Greek popular folk singer Tolis Voskopoulos dies at age 80
ATHENS, GREECE (AP) - Tolis Voskopoulos, a popular Greek folk singer, songwriter and actor whose career spanned more than six １０年間s, has died. He was 80.
Voskopoulos, considered a 星／主役にする of modern Greek folk music, died Monday in an Athens hospital of cardiac 逮捕（する）, a few days shy of his 81st birthday and several weeks after 存在 入院させるd with respiratory problems, Greek マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測d.
"Tolis Voskopoulos was fortunate to be 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がるd by his 同僚s and adored by the public," Culture 大臣 Lina Mendoni said in a 声明. "He was a true popular idol, a talented, intelligent performer who created a different, particular 肉親，親類d of entertainment on the 行う／開催する／段階."
He "lived as he sang, sang as he lived and in the same way he left: `unrepeatable,´ as his melodic lyrics will say forever," tweeted 総理大臣 Kyriakos Mitsotakis, using the 肩書を与える of one of Voskopoulos´s songs.
Born in Greece´s main port city of Piraeus on July 26, 1940, to parents who were 難民s from Asia Minor, Voskopoulos was the youngest of 12 children and the only boy. He began his career as an actor, first appearing on 行う／開催する／段階 at the age of 18 in 1953, and made his film debut a few years later in 1963.
His first major musical success was considered to be the 1968 song "Agonia," composed by Giorgos Zambetas, which sold more than 300,000 copies, a 記録，記録的な／記録する-breaking 人物／姿／数字 for Greek music at the time.
FILE - In this undated とじ込み／提出する photo, Greek popular folk singer Tolis Voskopoulos 提起する／ポーズをとるs in 前線 of a poster advertising a concert 場内取引員／株価 the 60th year 周年記念日 of his career, in Athens, Greece. Considered a legend of modern Greek folk music, Voskopoulos died Monday, July 19, 2021 in an Athens hospital of cardiac 逮捕（する）, a few days shy of his 81st birthday and several weeks after 存在 入院させるd with respiratory problems, Greek マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測d. (Tatiana Bolari/Eurokinissi 経由で AP, とじ込み／提出する)
He continued producing major 攻撃する，衝突するs over the に引き続いて １０年間s, and became known as "prince" to his legions of fans. His last 行う／開催する／段階 業績／成果 was in February 2020, when he sang と一緒に his daughter Maria to celebrate 60 years of his career.
Voskopoulos was married four times. He is 生き残るd by his wife, former 大臣 and 現在の 長，率いる of the Greek Tourist Organization Angela Gerekou and their daughter Maria Voskopoulou.
In this June 13, 1971, とじ込み／提出する photo, Greek popular folk singer Tolis Voskopoulos 成し遂げるs at a music hall in Athens, Greece. Considered a legend of modern Greek folk music, Voskopoulos died Monday, July 19, 2021 in an Athens hospital of cardiac 逮捕（する）, a few days shy of his 81st birthday and several weeks after 存在 入院させるd with respiratory problems, Greek マスコミ 報告（する）／憶測d. (InTime News 経由で AP)
