Gregory Dessypris

Song & lyric writer, singer & guitar player Gregory Dessypris, (Grigoris Desypris), was born in Athens, Greece, during the 1960s. He grew up in the Fokionos Negri area, where most of the Greek music bands were based, finding there his musical influences.

He had his first guitar lessons, at the age of 8, and later on created his first garage bands, performing shows at “Moussika Proina”, in locations such as “Kypselaki Theatre”, “The Green Park”, and in clubs.

He became a member of the Idols band (a former member was Demis Roussos) as singer and guitar player, when Mr. Vassilis Konstantinidis was leading the band.

In early 1987 he formed the Liqueur band, performing at Greek clubs such as Omni Live and BO Club until 1992. In 1992, along with his companion Elias Skrimizeas, he created the Taksidiotes (Travelers band) participating in the Thessalonika Song Contest with two of their songs, the “S Efxaristo (I Thank You) and the “Se Parallilous Dromous (Parallel Streets).

The response to their appearance led them to their first record deal, (1993), with “MBI”, releasing their first record, called Telikos Proorismos (Final Destination).

During an interview with Greek-American reporter Dimitri Kastanas, for the NGTV at New York, the Aegian Audio and Videos CEO George Tsapelas called Gregory, and proposed the release of the record for the US market.

In May 1998 he went solo, making the album “Tha Paro To Treno”, released by Ria Music/Minos, with Stamatis Mesimeris lyrics, and arranged by guitarist Christoforos Krokidis. The record sold out within months…

During the following years he met MAakis Tsigandes, and forming the Agnoston Loipon Stoixeion rock band, presenting to the public his songs, along with Lavrendis Mahairitsas and Vassilis Papakonstandinou's songs.

In 2005 with arranger Christoforos Krokidis once again and lyric writer Kostas Kolovos this time he released the "Apla kae Mberdemena" (Simple and yet Complicated) album (Polymusic/Universal)

Today, he is doing concerts all over Greece.