Agathonas Iakovidis

Agathonas Iakovidis (Greek: Αγάθωνας Ιακωβίδης; 2 January 1955 – 5 August 2020) was a Greek folk singer of rebetiko style. He represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with Koza Mostra and the song "Alcohol Is Free".^[1][2]

Agathonas Iakovidis Αγάθωνας Ιακωβίδης
Agathonas Iakovidis, Eurovision 2013
Background information
Birth name	Agathonas Iakovidis
Also known as	Agathonas
Born	(1955-01-02)2 January 1955
Origin	Langadas, Thessaloniki, Greece
Died	5 August 2020(2020-08-05) (aged 65)
Genres	Rebetiko, folk
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, baglama, baglamas, oud, bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, tzoura
Years active	1971–2020
Website	http://www.agathonas.gr

Career

Agathonas Iakovidis was born in Evangelismos in 1955. His parents were refugees from Asia Minor. He was a self-educated student. Agathonas has been involved professionally in music since 1973. After a few years, he released his first album in 1977. Since then, many new albums have been released by Iakovidis.

On 5 August 2020, Iakovidis was found dead in his bed from a heart attack, aged 65.^[3]

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		NL [4]
2013	"Alcohol Is Free" (Koza Mostra featuring Agathonas Iakovidis)	95	Non-album single

External links

• Official website
• Agathonas Iakovidis discography at Discogs