Background
He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis (Λευτέρης Παγκοζίδης) on 27 March 1955 to Pontic Greek parents in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
He was born Eleftherios Pagkozidis (Λευτέρης Παγκοζίδης) on 27 March 1955 to Pontic Greek parents in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
He began singing professionally in the mid-1970s and his first record was distributed in 1979. His songs belong to a genre that cannot precisely be described and in Greek it is called skiladiko (σκυλάδικo) or laika. His music combines elements of traditional country folk music and modern popular.
Some of his best known hits include: "Εχω τρελάνει το Θεό" (I"ve driven God insane) and "Το Ωραιότερο Πλάσμα Του Κόσμου" (The most beautiful creature in the world).