Giorgos Perris
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George Perris is a half Greek-half French international singer. Multilingual, he sings in Greek
, French
, English
and Spanish
, in all of which he is fluent. As well as singing, he also composes music and writes lyrics to some of his songs. He has studied the piano for 12 years in Athens
. Perris has released two albums in Greece
and is currently working on his first French album which will be released in 2010.
in 1983, his father is Greek and mother is French. In addition to launching his music career, he is working on his third CD while studying ancient Greek literature at the University of Athens. At a very early age, Perris decided he wanted to become a singer, and began studying piano. From the age of 14, he began to seriously pursue performing, and at age 18, the famous Greek composer Mimis Plessas
discovered his talent, and invited him to tour all over Greece and Cyprus.
His first solo album "My New Day" (EMI
) was released shortly thereafter, featuring compositions by the famous Stefanos Korkolis
, and a Greek version of “Caravane”, Raphael
’s major European hit, and in the summer of 2006, Perris joined the international tenor Mario Frangoulis
on a tour throughout Greece. He continued to perform jazz with Mimis Plessas
which led to his participation on the album "Mimis Plessas & The Jazz Quartet.
Perris has performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in Greece and Cyprus (Megaron Mousikis, Red, House of Art, Stavros Tou Notou, Zoom). 2008 was a big year for Perris. He participated as a featured artist at the Athens Arena International Music Festival sponsored and hosted by Mario Frangoulis, singing duets and appearing with many important international artists such as Lara Fabian
, Lucio Dalla
, Justin Hayward
, Madeleine Peyroux
, and Frances Ruffelle
. These performances were recorded and released in late 2008 and early 2009 in a series of two CDs entitled, “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 1... What a Wonderful World” and “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 2... It Makes the World Go Round” to great acclaim. At the same time, his second album, "Perno Anasa" ("I Take A Breath") was released by SonyBMG. This album was especially important and personal as Perris wrote most of the songs, establishing himself not only as a talented singer, but also as a songwriter with great promise.
2009 got off to a great start with two sold-out concerts in Cyprus dedicated to French Song at the Rialto theatre. He also appeared for the first time in London at Cadogan Hall with Oxford’s Philomusica. In the late spring, Perris was invited by The Greek Institute in Boston, U.S.A. to present two solo performances: “George Perris: Greece, A Musical Journey” at the Stuart Street Play- house in Boston; and “George Perris” for an international show at the world-famous Ryles Jazz Club where he sang in English, French, Greek, Spanish and Portuguese, taking his audience by storm. In the summer of 2009, George participated in three concerts in Cyprus dedicated to the world-acclaimed Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis at the ancient Kourio theatre in Lemesou. This was followed by a series of concerts in Istanbul, Bodrum and Izmir as a special guest of Mario Frangoulis
.
2009-2010 held great promise for George Perris. As a result of his stellar performances and duets with Lara Fabian
in the Athens Arena International Music Festival in 2008, she invited him to perform as a guest artist on her European tour. Perris performed at the Zenith
theatre in Paris in front of an audience of 10.000 people and in Belgium to great acclaim.
Other new projects for 2010 include a series of concerts in Greece and Cyprus featuring songs from Greek and international cinema as well as 2 concerts in Kiev with the Kiev Symphony Orchestra and St-Petersburg with the St-Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he is preparing his first solo album in French which will be released in Canada and France. This album will be a breakthrough project for Perris with songs written for him by some of the biggest names in French discography. He will also begin work on his third Greek album.
i) What now my love
ii) To parathyri
i) Ohi den prepei - duet with Mario Frangoulis
i) Somewhere
ii) New York New York - duet with Mario Frangoulis
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, in all of which he is fluent. As well as singing, he also composes music and writes lyrics to some of his songs. He has studied the piano for 12 years in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. Perris has released two albums in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and is currently working on his first French album which will be released in 2010.
Biography
George Perris was born in AthensAthens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in 1983, his father is Greek and mother is French. In addition to launching his music career, he is working on his third CD while studying ancient Greek literature at the University of Athens. At a very early age, Perris decided he wanted to become a singer, and began studying piano. From the age of 14, he began to seriously pursue performing, and at age 18, the famous Greek composer Mimis Plessas
Mimis Plessas
Mimis Plessas is one of the most significant modern Greek composers. He was born in Athens. In 1952 he started composing music and since then he has written music for over 100 Greek movies, Greek radio, theatre and TV...
discovered his talent, and invited him to tour all over Greece and Cyprus.
His first solo album "My New Day" (EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
) was released shortly thereafter, featuring compositions by the famous Stefanos Korkolis
Stefanos Korkolis
Stefanos Korkolis is a Greek composer and pianist. He was born in Athens and grew up in Patissia. He is a nephew of renowned Greek composer Mimis Plessas....
, and a Greek version of “Caravane”, Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
’s major European hit, and in the summer of 2006, Perris joined the international tenor Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò". He sings in Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Greek; he is fluent in all 5 languages.-Early life:...
on a tour throughout Greece. He continued to perform jazz with Mimis Plessas
Mimis Plessas
Mimis Plessas is one of the most significant modern Greek composers. He was born in Athens. In 1952 he started composing music and since then he has written music for over 100 Greek movies, Greek radio, theatre and TV...
which led to his participation on the album "Mimis Plessas & The Jazz Quartet.
Perris has performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in Greece and Cyprus (Megaron Mousikis, Red, House of Art, Stavros Tou Notou, Zoom). 2008 was a big year for Perris. He participated as a featured artist at the Athens Arena International Music Festival sponsored and hosted by Mario Frangoulis, singing duets and appearing with many important international artists such as Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
, Lucio Dalla
Lucio Dalla
Lucio Dalla is a popular Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He also plays clarinet and keyboards.He is the composer of Caruso , which has been covered by numerous international artists...
, Justin Hayward
Justin Hayward
Justin Hayward is an English musician, best known as singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band The Moody Blues.Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
, Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday....
, and Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle is an English musical theatre actress and recording artist. Her mother is Sylvia Young, the founder of the famous theatre school at which Frances trained, and her daughter is recording artist Eliza Doolittle. Her younger sister is actress Alison Ruffelle...
. These performances were recorded and released in late 2008 and early 2009 in a series of two CDs entitled, “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 1... What a Wonderful World” and “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 2... It Makes the World Go Round” to great acclaim. At the same time, his second album, "Perno Anasa" ("I Take A Breath") was released by SonyBMG. This album was especially important and personal as Perris wrote most of the songs, establishing himself not only as a talented singer, but also as a songwriter with great promise.
2009 got off to a great start with two sold-out concerts in Cyprus dedicated to French Song at the Rialto theatre. He also appeared for the first time in London at Cadogan Hall with Oxford’s Philomusica. In the late spring, Perris was invited by The Greek Institute in Boston, U.S.A. to present two solo performances: “George Perris: Greece, A Musical Journey” at the Stuart Street Play- house in Boston; and “George Perris” for an international show at the world-famous Ryles Jazz Club where he sang in English, French, Greek, Spanish and Portuguese, taking his audience by storm. In the summer of 2009, George participated in three concerts in Cyprus dedicated to the world-acclaimed Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis at the ancient Kourio theatre in Lemesou. This was followed by a series of concerts in Istanbul, Bodrum and Izmir as a special guest of Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò". He sings in Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Greek; he is fluent in all 5 languages.-Early life:...
.
2009-2010 held great promise for George Perris. As a result of his stellar performances and duets with Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
in the Athens Arena International Music Festival in 2008, she invited him to perform as a guest artist on her European tour. Perris performed at the Zenith
Zenith
The zenith is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the imaginary celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction opposite to the apparent gravitational force at that location. The opposite direction, i.e...
theatre in Paris in front of an audience of 10.000 people and in Belgium to great acclaim.
Other new projects for 2010 include a series of concerts in Greece and Cyprus featuring songs from Greek and international cinema as well as 2 concerts in Kiev with the Kiev Symphony Orchestra and St-Petersburg with the St-Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he is preparing his first solo album in French which will be released in Canada and France. This album will be a breakthrough project for Perris with songs written for him by some of the biggest names in French discography. He will also begin work on his third Greek album.
Kainouria mou mera (my new day) 2005
- Me Mia Mihani
- Tha Figo Tora
- Karavani (Caravane)
- Gefsi Apo 18
- Ke na poy Boro
- Mi Fovasai (Don't you worry)
- Afto Pou Thes (+nrg Remix)
- Pezi O Erotas
- De Me Niazi Pia
- Pia Nihta S'Eklepse (+nrg Remix)
- Theatro
Pairno Anasa 2008
- Mila Mou Sovara Gi'Agapi
- Apgises
- Vgeni o Ilios Akoma
- To Gramma
- Stis Gis Tin Akri (duet with Mario FrangoulisMario FrangoulisMario Frangoulis is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò". He sings in Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Greek; he is fluent in all 5 languages.-Early life:...
) - Kathe Fora
- Den M'Agapaei
- Vgaino sto Fos
- Sou Euhomai
- Ta logia pou Perimena
- Ioudas
Guest appearances
- Mimis PlessasMimis PlessasMimis Plessas is one of the most significant modern Greek composers. He was born in Athens. In 1952 he started composing music and since then he has written music for over 100 Greek movies, Greek radio, theatre and TV...
and the Jazz Quartet Live :
i) What now my love
ii) To parathyri
- Mario FrangoulisMario FrangoulisMario Frangoulis is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò". He sings in Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Greek; he is fluent in all 5 languages.-Early life:...
- "Mario & friends 1 ...What a wonderful world" :
i) Ohi den prepei - duet with Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò". He sings in Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Greek; he is fluent in all 5 languages.-Early life:...
- Mario FrangoulisMario FrangoulisMario Frangoulis is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò". He sings in Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Greek; he is fluent in all 5 languages.-Early life:...
- "Mario & friends 2 ...It makes the world go around" :
i) Somewhere
ii) New York New York - duet with Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis
Mario Frangoulis is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò". He sings in Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Greek; he is fluent in all 5 languages.-Early life:...
Trivia
- His favourite singers are Nana MouskouriNana MouskouriNana Mouskouri , born Ioánna Moúschouri on October 13, 1934, in Chania, Crete, Greece, is a Greek singer who has sold about 300 million records worldwide in a career spanning over five decades, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She was known as Nána to her friends and...
, Maria CallasMaria CallasMaria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts...
and Lara FabianLara FabianLara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
. - As George says, “Music, for me, is like a beautiful rainbow with many colors... it knows no nationalities, no barriers, no frontiers. Because music has its own language: the language of love, of freedom, of the dream, but above all, of hope.”