Dimitris Mitropanos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος; 2 April 1948 – 17 April 2012) was a Greek singer. He was renowned for his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style.
From an early age, Mitropanos worked summers to help his family financially. First as a waiter in his uncle's restaurant and later at ribbon cutting wood. After the third grade of junior high, in 1964, he went to Athens to live with his uncle on Acharnon Street. Before finishing high school, he began working as a singer.
Career
At that time, with some encouragement from Grigoris Bithikotsis, whom he met at a gathering at his uncle's company at which he sang, Mitropanos visited EMI-Lambropoulos Bros. Ltd.(EMIAL S.A.) There, Takis Lampropoulos introduced him το Giorgos Zampetas, with whom he would work alongside at "Ksimeromata." Mitropanos considered Giorgos Zampetas to be a great teacher and a second father to himself. As he stated, ' Zambetas is the only man in music who helped me without expecting anything. With all my other colleagues, I got something and I gave something in return".[citation needed] In 1966 Mitropanos met Mikis Theodorakis and sang the Party songs "Romiosini "and" Axion Esti "in a series of concerts in Greece and Cyprus.
In 1967, Mitropanos recorded his first 7" single "Thessaloniki." This followed the recording of "Chameni Paschalia", a song that was censored by the Greek military junta and thus never released.
In a course mapped out by folk art music, 1972 is a milestone. The composer Dimos Moutsis and the lyricist and poet Manos Eleftheriou released "Agios Fevrouarios" with Mitropanos and Petris Salpeas as the song's performers, marking a milestone in Greek music. In July 1999, Mitropanos and Moutsis met again on stage at the "Odeon" with Dimitra Galani and the soprano Julia Souglakou for two nights at the Athens Festival. The concerts were recorded live and released in a double CD two months later. George Katsaros's "The Road to Kythera" and Giorgos Hatzinasios's "Ta Sinaxaria" follow suit, projects of high quality with a high profile in Greek society. Ta Ladadika, Parea Me ena Ilio Marios Tokas.
Mitropanos performed a North American Tour for the first time in 13 years since his last visit to the United States. During his tour, he performed a concert on 1 July 2010 at Radio City Music Hall[5] in front of a near capacity crowd. He performed many of his famous songs that had been written in the earlier stages of his career as well as more recent songs which continue to be popular among Greeks, such as "Roza", "Panta gelastoi", "Ta Ladadika" and many more. It was at this concert that he was accompanied by the Greek folk singer Margarita Zorbala, whose music is well known in their mutual homeland. Mitropanos concluded his concert with a passionate performance of his famous song "Alimono", with all in attendance giving him a standing ovation as he walked off the stage. As is commonplace among Greeks to show appreciation for a singer's performance at the conclusion of a concert, chants of "kialo" followed, meaning "more".
Following his performance at Radio City, Mitropanos cancelled the remainder of his North American tour. Greek news outlets such as ERT reported that Mitropanos was apparently ill and could not finish his tour.[6]
Death
On 17 April 2012, Mitropanos was rushed to the Igia Athens hospital after he suffered a heart attack earlier that morning. He had insomnia and showed signs of a pulmonary edema, from which he died of later on that day. He was buried in First Cemetery of Athens, not far from the singer Rita Sakellariou. Mitropanos was survived by his two daughters and his wife, Venia.[7] Mitropanos instructed his family not to accept a state funeral if it was offered. It was indeed offered and his family declined the offer and covered the costs of the funeral themselves.
Notable songs
Πες μου πού πουλάν καρδιές (Pes mou pou poulan kardies, Tell me where they are selling hearts)
Κυρά ζωή (Kira Zoi, Ms life)
Άλλος για Χίο τράβηξε κι άλλος για Μυτιλήνη (Alos yia Chio travixe ki alos yia Mitilini, Someone sailed to Chios and someone else to Mitilini)
Σ'αναζητώ στη Σαλονίκη (S'anazito sti Saloniki, Searching for you in Salonika)
Ρόζα (Roza, Rose)
Tα Λαδάδικα (Ta Ladadika, The greasy sites (referring to the brothels))
Έρχονται βράδια (Erhonte vradia, Some nights come)
Πάντα γελαστοί (Panta gelastoi, Always smiling)
Σβήσε το φεγγάρι (Svise to fegari, Erase the moon)
Αλίμονο (Alimono, Alas)
Για να σ' εκδικηθώ (Yia na se ekdikitho, To revenge you)
Δώσε μου φωτιά (Dose mou fotia, Give me fire)
Τι το θες το κουταλάκι (Tee to thes to koutalaki, What do you need the spoon for?)
Απόψε θα 'θελα (Apopse tha 'thela, Tonight I'd like to)
References
^Abadzi, Helen (2004). "The Vlachs of Greece and their misunderstood history". The Newsletter of the Society Farsarotul. 17: 4. Distinguished writers like Kostas Krystallis and Christos Zalokostas were Vlach, as were contemporary composers like Apostolos Kaldaras, Kostas Virvos, Babis Bakalis, and Mitropanos.
^Kahl, Thede (2009). ""Being Vlach, singing Greek": Greek-Aromanian music contacts in the Pindus mountain range. The Aromanians or Vlachs in the Pindus". Carmina Balcanica. 2 (3): 31–55. I am reminding the reader of the Aromanian origins of famous musicians like Kaldaras, Bakalis, Virvos, Mitropanos, Tsitsanis, Mousafiris.
^. Mikis-theodorakis.net. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^"Stou aiona tin paraga, Thanos Mikroutsikos – Dimitris Mitropanos – Nikos Xilouris official store". Xilouris.gr. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^"Radio City Music Hall Dimitris Mitropanos Information 07/01/10 (NY Metro Parents Magazine)". Nymetroparents.com. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
^Danaktsis, Kiki (6 July 2010). "Concerts of Mitropanos cancelled because of health problems". greekreporter.com. Greek Reporter. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
^"Singer Dimitris Mitropanos, 64, dies". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
May 04, 2023
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Dimitris Mitropanos Greek Dhmhtrhs Mhtropanos 2 April 1948 17 April 2012 was a Greek singer He was renowned for his mastery of Laiko a Greek music style Dimitris MitropanosDhmhtrhs MhtropanosBackground informationBirth nameDimitrios Mitropanos citation needed Born 1948 04 02 2 April 1948Trikala GreeceDied17 April 2012 2012 04 17 aged 64 Athens GreeceGenresLaikoOccupation s SingerYears active1964 2012 Contents 1 Biography 2 Early years 3 Career 4 North American Tour 2010 5 Death 6 Notable songs 7 ReferencesBiography EditMitropanos lived in his native city of Trikala in northwest Thessaly until the age of 16 beginning his musical career in 1964 Mitropanos was an Aromanian 1 2 He worked with some of the most renowned Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis 3 Stavros Xarhakos Giorgos Zabetas Manos Hatzidakis Marios Tokas and Thanos Mikroutsikos 4 Early years EditFrom an early age Mitropanos worked summers to help his family financially First as a waiter in his uncle s restaurant and later at ribbon cutting wood After the third grade of junior high in 1964 he went to Athens to live with his uncle on Acharnon Street Before finishing high school he began working as a singer Career EditAt that time with some encouragement from Grigoris Bithikotsis whom he met at a gathering at his uncle s company at which he sang Mitropanos visited EMI Lambropoulos Bros Ltd EMIAL S A There Takis Lampropoulos introduced him to Giorgos Zampetas with whom he would work alongside at Ksimeromata Mitropanos considered Giorgos Zampetas to be a great teacher and a second father to himself As he stated Zambetas is the only man in music who helped me without expecting anything With all my other colleagues I got something and I gave something in return citation needed In 1966 Mitropanos met Mikis Theodorakis and sang the Party songs Romiosini and Axion Esti in a series of concerts in Greece and Cyprus In 1967 Mitropanos recorded his first 7 single Thessaloniki This followed the recording of Chameni Paschalia a song that was censored by the Greek military junta and thus never released In a course mapped out by folk art music 1972 is a milestone The composer Dimos Moutsis and the lyricist and poet Manos Eleftheriou released Agios Fevrouarios with Mitropanos and Petris Salpeas as the song s performers marking a milestone in Greek music In July 1999 Mitropanos and Moutsis met again on stage at the Odeon with Dimitra Galani and the soprano Julia Souglakou for two nights at the Athens Festival The concerts were recorded live and released in a double CD two months later George Katsaros s The Road to Kythera and Giorgos Hatzinasios s Ta Sinaxaria follow suit projects of high quality with a high profile in Greek society Ta Ladadika Parea Me ena Ilio Marios Tokas In a long career in the Greek music industry Dimitris Mitropanos collaborated with leading artists of the Laiko and Entekhno music Giorgos Zampetas Mikis Theodorakis Dimos Moutsis Apostolos Kaldaras Takis Mousafiris Christos Nikolopoulos Pare Apofaseis with lyrics by Lefteris Papadopoulos Yannis Spanos were composers with whom Mitropanos collaborated building a career intertwined with the Laiko tradition until the late 1980s North American Tour 2010 EditMitropanos performed a North American Tour for the first time in 13 years since his last visit to the United States During his tour he performed a concert on 1 July 2010 at Radio City Music Hall 5 in front of a near capacity crowd He performed many of his famous songs that had been written in the earlier stages of his career as well as more recent songs which continue to be popular among Greeks such as Roza Panta gelastoi Ta Ladadika and many more It was at this concert that he was accompanied by the Greek folk singer Margarita Zorbala whose music is well known in their mutual homeland Mitropanos concluded his concert with a passionate performance of his famous song Alimono with all in attendance giving him a standing ovation as he walked off the stage As is commonplace among Greeks to show appreciation for a singer s performance at the conclusion of a concert chants of kialo followed meaning more Following his performance at Radio City Mitropanos cancelled the remainder of his North American tour Greek news outlets such as ERT reported that Mitropanos was apparently ill and could not finish his tour 6 Death EditOn 17 April 2012 Mitropanos was rushed to the Igia Athens hospital after he suffered a heart attack earlier that morning He had insomnia and showed signs of a pulmonary edema from which he died of later on that day He was buried in First Cemetery of Athens not far from the singer Rita Sakellariou Mitropanos was survived by his two daughters and his wife Venia 7 Mitropanos instructed his family not to accept a state funeral if it was offered It was indeed offered and his family declined the offer and covered the costs of the funeral themselves Notable songs EditPes moy poy poylan kardies Pes mou pou poulan kardies Tell me where they are selling hearts Kyra zwh Kira Zoi Ms life Allos gia Xio trabh3e ki allos gia Mytilhnh Alos yia Chio travixe ki alos yia Mitilini Someone sailed to Chios and someone else to Mitilini S anazhtw sth Salonikh S anazito sti Saloniki Searching for you in Salonika Roza Roza Rose Ta Ladadika Ta Ladadika The greasy sites referring to the brothels Erxontai bradia Erhonte vradia Some nights come Panta gelastoi Panta gelastoi Always smiling Sbhse to feggari Svise to fegari Erase the moon Alimono Alimono Alas Gia na s ekdikh8w Yia na se ekdikitho To revenge you Dwse moy fwtia Dose mou fotia Give me fire Ti to 8es to koytalaki Tee to thes to koutalaki What do you need the spoon for Apopse 8a 8ela Apopse tha thela Tonight I d like to References Edit Abadzi Helen 2004 The Vlachs of Greece and their misunderstood history The Newsletter of the Society Farsarotul 17 4 Distinguished writers like Kostas Krystallis and Christos Zalokostas were Vlach as were contemporary composers like Apostolos Kaldaras Kostas Virvos Babis Bakalis and Mitropanos Kahl Thede 2009 Being Vlach singing Greek Greek Aromanian music contacts in the Pindus mountain range The Aromanians or Vlachs in the Pindus Carmina Balcanica 2 3 31 55 I am reminding the reader of the Aromanian origins of famous musicians like Kaldaras Bakalis Virvos Mitropanos Tsitsanis Mousafiris Theodorakis Concert Calendar 98 Mikis theodorakis net Archived from the original on 20 February 2012 Retrieved 17 April 2012 Stou aiona tin paraga Thanos Mikroutsikos Dimitris Mitropanos Nikos Xilouris official store Xilouris gr 14 March 2008 Retrieved 17 April 2012 Radio City Music Hall Dimitris Mitropanos Information 07 01 10 NY Metro Parents Magazine Nymetroparents com Retrieved 17 April 2012 Danaktsis Kiki 6 July 2010 Concerts of Mitropanos cancelled because of health problems greekreporter com Greek Reporter Retrieved 16 October 2011 Singer Dimitris Mitropanos 64 dies ekathimerini com Retrieved 17 April 2012 Retrieved from 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