Dimitris Panagopoulos' first appearance in the singer/ songwriter scene, was in 1985, when he won the 3d prize in Thessaloniki Singing Contest for his song Monologos. In 1988, Panagopoulos' first LP 'Astathis Isoropia' ("Unstable Equilibrium"), has known huge success through the song 'Aura', 'the best Greek song of the decade', according to Manos Hadjidakis. In 1990 he goes to New York, lives there and appears in live shows in the East Village with two legendary artists, John Hammond and Dave Van Ronk. In 1991 he supports John Hammond's live in Athens. In 1993, his 2nd LP 'Ektropi' ('Deflection') is characterized by the press as 'a work of art, that we shall need time in order to understand its value'. All this time Panagopoulos keeps playing live all over Greece. 'Been in the blues so long', his 3rd LP, is a cover record that includes famous blues tunes, such as 'Key to the Highway' etc. In December 2001, Dimitris Panagopoulos releases his 4th album ('Ecdysis'). He is a virtuoso quitar and harmonica player, he composes the music, writes the lyrics and orchestrates his songs. Dimitris Panagopoulos and his band 'AURA' appear frequently live at the Live Club 'IN VIVO' (79 Ch. Trikoupi str., at the centre of Athens, www.myspace.com/invivoliveclub). He has a PhD in Biophysics and works at the University of Athens. (D.Lampos-2007).Δικτυακός Τόπος: ΔημήτÏης Παναγόπουλος, AURA (ΔισκογÏαφία, ΒιογÏαφικό, ΚÏιτικÎÏ‚ στα Ελληνικά): www.cc.uoa.gr/~dpanagop/
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