George Perris
| George Perris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1983 Athens, Greece |
| Origin |
Greece France |
| Genres | Pop, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer, Recording Artist |
| Instruments | Piano, Voice |
| Years active | 2002 - Present |
| Labels |
Minos EMI EMI Sony Music Greece Universal Music Group Decca Records |
| Website |
Official Website Official Facebook Page |
George Perris (Greek: Γιώργος Περρής) is a Greek singer, musician and songwriter. He is multilingual and sings in Greek, French, English, and Spanish. Perris has released 5 studio albums, 1 Live album and 2 Live DVDs in various countries worldwide.
Perris was born and raised in Athens, Greece to a French mother, the novel writer Joelle Lopinot and a Greek father. From a very young age he wanted to become a singer and started piano lessons from the age of 4. He studied Greek literature, Ancient Greek and Latin at the Athens University.
Perris' performing career began at the age of 18, when he was invited to tour with composer Mimis Plessas. He was featured on Plessas' 2006 album Mimis Plessas and the Jazz Quartet Live. His first solo album, Kainouria mou mera (My new day) was released in 2005 by EMI and included the hit songs "Pezi o erotas" which was the theme song from the TV series "Erotas", as well as "Karavani" which was included in a compilation created by Radio Française.
The following year he toured with acclaimed Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis. Frangoulis invited him back for his "Mario & Friends" performance series at the Athens Arena where he appeared on stage with international artists such as Lucio Dalla, Justin Hayward, Madeleine Peyroux, Lara Fabian and Frances Ruffelle. As a result, 2 live albums were released in 2008 and 2009, Mario & Friends 1 and Mario & Friends 2 which were both certified platinum album. In April 2008, Perris also released his second studio album Pairno anasa with Sony Music. The album featured Stis gis tin akri, a duet with Mario Frangoulis. He wrote and composed almost half of the songs on that record. Perris continued touring in 2009, performing in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey.
In 2009, international diva Lara Fabian invited him to open some concerts of her 2009 European tour, including 2 sold out performances at the Zénith de Paris. During the same year, he also performed in Boston, as a guest of the Greek Institute, and also in St. Petersburg, Russia and London with the Oxford Philomusica.
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