Biography Γιάννης Αγγελάκας

Γιάννης Αγγελάκας (Giannis Aggelakas) is a singer, musician, poet and actor, born in 1959 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He became widely known as the lead singer and frontman of the famous Greek rock band Τρύπες (Trypes) from 1984 to 2000 when the band disbanded.

After Τρύπες disbanded in 2000 he continued his work in music by collaborating with artists like Νίκος Βελιώτης (Nikos Veliotis) - "Γιάννης Αγγελάκας & Νίκος Βελιώτης" and the group Επισκέπτες (translated 'Visitors') - "Ο Γιάννης Αγγελάκας και οι Επισκέπτες". The result of that collaboration is the album "Από 'δώ και πάνω". The album received praise by critics and fans alike and was followed by a series of full band concerts all over Greece.

A second album is rumored to be in the making.

Γιάννης Αγγελάκας has also released two collections of his poems. "Σάλια, μισόλογα και τρύπιοι στίχοι" and "Πώς τολμάς και νοσταλγείς τσόγλανε;" that are both accompanied by his own drawings.

During 2005 he had a weekly radio show with Ντίνος Σαδίκης.

He has made appearances on various Greek films such as "Χώμα και νερό" (Earth and Water), "Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα" (Loser takes it all) and more. For most of those he has also written songs for the soundtracks.

Discography:

Personal albums

2003 Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα (soundtrack) (Hitch-Hyke)

2009 Ψυχή Βαθιά (soundtrack)

Τρύπες albums

1984 Τρύπες (Ano Kato Records)

1987 Πάρτυ Στον 13ο Όροφο

1990 Τρύπες Στον Παράδεισο (Virgin)

1993 Εννιά πληρωμένα τραγούδια (Virgin)

1994 Κράτα το σώου μαϊμού (live + unplugged) (Virgin)

1996 Κεφάλι γεμάτο χρυσάφι (Virgin)

1999 Μέσα στη νύχτα των άλλων (Virgin)

Collaborations

1991 Άντε... και καλή τύχη μάγκες (ΕΜΙ)

1993 Υπέροχο τίποτα (Virgin)

2000 Βραχνός προφήτης (Lyra)

2000 Χώμα & νερό (soundtrack) (Virgin)

2005 Από 'δώ και πάνω (All Together Now)

2005 Οι ανάσες των λύκων (All Together Now)

2007 Πότε θα φτάσουμε εδώ (All Together Now)

Poetry

1988 Σάλια, μισόλογα και τρύπιοι στίχοι, εκδόσεις Λιβάνη.

1999 Πώς τολμάς και νοσταλγείς, τσόγλανε;, εκδόσεις Λιβάνη.

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