Yannis Kotsiras
Yannis Kotsiras (born 5 October 1969) is a Greek singer and songwriter.
Also recorded as Giannis Kotsiras
Yannis Kotsiras

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- Name
- Yannis Kotsiras Γιάννης Κότσιρας
- Born
- 5 October 1969
- Died
- YYYY MM DD
- Occupation
- singer, songwriter
- Nationality
- Greece
- Languages
- Modern Greek
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yannis Kotsiras Γιάννης Κότσιρας • Born — 5 October 1969 • Died — YYYY MM DD • Origin — Athens, Greece • Instrument — guitar, vocals • Genre — Entechno, laiko, pop • Occupation — singer, songwriter • Years Active — 1990–present Yannis Kotsiras (born 5 October 1969) is a Greek singer and songwriter.
Life and career
Life and career
Kotsiras was born in Athens on 5 October 1969. He began his career in 1990, singing folk music, and released his first album in 1996, titled Athoos Enochos ('Innocent Guilt'). He released his first live album in 2002. In 2004, in honour of that year's Athens Olympic Games, he released the song "Pass the Flame" in English, Greek, and instrumental versions on the same CD. In 2010, he began a collaboration with Yasmin Levy. Among his most popular songs are "Filakas Aggelos"('Guardian Angel') and "Anathema Se" ('Curse You').
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Athoos Enochos ('Innocent Guilt') (1996) • Mono Enafili ('Just a Kiss') (1997) • Filakas Aggelos ('Guardian Angel') (1999) • Ine diki mas i zoi mas (2000) • Xylino alogaki (2003) • 30 kai kati (2004) • Taxidia filia (2006) • Kai pali paidi (2008) • I Smyrni tou erota (2012) [& Estudiantina] • Ilios kokkinos (2012) [Album by Marios Tokas, 3 songs] • Mousiko kouti (2013) • O,ti thymasai den pethainei (2014) • Pinelopi Delta (2015) Music for theatre • Pseftis Keros ('Lying Weather') (2016) • Kita giro (2020)
Live albums
Live albums
• Yannis Kotsiras LIVE (2002) • Ti tragoudi na sou po – DVD (2003) • Yannis Kotsiras Live 2010 (2010)
Compiliations
Compiliations
• Best of Yiannis Kotsiras (2004) • Paragelia Best of (2016)
Soundtracks
Soundtracks
• Adis (1996) • Valkanizater (1997) • Efapax – CD single (2001) • Pinelopi Delta - theatrical play (2015)
Re-released
Re-released
• Axion Esti (2002) (Mikis Theodorakis) • Pnevmatiko Emvatirio (2002) (Mikis Theodorakis) • Stavros tou Notou (2005) (Thanos Mikroutsikos) • O Dromos (2006) (Mimis Plessas & Lefteris Papadopoulos)
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