Tag: music

ON THIS DAY: Marinella takes Greece to Eurovision (1974)

On 6 April 1974, a defining moment unfolded not only for the Eurovision Song Contest, but for Greek music and cultural identity on the...

The artistic world bids farewell to Marinella

The death of Marinella has caused deep sorrow in the artistic community and among the wider public. The legendary Greek performer, who shaped decades of...

ON THIS DAY: Mozart’s The Magic Flute premieres in Vienna (1791)

On 30 September 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) was first performed at the Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna....

ON THIS DAY: U2 band is formed in Dublin (1976)

On 25 September 1976, a teenage drummer named Larry Mullen Jr. pinned a note to the noticeboard at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin,...

ON THIS DAY: Composer Manos Loizos dies at 44 (1982)

On 17 September 1982, Greece lost one of its most beloved and influential composers, Manos Loizos, who died in Moscow at the age of...

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