Manos loizos biography

Manos Loizos was one of the most influential modern Greek composers.

Manos loizos biography

He was born on October 22nd, 1937, in Alexandria. Ola se thymizoun (Everything Reminds Me of You), Jamaica, S” Akoloutho (I follow you), To Akordeon, O Dromos (The Street), Che are only few of the many songs that are sang until today.

His father, Andreas Loizou, had origins in a Cypriot village near Larnaka and his mother was Rhodian.

At the age of 7, Loizos took his first lessons in violin at the National Conservatory of Alexandria. After graduating from the Averofio School in Alexandria in 1955, he relocated to Athens to pursue his studies.

He was enrolled in the Pharmacology School of the University of Athens.

However, he quit in 1956 and started following courses at the School of Economics and Business.

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During a short time, he also joined the Vakalo Art & Design College to study painting. In 1960, he dropped his studies and worked in several jobs. He was an active member of the Greek Communist Party