Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis has died at age of 96
 

ATHENS, Greece -- Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, died Thursday. He was 96.

His death at his home in central Athens was announced on state television and followed multiple hospitalizations in recent years, mostly for heart treatment.

Theodorakis’ prolific career that started at age 17 produced a hugely varied body of work that ranged from somber symphonies to popular television and the film scores for “Serpico” and “Zorba the Greek.”

But the towering man with trademark worker suits, hoarse voice and wavy hair also is remembered by Greeks for his stubborn opposition to postwar regimes that persecuted him and outlawed his music.

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RIP you icon :(


96 is an amazing age, wow :love:




Zorba the Greek, was even danced to on Strictly, by Jake Wood & Janette Manrara for their argentine tango in around the world week