several run-ins with the Greek authorities. His second album, Musical Brigade , was briefly withdrawn from circulation in 1982 because of the ostensibly blasphemous lyrics of a love ballad. In 1984, censors placed beeps over some of the lyrics in his third album, An I Giagia Mou Ihe Rouleman. In 1997, a court b...
2021-05-2735 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Stefanos StratigosStefanos Stratigos: 1923 – April 6, 2006 was a Greek actor in film and television, and was the son of the actors Vasileios and Amalia Stratigos. His sisters were also actors Aleka and Stella Stratigou, ιn which they resided early to theatre. He attended the Drama School then known as the Royal Theatre of Greece. He performed in approximately 85 movies, all well known box office productions, many on stage theatrical productions in some of which he was also the director, as well as many popular television series. Stratigos was famous for portraying mainly characters that were "bad guys", villain, macho or bitter. In his rea...
2021-05-2729 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Thanasis VeggosThanasis Veggos: 29 May 1926- 3 May 2011, was a Greek actor and director. He performed in more than 130 films, predominantly comedies, starring in more than 50 of them. He is considered one of the best Greek comedy actors of all time, his famous catchphrase "My good man" and "Run like Veggos" has been adopted into common usage in the Greek language since nobody has run more or faster than Veggos in his many slapstick comedies. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this sensitive, humble and iconic legend.
2021-05-2731 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Vasilis Triandafillidis aka Harry KlynnVasilis Triantafillidis : 7 May 1940-21 May 2018 also known by his nickname Harry Klynn. Was a Greek comedian, singer, actor, writer, poet and artist. Born to Pontiac Greek refugees in Kalamaria Thessaloniki he experienced poverty during childhood before embarking on an exiting career and making a name for himself in Greece and abroad. He has been named the "Father of Stand Up Comedy" in Greece and a Modern day "Aristophanes". Listen to to podcast and find out why Harry Klynn became the most popular and loved Greek comedian of his time.
2021-05-2739 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actress Elli LambetiEllie Loukou 13 April 1926 – 3 September 1983, known professionally as Ellie Lambeti was a Greek actress. She studied theatre at Marika Kotopouli's drama school. She worked with Karolos Koun Art Theatre. She worked and fell in love with Dimitris Horn. Her love affair lasted for many years, and they are one of the most loved theatre couples in Greece even now, that both have died. She was a goddess on stage, one of the most respected and loved actresses in Greece. She was nicknamed the "Greek Greta Garbo" and preferred theatre over cinema, but played in 10 very successful big screen movies. Her person...
2021-05-1540 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Nikos RizosNikos Rizos 30 September 1924, in Peta – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek comedy actor. He starred in around 300 comedy films and appeared in many television series. His nickname was the gentle "Giant", or "Shorty" due to his short stature, yet his confidence, talent and personality made up for his height. He studied law but theatre and the big screen won his heart and became his passion. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this genius and much loved actor.
2021-05-1535 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Thanasis VeggosThanasis Veggos - 29 May 1926 – 3 May 2011 was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in more than 50 among them. He is considered one of the best Greek comedy actors of all time. His famous comedic catchphrase was "Καλέ μου άνθρωπε" ("My good man"). The phrase "τρέχει σαν το Βέγγο" ("runs like Veggos") has been adopted into common usage in the Greek language since nobody has run more or faster than Veggos in his many slapstick comedies. He won a total of 7 awards throughout his career, including two awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1971...
2021-05-1531 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Demis RoussosArtemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015 was a Greek vocalist and performer who had an internationally acclaimed career, as a single recording artist and bandleader. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a vocal soloist, his repertoire included hit songs like ‘’Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye’’, ’’From Souvenirs to Souvenirs’’ and ’’Forever and Ever’’. Other hits by Roussos included "My Friend the Wind", "My Reason", "Velvet Mornings", "Someday Somewhere" and "Lovely Lady of Arcadia". Roussos continued to record sporadically with his former bandmate Vangelis. In 1970, the two released the film score alb...
2021-04-1640 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to Telly SavalasAristotelis - Telly - Savalas was an American actor and singer from Greek descent whose career spanned four decades. Noted for his bald head and deep resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973-1978) and James Bond archvillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the film "On her Majesty's Secret Service" & "Birdman of Alcatraz". He was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. As a singer Savalas released a cover of the Bread song "If" which became a UK No.1 in 1975. In this episode we pay...
2021-04-1635 min
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek Artists1821-2021 200 χρόνια απο την Ελληνική Επανάσταση μέσα απο τον Ελληνικό ΚινηματογράφοΈνα αφιέρωμα σε όλες τις κινηματογραφικές ταινίες που δημιουργήθηκαν με αφορμή και κύριο θέμα την Ελληνική Επανάσταη του 1821. Συνολικά δημιουργήθηκαν 25 ταινίες εντυπωσιακό είναι το γενονός ότι πολλές απο αυτές δεν έχουν προβληθεί καθόλου εώς πολύ λίγο απο την Ελληνική τηλεόραση.
The 1821 Greek Revolution inspired all forms of art, this tribute is made on the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek Independence and it focuses on all the movies produced and dedicated to the cause of liberation. Classical films whose theme revolve around the battle and patriotic spirit of the heroes of the Greek Revolution. Listen to the podcast and find out more
2021-04-121h 02
Entertainment News from Athens, Tributes to Greek ArtistsTribute to actor Mimis FotopoulosDimitris "Mimis" Fotopoulos 8 April 1913 – 29 October 1986 was a Greek actor, writer, poet and academic. He was born in Zatouna, Gortynia, Arcadia. He studied at the Dramatic School of National Theatre. He performed in over 100 cinema movies and hundreds of theatrical plays. He also studied at the Philosophical School at the University of Athens until his second year in 1933. He wrote 7 books, of which four where poetic collections, three autobiographical and 2 theatrical plays. He was an artist that created many works of art with the technique of collage using stamps and showcased his work in 5 art exhebitions. He was a member of...
2021-04-0937 min