The legendary “voice of the boîtes”, music hall singer Lakis Pappas, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 76.
Pappas, who was born in Preveza in 1938, first appeared in the Greek music hall scene in 1959, in Manos Hatzidakis’ Street of Dreams. Hatzidakis was one of the first to notice Pappas’ talent as a guitarist and vocal performer.
The music hall singer also performed in Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding and Iakovos Kampanellis’ Tale without a Name, for both of which Hatzidakis composed the music.
Amongst Pappas’ most popular songs and performances is “There goes Sunday”.
