Dionysis Savvopoulos
Dionysis Savvopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος) was a Greek music composer, lyricist and singer.
He was born in Thessaloniki on December 2, 1944. In 1963 he moved to Athens, terminating his law studies in favour of his career in music. He met great success since his early days as a musician and soon became very popular, both in Greece and abroad.
Savvopoulos was noted for being politically active throughout his career in music. In 1967, Savvopoulos was imprisoned for his political convictions by the "regime of the colonels", led by the dictator George Papadopoulos.
He had a raspy voice as distinctive in its own way as Bob Dylan's. In fact for a time he was known as the Bob Dylan of Greece.
Most of his songs are wrtten by himself (both lyrics and music). Throughout his career he sang Greek Rock, Laiko and Rebetika.
He was married to Aspasia Arapidou, and had two sons, Kornilios and Romanos.
Savvopoulos died on October 21, 2025, at the age of 80.
External links
- Biography, in Greek
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