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Lefteris Hassilidis

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Lefteris Hassilidis

Lefteris Hassilidis, Singer

Leftheris has a singing career in the music business that spans 40 plus years.

Born in 1954, He immigrated from Gastouni, Greece in the Peloponnese region in the early 70’s and starting singing at the famed Philadelphia Greek nightclub, Dionysius, in 1976.

He has been the lead singer of three bands. Laiki Kompania (1980 to 1990), Fantasia (1990 to 2007), and the Orchestra Anamniseis (2008 to Present).

He has sung alongside many famous and popular musicians through the turn of the 20th century and is most recognized for his nightclub performances at Little Pete’s in center city Philadelphia in the 1980’s.

He has recorded two albums of popular Greek songs and some originals: “Eimastan Erotevmeni” (1st recording) and “Laikes Epitihies” (1st album, 1990).