Nikos Xylouris

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Nikos Xylouris was a renowned Greek singer and lyra player from Crete, celebrated for his powerful voice and his role in popularizing Cretan folk music.

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Nikos Xylouris canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek singer
folk musician
human
lyra player
activeYearsEnd 1980
activeYearsStart 1950s
alsoKnownAs Psaronikos
associatedWith Cretan musical tradition
Greek resistance to the military junta
awardReceived Gold Record awards in Greece
burialPlace First Cemetery of Athens
causeOfDeath cancer
child Giorgis Xylouris (Psarogiorgis)
Rinio Xylouri
countryOfCitizenship Greece
dateOfBirth 1936-09-07
dateOfDeath 1980-02-08
ethnicGroup Cretan
familyName Xylouris
gender male
genre Cretan folk music
Greek folk music
entechno
givenName Nikolaos
instrument Cretan lyra
languageOfPerformance Greek
memorial Nikos Xylouris square in Heraklion
Nikos Xylouris statue in Heraklion
name Nikos Xylouris
nativeLanguage Greek
notableFor popularizing Cretan folk music throughout Greece
powerful and expressive singing voice
symbolic role during the Greek military junta
notableWork "Pote tha kanei xasteria"
"To megalo mas tsirko" (songs for the theatrical play)
occupation lyra player
musician
singer
placeOfBirth Anogeia, Crete, Greece
Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece
placeOfDeath Athens, Greece
linked to: Athens
recordLabel Columbia (Greek division)
Lyra Records
residence Athens, Greece
linked to: Athens

Heraklion, Crete, Greece
linked to: Heraklion
sibling Giorgos Xylouris (singer)
Psarantonis
spouse Ourania Melampianaki
voiceType tenor

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Cretan music notableInstrumentalist Nikos Xylouris
Nikos Xylouris name Nikos Xylouris
Psarantonis hasRelative Nikos Xylouris