Giorgos Perris
| George Perris | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1983 |
| Origin | France Greece |
| Genres | Adult contemporary, Pop, Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer, Composer, Lyricist, Pianist |
| Instruments | piano |
| Labels | Minos EMI (2005-2007) Sony Music Greece (2008-present) |
| Website | Official Website George Perris fan club George Perris (MySpace) |
George Perris (born in Athens, Greece, August 24, 1983) is a half Greek-half French international singer. Multilingual, he sings in Greek, French, English and Spanish, in all of which he is fluent. As well as singing, he also composes music and writes lyrics to some of his songs. He has studied the piano for 12 years in Athens. Perris has released two albums in Greece and is currently working on his first French album which will be released in 2010.[dated info]
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[edit] Biography
George Perris was born in Athens in 1983, his father is Greek and mother is French. In addition to launching his music career, he is working on his third CD while studying ancient Greek literature at the University of Athens. At a very early age, Perris decided he wanted to become a singer, and began studying piano. From the age of 14, he began to seriously pursue performing, and at age 18, the famous Greek composer Mimis Plessas discovered his talent, and invited him to tour all over Greece and Cyprus.
His first solo album "My New Day" (EMI) was released shortly thereafter, featuring compositions by the famous Stefanos Korkolis, and a Greek version of “Caravane”, Raphael’s major European hit, and in the summer of 2006, Perris joined the international tenor Mario Frangoulis on a tour throughout Greece. He continued to perform jazz with Mimis Plessas which led to his participation on the album "Mimis Plessas & The Jazz Quartet.
Perris has performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls in Greece and Cyprus (Megaron Mousikis, Red, House of Art, Stavros Tou Notou, Zoom). 2008 was a big year for Perris. He participated as a featured artist at the Athens Arena International Music Festival sponsored and hosted by Mario Frangoulis, singing duets and appearing with many important international artists such as Lara Fabian, Lucio Dalla, Justin Hayward, Madeleine Peyroux, and Frances Ruffelle. These performances were recorded and released in late 2008 and early 2009 in a series of two CDs entitled, “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 1... What a Wonderful World” and “Mario Frangoulis & Friends 2... It Makes the World Go Round” to great acclaim. At the same time, his second album, "Perno Anasa" ("I Take A Breath") was released by SonyBMG. This album was especially important and personal as Perris wrote most of the songs, establishing himself not only as a talented singer, but also as a songwriter with great promise.
2009 got off to a great start with two sold-out concerts in Cyprus dedicated to French Song at the Rialto theatre. He also appeared for the first time in London at Cadogan Hall with Oxford’s Philomusica. In the late spring, Perris was invited by The Greek Institute in Boston, U.S.A. to present two solo performances: “George Perris: Greece, A Musical Journey” at the Stuart Street Play- house in Boston; and “George Perris” for an international show at the world-famous Ryles Jazz Club where he sang in English, French, Greek, Spanish and Portuguese, taking his audience by storm. In the summer of 2009, George participated in three concerts in Cyprus dedicated to the world-acclaimed Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis at the ancient Kourio theatre in Lemesou. This was followed by a series of concerts in Istanbul, Bodrum and Izmir as a special guest of Mario Frangoulis.
2009-2010 held great promise for George Perris. As a result of his stellar performances and duets with Lara Fabian in the Athens Arena International Music Festival in 2008, she invited him to perform as a guest artist on her European tour. Perris performed at the Zenith theatre in Paris in front of an audience of 10.000 people and in Belgium to great acclaim.
Other new projects for 2010 include a series of concerts in Greece and Cyprus featuring songs from Greek and international cinema as well as 2 concerts in Kiev with the Kiev Symphony Orchestra and St-Petersburg with the St-Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he is preparing his first solo album in French which will be released in Canada and France. This album will be a breakthrough project for Perris with songs written for him by some of the biggest names in French discography. He will also begin work on his third Greek album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Kainouria mou mera (my new day) 2005
- Me Mia Mihani
- Tha Figo Tora
- Karavani (Caravane)
- Gefsi Apo 18
- Ke na poy Boro
- Mi Fovasai (Don't you worry)
- Afto Pou Thes (+nrg Remix)
- Pezi O Erotas
- De Me Niazi Pia
- Pia Nihta S'Eklepse (+nrg Remix)
- Theatro
[edit] Pairno Anasa 2008
- Mila Mou Sovara Gi'Agapi
- Apgises
- Vgeni o Ilios Akoma
- To Gramma
- Stis Gis Tin Akri (duet with Mario Frangoulis)
- Kathe Fora
- Den M'Agapaei
- Vgaino sto Fos
- Sou Euhomai
- Ta logia pou Perimena
- Ioudas
[edit] Paradwsou (promo single) 2009
- Paradwsou
- Paradwsou (papercut mix)
[edit] Guest appearances
- Mimis Plessas and the Jazz Quartet Live :
i) What now my love
ii) To parathyri
- Mario Frangoulis - "Mario & friends 1 ...What a wonderful world" :
i) Ohi den prepei - duet with Mario Frangoulis
- Mario Frangoulis - "Mario & friends 2 ...It makes the world go around" :
i) Somewhere
ii) New York New York - duet with Mario Frangoulis
[edit] Trivia
- His favourite singers are Nana Mouskouri, Maria Callas and Lara Fabian.
- As George says, “Music, for me, is like a beautiful rainbow with many colors... it knows no nationalities, no barriers, no frontiers. Because music has its own language: the language of love, of freedom, of the dream, but above all, of hope.”
