Dionysis Savvopoulos was born on 2 December 1944 in Thessaloniki, Greece, and
was a Greek singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist regarded as a pioneer of
the modern Greek singer-songwriter tradition. Blending Greek folk, rebetiko,
Byzantine music, and Western rock influences, his politically charged songs
helped shape contemporary Greek music. After moving to Athens in 1963, he
abandoned law studies to pursue music and rose to prominence during the
1967–1974 military dictatorship, when he was twice imprisoned for his political
views. His notable albums include The Madman's Orc...