Agathonas Iakovidis Αγάθωνας Ιακωβίδης
Agathonas Iakovidis, Eurovision 2013
Background information
Birth name	Agathonas Iakovidis
Also known as	Agathonas
Born	(1955-01-02)2 January 1955
Origin	Langadas, Thessaloniki, Greece
Died	5 August 2020(2020-08-05) (aged 65)
Genres	Rebetiko, folk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, baglama, baglamas, oud, bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, tzoura
Years active	1971–2020
Website	http://www.agathonas.gr

Agathonas Iakovidis ( Greek: Αγάθωνας Ιακωβίδης; 2 January 1955 – 5 August 2020) was a Greek folk singer of rebetiko style. He represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Koza Mostra and the song " Alcohol Is Free". ^{[1] [2]}

Career

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Agathonas Iakovidis was born in Evangelismos in 1955. His parents were refugees from Asia Minor. He was a self-educated student. Agathonas has been involved professionally in music since 1973. After a few years, he released his first album in 1977. Since then, many new albums have been released by Iakovidis.

On 5 August 2020, Iakovidis was found dead in his bed from a heart attack, aged 65. ^[3]

Discography

Singles

External links

• Official website
• Agathonas Iakovidis discography at Discogs

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