Manos Hadjidakis

Composer

1925 – 1994

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Who was Manos Hadjidakis?

Manos Hadjidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music. He was also one of the main prime movers of the "Éntekhno" song. In 1960 he received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his Song Never on Sunday from the self-titled movie.

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Born
Oct 23, 1925
Xanthi
Also known as
  • Manos Hadzidakis
  • Manos Hatzidakis
  • Manos Xatzidakis
  • M. Hadjidakis
  • Manos Xantzidakis
  • Hadjidakis, Manos
  • Manos Hatjidakis
  • Manos Chatzidakis
  • Manolis Hatzidakis
  • MANOS, XATZIDAKIS
Parents
Siblings
Children
Nationality
  • Greece
Profession
Education
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Lived in
  • East Macedonia and Thrace
Died
Jun 15, 1994
Athens

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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