Lefteris Pantazis

Biography

Lefteris Pantazis is a Greek popular singer, regarded as one of the most commercially successful names in Greek folk music. He has released 27 solo albums and 13 compilations, with 30 of them certified platinum and all 40 gold. His total album and CD sales reach around 4 million copies. Pantazis is known for frequently performing in Greece and abroad, particularly for the Greek diaspora. Pantazis was born to Greek Pontic parents and moved to Greece as a refugee at a young age. He began his professional singing career in the mid-1970s, gaining recognition in the early 1980s. His first major hit was "Paranomos desmos" (1979), which remains popular today. Throughout the '80s, he became a househ...