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Nikos Xilouris

1936 - 1980

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Nikos Xylouris (Greek: Νίκος Ξυλούρης; 7 July 1936–8 February 1980), who was also known by his Cretan nickname Psaronikos (Ψαρονίκος), was a Greek singer, Cretan lyra player and songwriter known for his performances of both rural traditional and urban orchestral music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikos Xilouris is the 1,519th most popular musician (down from 1,349th in 2019), the 758th most popular biography from Greece (down from 738th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nikos Xilouris ranks 1,519 out of 3,175. Before him are Jimmy Buffett, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Truls Mørk, Vlatko Stefanovski, Karl Logan, and Albert Ammons. After him are Alice Tegnér, Flood, Paul Kossoff, Kee Marcello, Nils Lofgren, and D. J. Fontana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Nikos Xilouris ranks 414. Before him are Larry McMurtry, Tony Dallara, Norberto Menéndez, Akio Kaminaga, Martin Gilbert, and Domingo Pérez. After him are Gwyneth Jones, James Jamerson, Anthony Kennedy, Roger Mahony, Roman Viktyuk, and Nicolas Alfonsi. Among people deceased in 1980, Nikos Xilouris ranks 236. Before him are Isabel Briggs Myers, Uttam Kumar, Willi Forst, Nils Skoglund, Marin Preda, and Adolph Deutsch. After him are Joseph Banks Rhine, James Smith McDonnell, Muriel Freeman, Wilhelmina Cooper, Finn Ronne, and Petar Trifunović.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Nikos Xilouris ranks 758 out of 1,024. Before him are Gennaios Kolokotronis (1806), Arianna Huffington (1950), Theofanis Gekas (1980), Stavros Dimas (1941), Georgios Papasideris (1875), and John Iliopoulos (1940). After him are Carlo II Tocco (1450), Myronides (-450), Dimitrios Valvis (1814), Demetrios Christodoulou (1951), Helene Ahrweiler (1926), and Antonios Pepanos (1866).

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Among MUSICIANS In Greece

Among musicians born in Greece, Nikos Xilouris ranks 6. Before him are Yanni (1954), Terpander (-712), Tommy Lee (1962), Gina Bachauer (1913), and Markos Vamvakaris (1905). After him are Leonidas Kavakos (1967), Savina Yannatou (1959), Steve Angello (1982), Creed Taylor (1929), Gus G (1980), and Pavlos Fyssas (1979).

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