Dionysis Savvopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος, * December 2, 1944 in Thessaloniki – † October 21, 2025 in Athens) was a Greek composer, musician, and singer.

Savvopoulos is known for combining different musical styles. On the one hand, he combined rembetiko with Western song forms, and on the other hand, Greek (Macedonian) folk music with elements of American musicians such as Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa. Because of his distinctive voice, he has been compared to Bob Dylan. He also wrote music for television, film, and theater. He wrote most of his songs himself, both lyrics and music. He has collaborated with many well-known musicians, such as Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Alkinoos Ioannidis, Melina Kana, and Nikos Papazoglou.

Career

In 1963, he moved to Athens, interrupted his law studies to pursue a music career and performed in nightclubs. He soon became a cult figure for the young opposition generation. His politically charged lyrics were censored, and he was imprisoned for his political beliefs in 1967, which increased his popularity. The album "Ballos" (Μπάλλος) contains a Greek interpretation of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" entitled "O Paliatsos ki o Listis" (Ο παλιάτσος κι o ληστής). The album "Vromiko Psomi" (Βρώμικο Ψωμί / Dirty Bread) is also a classic due to its critical lyrics and the combination of Greek music with Zappa-like music.

For two years, until 1974, Pavlos worked Sidiropoulos collaborated with Savvopoulos's group "Mπουρμπούλια" (Bourboulia). The album "Ο Ντάμης ο Ληστής" (O Damis o Listis) was released after the military dictatorship under the title "Ο Ντάμης ο Σκληρός" (O Damis o Skliros). In 1977, Dionysis Savvopoulos campaigned for the release of imprisoned writers and artists, including Sidiropoulos. He dedicated "Odi sto Georgio Karaiskaki" to Cypriot Solomos Solomou, who was shot dead by Turkish soldiers in the Cypriot UN buffer zone on August 14, 1996.

At the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics In 2004 in Athens he was the musical director.

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