Dimitris Mitropanos died on Tuesday morning at the age of 64 after suffering a serious heart attack, exactly one year after the untimely death of Nikos Papazogloy. The popular singer whose deep voice spoke to our hearts with every breath, was born on April 2, 1948, is a beloved singer to millions of Greek people all over the world for his mastery in Laïkó music (a type of Greek music).
He grew up in Trikala (northwest Thessaly) and began his musical career in 1964. That is when he met with George Bithikotsis, and a little while later with his mentor George Zampetas.
Two years later he teamed up with living legend Mikis Theodorakis and began singing revolutionary songs such as "Romiosini "and" Axion Esti "in a series of concerts in Greece and Cyprus.
In 1967, Mitropanos recorded his first album with the song "Thessaloniki" and this was followed the recording of "Chameni Paschalia", a song that was censored by the Greek military junta and never released.
During the course of his career since then, some four decades ago, Dimitris Mitropanos collaborated with leading artists of the Laïko and Éntekhno music scene such as Zampetas, Theodorakis, Dimos Moutsis, Apostolos Kaldaras, Takis Mousafiris, Christos Nikolopoulos, Giannis Spanos Stavros Xarhakos, Madra Mandicencio, Manos Hadjidakis, Marios Tokas and Thanos Mikroutsikos.
In 2010, Mitropanos planned a North American Tour for the first time in over 10 years since his last visit to the United States and after his performance at the Radio City Music Hall Mitropanos cancelled the remainder of his tour since reports claimed that he was very ill.
Popular songs "Alimono", "Panta Gelastoi", "Rosa" and "Ladadika", as well as tens of others, will now go down in music history, nonetheless people will remember and honor him always for his humility, pride and talent.
This is a sad day for Greek music lovers, his legend will live on through his surviving family as well as through every note of his music.
Our deepest condolences to his family.
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