Idols (band)

The Idols were a garage pop/rock band of the 1960s Greek Golden Youth era. They often sang Greek adaptations of foreign songs, although they later recorded original songs in English. They were one of opening acts at the Rolling Stones concert in Athens in April 1967.

Members Early members were: Jo Michat (Greek: Τζο Μισά) - vocals Antonis Gioulis (Greek: Αντώνης Γιούλης) - guitar Demis Roussos (Greek: Ντέμης Ρούσος) - bass Ntinos Papavasiliou (Greek: Ντίνος Παπαβασιλείου) - piano Notis Lalaitis (Greek: Νότης Λαλαΐτης) - keyboards Nikos Tsilogiannis (Greek: Νίκος Τσιλογιάννης) - drums

Later members included: Lazaros Papageorgiou (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαγεωργίου) - vocals George Petridis (Greek: Γιώργος Πετρίδης) - vocals Manolis Kavouklis (Greek: Μανώλης Καβουκλής) - bass Vasilis Konstantinidis (Greek: Βασίλης Κωνσταντινίδης) - drums Tzimis Tzimopoulos (Greek: Τζίμης Τζιμόπουλος) - drums and others.

Discography Their hits included: "Trikymia Stin Kardia Mou" (Greek: Τρικυμία στην Καρδιά Μου = Tempest In My Heart, adaptation of La Tempesta, by Angelo Branduardi) "Ena Koritsi Mou Eihe Pei" (Greek: ‘Ενα Κοριτσι Μου'χε Πει, adaptation of Lei mi diceva, by the New Trolls) "Xafnika M’ Agapas" (Greek: Ξαφνικα Μ' Αγαπάς = Suddenly You Love Me, adaptation of Suddenly You Love Me, by The Tremeloe) "Sou’dosa Tin Agapi Moy" (Greek: Σου ‘δωσα την Aγάπη Mου = I Gave You My Love)

See also Rock music in Greece Golden Youth 1960s era in Greece

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