Κώστας Χατζής

Kostas Hatzis (also Chatzis or Khadzis; Greek: Κώστας Χατζής, IPA: [ˈkos̠tas̠ xaˈdz̠is̠]; born 13 August 1936) is a Greco-Romani singer-songwriter. Hatzis was born in the city of Livadeia to a Romani family. Considered a leading composer and a pioneer in the Greek social song, he has popularised the "voice-guitar" style, voicing ballads with social messages. His grandfather was a popular clarinetist and dulcimer player. Hatzis quickly followed in his grandfather's footsteps. When he was sixteen years old, his father took him to play at weddings, christenings and other events where folk music was requested. After a five-year musical tour of the Greek countryside, he moved to Athens in 1957, began recording in 1961, and became popular in the mid-1960s with the Greek New Wave movement in music. Hatzis's talent was discovered by the day's great composers like Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Mimis Plessas, Stavros Xarchakos, and Yannis Markopoulos, with whom he since has collaborated, performing their songs, incorporating his personal style and particular sensibility to them. At the end of the 1960s, Hatzis toured the United States to perform concerts for expatriate Greeks. His fame as a singer for peace reached the White House when then-US President Jimmy Carter invited him to meet and be congratulated for his peace work. Hatzis has sung about love as well as about social issues in duets with singers like Marinella. Hatzis married a German woman, with whom he has a daughter, Daniella, and a son, Alexandros. Both are also singers. 1964: Yannis Markopoulos – To Koritsi Me To Kordelaki (Collaboration) 1966: O Kostas Hatzis Tragouda Miki Theodoraki 1966: O Kostas Hatzis Pezi Ke Tragouda Mazi Sas 1966: O Kostas Hatzis Tragouda Theodoraki, Hadjidaki, Markopoulo 1968: Kostas Hatzis – Anagennisis Alonnisos 1969: Kostas Hatzis – Stis Gitonies Tou Kosmou 1970: O Kostas Hatzis Tragouda Kosta Hatzi 1971: Ena Karavi Gemato Tragoudia (Collaboration) 1972: Mia vradia Stou Kosta Hatzi 1972: Kostas Hatzis – Petra Ke Fos 1973: Kostas Hatzis – Ouai 1975: Kostas Hatzis – Dekatria Tragoudia 1975: Kostas Hatzis – O Yios Tis Anixis 1976: Kostas Hatzis – Anthropina Systimata 1976: Marinella & Kostas Hatzis - Recital 1977: Elpida – Dakis Stou Kosta Hatzi 1979: 18 Chronia Kostas Hatzis – Thymithite Mazi Mou (Compilation) 1980: Kostas Hatzis – Portraito (Compilation) 1980: Marinella & Kostas Hatzis - To Tam-Tam 1982: Kostas Hatzis – Ntaoulierika 1983: Kostas Hatzis – Ta Stigmata Tou Kerou 1984: O Kostas Hatzis Zontana Ston Orfea 1985: Marinella – I Agapi Mas (Collaboration) 1987: Marinella & Kostas Hatzis - Synantisi 1989: Kostas Hatzis – '89 1990: Kostas Hatzis – Se 4/4 1990: Kostas Hatzis – Mousiki Ierosylia 1990: Kostas Hatzis – Rom Agapi Mou 1991: I Alexiou Tragoudaei Hatzi 1991: Kostas Hatzis – Ora Miden (4 Tragoudia Gia Tin Eirini) 1994: O Alexandros Tragouda Kosta Hatzi 1995: 30 Chronia Kostas Hatzis Vol. I & II 1995: Kostas Hatzis – Tragoudia Gia Filous 1995: Kostas Hatzis – Ta Prota mou Tragoudia 1996: Kostas Hatzis – Ikones Tou Simera 1996: Kostas Hatzis – Mia Vradia Ston Topo Pou Gennithika 1997: Marinella & Kostas Hatzis – Resital Gia Dio (Compilation) 1998: Kostas Hatzis – Ta Vradia Pou Onirevonte I Tsiggani 2000: Kostas Hatzis – Choris Esena 2000: Kostas Hatzis – Stigmes Monaxias 2002: Mimis Plessas – Iobilaion (Collaboration) 2004: Antonis Remos – Live (Collaboration) 2005: Kostas Hatzis – Live 1965 – 1979 (Compilation) 2007: Kostas Hatzis – Megales Epitihies (Compilation) 2007: 45 Chronia Kostas Hatzis – Anthologia 1961 – 2006 (Compilation) 2008: Kostas Hatzis 2009: Kostas Hatzis & Julie Massino & Alexandros Hatzis – Antitheseis e-magazine Music Heaven, Biography; Kostas Hatzis (in Greek), June 1, 2008 Μy Greek Fm, Biography; Kostas Hatzis (in Greek) Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Biography (in English) by Kostas Hatzis in www.alexandroshatzis.com