Greece: Agathonas Iakovidis passes away at the age of 65

Greece: Agathonas Iakovidis passes away at the age of 65
Wednesday, 05 August 2020

  • Sad news for the Eurovision family coming from Greece, as Agathonas Iakovidis, who represented Greece in Eurovision 2013 with Koza Mostra, has passed away aged 65. 

    Agathonas Iakovidis  was a Greek folk singer of rebetiko style. He was born in 1955 in Evangelismos while his parents were refugees from Minor Asia. He began his musicla career back in 1973 from Thessaloniki and released his first album in 1977. Since than he has released several album and collaborated with the biggest Greek artists. Throughout his career he has held numerous concerts especially in countries with strong Greek population as the States, Australia and over Europe. 

     

    Agathonas in Eurovision 

    Iakovidis teamed up with the rock band Koza Mostra in the song "Alcohol is free" and competed in the Greek national final for Eurovision 2013. The song won the ticket to Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden and gave Greece it's best result and last top 10 placing in the last decade, by finishing 6th in the Grand final with 152 points.