List of Greek musical artists
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This is a list of Greek singers and groups. Not many of them are known out of Greece, which means that they do not all have an article about them. This list mainly contains artists of pop and rock, and not many of traditional Greek music and laiko
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Laïkó
Laïkó ), is a Greek music genre. Also called folk song or urban folk music , in its plural form is a Greek music genre which has taken many forms over the years...
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- Anna VissiAnna VissiAnna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress...
- AdiexodoAdiexodoAdiexodo was a Greek Punk band from Athens formed in 1983 by Dimitris Spyropoulos, Sotiris Theocharis, Stathis Papandreou, and Mimis Alimprantis...
- Angela DimitriouAngela DimitriouAngela Dimitriou is a Greek pop folk singer.She is also famous in the Arab countries across the Middle East, with her song "Margarites" hitting the top of the charts in Lebanon, among other places...
- Annet Artani
- Antique (duo)Antique (duo)Antique was a Greek singing duo consisting of Elena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis originating from Sweden which combined Greek popular music and lyrics with a Nordic dance pop beat. Both Paparizou and Panagiotidis were born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents...
- Antonis RemosAntonis RemosAntonis Remos , is a Greek laïko singer.-Early life:Antonis Remos was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He was raised there by his Greek parents, and later his family moved back to their native Thessaloniki, Greece, where he finished school. During his childhood he got involved with music and...
- Apostolia ZoiApostolia ZoiApostolia Zoi is a popular Greek singer who was born in Volos, Greece. She has released four studio albums.-Early life:At the age of 14, Apostolia moved to Thessaloniki to pursue her interest in diving and swimming where she graduating from the Gymnastics Academy. One night while out on the town...
- Astarte (band)Astarte (band)Astarte is an all-female black metal band from Athens, Greece, named after the goddess Astarte.-History:Astarte first formed under the name Lloth in September 1995 at Elefsina, Attica. The original line-up included Maria Kolokouri , a.k.a. Tristessa , Nemesis , and Kinthia...
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- Despina VandiDespina VandiDespina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...
- Deus Ex Machina (punk band)Deus Ex Machina (punk band)Deus Ex Machina is a popular Greek hardcore punk band from Athens formed in 1989 by Dimitris Spyropoulos and Dimitris Manthos, with Spyropoulos and Yiannis Venardis having already been early Greek Punk scene's 'veterans' .The band's lyrics are often political having references to subjects such as...
- Diafana KrinaDiafana KrinaDiafana Krina was a Greek rock group. It consisted of Thanos Anestopoulos , Pantelis Rothostoglou , Nikos Bardis , Kyriakos Tsoukalas , Tassos Machas and Panagiotis Berlis...
- Dionysis MakrisDionysis MakrisDionysis Makris born Dionysis Syntrivanis, is a popular Greek singer, of laiko music.-Biography:Makris was born on February 5, 1982 in Thessaloniki, Greece and was on the Greek talent show Dreamshow....
- Dol AmmadDol AmmadDol Ammad is a heavy metal band formed in 2000 by Greek keyboard player Thanasis Lightbridge. Dol Ammad is characterizeded with instrumentation which layers conventional metal instrumentation , synthesizers, and the vocal support of a fourteen member four-part choir...
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- Efi ThodiEfi ThodiEfi Thodi is a Greek pop singer who specializes in traditional Greek and pop music. She was born and raised in Karditsa. Her music career commenced in 1984...
- Eleftheria ArvanitakiEleftheria ArvanitakiEleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek folk singer. She originates from the island of Icaria...
- Elena PaparizouElena PaparizouEleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a...
- Eirini MerkouriEirini MerkouriIrini Merkouri is a Greek pop and laïka singer.-Early life:Merkouri was born and raised in Ilion, Athens to a Greek father and a Romani mother...
- Elli KokkinouElli KokkinouElli Kokkinou is a Greek singer who was born in Athens, Greece. Kokkinou is among the most popular singers in Greece today. She has performed together with Greek music stars such as Anna Vissi, Glykeria, Paschalis Terzis, Sakis Rouvas, Tolis Voskopoulos, Thanos Petrelis, Natassa Theodoridou,...
- EpikouriEpikouriEpikouri was a Greek band who were formed in 1980 as backing vocalists for Anna Vissi when they represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Autostop." The entry finished in 13th place with 30 points. The band was formed by Achilleas Michailidis, Zaharias Michailidis and...
- EvridikiEvridikiEvridiki Theokleous , known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Cypriot rock, pop, and electro pop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme...
- The EarthboundThe EarthboundThe Earthbound is a Greek band.The band was formed in Athens in 1998 by six members and former members of The Last Drive, Honeydive, Rockin' Bones and Engine-V...
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- Genia Tou ChaousGenia Tou ChaousGenia Tou Chaous , , is probably the most influential Greek punk band of the 1980s. The lyrics and the music were of punk origin, with gothic, pessimistic attitude and clear heavy-metal elements.-Members:* Nikos Vosdoganis - guitar...
- George DalarasGeorge DalarasGeorge Dalaras , also possibly spelled as Yorgos or Giorgos Dalaras, is a Greek singer. He is of international fame and has recently been selected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. He was born in Nea Kokinia, Piraeus. His father was Loukas Daralas, a singer of rebetiko.-Early...
- Giorgos MazonakisGiorgos MazonakisGiorgos Mazonakis is a Modern Laika and pop Greek singer.-Biography:Giorgos Mazonakis born and raised in the neighbourhood of Nikaia, Athens. He grew up listening to traditional folk songs of Stratos Dionysiou, Yiannis Parios, Marinella and Haris Alexiou. Very quickly, at the age of 15, he...
- Giorgos PapadopoulosGiorgos PapadopoulosGiorgos Papadopoulos is a Cypriot singer who began its career in Cyprus. After 3 successful EPs he released his first album in both Greek and Cypriot market and started getting popularity also in Greece...
- Giannis Ploutarxos
- Giannis PariosGiannis Parios- Biography :Yiannis Parios was born Ioannis Varthakouris on the island of Paros .- Discography :*Yiannis Parios *Ti theleis na kano *Anthropina kai kathimerina...
- Giorgos PerrisGiorgos PerrisGeorge 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...
- GlykeriaGlykeriaGlykeria is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, while also gaining fame in Israel, France, Turkey and England. Her career has spanned over 30 years and is marked by several multi-platinum releases...
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- Labis LivieratosLabis LivieratosHaralambos Livieratos who was born in Athens on April 3 19??, is a Greek singer.-Early life and career:In 1987 Lambis graduated from the dramatic school of G. Theodosiadis. His first theatrical performance was during the winter of 1988 in a play called Xenodohio O Paradisos...
- Lavrentis Mahairitsas
- Lefteris PantazisLefteris PantazisLefteris Pantazis who is often called by the nickname LEPA by the media and his fans, is a famous Greek singer. He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis on 27 March 1955 to Pontic Greek parents in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the USSR...
- LocomondoLocomondoLocomondo is a seven member band based in Athens, Greece. Their name loosely means "Crazy World," from the Spanish word "loco" and the Italian word "mondo" . Their music can be tagged as reggae or ska. It is the first band in Greece that fused the Caribbean sound together with Greek musical elements...
- The Last DriveThe Last DriveThe Last Drive is a Greek punk garage rock group which formed in 1983, broke up in 1995, and reunited in January 2007.-1983-1987: The beginnings:...
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- MantoManto- People :* Mando , also called Manto* Manto Mavrogenous, Greek national heroine* Saadat Hasan Manto, writer known by his pen name Manto* Manto Tshabalala-Msimang , South African politician- Other :* Manto * Manto...
- Marianda Pieridi
- MarinellaMarinellaMarinella is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has released 66 personal albums and has been featured in albums of other musicians.-Early life:She was born Kyriaki...
- Matisse (band)Matisse (band)Matisse is an English language-singing alternative rock band from Athens, Greece formed in 1999. They took their name from the famous French painter Henri Matisse.- Early history :...
- MemorainMemorainMemorain is a speed/thrash metal band from Greece, formed by guitarist/vocalist Ilias Papadakis in 1999. After a few line up changes in 2001 the band recorded their first demo CD titled "Until You Die"...
- Michalis HatzigiannisMichalis HatzigiannisMichael Hatzigiannis is a popular Greek Cypriot recording artist. From 2000 to 2009, Hatzigiannis has received over 30 certifications in Greece alone, making him one of most successful artists of the decade. Hatzigiannis is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998...
- MikroMikroMikro is a Greek band based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was formed in 1998 and was named after the Greek word micro used in metric measuring systems. Their main focus is electronic music...
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- Nancy Alexiadi
- Natasa Theodoridou
- Natalia Doussopoulos
- NecromantiaNecromantiaNecromantia is a Greek black metal band that was founded in 1989 in Athens, Greece.- History :A dominant characteristic is the lack of rhythm guitar in their music, which is substituted by an eight-string bass guitar...
- NinoNino (Greek singer)Nino Xypolitas is a Greek singer, known professionally as Nino. He rose to fame in 2003 after appearing as a contestant on the debut season of the television show Fame Story. He has since released five studio albums.-Early life:...
- Nikos GounarisNikos Gounaris-Biography:Gounaris began playing the mandolin at the age of four. He attended the musical Conservatory of Music in Athens.Gounaris was a Greek Elafró singer and among the foremost Greek composers and musicians of the 1950s and 1960s. He was especially popular in the Greek community in America...
- Nikolas Hatzopoulos
- Nikos KarvelasNikos KarvelasNikos Karvelas is a Greek songwriter, producer and singer. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his three-decade-long collaboration with Anna Vissi, while some of his other well-known collaborations include Sakis Rouvas. Karvelas has released multiple...
- Nikos Kourkoulis
- Nikos MihasNikos MihasNikos Mihas is a Greek singer-songwriter representing the new age of Greek rock stars by performing songs with power and electronic sounds. He writes most of his songs on his own.-Early life:...
- Nikos Oikonomopoulos
- Nikos Portokaloglou
- Nikos VertisNikos VertisNikolaos Vertis is a popular Greek singer who was born in Gorinchem, Netherlands. To date, he has released five studio albums along with one CD single, and two special edition CD/DVD albums.-Early life:...
- Nightfall (band)Nightfall (band)Nightfall is a Greek heavy metal band from Athens. Formed by vocalist/bassist Efthimis Karadimas in 1991, the group is currently signed to Metal Blade Records.- History :...
- Notis SfakianakisNotis SfakianakisPanagiotis Sfakianakis is a Greek singer of laika music, who is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time in Greece and Cyprus. Sfakianakis began his career in 1985, opening at nightclubs for other artists. He was discovered by Sony Greece and released his debut album Proti Fora...
- Notis Christodoulou
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- SabrinaSabrina (Greek singer)Sabrina is a Greek pop singer born in Zimbabwe to Greek immigrant parents. Her grandparents fled during the Greek-Turkish War and settled in Africa as many Greek refugees did so back then. The family moved back to Greece and Sabrina began her pop career....
- SarbelSarbelSarbel Michael known professionally as Sarbel, is a Greek Cypriot pop singer of partial Cypriot and Lebanese ancestry. He is well known in Cyprus, Greece and parts of the Arab world for his debut single, "Se pira sovara", and his subsequent albums Parakseno sinesthima, Sahara and Kati san esena...
- Secret BandSecret BandSecret Band is the name of a Greek Boy Band.Members are: Giorgos Kotsougiannis - Guitar and vocals, Andreas Kefalas - keyboards, and Antonis Skrivanos - dance and choreography....
- Septic FleshSeptic FleshSeptic Flesh is a death metal band from Athens, Greece, which was founded in 1990.- History :Septic Flesh was formed in March 1990 by Sotiris Vayenas , Spiros Antoniou , and Christos Antoniou , and quickly released a debut EP, Temple of the Lost Race in December 1991...
- SirushoSirushoSiranush Harutyunyan , known simply as Sirusho , is an Armenian pop singer. She began her music career singing live in Canada, in the Armenian diaspora music scene, when she was seven years old and, at the age of nine, she received an Armenian Music Award for her song "Lusabats"...
- Stamatis KraounakisStamatis KraounakisStamatis Kraounakis is one of the most important contemporary Greek pop music composers. His works have characterised the decades of 1980s and 1990s in Greece. He is also a lyricist, singer, producer and writer. He was born and lives in Athens and has studied Political Science in Panteion University...
- Stereo MikeStereo MikeMihalis Exarhos , known professionally by his stage name Stereo Mike, is a Greek hip hop artist. He is the first MTV EMA Award winner in the "Best Greek Act" category...
- Stereo NovaStereo NovaStereo Nova was an Greek electronic musicband of the 1990s. It was a pioneer band, the best Greek band according to MTV Europe in 1994, with a lot of fans in Greece.-History:...
- Stratos DionysiouStratos DionysiouStratos Dionysiou , was a Greek laika and elafro-laika singer who featured predominantly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...
- Socrates Drank The ConiumSocrates Drank the ConiumSocrates Drank the Conium is a Greek progressive/blues rock band that formed in 1969 and was active in the early 1970s. Their sound was reminiscent of other such bands of the approximate period like the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jeff Beck and some of the more progressive,...