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Mikis Theodorakis

Also known as Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis, Michael Theodorakis, Mikis Michel Theodorakis

Greek composer (1925–2021)

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Mikis Theodorakis (Greek: Μίκης Θεοδωράκης) was a Greek composer, politician, film score composer, and songwriter. Born in Chios in 1925, he worked in Athens and Paris. His notable works include Zorba the Greek and the Mauthausen Trilogy. He composed in genres such as opera, symphony, laïko, and vocal music.

Theodorakis was educated at the Conservatoire de Paris and the Athens Conservatoire. He studied under Olivier Messiaen and Eugène Bigot and was influenced by Igor Stravinsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. He received the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Lenin Peace Prize, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, and the Lenin Komsomol Prize.

He was a member of the United Democratic Left, United Left, and Communist Party of Greece. He belonged to the National Liberation Front, the Academy of Arts of the GDR, and the Academy of Athens. His works were released by Folkways Records, Philips Records, EMI, and United Artists Records.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 25

Top works

Mousikē gia tis mazes
Zēteitai aristera
Gia tēn Hellēnikē mousikē
Anatomia tēs mousikēs
Hē monē diexodos

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Film & TV

Chios, Greece

Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης,29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He was a three time BAFTA nominee, winning for Z. For the score in the movie Serpico (1973), he earned Grammy nominations. Furthermore, for the unforgettable…

Known for

Milva, diva per sempre — Himself2024
An Buachaill Geal Gáireach/The Laughing Boy — (Archive footage)2023
Dance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road — Mikis Theodorakis2017
Mikis Theodorakis. Composer — Self2010
Ein Lied für Argyris — Himself2006
An All-Weather Man — Self2004
Evidence — Self1975
Songs of Fire — Self1975
The Rehearsal1974
Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Greece
Active from: 1925
Active to: 2021

classicalclassical composercomposergreekgreek artistic musicgreek composer

Discography

Πολιτεία1961
Phaedra1962
Όμορφη πόλη1962
Το τραγούδι του νεκρού αδελφού1962
Η γειτονιά των αγγέλων1963
Άξιον Εστί1964
Επιτάφιος1964
Πολιτεία Β'1964
Bande originale du film Zorba le Grec1965
Zorba the Greek1965

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 100,987
Total plays: 825,785

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Greece
Place of birth: Chios
Place of death: Athens
Occupation: singer
Educated at: Athens Conservatoire
Political party: Communist Party of Greece
Languages spoken: Modern Greek
Native language: Greek
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Award: list of orders, decorations, and medals of Serbia
Notable work: Zorba the Greek
Field of work: singing
Genre: Sirtaki
Instrument: piano
Official website: www.mikistheodorakis.gr
Image: Mikis Theodorakis Fabrik 070004.jpg
Work location: Athens

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Commons category: Mikis Theodorakis
date of birth: 1925-07-29
ethnic group: Greeks
member of: Academy of Athens
name in native language: Μίκης Θεοδωράκης
start of work period: 1943-00-00
influenced by: Sergei Rachmaninoff
date of death: 2021-09-02
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: cardiac arrest
end of work period: 2009-00-00
date of burial or cremation: 2021-09-09
related category: Category:Films scored by Mikis Theodorakis
P10632: Mikis Theodorakis
significant person: Maria Farantouri
social media followers: 18400
birth name: Μιχαήλ Θεοδωράκης

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Mikis Theodorakis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης [mixaˈil ˈmicis θeoðoˈracis]; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.

He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He was a three-time BAFTA nominee, winning for Z. For the score in Serpico, he earned Grammy nominations. Furthermore, for the score to Zorba the Greek, with its song "Zorba's Dance", he was nominated for a Golden Globe.

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