Central-Macedonia

  Last Tuesday, on October 21 2025, the singer Dionysis Savvopoulos died, at the age of 80. A poet, composer, and performer, Savvopoulos has been a musical chronicler of modern Greece for over half a century – blending poetry, politics, traditional folk sounds with rock influences. Early Life and Beginnings Born in Thessaloniki in 1944, Savvopoulos grew up in a country still recovering from war and political turmoil. He began studying law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki but soon … Read More