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Nikolas Asimos
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Greek composer, singer and actor (1949–1988)
Film & TV
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nikolas Asimos (Greek: Νικόλας Άσιμος, real name: Nikolas Asimopoulos, Thessaloniki, August 20, 1949 - Athens, March 17, 1988) was a Greek lyricist, composer and singer mainly of Greek rock, but he also sang political songs, ballads and folk songs. He was an unconventional artist, mostly in terms of lifestyle. His attitudes and the songs he wrote were often considered provocative. He was a highly…
Known for
- Oh Babylon1989
- Ανθρωποφάγοι στην TV1988
- A Leftist Night's Dream1987
- Rembetiko — Diogenis1983
- Dracula of Exarcheia1983
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Greece
- Active from
- 1949-08-20
- Active to
- 1988-03-17
Discography
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- Listeners
- 3,881
- Total plays
- 65,150
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Nikolas Asimos (Νικόλας Άσιμος, real name Νικόλας Ασημόπουλος) [1949 - 1988] was a Greek rock singer & songwriter, known for his provocative and uncompromising songs and lifestyle. He often had problems with the police and suffered from a form of schizophrenia. He used to record his songs in friends’ houses and circulated them in the ‘underground’ community. In his lifetime, he made only two official releases, one single and one album. The rest of his songs were officially released after his dea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nikolaos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Thessaloniki
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Languages spoken
- Modern Greek
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Political ideology
- anarchism
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- manner of death
- Suicide
- date of birth
- 1949-08-20
- date of death
- 1988-03-17
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- archives at
- Athens School of Fine Arts
- birth name
- Νικόλαος Ασημόπουλος
- pseudonym
- Νικόλας Άσιμος
- name in native language
- Νικόλας Άσιμος
- date of burial or cremation
- 1988-03-18
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
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