He mixed old and traditional sounds, poetic as well as powerful. He lived in Thessaloniki with his wife and two kids.īest known by his signature red bandana, he had an exceptional deep voice that is known for its passion and idiosyncratic tone. One of the most prominent forces of contemporary, popular Greek music, Nikos Papazoglou represented a special case in the Greek music scene. He died after a long struggle with cancer.Singer Nikos Papazoglou died after a long-term battle with cancer. He lived in Thessaloniki with his wife and two children. Papazoglou was a producer and sound technician to many of the underground rock scene of Greece in the 1980s through his Agrotikon Studio. Many of his songs have been interpreted by other Greek artists and been sung in various languages. Very well known Nikos Papazoglou songs include: "Κανείς εδώ δεν τραγουδά" (Kaneis edw den tragouda), "Αχ Ελλάδα" (Ax Ellada), "Αύγουστος" (Avgoustos), "Οι μάγκες δεν υπάρχουν πια" (Oi magkes den yparxoun pia) and "Υδροχόος" (Ydrokhoos) as well as many others that have become big Greek and international hits. His works generated an ever-expanding audience in northern Europe and America and was very well known as a cult persona with his signature red bandana, the playing of the baglamas and considered a veritable world music figure. He and his band known as Loxi falaga (Greek: Λοξή φάλαγγα meaning Oblique order), played in small venues in villages and small islands, gaining huge popularity with the general public. Since 1984 the artist organized his tours by himself. Papazoglou and Rasoulis cooperated the following year in another successful work, Ta Dithen (Τα δήθεν meaning so-called in Greek). There Papazoglou met Manolis Rasoulis and the two, along with Dionysis Savvopoulos and Nikos Xydakis, produced in 1978 the influential Ekdikisi Tis Gyftias (Greek: Εκδίκηση της γυφτιάς, meaning The Revenge of Gypsies in Greek). In 1976, Greek songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos invited him to participate in Acharnees, a cycle of songs and stage acts based on the ancient comedy by Aristophanes. Shortly afterwards, he returned to Greece. The group recorded six songs in Milan, Italy. In 1972, he moved to Aachen in Germany with the group Zilotis (Greek: Ζηλωτής) in an attempt to break into the international music scene. Papazoglou began performing in a number of Greek local groups in the 1960s. Nikolaos (Nikos) Papazoglou (in Greek: Νίκος Παπάζογλου 20 March 1948 – 17 April 2011) was a Thessaloniki-born Greek singer-songwriter, musician and producer.
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