Vasilis Papakonstantinou, born on June 21, 1950, in Vastas, Arkadia, Greece, is a Greek singer, songwriter, and musician. He received his first guitar at 12 and performed with his band Crosswords. After moving to Munich in 1973, Papakonstantinou participated in anti-dictatorship activities. Upon returning to Greece, he began his professional career as a singer and musician, recording Ta agrotika in 1975 and collaborating with Mikis Theodorakis in 1976 for the album Tis eksorias (1976). Papakonstantinou's collaborations with Manos Loïzos and Thanos Mikroutsikos brought him significant recognition through albums like Φοβάμαι... (1982) and ÎιαίÏεÏη (1984). In 1985, he held his first major concert with 16,000 attendees at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus. Subsequent albums include ΧαιÏεÏίÏμαÏα (1987) and ÎÏ
Ïάνια ÏÏξα κÏ
Î½Î·Î³Ï (2009). In 2023, he celebrated his 50th anniversary in the music industry with a concert at the Kallimarmaro Stadium in Athens.
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