Manolis Angelopoulos Explained

Manolis Angelopoulos
Μανώλης Αγγελόπουλος
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:8 April 1939
Birth Place:Agios Athanasios, Drama, Macedonia, Greece[1]
Death Place:London, England
Genre:Laiko
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1957–1989

Manolis Angelopoulos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μανώλης Αγγελόπουλος; 8 April 1939 – 2 April 1989) was a Greek singer of Gypsy origin.[2]

Biography

During his childhood Angelopoulos traveled all over Greece with his Hellenized-Gypsy 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 loudspeakers. After losing his father when he was 13, he tried to help his family by working in several clubs. His singing talent attracted many composers and producers offering him the opportunity to record his first song in 1957.

He gained popularity during the 1960s through his love songs as well as songs about Greek refugees and exotic places. He also brought a mix of Greek-Gypsy-Arabian influences into his songs. His song Ta Mavra Matia Sou is considered one of his most popular songs. The melody is based on a tune by the Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab.[3]

Manolis Angelopoulos died in London hospital on 2 April 1989, one week before his fifty years, due to complications from heart surgery (triple bypass), which he had submitted on 14 January.[4] He is one of the most celebrated singers in Greece.

He married a native Greek woman, Anna Vasileiou, who was also a singer. They had three children; Elias, Stathis, and Maria, whose godfather was Stelios Kazantzidis.[5] [6]

Famous songs

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sansimera.gr/biographies/808 Σαν σήμερα sansimera.gr
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/manolis-angelopoulos-mn0001228337 Manolis Angelopoulos
  3. Web site: بالفيديو.. العندليب يكشف سبب أغنية "نبتدى منين الحكاية" لموسيقار الأجيال - اليوم السابع . https://web.archive.org/web/20200724203147/https://www.youm7.com/story/2017/10/26/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84/3480411 . 24 July 2020 .
  4. http://www.lifo.gr/team/sansimera/56538 To 1989 πεθαίνει στο Λονδίνο ο Μανώλης Αγγελόπουλος Πηγή: www.lifo.gr
  5. Web site: 7 April 2015. «Μάνα μου, γλυκιά μανούλα, αγαπάω την Αννούλα». Ο Μανώλης Αγγελόπουλος τραγούδησε στη μητέρα του που δεν ήθελε την αγαπημένη του επειδή δεν ήταν τσιγγάνα. Στον γάμο της έταξε να τους χωρίσει!. 3 August 2021. ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ. el.
  6. Web site: 21 April 2016. Αννούλα Βασιλείου: «Έπεσε στα πόδια του Αγγελόπουλου για να μην χωρίσουμε». 3 August 2021. Gossip-tv.gr. el.