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Agathonas Iakovidis

アガソナス・ヤコヴィディス　/　あがそなす・やこゔぃでぃす

Singer from Greece

January 2, 1955 – August 5, 2020　・　Evangelismos, Thessaloniki Regional Unit, Greece

Thessaloniki Regional Unit
singer
soloist
composer

My Take

Iakovidis was a custodian of rebetiko, the smoky, sorrowful music of Greece's working-class ports, and that alone earns my affection. Most people met him through Eurovision 2013, when he joined Koza Mostra for the cheeky Alcohol Is Free, but I suspect that bright novelty hid decades of a far more soulful craft. There's something moving about an Aristotle University man who devoted his life to folk song rather than respectability. He passed in 2020, yet a voice trained in real tavern tradition doesn't really die. I'd rather hear his rough, lived-in singing than a hundred polished pop acts.

Overview

Agathonas Iakovidis (Greek: Αγάθωνας Ιακωβίδης; 2 January 1955 – 5 August 2020) was a Greek folk singer of rebetiko style. He represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Koza Mostra and the song "Alcohol Is Free".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Agathonas Iakovidis
Name (Japanese): アガソナス・ヤコヴィディス
Reading: あがそなす・やこゔぃでぃす
Born: January 2, 1955 – August 5, 2020
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Goat
Origin: Evangelismos, Thessaloniki Regional Unit, Greece
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / soloist / composer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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