Dionysis Savvopoulos

One of Greece’s foremost singer-songwriters, Dionysis Savvopoulos (b.1944) was born in Thessaloniki. He studied law at the University of Thessaloniki but did not complete his studies. In 1967, he was imprisoned and tortured by the Greek military unta for his political views. He has released fourteen studio albums of his own compositions and a further six albums of live recordings from his concerts and shows. He has also written music for theatre and film and hosted his own TV and radio programmes. In addition, he has published five books containing his lyrics, music scores and interviews.