Lefteris Pantazis () who is often called by the nickname ''LePa'' by the media and his fans, is a Greek singer. He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis (Ελευθέριος Παγκοζίδης) on 27 March 1955 to

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Career

He began singing professionally in the mid-1970s and his first record was distributed in 1979. His songs belong to a

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that cannot precisely be described and in Greek it is called skiladiko (σκυλάδικo) or

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(λαϊκά). His

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and modern

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. Some of his best known hits include: 'Εχω τρελάνει το Θεό' (I've driven God insane) and 'Το Ωραιότερο Πλάσμα Του Κόσμου' (The most beautiful creature in the world).

Discography

His discography includes: *1979 Οι μεγάλες μου επιτυχίες (My greatest hits) *1980 Αγαπιόμαστε (We love each other) *1981 Πάλι μόνοι (Lonely again) *1982 Δύο λέξεις (Two words) *1983 Μια ζωή ερωτευμένος (A life in love) *1984 Δέστε μ' αλυσίδες την καρδιά μου (Tie my heart in chains) *1984 Θα φύγω μόνος (I'll leave alone) *1986 Σε νοσταλγώ (I think about you) *1987 Και μη χαθούμε, Μια βραδιά στη Φαντασία (Let's keep in touch, One night at the Fantasia) *1988 Εκείνη, Μια βραδιά στη Φαντασία 2 (Her, One night at the Fantasia 2) *1989 Ταραχή, Μια βραδιά στον Πανταζή, (Turmoil, One night at Pantazis') *1990 Υπάρχει κανείς; (Anybody there?) *1991 Τηλεπάθεια, Συμμετοχή με Μίμη Πλέσσα (Telepathy, with Mimi Plessa) *1992 Θέλεις;, Θυμισέ μου τ' όνομά σου, Μια βραδιά στα μπουζούκια (Would you like? Remind me of your name, One night at the bouzoukia) *1993 Σαλονικιώτικο φεγγάρι, Εγώ δεν είμαι εγώ (Salonikan moon, I am not here) *1994 Ο παίχτης,Τα χρυσά σουξέ (The player, The golden soukse) *1995 Δικαίωμά μου, Live at must club (My right) *1996 Eλεύθερος, Εμπειρίες, Ο ΛΕΠΑ τραγουδάει Ζαμπέτα (Free, Experiences, LEPA sings at the Zambeta) *1997 Έρχεται (He is coming) *1998 Θάλασσα, Αν μ'αγαπάς (Sea, If you love me) *1999 Δε θα με δει κανείς να κλαίω (Nobody will see me cry) *2000 Ότι καλύτερο, φιλάκια (Whatever's best, kisses) *2001 Στον έβδομο ουρανό, Ένα αστέρι στ' αστέρια (To the seventh sky, One star in the stars) *2002 Κάτι τρέχει, Για πρώτη φορά (Something's going on, For the first time) *2003 Le cabaret (The cabaret) *2004 1000 βανίλια (1000 vanilla) *2005 Άλλος άνθρωπος, Συμμετοχή με master tempo (Another person, with Master Tempo) *2006 Άντζελα Δημητρίου - Λευτέρης Πανταζής 72 live επιτυχίες (Angela Dimitriou - Lefteris Pantazis 72 live hits)

References

External links

Official website
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