Facts: - years active: 1965 & ndash ; 2011 - origin: thessaloniki , greece - death date: 17 april 2011 - birth date: 20 march 1948 - name: nikos papazoglou - background: solo_singer - image: papazoglou2.jpg - occupation: singer , songwriter , musician , record producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nikos papazoglou .
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nikolaos -lrb- nikos -rrb- papazoglou -lrb- in greek : ; 20 march 1948 -- 17 april 2011 -rrb- was a thessaloniki-born greek singer-songwriter , musician , and producer .papazoglou began performing in a number of greek local groups in the 1960s .in 1972 , he moved to aachen in germany with the group '' zilotis '' -lrb- -rrb- in an attempt to break into the international music scene .the group recorded six songs in milan , italy .shortly afterwards , he returned to greece .in 1976 , greek songwriter dionysis savvopoulos invited him to participate in acharnees , a cycle of songs and stage acts based on the ancient comedy by aristophanes .there papazoglou met manolis rasoulis and the two , along with dionysis savvopoulos and nikos xydakis , produced in 1978 the influential '' ekdikisi tis gyftias '' -lrb- , meaning the revenge of gypsies in greek -rrb- .the work received critical acclaim .papazoglou and rasoulis cooperated the following year in another successful work , '' ta dithen '' -lrb- meaning so-called in greek -rrb- .since 1984 the artist organized his tours by himself .he and his band known as '' loxi falaga '' -lrb- meaning oblique order -rrb- , played in small venues in villages and small islands , gaining huge popularity with the general public .his works generated an ever-expanding audience in northern europe and america and was very well known as a cult persona with his signature red bandana , the playing of the baglamas and considered a veritable world music figure .very well known nikos papazoglou songs include : '' '' , '' '' , '' '' , '' '' and '' '' as well as many others that have become big greek and international hits .many of his songs have been interpreted by other greek artists and been sung in various languages .papazoglou was a producer and sound technician to many of the underground rock scene of greece in the 1980s through his agrotikon studio .he lived in...