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Manos Xydous

acg, voc,
Singer / Musician / Composer / Producer of World and Rock
A.k.a. Μανώλης Ξυδούς

(1953 - 2010) Greek artist [Producer, Composer, Guitarist, Lyricist, and Singer] Born at Agious Anargyrous, Athens, Greece in15 May 1953, Athens, originated from Milos and Crete. Father of Κατερίνα Ξυδούς and Νέλλη Ξυδούς. Starting as a D.j. and Salesman/ Product Director at Μίνως Μάτσας & Υιός Α.Ε. he continued as an Engineer [assistant at first] assisting the legendary album Φλού in 1978. He produced albums for distinguised artists such as: Τζίμης Πανούσης, Χάρης & Πάνος Κατσιμίχας, Βασίλης Παπακωνσταντίνου, Λάκης Παπαδόπουλος, Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος, Γιώργος Νταλάρας, Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου, Γιάννης Χαρούλης and many more.. He also fired up collaborations such as Ian Gillan, Violent Femmes, he had the ability to see valuable artists from the start and help them. He was a founding member of Dreamer and the Full Moon [1984 - 1986] 1989 was a very important year because he met Φίλιππος Πλιάτσικας and a band that characterized Greek Rock for over 2 decades, Pyx-Lax came to life! Apart from the production he also contributed to writing of the songs, in 1993 he was official a member of the band until 2004 when they disband. Then he started a solo career with many collaborations.He died by heart stroke while rehersing at Piraeus in April 13 2010. Pyx-Lax started a last tour in order to honor him their last live performance at OAKA stadium in Athens was a sold out with over 75.000, it war recorded leaving us fans with an audible treasure an lots of memories Ήμουν Κι Εγώ Εκεί

Instruments

• Acoustic guitar
• Vocals
• Bass
• Percussion
• Electric guitar

Genres

• World
• Rock
• Folk
• Pop
• Electronic

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