Manos Hatzidakis

Manos Hatzidakis Μάνος Χατζιδάκις
Background information
Born	(1925-10-23)23 October 1925 Xanthi, Greece
Died	15 June 1994(1994-06-15) (aged 68) Athens, Greece
Genres	Classical music Éntekhno film
Occupation(s)	Composer musician
Instrument(s)	Piano violin accordion
Years active	1944–1994
Website	hadjidakis.gr

Manos Hatzidakis (also spelled Hadjidakis; Greek: Μάνος Χατζιδάκις; 23 October 1925 – 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely considered to be one of the greatest Greek composers.^[1] He was one of the main proponents of the "Éntekhno" form of music, along with Mikis Theodorakis, is the founder of the Orchestra of Colours, an ensemble performing lesser-known works and the music of Greek composers, and influenced a broad swathe of Greek culture through his writings and radio broadcasts.

In 1960, Hatzidakis won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Never on Sunday" from the film Never on Sunday, but he refused the award because he felt that Athens was misrepresented in the film.^[2]