Vasilis Karras Death, Popular Singer Vasilis Karras dies at 70, Obituary News

Publish date: 2024-05-07

Vasilis Karras, a popular Greek laiko musician noted for his distinctive raspy voice, died on Sunday after a lengthy battle with cancer, according to state-run broadcaster ERT. He was seventy years old.

According to a local news page, he had been treated at the European Interbalkan Medical Center and was recently infected with Covid-19.

Karras (Kesoglidis) was born on November 12, 1953, in Kokkinohori, near Kavala, northern Greece, and moved to Thessaloniki with his family when he was 10 years old. He had a brief but highly successful appearance at Thessaloniki’s “Prosfygas” club in 1969, while working at a car workshop.

Karras’ first album, Alismonites Ores, was released in 1980, and it launched him on the long road to fame and acclaim. M’echis kani aliti (1997) was his best-selling album, and he has multiple gold and platinum records.

He collaborated with some of the biggest names in laiko music and sang in nightclubs in Athens and Thessaloniki during the course of his decades-long career. He also visited cities with big Greek diasporas around the world.

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