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Γιάννης Μαρκόπουλος

real name Ιωάννης Μαρκόπουλος = Ioannis Markopoulos

Γιάννης Μαρκόπουλος is credited on 939 releases across 234 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

939

Credits

234

Albums

7

Decades active

1

In collections

Biography

Greek musician and composer.
Born March 18th, 1939 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Died June 10th, 2023 in Athens, Greece.
In 1956 Markopoulos moved to Athens to further his music studies at the Athens Conservatory under the composer Yiorgos Sklavos (opens in a new tab) and the violin teacher Joseph Bustidui. He composed music for theatre, cinema, television and dance. He founded a unique and special orchestra that combined symphonic and Greek traditional instruments,.
In 1980, Markopoulos married the singer Βασιλική Λαβίνα, his long-time associate, and in 1981, their daughter,, was born.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

939 releases · 234 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 1,333
  • Other credits · 580
  • Production · 23

Studios: Columbia Studio · Polysound Studio · Orpheus Theater · ERA Studio

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Yannis Markopoulos
  • Unknown Artist
  • Francis Goya
  • The Studio London Orchestra
  • Nova (2)
  • Kostas Papadopoulos
  • Aris San

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