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Manos Hatzidakis was a Greek composer and lyricist who was born on October 23, 1925 in Xanthi, Greece. He is best known for his work in the Greek music industry, particularly his collaborations with Mikis Theodorakis and his work on the soundtrack for the 1964 film "Never on Sunday".
Hatzidakis was a self-taught musician who began composing at the age of 15. He studied law at the University of Athens, but his passion for music led him to pursue a career in the music industry. He wrote the music for over 100 films and television series, and his work was recognized with numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Never on Sunday".
Hatzidakis was also a prolific songwriter, writing over 500 songs in his lifetime. He was a major influence on the Greek music scene, and his work has been covered by numerous artists, including Nana Mouskouri, Demis Roussos, and Dionysis Savvopoulos.
Hatzidakis passed away on June 15, 1994 at the age of 68. He is remembered as one of the most influential figures in Greek music.
| Popular As |
Manos Chatzidakis |
| Occupation |
composer,soundtrack,music_department |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
23 October 1925 |
| Birthday |
23 October |
| Birthplace |
Xanthi, Greece |
| Date of death |
June 15, 1994 |
| Died Place |
Athens, Greece |
| Nationality |
Greece |
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George Theophanopoulos-Hatzidakis |
Manos Hatzidakis Net Worth
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Timeline
Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1968 for "Ilya, Darling:" as Best Composer and Lyricist, with collaborator Joe Darion, and for his music as part of a Best Musical nomination.
During 1966-1972 he lived in the United States where he wrote the "Magnus Eroticus" LP, which was poems of ancients and temporary poets like Sapfo, Odysseas Elytis, Myrtiotissa etc. He also produced instrumental LP's, like the excellent "The smile of Jokonda". Manos was great friend of persons like Seferis, Elytis (2 Nobel winners poets), Sikelianos, Gatsos (poets), Vougiouklaki (actress), Koun (director), Melina Mercouri (actress, politician), with which they did have a love-hate relationship. He wrote 4 books and he created the Orchestra Of Colours (I Orhistra ton Hromaton), for some years he was the director of the 3rd program of the Greek Radio channel.
He wrote music for other international films like Elia Kazan's America America (1963), Andrew Marton's It Happened in Athens (1962), Dassin's Topkapi (1964), Peter Ustinov's Memed My Hawk (1984).
In 1963 he staged "A Street Of Dreams (Odos Oneiron)", with Minos Argyrakis, which was considered a milestone in Greek Theatre. In the later years, he humorously denied "Never On Sunday's" popularity and tried to produce more sophisticated works with the help of the poet and lyricist Nikos Gatsos. He became one of best Greek composers, and together with Mikis Theodorakis they are the founders of the temporary Greek Music.
The names of Manos Hadjidakis and Mikis Theodorakis have been written with golden letters in the music history of Greece since 1960.
He gained worldwide popularity with his collaboration with Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin in 1960 for the film Never on Sunday (1960), and he even won an Oscar.
He wrote music for films like Stella (1955), Madalena (1960), To xylo vgike apo ton Paradeiso (1959), Alice in the Navy (1961), creating massive successes. The first golden disc was given to Manos and Aliki Vougiouklaki for the song "The Grey Cat (To grizo gati)" from the film "To xylo vgike apo ton Paradeiso".
He was born in Xanthi on 23 October 1925, in a mid-class family. When he came of age he came in the capital city of Greece of Athens. He succeeded from the beginning when he made the high class of Greece to accept the Rebetiko, a popular kind of music. His love for this great music resulted in two great LP's - 'Lilacs On The Dead Earth', and 'Cruel April Of 45'. He worked with director Karolos Koun and he wrote excellent music for such plays as 'A Streetcar Named Desire', starring Melina Mercouri and Vasilis Diamantopoulos. From this collaboration a great classic song resulted, named 'Paper Moon-Xartino To Feggaraki'. He also wrote music for the Greek National Theatre. In the following years Hadjidakis created a personal style which no one can forget.
