Giannis Spanos
Giannis Spanos | |
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Spanos in concert in Ermoupolis, Syros, August 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ioannes Spanos |
| Born | 26 July 1934 Kiato, Greece |
| Died | 30 October 2019 (aged 85) Kiato, Greece |
| Genres | Greek New Wave, entekhno, laiko |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter, lyricist, pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1961–2019 |
Ioannes "Giannis" Spanos (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Σπανός, pronounced [i.oˈaniz ˈʝanis spaˈnos]; 26 July 1934 – 30 October 2019), also transliterated as Yannis Spanos, was a Greek music composer and lyricist. In his early days as a musician he was also a piano accompanist. Spanos won the music prize at the 1971 Thessaloniki Film Festival for composing the score of the film Ekeino to kalokairi.