Dimos Moutsis

Dimos Moutsis (, ; 2 August 1938 – 6 March 2024) was a Greek singer-songwriter and composer.

Biography

Moutsis was born in Piraeus. He was a student of the violin at the Athens Conservatoire from the age of seven and graduated at the age of twenty one as a prize-winning soloist. During the late 1960s, he met poet and lyricist Nikos Gatsos and fellow composer Manos Hatzidakis at a cafeteria which was a well-known haunt for musicians and artists (Flokas).

In 1967, Gatsos began to provide Moutsis with poetry he had written, thus allowing Moutsis to write his first songs. The first song Moutsis wrote was 'Βρέχει ο Θεός' ('God is raining'), a piece he had already composed the music for and for which Gatsos provided lyrics. The singer Stamatis Kokotas was the first to record this song. Over the next few years, he continued to write songs with Gatsos which were recorded by well-known artists of the time such as Vicky Moscholiou and Grigoris Bithikotsis, as well as with newcomers such as Manolis Mitsias and Dimitra Galani. In 1970, Moutsis orchestrated and produced the music for album 'Επιστροφή', with songs by Hatzidakis and Gatsos. During the same period, Moutsis worked with other lyricists such as Lefteris Papadopoulos.

Moutsis was a candidate for MeRA25 in the 2019 European Parliament elections.

Dimos Moutsis died on 6 March 2024, at the age of 85.

Discography

Settlement I|Nikos Gatsos, Giannis Logothetis, Barbara Tsimpouli |1973 Στροφές|Strofes Turns|Manos Eleftheriou, Nikos Gatsos, Giannis Logothetis, Pythagoras Papastamatiou |1973 Πρώτη Εκτέλεση|Proti Ektelesi|First Performance|Vasilis Andreopoulos, Nikos Gatsos, Lefteris Papadopoulos, G. Stefanou |1974 Μαρτυρίες|Martyries|Testimonies|Giorgos Chronas, Manos Eleftheriou, Giannis Logothetis |1975 Τετραλογία|Tetralogia|Tetralogy|Constantine P. Cavafy, Kostas Karyotakis, Yiannis Ritsos, Giorgos Seferis |1976 Εργατική Συμφωνία|Ergatiki Symfonia|Labour Agreement|Giorgos Skourtis (from the play Απεργία) |1979 Το Δρομολόγιο|To Dromologio|The Timetable|Nikos Gatsos |1980 Χρυσές Επιτυχίες|Chryses Epitychies|Golden Hits| |1981 Φράγμα|Fragma|Barrier|Kostas Tripolitis |1983 Ενέχυρο|Enechyro|Pledge|Dimos Moutsis |1987 Να!|Na!|There!|Dimos Moutsis |1987 Πρώτες Εκτελέσεις|Protes Ekteleseis|First Performances| |1990 Ταξιδιώτης του Παντός|Taxidiotis tou Pantos|Traveller of Everywhere|Dimos Moutsis |1994 Για Πούλημα Λοιπόν|Gia Poulima Loipon|For Sale, Then|Dimos Moutsis |1999 Ηρώδειο|Irodeio|Odeon (Live Recording) |2000 Οι 100 Μεγάλες Ηχογραφήσεις του Αιώνα|Oi 100 Megales Ichografiseis tou Aiona|The 100 Great Recordings of the Century (Tetralogy) |2006 Τα Τραγούδια του Δήμου Μούτση|Ta Tragoudia tou Dimou Moutsi|The Songs of Dimos Moutsis (Compilation) |2007 14 Μεγάλα Τραγούδια|14 Megala Tragoudia|14 Great Songs (Compilation) |2009 Ταξιδιώτης του Παντός – 4 Δεκαετίες Τραγούδια|Taxidiotis tou Pantos – 4 Dekaeties Tragoudia|Traveller of Everywhere – 4 Decades of Songs''

Music for theatre

Music for film