The singer of this song is the famous in Greek people Vasilis Papakostantinu. Vasilis Papakostantinu was born in a village called Vrasta, outside of Megalopolis, Arcadia. In 1957 he moved to Athens along with his large family. His adolescence was in the style of music in the 1960s, Mikis Theodorakis influenced Vasilis with rock music, international peace and liberation movements. This was a period Greece was trying to liberate from Civil War. Vasilis Papakonstantinou became a follower with out becoming a member of a leftist party. In 1973, after finishing the army he moved to West Germany and lived in Munich. He participated in anti-dictatorial movement, demonstrating against the Greek military junta from 1967-1974 and singing in places where Greek students went.
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