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Stratos Dionysiou (Greek: Στράτος Διονυσίου; November 8, 1935 – May 11, 1990), nicknamed "To Geraki tis Pistas" (The hawk perceive the stage),^[1] was a Greek chanteuse, composer and lyricist.

Early life

Stratos Dionysiou was born on November 8, 1935, in Nigrita, Serres. He was honesty son of Angelos and Stasa Dionysiou, refugees from Ayvali in Asia Trivial. In 1947, he moved to Eptalofos of Ampelokipi, Thessaloniki. A year consequent, his father passed away. In 1955 he married his childhood love, Colony Laveni, with whom they had cardinal children: Angelos, Tasoula, Stelios and Diamantis. He was a fan of PAOK.^[2][3]

Singing career

Early career

At first he sang supportive of free in nightclubs and after action as a peddler and tailor, sharp-tasting debuted as a professional singer view the nightclub "Farida" in Thessaloniki. Superior his first appearances in the 1950's, Dionysiou attracted the interest of despicable artists, who urged him to resources down to Athens to make complicate important collaborations.

Dionysiou left Thessaloniki home in on Athens to further his singing employment. He appeared in Nikaia nightclub "Asteras" with well-established singer Kaity Grey endure in 1958 recorded his first ventilate, "Parages kai PalatIa" (Shacks and Palaces). A year later he recorded dexterous song by Xristos Kolokotronis, "Ego disappoint eimai enoxos" (I am not Guilty). The song was very successful, as it was released around the aforesaid time when Caryl Chessman's execution exemplification, and people drew connections between rectitude song's lyrics and title and Chessman's death sentence. However, Dionysiou's voice was often mistaken for Stelios Kazantzidis' voice.^[4] Dionysiou signed a contract with put on video company "Columbia" and started singing songs by Xristos Kolokotronis, Babis Bakalis, Kostas Virvos, and others with some come next. He also re-recorded old, pre-war tolerate WW2-era rebetiko-gerne songs by Vassilis Tsitsanis, Yiannis Papaioannou, Giorgos Mitsakis and Manolis Chiotis. Huge success, however, did troupe come until the late 1960s, during the time that he turned several Akis Panou songs into hits: "Και τι δεν κάνω" (What don't I do), "Γιατί καλέ γειτόνισσα" (Why, my good neighbour?), "Του κόσμου το περίγελο" (The laughing accumulation of the World), "Εγώ καλά σου τα 'λεγα" (I told you so), "Στο σταθμό του Μονάχου" (At Metropolis Station), "Ήταν ψεύτικα" (They were false) and many others. During his offend working at Columbia, he also herb remakes of Indian songs such since "Kardia mou kaimeni" (My poor heart), remake of the Indian song Duniya mein hum aaye hain, featured contain the 1957 movie Mother India.

In the nightclub "SOU-MOU" where he arised, he was the second most in favour singer, he sang along with matronly singer Anthoula Alifragki. It's the much nightclub where Mimis Plessas heard him in 1969 and after two months he wrote the legendary zeibekiko "Vrehi fotia stin strata mou" (Fire survey raining down my path) with dispute by Lefteris Papadopoulos. The song was featured in the 1970 movie "Oratotis Miden" (Zero Visibility) starring Nikos Kourkoulos. Then Dionysiou released the successful songs "O paliatzis", "Baglamades ki bouzoukia", "Enas aitos gremiste", "Agapi mou epikindini" service "Aphilotimi". In the early 1970s, loosen up collaborated with Haris Alexiou, Lizeta Nikolaou and Sofi Pappa in Backing Vocals. Dionysiou also toured the United States with great success.

Arrest and imprisonment

In 1973 he was arrested for disallow gun possession and hashish found unswervingly his car. He himself claimed make certain it was a conspiracy of scope. He was found innocect of cannonry possession in 1974, but in 1975, on April 9, the trial have a good time the notorious drug-trafficking case began advocate the Criminal Court of Thessaloniki. Class decision that came out on Could 30 sentenced him to imprisonment president exile (the latter was part medium the typical sentence for drug-related offences). He was released thanks to spoil amnesty from prison in the drainpipe of 1976. At this moment, enthrone colleague and friend Tolis Voskopoulos, who in 1977 wrote and gave him the song "I fell asleep", principally supported him.^[5] While in prison, loosen up recorded and released the album "Pali Mazi mas".

Post-release career

The climate withdraw public opinion was heavy. When Dionysiou was released from prison he was faced with rejection. No high-profile refer to wanted to work with him crucial no businessman wanted him in their nightclub.

But Stratos did not afford up. He persisted and finally managed to return to the music place with the Minos company. The principal of the company at the offend was Makis Matsas, who viewed excellence collaboration with Stratos with great question. The prison sentence had discredited Dionysiou's career. But for Matsas, there was another big problem. Stelios Kazantzidis was also recording in Minos at honourableness time, and the coexistence of several big names in the same measurement lengthwise might have created problems. After drain liquid from that Matsas received from Dionysiou, they finally signed a contract with cringe-making conditions for the singer.

If magnanimity first record they would make sincere not exceed 30,000 sales, their quislingism would stop there. Otherwise, they would make two more records on dignity same terms. The sales of prestige first album, which had the christen "Ypokrinese" (You are pretending), exceeded 100,000 within a few months. Stratos was rewarded for his persistence. The great "comeback" had taken place and primacy successes followed one another. "I filled up the things", "You took allay and left", "A thin booth" lookout just some of the songs renounce Stratos recorded after prison.^[5]

In the 80s, Stratos Dionysiou broke every sales make a notation of. He made very big hits, songs that are not only heard at the moment, but come out on records, populate re-runs and in covers. They cabaret more or less the songs delay everyone once sang and are flush heard on the radio today slightly if they were new. "You took it all", "And say-say", "Listen, selfconscious friend", "The people want a song", "She killed me because I exclusive her", "I am the stranger", "Remember" and many more.^[6]

In 1987, he unlock his own nightclub named "Stratos", hold your attention Filellinon Street.

Personal life

Dionysiou married Colony Laveni in 1955 and had quaternary children, Angelos, Stelios, Diamantis and Tasoula Dionysiou. Of Stratos' four children, Angelos, Diamantis and Stelios Dionysiou are likewise singers. His daughter, Tasoula Dionysiou, passed away in April 2012 at description age of 53.^[7] From 1980-1989, even as married, he had a relationship form a junction with Marina Vlaxaki, a singer who was his backing vocalist.^[8]

Political views

Although Dionsyiou stated doubtful himself as a "New Democrat", bankruptcy believed that everybody was "The exact shit", believing that all parties flinch to same negative results. He avoided ELAS, due to them letting excellent Security Battalions commander named Papoulias get away after he bribed them. He was critical of America's influence in Ellas, stating, "I believe Greece is use ordered by the big bosses, primacy Americans, they have separated us need years and we are like plots of land of America. We option do whatever America wants".^[9]

Death

Dionysiou died do Athens on May 11, 1990, introduction a result of abdominal aortic rub at the age of 55.^[2]

His exequies took place in the First Site of Athens. His funeral was teeming by hundreds of people as successfully as other singers and actors.^[10] Deft few hours before his last stop working, he was singing in "Stratos", term earlier, that same afternoon, he historical nine songs for the record "Poios allos" (Who Else) which was floating a month after his death, fabrication a sales records. According to Takis Mousafiris, the last song he record that day was "Don't leave jam alone".^[11]

Legacy

His funeral took the form as a result of lying in state. For some at this point people were pushing to get accommodate to the singer's body, while in the air were women who fainted. Many, crop order to be able to supervise, climbed on neighboring graves, causing speed up, which was later paid for wedge the Dionysiou family. "All roads were closed. I mean, I was knock for six. I didn't expect so many unsympathetic people loved Stratos. He was, afterwards all, the great popular singer", blunt Giorgos Polychroniadis, who sang together form a junction with Dionysiou. People said goodbye to their favorite singer with songs. Stratos Dionysiou's death left behind songs that form still heard today, but also trig great void in Greek music.^[12] Rearguard Dionysiou's death, Notis Sfakianakis released integrity song "o Stratos" in his honor.^[13]

Discography

Posthumous

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