Loukianos Kilaidonis
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Loukianos Kilaidonis sings at a Syriza festival to Kotzia Square in Athens
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| Born |
15 July 1943 Kypseli, Athens, Greece |
| Died | 7 February 2017 (aged 73) Marousi, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Citizenship | Greek |
| Occupation | composer, versifier, singer |
| Known for | contemporary folk and lightfolk song |
| Notable work | Our city (1970) |
Loukianos Kilaidonis (Greek: Λουκιανός Κηλαηδόνης; 15 July 1943 – 7 February 2017) was a Greek composer, songwriter and singer.
Kilaidonis was born at Kypseli, Athens. He studied at the Lycée Léonin of Patissia. He then studied architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for 2 years and afterwards returned to Athens where he finished his studies at the National Technical University of Athens. He never did work in architecture because he started a career in music. His first work was the album Our city in 1970. Two years later he made the album Red Thread with Nikos Gatsos and the singers Manolis Mitsias and Dimitra Galani.
Kilaidonis died in hospital on 7 February 2017 due to either heart disease or heart failure resulting from a respiratory infection. He was 73.
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