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Michalis Violaris
Michalis Violaris | |
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| Birth name | Michalis Kyriakou |
| Born | (1944-01-09) 9 January 1944 (age 81) |
| Origin | Cyprus |
| Genres | Greek popular music, Cypriot popular music, Modern Laika |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, composer |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
Musical artist
Michalis Kyriakou (Greek: Μιχάλης Κυριάκου), known by his stage-name Michalis Violaris (Μιχάλης Βιολάρης) (born 9 January 1944 Agia Varvara, NicosiaCyprus), is a popular singer and composer of modern Greek and Cypriot music.[1]
He is also a pioneer responsible for popularising in Greece Cypriot songs sung in the Cypriot dialect.
His song "Ta Ryalia" (also "Ta Rialia") sung in Cypriot Greek became a hit in the top-10 of Greece in 1973.[2]
Life and career
He grew up in Larnaca, Cyprus where he studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Larnaca, a branch of the National Conservatory of Music of Athens.[1] In 1962 he