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Legendary Greek singer Antonis Kalogiannis passed away on Thursday, from a cardiac arrest, at the age of 81, at his home in Athens.
The famous singer was born in Athens in 1940 and worked as a cobbler in the neighbourhood of Kaisariani, until a chance in meeting with Theodorakis, in 1966, would change the course of his life.
Hearing him sing, Theodorakis was enthralled by his dynamic voice and asked him to sing with him on his tours across Europe and the Soviet Union.
It was soon after their collaboration, that Greece’s far-right military dictatorship took over the country, and Kalogiannis fled Greece in 1967.