Giorgos Marinos

Giorgos Marinos (Greek: Γιώργος Μαρίνος, Athens, 18 June 1939 - Athens, 10 March 2026) was a Greek singer, actor and entertainer, one of the pioneers of live show in Greece. His parents divorced when he was just one year old and he grew up with his mother, Vasiliki. His father, Alexandros, was absent from his childhood, as he was exiled in Makronissos. He saw him for the first time when he was 12 years old. His parents wanted him to become a civil engineer or architect like his father, who was also talented in mathematics. However, he, still a minor, secretly took exams at the National Theater School. In 1962, during his second year at the National Theatre, he performed in Manos Hadjidakis's Odos oneiron, along with Dimitris Horn, Rena Vlachopoulou, Maro Kontou and other renowned artists. He performed the song "Kathe kipos". From then on, his career in the theater, as well as the nightclubs of the time, began. At the same time, he made a few appearances in cinema, such as in Ionas Daifas' film O tritos dromos, starring Maro Kontou. Combining acting and singing, he presented for the first time in Greece a different kind of entertainment consisting of prose, satire, dance and song. H…

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