Giannis Markopoulos

Giannis Markopoulos (born 18 March 1939) is a Cretan-Greek composer. He lived in Ierapetra Crete until he left high school in 1956 to study music in Athens and begin a career in composition. His compositions have been significant in shaping modern classical music in Crete. He had an international hit with the theme music from the British TV series Who Pays the Ferryman. His compositions frequently appear in compilations with other famous Greek and Cretian composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, Nikos Xilouris, Vasilis Skoulas, Manos Hatzidakis,Psarantonis, Haralambos Garganourakis and Stavros Xarchakos. Markopoulos was responsible for discovering singer Lizetta Nikolaou in the 1970s. In 1974 they recorded the "Thessalian Cycle" and "Songs...