Lefteris Pantazis () who is often called by the nickname LePa by the media and his fans, is a Greek singer. He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis (ÃÂûõÃÂ
øÃÂÃÂùÿààñóúÿöïô÷ÃÂ) on 27 March 1955 to Pontic Greek parents in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, in the USSR. His parents repatriated to Greece as refugees in the 1960s.
Career
He began singing professionally in the mid-1970s and his first record was distributed in 1979. His songs belong to a genre that cannot precisely be described and in Greek it is called skiladiko (ÃÂúÃÂ
ûìôùúo) or laika (ûñÃÂúì). His music combines elements of traditional country folk music and modern pop. Some of his best known hits include: 'ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂõûìýõù ÃÂÿ ÃÂõÃÂ' (I've driven God insane) and 'äÿ éÃÂñùÃÂÃÂõÃÂÿ àûìÃÂüñ äÿÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂüÿÃÂ
' (The most beautiful creature in the world).
Discography
His discography includes:
- 1979 ÃÂù üõóìûõàüÿÃÂ
õÃÂùÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂïõà(My greatest hits)
- 1980 ÃÂóñÃÂùÃÂüñÃÂÃÂõ (We love each other)
- 1981 àìûù üÃÂýÿù (Lonely again)
- 1982 ÃÂÃÂÿ ûÃÂþõùà(Two words)
- 1983 ÃÂùñ öÃÂî õÃÂÃÂÃÂõÃÂ
üÃÂýÿà(A life in love)
- 1984 ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂõ ü' ñûÃÂ
ÃÂïôõàÃÂ÷ý úñÃÂôùì üÿÃÂ
(Tie my heart in chains)
- 1984 ÃÂñ ÃÂÃÂóàüÃÂýÿà(I'll leave alone)
- 1986 ãõ ýÿÃÂÃÂñûóà(I think about you)
- 1987 ÃÂñù ü÷ ÃÂñøÿÃÂüõ, ÃÂùñ òÃÂñôùì ÃÂÃÂ÷ æñýÃÂñÃÂïñ (Let's keep in touch, One night at the Fantasia)
- 1988 ÃÂúõïý÷, ÃÂùñ òÃÂñôùì ÃÂÃÂ÷ æñýÃÂñÃÂïñ 2 (Her, One night at the Fantasia 2)
- 1989 äñÃÂñÃÂî, ÃÂùñ òÃÂñôùì ÃÂÃÂÿý àñýÃÂñöî, (Turmoil, One night at Pantazis')
- 1990 ÃÂ¥ÃÂìÃÂÃÂõù úñýõïÃÂ; (Anybody there?)
- 1991 ä÷ûõÃÂìøõùñ, ãÃÂ
üüõÃÂÿÃÂî üõ ÃÂïü÷ àûÃÂÃÂÃÂñ (Telepathy, with Mimi Plessa)
- 1992 ÃÂÃÂûõùÃÂ;, ÃÂÃÂ
üùÃÂàüÿÃÂ
ÃÂ' ÃÂýÿüì ÃÂÿÃÂ
, ÃÂùñ òÃÂñôùì ÃÂÃÂñ üÃÂÿÃÂ
öÿÃÂúùñ (Would you like? Remind me of your name, One night at the bouzoukia)
- 1993 ãñûÿýùúùÃÂÃÂùúÿ ÃÂõóóìÃÂù, ÃÂóàôõý õïüñù õóà(Salonikan moon, I am not here)
- 1994 àÃÂñïÃÂÃÂ÷ÃÂ,äñ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂì ÃÂÿÃÂ
þà(The player, The golden soukse)
- 1995 ÃÂùúñïÃÂüì üÿÃÂ
, Live at must club (My right)
- 1996 EûõÃÂøõÃÂÿÃÂ, ÃÂüÃÂõùÃÂïõÃÂ, àÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂñóÿÃÂ
ôìõù ÃÂñüÃÂÃÂÃÂñ (Free, Experiences, LEPA sings at the Zambeta)
- 1997 ÃÂÃÂÃÂõÃÂñù (He is coming)
- 1998 ÃÂìûñÃÂÃÂñ, ÃÂý ü'ñóñÃÂìà(Sea, If you love me)
- 1999 ÃÂõ øñ üõ ôõù úñýõïàýñ úûñïà(Nobody will see me cry)
- 2000 ÃÂÃÂù úñûÃÂÃÂõÃÂÿ, ÃÂùûìúùñ (Whatever's best, kisses)
- 2001 ãÃÂÿý ÃÂòôÿüÿ ÿÃÂ
ÃÂñýÃÂ, ÃÂýñ ñÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂù ÃÂÃÂ' ñÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂùñ (To the seventh sky, One star in the stars)
- 2002 ÃÂìÃÂù ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂõù, ÃÂùñ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ÷ ÃÂÿÃÂì (Something's going on, For the first time)
- 2003 Le cabaret (The cabaret)
- 2004 1000 òñýïûùñ (1000 vanilla)
- 2005 ÃÂûûÿàìýøÃÂÃÂÃÂÿÃÂ, ãÃÂ
üüõÃÂÿÃÂî üõ master tempo (Another person, with Master Tempo)
- 2006 ÃÂýÃÂöõûñ ÃÂ÷ü÷ÃÂÃÂïÿÃÂ
- ÃÂõÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂ÷ààñýÃÂñöîà72 live õÃÂùÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂïõà(Angela Dimitriou - Lefteris Pantazis 72 live hits)
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