Stamatis Kokotas

Stamatis Kokotas (Greek: Σταμάτης Κόκοτας, 23 March 1937 – 1 October 2022) was a Greek folk singer.

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Stamatis Kokotas
Σταμάτης Κόκοτας

Born	23 March 1937 (1937-03-23) Athens, Greece
Died	1 October 2022 (2022-11) (aged 85) Athens, Greece
Occupation	Singer

Life and career

Born in Athens, the son of a doctor, Kokotas moved to Paris to study medicine, where he became friend of Stavros Xarchakos, who introduced him to music and contributed to launching his career.^[1] He had his breakout in 1966 with the hit "Στου Όθωνα τα χρόνια" ("In the days of King Otto").^[2] Other major hits include the songs "Όνειρο απατηλό" ("Illusory dream") and "Γιέ μου" ("My son").^[3]^[4] His collaborations include Dimos Moutsis, Antonios Katinaris, Giorgos Hatzinasios, Apostolos Kaldaras [el], Giorgos Zampetas and Giannis Spanos.^[1]^[2]^[4]