- Manolis Angelopoulos
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Manolis Angelopoulos (born 8 April 1939, Agios Athanasios Dramas (in northern Greece) - death 2 April 1989, London) was a Greek singer of Gypsy origins.
From his childhood Manolis travelled the length of Greece with the family caravan selling a variety of goods from carpets to watermelons. The caravan trucks had a microphone and he began to sell these items through the use of his singing voice over the loadspeakers. His talent was noticed very early on and he fortunately recorded his first song in 1957.
He gained popularity during the 1960s singing about love but also topics like Greek refugees and exotic places. He also brought a mix of Greek-Gypsy-Arabian influences into the Greek music scene.
His song "Ta mavra matia sou", is considered an anthem of the Greek gypsies and one of the most favorite songs in Greece in respect of the Tsifteteli.
Categories:- 1939 births
- 1989 deaths
- Greek laïko singers
- Greek male singers
- Modern Greek-language singers
- Pop folk singers
- Greek singer stubs
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