Born: March 7th, 1934, Corfu (Greece)
Nationality: Greek
In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview
BIOGRAPHY
George Catsaros (Γιώργος Κατσαρός) is an accomplished alto saxophonist. He is, however, best-known for composing popular Greek songs for many artists, including Nana Mouskouri, Trio Athénée, Keti Garbi, and Lefteris Pantazis. Currently, Catsaros works as the art director of the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
George Catsaros composed and conducted Greece’s first Eurovision entry, the bouzouki dominated ‘Krassi, thalassa kai t’agori mou’ in 1974. It was sung by Marinella and finished eleventh among seventeen competing entries. In 1982, Catsaros again wrote the Greek entry, this time ‘Sarantapente kopelies’ for Themis Adamantidis, but the song was withdrawn from the competition at the instigation of its Minister of Cultural Affairs, Melina Mercouri. Thus, Catsaros was denied the opportunity to conduct in the Eurovision Song Contest for a second time.
EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR
Country – Greece
Song title – "Crasi, thalassa kai t’agori mou"
Rendition – Marinella
Lyrics – Pythagoras
Composition – George Catsaros
Studio arrangement – George Catsaros
Live orchestration – George Catsaros
Conductor – George Catsaros
Score – 11th place (7 votes)
Country – Greece
Song title – "Sarantapente kopelies"
Rendition – Themis Adamantidis
Lyrics – Dimitris Iatropoulos
Composition – George Catsaros
Studio arrangement – George Catsaros
Live orchestration – none / Greece withdrew
Conductor – none / Greece withdrew
Score – none / Greece withdrew
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