Nikos Xilouris

Nikos Xylouris
Νίκος Ξυλούρης
Portrait of Nikos Xylouris, Greek singer and composer, known for his Cretan and Éntekhno music.
Background information
Born(1936-07-07)7 July 1936
Anogeia, Crete, Kingdom of Greece
Died8 February 1980(1980-02-08) (aged 43)
Piraeus, Attica, Greece
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • composer
InstrumentCretan lyra
Years active1950–1980
Spouse
Ourania Melampianakis

Nikos Xylouris (Greek: Νίκος Ξυλούρης; 7 July 1936 – 8 February 1980), also known as Psaronikos (Ψαρονίκος), was a Greek singer, Cretan lyra player, and songwriter who performed both Cretan rural traditional and urban orchestral music arrangements.