Giorgos Hatzinasios
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Hatzinasios in Constantinople in 2012
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19 January 1942 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Maria |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
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Giorgos Hatzinasios (also spelled Hadjinasios; Greek: Γιώργος Χατζηνάσιος, pronounced [ˈʝoɾɣos xadziˈnasios]; born 19 January 1942) is a Greek songwriter and composer.
Hatzinasios was born in Thessaloniki. His father was Agapios Hatzinasios, a native of Nigrita, Serres and a music professor of Thessaloniki's State Conservatory and a renowned saxophonist. His mother was Anna Zografou, a native of Galatitsa in Polygyros.
His paternal grandfather, also Georgios Hatzinasios and a graduate from the Phanar Greek Orthodox College, was a merchant and visited the Holy Land at a young age with his father, Athanassios. This is the source of the surname ('Χατζής' - Hajj and Αθανάσιος - Athanasios combined).
His maternal grandfather, Themistoklis Zografos, was a hagiographer from Mount Athos.
Giorgos Hatzinasios began piano lessons at the age of six at the Macedonian Conservatoire and later moved on to the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki and then the Athens Conservatoire. He later studied in Paris where he studied composition, orchestration and conducting.
By the age of fourteen, he had already achieved notability as a pianist, with a particular interest in jazz and Greek music. Since 1972, he has achieved much recognition in Greece and abroad and his more than forty albums, some amongst which have received gold and platinum status. He has worked with many famous singers including Marinella and Manolis Mitsias.
He has also written scores for 38 films and 25 theatrical plays.
Hatzinasios wrote the music for and conducted Greece's entry, "Mathima Solfège", in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977. The song was performed by Pascalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy and finished fifth on the night.
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