He passed away at the age of 76 singer Giannis Floriniotis. The famous artist spent about a week in the hospital in Hospital “Sotiria”. According to information, he had severe emphysema and died of acute cardiovascular disease.

Was born in February 15, 1947 and the name of the subsequent dance star known for her bizarre outfits was Giannis Apostolidis.

His childhood was not easy. To live in Orphanhoodbecause, as he showed, his mother could not afford to raise him.

He began to sing for age 14 and a few years later changed his name to Floriniotisdrawing inspiration from Florina, where he was born.

Floriniotis was in Thessaloniki where he sang next to you big Bangamong which Markos Vamvakaris, Giannis Papaioannou, George Lavkas, Prodromos Tsousakis, Theodoros Polikandriotisbut also with Rita Sacellariu.

In the early 1970s, he first came to Athens, where he began his career in popular singing and on tracks. He works in various centers, sings and dances, always dressed eccentrically. It was successful but also received heavy criticism. In the discography, he first appeared with the album “Now I want now“, which became gold.

“I went through difficult years, but managed in my work, 62 years old, to go to the other side, become a timeless value and become a school for many singers who came out after me,” he said in an interview. at the Open. “I was the first folk singer who dressed eccentrically, I mixed modern with folk, others didn’t dare to do that,” he said.

Giannis Floriniotis had two children and three grandchildren.

From Melina Merkouris to Manos Hadjidakis

In one of his interviews (Primo Thema, March 2014) he stated: “I find it on the dance floor and people are happy with me and idolize me. The audience shows that they want me even and I love everything that happens around me. I could sing even without money.” At that time he was 67 years old, but he was not going to give it up.

In this interview, he said that ” Aliki Vougiouklakis wanted to stage the musical “Grease” with me, h Anna Vissi work together in a nightclub – shortly before her participation in Eurovision – while o Manos Hadjidakis act in “Street of Dreams No. 2”.

After it was revealed that there was a lot of backlash, she added, “The only one who agreed to be my partner was Melina Mercury. Do you know what Manos Hadjidakis said to me then? “John, you were born to outshine everyone, so you will face envy all your life.”

Giannis Floriniotis met Manos Hadjidakis, who, according to the artist, appreciated him: “A group of people brought him to the store where I was doing the program. When I went out to sing, I heard that he was there and I was numb with anxiety. I noticed him with his head turned and only his ear was pointed at me, and I thought he was shocked by what he heard. When he later came to my dressing room, he confessed to me that although his company brought him to the store for a joke, he found I had a great folk voice and invited me to do a radio show together on Program Three. ‘

“Wanted to be a dictator, became a blockbuster”

The main characteristic of Floriniotis, which distinguished him from everyone in the artistic horizon, was his preferences in clothing – eccentric, limitless.

“I have always been way ahead of my time. I started lame at a time when Greece was stuck in conservative norms, I heard it from the train, but the time came when everyone imitated me. I loved the glitter like the singers in Las Vegas. Ever since I was a child, I have had a weakness for anything that glitters. I grew up in an orphanage, and every Sunday when we were taken to church, I looked at the priests in their golden robes and sparkling jewels and felt enchanted … I wanted to be a despot. When I got good money, I became what I imagined: a blockbuster.”