Mimis Plessas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mimis Plessas

Greek composer, film score composer, conductor

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Athens, Attica Region, Greece

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, songwriter, film score composer

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mimis Plessas (Greek: ??µ?? ???ssa?; born October 12, 1924) is a Greek composer born in Athens.
He began his career in 1952 and has written music for over 100 films, television and radio programs, and theatrical events.
He has worked with such notable Greek singers as Nana Mouskouri ,Giannis Poulopoulos, Marinella, Rena Koumioti and lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos. Plessas combined the traditions of entehno and laïkó with considerable success making a notable his own style.
His composition work O Dromos in 1969 (The Street) still remains the work with the most sales in the history of the Greek discography. In 2001 he was honored with the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix.