Olympians (band)

The Olympians were a garage pop/rock band of the 1960s Greek Golden Youth era. Their national success started at a 1966 concert/competition, when the audience put them in first place ahead of all the popular groups of the era (Idols, Charms, Sounds, Jaguars, Stormies). They were the first group to consistently sing in Greek, both adaptations of foreign songs and original ones.

Members Original members were: Paschalis Arvanitidis (Greek: Πασχάλης Αρβανιτίδης) - vocals, bass Koulis Kalogiannidis (Greek: Κούλης Καλογιαννίδης)- guitar Alkis Kakaliagos (Greek: Άλκης Κακαλιάγκος) - piano, Hammond organ Vangelis Koutsotolis (Greek: Βαγγέλης Κουτσοτόλης) - saxophone Dimitris Lazaridis (Greek: Δημήτρης Λαζαρίδης) - drums

Later members were: Nikos Papazoglou (Greek: Νίκος Παπάζογλου) - guitar, vocals Vasilis Papavasiliou (Greek: Βασίλης Παπαβασιλείου) - guitar, vocals Panos Lemonidis (Greek: Πάνος Λεμονίδης) - drums

Discography Their hits included: O Tropos (Greek: Ο Τρόπος = The Way) Signomi (Greek: Συγνώμη = I’m Sorry) To Scholeio (Greek: Το Σχολείο = The School, adaptation of American folk song Lonesome Traveler) O Alexis (Greek: Ο Αλέξης = Alex) To Koritsi Tou Mai (Greek: Το Κορίτσι του Μάη = May Girl, adaptation of Venus, by Shocking Blue)

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

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