Giannis Haroulis (Greek : Γιάννης Χαρούλης ; born January 13, 1981) is a Greek singer, songwriter and lute player. He plays a mixture of Greek folk and traditional Cretan music infused with rock elements and modern sounds.[1]
Giannis Haroulis
Giannis Haroulis live in 2011
Born (1981-01-13 ) January 13, 1981 (age 43) Crete , GreeceGenres Greek folk , Cretan , rock, ethnic Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals, lute , mandolin Years active 2002–present Website giannisharoulis .gr
He was born and raised in Crete , where he learned to play the lute and gave his first live performances at local festivals. In 2002, he traveled to Athens to take part in a concert, dedicated to Nikos Xilouris , which was recorded and released as an album entitled When My Friends Come, Mother in 2003.[2]
He has unveiled several solo albums, including "Around Me and Within" in 2003, "Winter Flower" in 2006, "Witchcrafts" in 2012, and "Twelve Lays of the Gypsy" in 2016.[3] Witchcrafts received the Golden Album award,[4] while his 2015 live album A Thousand Times Welcome – Live entered the Greek music charts at the number one slot.[5]
Giannis Haroulis has sung as a special guest on many albums of other artists and has collaborated with some of the most famous Greek musicians, such as Mikis Theodorakis , Stavros Xarchakos , Thanasis Papakonstantinou , Dionysis Savvopoulos , Alkistis Protopsalti , Sokratis Malamas , Chainides , Loukas Thanoy, Christos Tsiamoulis, Manos Eleutheriou, Christos Thiveos, Miltos Pashalidis, Nikos Portokaloglou, Manos Xydous, Minos Matsas, Natassa Bofiliou and many others.[6] He has toured Greece extensively throughout the years and in March 2015 he embarked on his first European tour performing in Belgium , Germany , Switzerland and the Netherlands .[7] [8]
Discography
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Solo albums
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2003: Around Me and Within (Γύρω μου και εντός)
2006: Winter Flower (Χειμωνανθός)
2012: Witchcrafts (Μαγγανείες)
2015: A Thousand Times Welcome – Live (Χίλια καλώς εσμίξαμε – Live)
2016: Twelve Lays of the Gypsy (Ο Δωδεκάλογος του γύφτου) Collaborations
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2003: When My Friends Come, Mother (Σαν έρθουν μάνα οι φίλοι μου) – Various
2005: It’s Been Ten Years… (Έχουν περάσει χρόνοι δέκα..) – Miltos Pashalidis
2005: Twelve and One Stares at the Dodecanese (Δώδεκα και μία ματιές στα Δωδεκάνησα) – Various
2005: The Charmer and the Dragontooth (Ο γητευτής και το δρακοδόντι ) – Chainides
2005: The Tickler (Ο Γαργαλιστής) – Dimitris Baslam
2005: Cretan Precious (Της Κρήτης τα πολύτιμα) – Various
2006: Cretan Precious II (Της Κρήτης τα πολύτιμα ΙΙ) – Various
2006: Teardrop On Glass (Δάκρυ στο γυαλί) – Estudiantina
2007: Twelve Fests (Δωδεκάορτο) – Christos Tsiamoulis
2007: House of Endurance (Οίκος αντοχής) – Danae Panagiotopoulou
2007: Agisilagos (Ο Αγησίλαγος) – Dimitris Baslam
2007: The Generation of 2010 (Η γενιά του 2010) – Difono, 141
2008: The Shaman (Ο Σαμάνος) – Thanasis Papakonstantinou , Dionysis Savvopoulos
2008: Stars Will Always Be Far Away (Τ’ αστέρια θα ‘ναι πάντα μακριά) – Μanos Xydous
2008: Young Songs (Τραγουδάκια γάλακτος) – Μ. Halkousaki & Α. Halikia
2008: Cretan Precious III (Της Κρήτης τα πολύτιμα IΙΙ) – Various
2010: The Island (Το νησί) – Minos Matsas
2010: Small Hopes (Μικρές ελπίδες) – Paulos Sinodinos
2011: In The Hatches Of Time (Στου χρόνου τις καταπακτές) – Notis Mauroudis
2011: I Have A Plan (Έχω ένα σχέδιο) – Themis Karamouratidis
2012: Maybe (Ίσως) – Nikos Portokaloglou
2014: View Of Paradise (Θέα παραδείσου) – Alkistis Protopsalti
2014: Beyond Formalism (Έξω απ' τα μέτρα) – Vangelis Kazantzis
2016: I Stored The Dream (Φύλαξα τ’ όνειρο) - Mikis Theodorakis [9] [10] [11]
References
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^ "Giannis Haroulis". Melkweg .
^ "Giannis Xaroulis". Last.fm .
^ " "Ο Δωδεκάλογος του Γύφτου" | Γιάννης Χαρούλης".
^ "Απονομή Χρυσού δίσκου στο Γιάννη Χαρούλη". evart.gr .
^ "Official IFPI Charts Top 75". GetGreekMusic . February 24, 2015.
^ "Giannis Haroulis". haroulis.eu .
^ "Giannis Haroulis on tour across Europe". chaniapost.eu . November 6, 2014.
^ "Greece On Tour". greece-on-tour.com .
^ "Giannis Haroulis album catalog". studio52.gr .
^ "Η γενιά του 2010". musicbrainz.org .
^ "Μίκης Θεοδωράκης "Φύλαξα τ' όνειρο" με Μάλαμα, Ιωαννίδη, Χαρούλη & Φαραντούρη".
External links
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Giannis Haroulis blogspot – Biography
Giannis Haroulis – Interview 2015