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Canada
Chairman George: The Greek-Canadian who Became a Singing Superstar in China
A PhD-trained statistician for the federal agency Statistics Canada is an unlikely candidate for becoming a singing sensation anywhere—much less in China. But this is the surprising path the life of Canadian-born George Sapounidis took after 1999, when he...
Culture
Amanda Tenfjord to Represent Greece with “Die Together” at Eurovision
Amanda Georgiadi, also known as Amanda Tenfjord, has released her Eurovision 2022 entry for Greece called "Die Together" on Thursday.
The song, which 25-year-old Georgiadi composed herself with the help of Bjorn Helgen, tells the story of a couple in...
Music
Some Neurons in the Brain Selectively Respond Only to Sound of Singing
Scientists on Tuesday announced they had found an unexpected response to singing in the brain, suggesting particular groups of neurons appear to respond selectively to these particular sound.
In a Current Biology journal article, a team of scientists in the...
Music
Eminem Causes Controversy by Kneeling at Super Bowl Halftime Show
Rapper Eminem delivered a memorable performance during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday by taking a knee at the end of it, reportedly in a protest tribute to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
This year's Super Bowl halftime...
Culture
Popular Rap Song by Logic May Have Prevented Hundreds of Suicides
The popular rap song "1-800-273-8255" by Logic, which takes its name from the phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, may have prevented 245 suicides, according to a study recently published in the British Medical Journal.
The song, which...
Culture
Bringing Folk Music from Rhodes into the Modern Age
Nikos Tzellos, a young musician from Rhodes, has made it his mission to revive the folk music of his island for the modern era.
Greece
Greek Artist Performs Under the Acropolis for Grammy Series
Greek singer George Perris performed his song "No Armor" under the beauty of the Acropolis as part of the Grammys' new "Global Spin" series.
The video of the performance, which was released on Tuesday, highlights not only the beauty of...
Art
US Band “Manowar” Recruits Greek Actors for Odyssey-Themed Song
As part of a press conference before the Release Athens Festival, the founder and bassist for the band "Manowar," Joey DeMaio, announced an epic collaboration between the band and the Greek father-and-son acting duo Costas and Konstantinos Kazakos for...
Diplomacy
Korean National Anthem Performed on Bouzouki by Greek Composer
Award-winning Greek musician and composer Tsalikian Miran honored 60 years of friendship between Korea and Greece by playing the Korean national anthem on the bouzouki, an iconic Greek instrument.
This was the first time that the bouzouki was used to...
Greek News
Rolling Stone’s Charlie Watts Botched Concert in Athens
Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died on Tuesday aged 80, had a little known but ugly experience with the Greek police during a concert in Athens in the 1960s.
Watts, regarded as one of the greatest – and...