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Giannis Markopoulos(1939-2023)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Giannis Markopoulos
Giannis Markopoulos was born on 18 March 1939 in Iraklio, Crete, Greece. He was a composer and director, known for Young Aphrodites (1963), The Fate of the Innocent (1965) and The Brightest Star (1967). He was married to Vassiliki Lavina. He died on 10 June 2023 in Athens, Greece.
BornMarch 18, 1939
DiedJune 10, 2023(84)
BornMarch 18, 1939
DiedJune 10, 2023(84)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Vangelis Ioannidis and Kleopatra Rota in Young Aphrodites (1963)
Young Aphrodites
6.7
  • Composer
  • 1963
Petros Fyssoun, Anestis Vlahos, and Pantelis Zervos in The Fate of the Innocent (1965)
The Fate of the Innocent
6.5
  • Composer
  • 1965
Aliki Vougiouklaki in The Brightest Star (1967)
The Brightest Star
4.8
  • Composer
  • 1967
Thomas Fritsch and Elena Nathanail in Apollo Goes on Holiday (1968)
Apollo Goes on Holiday
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1968

Credits

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Composer

  • Fanis Barbounis: Bikan stin poli oi ohtroi (2021)
    Fanis Barbounis: Bikan stin poli oi ohtroi
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Giannis Markopoulos: Pote tha xanavrethoume (2016)
    Giannis Markopoulos: Pote tha xanavrethoume
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Giannis Markopoulos: 'Oi elefteroi poliorkimenoi' - Laiki leitourgia (2007)
    Giannis Markopoulos: 'Oi elefteroi poliorkimenoi' - Laiki leitourgia
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • The Quest for the Athlos (2003)
    The Quest for the Athlos
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Peter Ustinov in Hippocrates in Olympia (2002)
    Hippocrates in Olympia
    8.0
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Giannis Markopoulos: Ana-gennisi - Kriti: Anamesa se Venetia kai Poli (1999)
    Giannis Markopoulos: Ana-gennisi - Kriti: Anamesa se Venetia kai Poli
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Vasilis Lekkas: Tha se vro opou kai nasai (1997)
    Vasilis Lekkas: Tha se vro opou kai nasai
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Leitourgia tou Orfea (1994)
    Leitourgia tou Orfea
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Jeux sans frontières (1965)
    Jeux sans frontières
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Arlette Baumann in Red Rose (1993)
    Red Rose
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Aiman
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Manos Vakousis in Byron: Ballad for a Daemon (1992)
    Byron: Ballad for a Daemon
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • The Little-Big Mayor (1985)
    The Little-Big Mayor
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1985–1986
  • Manos Katrakis in Ta hronia tis thyellas (1984)
    Ta hronia tis thyellas
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Denekedoupoli (1983)
    Denekedoupoli
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1983–1984

Music Department

  • Giannis Markopoulos: Pote tha xanavrethoume (2016)
    Giannis Markopoulos: Pote tha xanavrethoume
    Music Video
    • lyrics
    • 2016
  • Vasilis Lekkas: Tha se vro opou kai nasai (1997)
    Vasilis Lekkas: Tha se vro opou kai nasai
    Music Video
    • lyrics
    • 1997
  • Leitourgia tou Orfea (1994)
    Leitourgia tou Orfea
    TV Special
    • lyrics
    • 1994
  • Betty Arvaniti, Jack Hedley, and Mairi Sokali in Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977)
    Who Pays the Ferryman?
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1977
  • Aliki Vougiouklaki in The Brightest Star (1967)
    The Brightest Star
    4.8
    • musical director
    • 1967
  • Paris Alexander and Giannis Voglis in The 13th (1967)
    The 13th
    5.3
    • musical director
    • 1967
  • Faidon Georgitsis and Jenny Karezi in He and She (1967)
    He and She
    5.0
    • musical director
    • 1967
  • Gisela Dali, Nikos Fermas, and Alkis Giannakas in The Virgin (1966)
    The Virgin
    5.3
    • musical director
    • 1966
  • Arlette Baumann in The Death of Alexandros (1966)
    The Death of Alexandros
    4.9
    • musical director
    • 1966

Director

  • Haris Alexiou + ONIRAMA: Ximeronei (2021)
    Haris Alexiou + ONIRAMA: Ximeronei
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2021

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yannis Markopolous
  • Born
    • March 18, 1939
    • Iraklio, Crete, Greece
  • Died
    • June 10, 2023
    • Athens, Greece(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Vassiliki Lavina1980 - June 10, 2023 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1956 Markopoulos moved to Athens to further his music studies at the Athens Conservatoire under the composer Yiorgos Sklavos and the violin teacher Joseph Bustidui, while studying philosophy and sociology at the Panteion University.

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