ArtistInfo

Leo Leandros

*1926 GR
Composer / Producer of Pop
A.k.a. Λέανδρος Παπαθανασίου (Leandros "Leo" Papathanasiou) Mario Panas

Leo Leandros (born 1926 as Leandros Papathanasiou), is a Greek musician, composer and producer. Born in Astakos, Greece, Leandros left in the 1950s for Germany to pursue a career in singing and composing. He had some success, but shifted his focus to his daughter, Vicky, who had been singing from a very early age and turned out to be the real treasure. He became her manager, composer and producer when she was 13, and is responsible for her unique training and career. Under his pseudonym Mario Panas he was the co-composer (together with Klaus Munro) of Après toi, the winning title of the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, which Vicky performed for Luxembourg.

Genres

• Pop
• World
• Folk
• Latin
• Soundtrack

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