Biography Φίλιππος Πλιάτσικας

Φίλιππος Πλιάτσικας (Philippos Pliatsikas) is a Greek singer, composer and lyricist. His music a mix of pop-rock and folk and his lyrics are inspired by love yet deeply influenced by what is going on in the world, in every corner of the earth. Issues such as imperialistic wars, migrants and refugees left without a home, the destruction of the environment, the indifference that plagues us, and the human soul are all matters depicted in his lyrics and music.

He started his career in 1989 by founding and being the lead singer of the group Πυξ Λαξ (Pyx Lax) , the most successful group ever in Greece . After the band split in 2004 , he released a personal album titled "Τι δεν έμαθε ο Θεός [Ti den emathe o Theos (What God didn’t learn)] in 2005, "Ταξιδεύοντας με άλλο ήχο (Taxidevondas me alo iho) in 2006, "OMNIA” in 2007 and "Μπαλαρίνες επιτρέπονται" (Balarines epitreponde) which reached gold and platinum status. He has in total 12 platinum and 3 gold records to his credit.

He has collaborated with artists like R.E.M., Sting, Eric Burdon, Marc Almond, Steve Wynn, Gordon Gano, Loop Guru, I Muvrini, George Dalaras, Katsimiha brothers and others. In 1994 he also worked with the Serbian musician Saša Dragić on the songs "Ψιχαλίζει στο Βελιγράδι" [Psihalizei sto veligradi” (It’s raining very softly in Belgrade)] and "Tι είναι αυτό που μας ενώνει" [Ti einai auto pou mas enonei (What is it that joins us)].

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