Let me tell you about singer Manolis Lidakis who passed away at 64

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Let me tell you about singer Manolis Lidakis who passed away at 64

Singer Manolis Lidakis passed away at 64 in his home island Crete, two days before his birthday. A sudden death for a modest artist, highly regarded for this character and his path in the Greek music industry.

Α great, an angel’s voice, a unique interpretation for songs, a huge passion for music and old-school singer.

Although successful, he was never a part of the “life-style-boyzoukia” Greek music scene, he choose to live away from the bright lights of publicity and the gossip tv magazines. Some of his loyal fans considered him as “one of us.”

I got to know Manolis Lidakis when on a trip to Greece in early 2000’s I heard his interpretation of  “Απονιά” – Heartlessness -, a song from the early 1970’s which I honestly never liked. I fell in love with Manolis immediately, bought the CD and heard it for hours and months.

Video: “Απονιά”

Manolis Lidakis (28 February 1960 Heraklio – 26 February 2025 Herakleio)

Manolis was reportedly found by friends in an apartment the artist was using to recover in Anissara, Hersonissos, since end of January when he was discharged from the hospital where he was undergoing therapy and needed a break.

The cause of his death is not known, but last November, his sister had told

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that streptococcus had entered in his knee after an operation.

He had suffering for quite some time from health problems, had cancelled concerts in last summer.

Last September he criticized on his FB account the health conditions in public hospitals urging Minister Adonis Georgiadis to resign. Manolis had complained that an orthopedic surgery he needed was postponed three times.

Even if in the last years he was spending his time in Crete nad had hardly appearances, it was good to know that he was there, waiting for him to come up with a new song.

He will be greatly missed.

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