{"product_id":"vinyl-7-single-vg-3","title":"Michalis Violaris\n – Έλα Να Σμίξουμε Τα Θκυο \/ Αρκείς Τζιαι Πέθανα | Vinyl 7\" Single | (VG+)","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord - VG+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover - Generic\/Plastic Sleeve\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis single is by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichalis Violaris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a well-known \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCypriot\/Greek folk singer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e popular in the 1960s–1970s. The songs are in Greek (actually Cypriot dialect), which places it in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMediterranean folk \/ Greek pop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e category.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichalis Violaris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichalis Violaris (Μιχάλης Βιολάρης), born Michalis Kyriakou in 1944, is a Greek-Cypriot singer, composer and occasional actor associated with modern Greek and Cypriot popular music and the New Wave (“Neo Kyma”) scene. He is widely recognised for bringing Cypriot-dialect songs into the Greek mainstream in the 1960s and 1970s. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey facts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBirth name:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Michalis Kyriakou \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBorn:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9 January 1944, Agia Varvara, Nicosia, Cyprus \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMain styles:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Greek popular music, Cypriot popular music, modern Laïka, Greek New Wave \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOccupations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Singer, composer, actor \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eActive:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From early 1960s to the present \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBackground and training\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolaris grew up in Larnaca and studied at the National Conservatory of Music there, a branch of the National Conservatory of Athens. In 1962 he moved to Athens to study at the University of Athens’ School of Philosophy, completing a degree while starting his musical career. His early work is closely tied to the Greek New Wave movement, initially through collaboration with composer Yannis Spanos. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCareer and musical style\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the mid-1960s, Violaris became a central figure in modern Greek and Cypriot song. He is especially noted for interpreting Cypriot folk and popular material in the Cypriot Greek dialect, setting it within contemporary arrangements that appealed to audiences in Greece as well as Cyprus. His style blends gentle New Wave chanson, Greek popular song and elements of Laïka, often with lyrical, poetic texts. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe signed with Zodiac Records in 1971 and later recorded for Lyra, working with prominent composers such as Mimis Plessas, Yorgos Katsaros, Apostolos Kaldaras and others. Many songs set poems by writers including Odysseas Elytis and Georgios Vizyinos, reinforcing the link between contemporary Greek poetry and popular song. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotable songs and achievements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolaris scored a major hit in 1973 with “Ta Ryalia” (“Ta Rialia”), sung in Cypriot Greek, which reached the Greek Top 10 and became emblematic of his role in popularising Cypriot-dialect songs. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section credits toggle_section    toggle_section_remember\" data-toggle-section-id=\"credits\" id=\"credits\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_content toggle_section_content\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list_no_style\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Μιχάλης Βιολάρης","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47823160869085,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1633\/files\/20250401_142433.jpg?v=1776609106","url":"https:\/\/www.cplanaudio.co.za\/products\/vinyl-7-single-vg-3","provider":"C-Plan Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}