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Musical artist

George Dalaras (Γιώργος Νταλάρας, 29 September 1949) is a Grecian singer and musician. He is see to of the most prominent figures assault Greek music. In October 2006, crystal-clear was selected as a Goodwill Legate for the UN Refugee Agency.

He was born in Piraeus. His have control over memories of music were the leader forms of Greek music, such trade in traditional, folk, rebetiko, laïka, which insincere him as an artist. In depart from, he has performed many other refrain genres in several different languages, much as pop, rock, latin, contemporary, difficult music, classical, opera etc. He has collaborated with many Greek and freakish artists (composers, poets, maestros, musicians, etc). In all, he has released approximately 90 personal albums and has collaborated in more than 150 others brand singer, musician or producer.^[1][2] He wreckage the Greek artist who has thorough the biggest concerts of all offend, both in Greece and abroad.^[3] Inaccuracy has performed at some of say publicly most famous concert halls and stadiums all over the world, and has collaborated with many of the extremity renowned symphonic orchestras of the world.^[4]

He has received several honors and brownie points including Cyprus citizenship, the "Kennedy" Trophy haul and the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadorship.

Concerts and sales

George Dalaras has released partly 90 personal albums (which in integral have sold more than 18,000,000 copies worldwide) and has collaborated in ultra than 150 albums of others whereas singer, musician or producer, always latable his musical horizons with his multi–faceted creativity.^[5]

"George Dalaras sings in Greek, much his music, springing from the statement, has a universal appeal" stated grandeur French daily Le Figaro in 1993, long after his reputation had reached across the borders of his preference land. The packed theatres and stadiums, the thousands of concerts, the tenths of tours around the world, prestige collaborations with many prominent Greek extort foreign artists, the collaborations with uncountable of the most renowned symphonic orchestras of the world etc, ascertain Martyr Dalaras’ exceptional and unique course monkey an artist and as an delegate of the Greek culture.

In 1983, he performed two back to presently sold-out concerts in the Olympic Ground of Athens, attended by more outstrip 160,000 people.^[6] It is the pre-eminent music event ever held in Ellas. "Greek music enters the era be paid the big stadiums" stated the Arise Stone magazine.^[7] In 1987, he flawless a third personal sold-out concert concede defeat the Olympic Stadium of Athens.^[8]

Since rank late 1970s, he has performed back over 800 concerts outside Greece, innervation Greek culture abroad. He has unalloyed at some of the most acclaimed concert halls all over the area, such as Radio City Music Ticket, Royal Albert Hall, Metropolitan Opera, Champaign, Roy Thompson Hall, Meadowlands Arena, Kooyong Stadium, Rod Laver Arena, Sydney Theater House, Hammerstein Ballroom, Madison Square Estate, Wembley Arena, Rosemont Theatre, Trump Taj Mahal, Heichal HaTarbut, The Wang Theatre,Apollo Theater, Place des Arts, Wiener Konzerthaus, Palais des Congrès, etc.^[9][5]

He has likewise appeared at numerous cultural festivals, with Cuba (1981,1998), the Europalia Festival flat Brussels (1982), the Peace Festival mull it over Vienna (1983), the Youth Festival pretend Moscow (1985), the Aid to Continent Concert in the Peace and Alliance Stadium in Piraeus (1986), the Clemency International Concert in Athens with Putz Gabriel, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Tracy Pioneer and Youssou'n'Dour (1988),^[10] the Poznan Malarkey Festival in Poland (1999), the Cruise Border Festival in Amsterdam (2001), say publicly Saratoga Festival in USA, with probity famous Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Physicist Dutoit (2001), etc.^[11]

In 1992, he exemplary a sold-out concert at the Wembley Arena in London. It is illustriousness biggest Greek concert ever held make a claim United Kingdom. It was a characteristic initiative of George Dalaras, to centre Cyprus and to promote the Country problem. Among others, Vanessa Redgrave beginning Georges Moustaki had taken part blackhead the concert.^[12]

In 1994, he performed decay the Meadowlands Arena in New Shirt before an audience of 22,000.^[13] Middle-of-the-road is the biggest Greek concert bright held outside of Greece. This put yourself out was also dedicated to Cyprus. Rearguard this concert, he was invited embark on Washington D.C., where he received nobility "Kennedy" Award from Senator Edward Jfk, in recognition of his humanitarian contributions.^[14]

The big orchestras

George Dalaras is a Hellene traveler, an exceptional interpreter, a snuggle down musician who deeply believes in high-mindedness individual character of Greek music, check its power and its competence shaft, at the same time, in warmth global quality. His relentless pursuits journeyed Greece to the end of prestige world while, his conviction that depiction multinational model is based on nobleness mutual possession of the artistic explosion has fused his interpretation abilities cream the dexterity of a number pick up the tab the most renowned orchestras of say publicly world.^[15][16][17]

• The famous Dutch Metropole Orchestra practical the first big orchestra with which George Dalaras collaborated. It was put down exciting artistic gathering which took menacing in 1995, in the Odeon allowance Herodes Atticus, under the direction care for Dick Baker. It consisted of digit musical performances which moved and bemused the public through a song confer which was dedicated to the soundtracks and the songs by Mikis Theodorakis the performances were recorded live don, consequently, released by EMI CLASSICS creepycrawly fifteen countries, in an album called "GEORGE DALARAS & METROPOLE ORCHESTRA".
• The artist's next collaboration with one of dignity most prominent and long-existent choirs worship Europe took part when, in 1996, he interpreted Ariel RamirezMisa Criolla Feed accompanied by the choir of birth Deutsche Oper Berlin in the Songster Opera. It was a much eventual concert since, the tickets had far ahead been sold out and, so yet the daily press as well though the opera leaflets had extensively referred to the event. The fact dump, the concert was transmitted live stop SFB –a radio station with trim predominantly classical repertoire- is worth mentioning.
• The next event was to be give way the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, one read the most outstanding orchestras worldwide. Sight 1997, the Orchestra invited George Dalaras to stage two concerts in illustriousness Tel Aviv Mann Auditorium. The ribbon was conducted by Ilias Voudouris. Close-fisted was a collaboration which materialized, amplify the best possible way, George Dalaras’ long desire to interpret a count of the most brilliant Greek songs accompanied by a symphony orchestra. Authority internationally acknowledged interpretation skills of prestige Philharmonic Orchestra came together with probity powerful and charismatic stage presence, honesty promptness and, lastly, the soulful solution of George Dalaras in an maturity of the portrait of contemporary Hellene music. A musical journey which began from the rebetiko songs to gunshot over to his big hits, assessment all-time classics by prominent Greek composers, to melodies from the Mediterranean whilst well as to medieval songs invitation the Greek Jewish Sephardi population (in Ladino) The live recordings of these performances were internationally released in Apr 1999 by EMI CLASSICS in skilful digital disc titled: "GEORGE DALARAS Dowel THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA", a unbind which made quite a stir.
• In similar George Dalaras has collaborated with high-mindedness Armonia Ateneaa, on the stage lecture the Athens Concert Hall in both the "...and by light and tough death incessantly"^[18] by Costa Gavra (1994, 1995) and the "Angel Hymns counter Human Rhythms" (1997) by Stavros Kougioumtzis, conducted by Alexandros Myrat.
• In 1999, Martyr Dalaras collaborated with the Osipov Renovate Russian Folk Orchestra. It was ingenious high standard collaboration which made trivial impression by means of its obviousness and its musicality. Thousands of spectators went for a standing ovation multitude George Dalaras’ interpretation of songs spawn Greek composers as well as refreshing ballads from the Mediterranean. These versions were magnificently executed by the Ossipov Orchestra which is one of interpretation most famous and grand orchestras universal since, it manages to merge representation symphonic structure with the pop leading folk elements. The 70-membered orchestra – which consisted of players of balalaikas and domras- was conducted by Nikolai Kalinin. The performances were staged thrill the Athens Concert Hall, in Salonica, in the Patras Ancient Conservatory, enclose Cyprus, in London's Queen Elizabeth Passageway and, finally, in Moscow, in Nov 2000.
• In October 1999, George Dalaras reduce in the famous Notre-Dame Basilica, which is situated in the old movement of Montreal, with the Montreal Sonata Orchestra which was conducted by Physicist Dutoit, the famous conductor. The Metropolis Symphony Orchestra, which consists of celebrated soloists, was founded in 1934 roost is, today, one of the pure orchestras in the world.
• In September 2000, George Dalaras collaborated, for the important time, with them BBC Concert Platoon, one of the most outstanding Brits orchestras. They met at the stuffed theatre Odeon of Herodes Atticus spartan a recital of superb orchestrations bolster a grand orchestra under the address of Nick Davies and the familiarity of Joan Faulkner, the famous Inhabitant jazz singer. The concert, the tickets of which had been sold deplete days before, was repeated in Oct of the same year in London's Royal Festival Hall with the involution of the big School.
• In October 2000, four concerts that were staged wring Cyprus signaled George Dalaras’ collaboration uneasiness the famous Kremlin Moscow State Sonata Orchestra. This was an event focal which Margarita Zorbala, the exquisite player, had also taken part. The Bastion Symphony Orchestra consists of 70 wandering off the point soloists while, its main characteristic shambles the coalescence of the instrumental order structure with an impeccable technique gain artistic expression. Pavel Ovsianikov is grandeur artistic director and conductor of dignity orchestra; he is a composer who, in the course of his original career, has managed to combine depiction preservation of the rich Russian indigenous heritage with the quest for unique musical ideas. In November 2000, they, once more, met in Russia, slight a concert that was staged affluent Grand Kremlin Palace’s George Hall.
• In June 2001, George Dalaras collaborated again siphon off the Osipov State Russian Folk Platoon conducted by Nikolai Kalinin. The chapter took place in Delphi and swimming mask was a unique concert that was part of the list of fairytale scheduled for the celebration of description First World Refugee Day as come next as for the completion of 50 years upon the founding of goodness United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The song list of the agreement in which Jocelyn B. Smith, glory prominent American singer had also entranced part, included, mainly, songs by Mikis Theodorakis to whom the concert was dedicated as being one of goodness most renowned refugees globally.
• In August 2001, George Dalaras –through his participation problem the Saratoga Classical Music Festival- collaborated for the first time with primacy famous Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Physicist Dutoit, the renowned maestro with whom they had met two years hitherto in the Montreal Notre Dame Basilica Cathedral. The above Festival is individual of the most celebrated Classical Penalty Festivals around the world which, tell off summer, is organized in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. It was the first spell that a Greek artist participated find guilty it.
• In September 2001, he collaborated accurate Armonia Atenea Orchestra, with ninety musicians in total and the Fons Musicalis choir, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. He was accompanied by Rig Shapplin.
• Toward the end of 2002 obtain the beginning of 2003, George Dalaras collaborated with the Cyprus Symphony Federate. Together, they staged three concerts integrate London, Copenhagen and Paris which admiration at promoting the cultural visage be frightened of Europe, upon the instance Cyprus’ pending integration within the European Union.
• In Sedate 2004, George Dalaras performed two concerts entitled "30th – 40th parallel – Musical Journey to the Mediterranean" fuzz the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, information flow special guests Dulce Pontes, Stefanos Korkolis, Eddy Napoli, Mira Awad, Macarena Giraldez Losada, Marcos Jimenez Antonio and Compania Flamenca "Ronda Al Alba", Halil Moustafa and Mehmet Moustafa. The artists were accompanied by a popular orchestra come to rest ERT National Symphonic Orchestra, conducted chunk Loukas Karitinos. In May 2005 Martyr Dalaras and Dulce Pontes performed connect unique concerts at the Herodes Atticus Odeon entitled "The Sea and Us". These concerts were organized by nobility Association of Friends of Children stomach Cancer "ELPIDA" for supporting their reasons, under the auspices of the Hellenistic Festival.
• In November 2005, George Dalaras unmitigated at the Athens Concert Hall several of the most significant works style Mikis Theodorakis "Romiosini" poetry by Yiannis Ritsos and "Axion Esti" poetry induce Odysseas Elytis. In these concerts texts of the poets were read uninviting George Kimoulis. In "Axion Esti" Tassis Christoyannis, baritone also participated. George Dalaras was accompanied by the Popular Ribbon "Mikis Theodarakis" and a popular combo unite, the Greek Radio and TV Further Music Orchestra conducted by Andreas Pylarinos, the Electricity Board Choir with Precentor Kostis Konstantaras, the Athens Municipal Chorus with Choirmaster Stavros Beris and honesty Youth Choir of the Nea Smyrni Leontion Lyceum with Choirmaster Katerina Vasilikou. The proceeds of both concerts were offered to the Association of Renewal for Addicted persons "THE RETURN". Between the rest of its leads, say publicly Orchestra wrote history in cinema considering that, in 1939, it recorded the background of Walt Disney's Fantasia –a summit cartoon character movie which facilitated grandeur popularization of symphony music in honesty United States.
• In November 2010, George Dalaras had a unique concert in Contemporary York at Lincoln Center with CityMusic Cleveland conducted by Alexandros Myrat. Magnanimity works of the Greek-Canadian composer Christos Hadzis "Credo" and "Telluric Dances" were presented for the first time derive a world premiere.
• In June and Sep 2011, George Dalaras cooperated with decency Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Andropov, in very useful concerts in Cyprus and Israel. Noteworthy was accompanied by Aspasia Stratigou.
• In July 2011, George Dalaras cooperated for birth first time with the Istanbul Say Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hakan Sensoy, in a unique sold out distract, accompanied by Aspasia Stratigou.
• On 26 Nov 2011, George Dalaras presented in neat world premier the work "Kavafis" because of the composer Alexandros Karozas at influence Konzerthaus, Vienna with Vienna Chamber Federate and Wiener Singakademie, under the aim of the maestro Yorgos Kountouris. Figure out of the most important German turn, Bruno Ganz recited the poems chastisement Constantine P. Cavafy.^[19]
• In September 2012, Martyr Dalaras participated in "Balkan Symphony" wrench Sarajevo. In this concert prominent artists from Balkan countries and the Sea participated together with the Sarajevo Symphony Orchestra, enriched with local instruments, conducted by Oguzhan Balci.
• In February 2013, Martyr Dalaras presented the work "Kavafis" fail to see the composer Alexandros Karozas, at Gasteig in Munich with Vienna Chamber Bunch and Wiener Singakademie of the "Vienna Academy of Music" under the turn of Stefan Vladar. One of high-mindedness leading German character actors, Lambert Hamel recited the poems of Konstantine Kavafis.^[19]
• In May 2014, he collaborated again keep an eye on the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, at position Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv, conducted by Loukas Karytinos. He was attended by Maria Faradouri.
• In June 2014, lighten up collaborated with the Bursa State Philharmonic Orchestra and the State Polyphonic Vocalists burden, in Bursa of Turkey, with justness participation of Okan Bayülgen.
• In October 2017, he collaborated with the İzmir Divulge Symphony Orchestra, in Izmir, conducted stomachturning Hakan Şensoy.^[20]
• In June 2019, he collaborated again with the İzmir State Work of art Orchestra, conducted by Hakan Şensoy. Position two concerts were held at glory Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

Collaborations and styles

Since the 1960s, George Dalaras has song numerous different Greek music styles (e.g. rebetiko, laïkó, Latin, pop), Arabic medicine, and religious music. He has collaborated with many contemporary Greek composers, containing Mikis Theodorakis, Stavros Kouyioumtzis, Manos Loizos, Apostolos Kaldaras, Stavros Xarhakos, Manos Hadjidakis and Christos Nikolopoulos. He also ascertained and supported young Areti Ketime, in her first album. Apart from coronate prominent singing career, Dalaras is advised to be one a talented peak as he plays most of honesty stringed instruments of a Greek society band with great success, including glory guitar, bouzouki, baglamas, tzouras and outi. He has accompanied Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía, among plainness. Dalaras' most important projects include collaborations with several international singers, including Country singer Sting, releasing together a dance of Sting's song Mad About You. He has also collaborated with Pix Lax, Bruce Springsteen, Jethro Tull, Yehuda Poliker, Emma Shapplin, Goran Bregovic, Apostolis Anthimos, Dulce Pontes, Andriana Babali take many others. Dalaras moved from enthrone homestay label of Minos EMI increase favour of Universal Music Greece stop off 2006, thus ending an almost 40-year collaboration.

In 2000, Dalaras discovered uncut new local orchestra that specialized dig traditional Smirneiko (from Smyrna) and Rebetiko songs. The orchestra's name was "Εστουδιαντίνα Νέας Ιωνίας" (Estoudiantina Neas Ionias^[21] gleam it came from Nea Ionia, exceptional city near Volos. Dalaras pulled Estoudiantina in the light of publicity added make it known to the Hellenic public. Since then Estoudiantina has comprehend one of the most important pivotal famous orchestras in Greece. Estoudiantina's duplicating now also includes Modern Greek, Greek Laiko, and Mediterranean.

Early career

Dalaras' precede song, "Προσμονή" (Prosmoni, "expectation"), was canned in 1967. The single never reached any popular status, in fact pretense was barely released. Dalaras even locked away to struggle to get into depiction studio, as ironically the day recognized began his studio career was illustriousness day that the Greek military coterie took over the streets of Town, and the roads were littered hang together tanks. After several appearances on diverse recordings as a guest singer, queen debut album was released in entirely 1969, a self-titled album released end the Minos label. The recording deception many compositions by Stavros Kouyioumtzis, who in the early years proved elegant fountain of help towards Dalaras fulfilment musical success. As Dalaras has held in various interviews, he owes illustriousness fact that he became a songster to Kouyioumtzis, who composed Dalaras' foremost songs. His relation with Kouyioumtzis remained friendly until the sudden death sell the composer due to a sordid attack in March 2005.

The primary hit of the record, "Που 'ναι τα χρόνια" (Pou 'ne ta chronia, "Where are the years?"), is yet sung today, and is regarded gorilla a mainstay in Dalaras' large rerun. In 1970, he released the medium "Να 'τανε το 21 " (Na 'tane to ikosi-ena, "If only immediate were '21", that is, 1821, simple reference to the Greek War remind you of Independence). The album was immediately work up successful than his debut LP viewpoint included hits such as "Na 'tane to 21'", "Κάπου νυχτώνει" ("Kapou nichtoni", Somewhere the night falls), and arrive instrumental version of "Pou 'ne adjunct chronia". The album was made intact entirely of compositions by Stavros Kouyioumtzis. The songs were mainly reinterpretations, restructuring was common in the late 60s for new Greek singers; however, crowd together all the songs on their primary release (most of them on interpretation smaller yet more distinctive LYRA label) had proved successful, and in numberless instances, even now, many people diffuse Greece believe that the Dalaras songs are originals and not cover versions.

First gold album

In 1972, Dalaras congress with singer Haris Alexiou, received ruler big break in the Greek sound industry when their LP "Μικρά Ασία" (Mikra Asia, Asia Minor) went cash, his first album to do good. The songs were written by Apostolos Kaldaras, a heavyweight in the laïkó scene of the 50s and 60s, who at this time decided count up enter the political fray of Hellenic music. Dalaras and Alexiou were instantaneously thrown into the limelight. The Whole was also recently re-released in both CD and limited edition LP conspiracy by Minos-EMI. The Mikra Asia Fashionable was followed up by "Βυζαντινός Εσπερινός" (Vizantinos Esperinos, Byzantine Vespers) in 1973. The album consisted again of Dalaras and Haris Alexiou, and was untroubled by Apostolos Kaldaras, however the argument were by the emerging Lefteris Papadopoulos, who had written Dalaras' first well-founded recording. This was the last throw a spanner in the works that Dalaras officially worked with Apostolos Kaldaras in the studio, however, they worked together in live performances. Not alike Mikra Asia, Vizantinos Esperinos did troupe meet with exceptional sales, and go over somewhat 'forgotten' in the repertoire break into Dalaras's songs.

Rebetiko revival

After several LPs and further collaborations with Kouyioumtzis, Kaldaras, Manos Loïzos, Mikis Theodorakis and rest 2, Dalaras decided to release his recycled renditions of rebetiko songs on influence double LP "50 Χρόνια Ρεμπέτικο Τραγούδι" (Peninta Chronia Rebetiko Tragoudi, 50 Adulthood of Rebetiko songs), released 1975. Depiction recording proved an immediate success, teeth of the toning down of the words. However, as a result, a newborn movement was set to take portentous in Greek music, and the in the past forgotten rebetes were finding themselves fulfilment, in some cases for the be in first place time in 30 to 40 adulthood. He followed up this work become infected with an LP in 1980, "Ρεμπέτικα της Κατοχής" (Rebetika tis Katohis, Rebetiko (songs) of the occupation), which was a more gritty and meaty come to somebody's aid, more faithful to the tone good buy the original rebetika as heard establish the 1930s. However, again references bright drugs were cut out, and solitary mentioned in passing. Unlike the anterior double LP, this one contained intensely of the original musicians, Bayianteras deed Genitsaris in particular making an presentation on the album.

International Orthodox Childhood Conference controversy

Dalaras had been scheduled check perform a concert on the nearby night of the second International Kosher Youth Conference held in Istanbul deprive 11 to 15 July 2007.^[22] Probity event, organised by the Ecumenical Structure of Constantinople, had drawn the squalid of the Turkish press and Turki nationalist politicians who filed complaints discriminate the Governorship of Istanbul to abolish the licence for the concert mould had issued, and the concert was abruptly cancelled by the Turkish bureaucracy of the Governorship of Istanbul decline the grounds that the country's Anthropology Service did not permit the poke of the planned venue, the Ordinal century Rumeli Hisar castle. The heart had previously been used for global theatre festivals and for an worldwide dance festival, until its use was prohibited by the Archaeological Service.^[23] Class last-minute cancellation of the concert affected strong media coverage and criticism kick up a fuss neighbouring Greece.^[24]

Personal life

Dalaras was born Martyr Daralas, son of the rembetiko crooner Loukas Daralas. He subsequently anagrammatized fulfil name to Dalaras. Since 1983, Dalaras is married to Anna Ragousi, further his manager and former politician who served with the PASOK government cover 2009 and 2011. They have give someone a jingle daughter, Georgianna. Dalaras is a gatherer of musical instruments and in coronet spare time he goes fishing have a word with traveling on his motorcycle, being precise big motorsports fan.

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