Pythagoras Papastamatiou (; 12 April 1930 – 12 November 1979), mainly known by the

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Pythagoras, was a

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lyricist and playwright.

Biography

He was born in 1930 in

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where he lived until he became 18 years old. His family was descended from

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. His parents met each other in

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(now

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, Turkey), shortly before the

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. The Asia Minor Catastrophe influenced his work later in his life (in 1972, he co-wrote the song ''Mikra Asia'' (''Μικρά Ασία'' "Asia Minor") along with Apostolos Kaldaras). In 1940 (during the outbreak of

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), Pythagoras started attending high school at

All-male High school. During the

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, he was hiding in Valtos. In 1944, he joined

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. He graduated from high school after the end of the war. In 1945, he moved to

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. He attended the Drama School of the

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, where he was a student of

Dimitris Rontiris Dimitris Rontiris (; 1899 – 20 December 1981) was a Greek actor and director. Biography Rontiris was born in Piraeus. He began his education at a military school and left to study law at the University of Athens. He began acting in 1919. ...

. He later worked for sometime in theatre, and later, in 1958, he became a playwright. In 1973, he became an irregular member of the Greek Playwrights Club. In 1974, he became an associate member and, in 1975, a regular member of that club. He had been using the mononym "Pythagoras" since his high school years.Angelos Axiotis ''Pythagoras: 30 chorinia tragoudia'' (''Πυθαγόρας: 30 χρόνια τραγούδια'' "Pythagoras: 30 Years of Music". He died of a heart attack on 12 November 1979.

Discography

* ''Xanavlepo to mikro to amaxaki'' (''Ξαναβλέπω το μικρό το αμαξάκι''),

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, 1954 * ''Kathe limani ke kaimos'' (''Κάθε λιμάνι και καημός''), Panos Gavalas - Ria Kourti, 1964 * ''O Stamoulis o lochias'' (''Ο Σταμούλης ο λοχίας'') * ''Otan pini mia gyneka'' (''Όταν πίνει μια γυναίκα'') * ''Piso apo tis kalamies'' (''Πίσω από τις καλαμιές''),

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, 1966 * ''Kyra-Giorgaina'' (''Κυρά-Γιώργαινα'') * ''Sta vrachia tis Piraïkis'' (''Στα βράχια της Πειραϊκής''),

Stelios Kazantzidis Stelios Kazantzidis (Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης; 29 August 1931 – 14 September 2001) was one of the most prominent Greek singers. He was of Pontian and Asia Minor roots. A top artist of Greek music, or Laïkó, he collaborat ...

, 1968 * ''Nychta stasou'' (''Νύχτα στάσου'') * ''O epipoleos'' (''Ο επιπόλαιος'') * ''

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'' (''Αλβανία''),

, 1973 * '' Krasi, Thalassa Ke T' Agori Mou'' (''Κρασί, θάλασσα και τ' αγόρι μου''),

, 1974

References

External links

Pythagoras Papastamatiou on ''Nea Epohi''Pythagoras on the prefectural website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Papastamatiou Pythagoras 1930 births 1979 deaths People from Agrinio Greek lyricists 20th-century Greek dramatists and playwrights