Paschalis Arvanitidis Πασχάλης Αρβανιτίδης
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Paschalis Arvanitidis became a huge star in Greece already with the group The Olympians in the 1960's and then went solo, and even had a brief career in Germany with Leo Leandros, the father of Vicky Leandros. So when he teamed up with three other successful solo artists (Robert Williams, Bessy and Mariana) in Greece to submit the song "Mathema solfege" to the Greek broadcaster for Eurovision 1977, it was basically a done deal as soon as the selection jury recognized their famous voices.
Their participation in London gave Greece what for a long time was their best result ever and the song got hugely popular and globally covered, despite that they experienced sound issues and some weird staging that put the focus on the only member of the group who had an English name, and Paschalis believes that the French winner was a copy of an older song (which one?).
What else does he remember from London, does his very tight outfit still fit, is he still in contact with his band mates, what did the song that he submitted already the year after sound like and what has happened since?
In this episode we make a rapid dash through memory lane of a career that spans seven different decades together with Paschalis and his daughter Zinovia, who helps out with some translating and who is a musician in her own right and collaborates with her father.
Legend: Paschalis Arvanitidis
Song: Mathema solfege Μάθημα Σολφέζ (Greece 1977)
Host: Emil Löfström
Interpreter: Zinovia Arvanitidi
Contact: [email protected]