Leo Leandros, born Leandros Papathanasiou, was born in 1926 in Astakos, Greece. He left in the 1950s for Germany to pursue a career in singing and composing. He had some success, but shifted his focus to his daughter, Vicky, who had been singing from a very early age. He became her manager, composer and producer when she was 13, and is responsible for her unique training and career. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Astakos was an ancient city near modern-day Izmit, Turkey, see Astakos (ancient city) and another Astakos had a son named Melanippus Astakos (Greek: Αστακός), Latin: Astacos or Astacus is a community and a municipality located in the eastern part of the Ionian Sea but small hills does not overlook... Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, often constrasted with speech. ... Composing is the art of organizing sound for later performance(s). ... Vicky Leandros at home in Greece Vicky Leandros, born Vassiliki Papathanasiou, daughter of musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou (known as Leo Leandros), is a Greek singer with a long international career. ...

Leandros composed and produced for many other artists such as Julio Iglesias, Demis Roussos, Nana Mouskouri, among others. His compositions are very lyrical with very interesting arrangements. He has composed some of the most beautiful melodies of Western popular repertoire, combining Greek Eptanesian sound with a European one. His albums have sold over 120 million worldwide. Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva aka Julio Iglesias (born September 23, 1943) in Madrid is Spains best selling singer and one of the best selling Spanish singers of all time. ... Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer. ... Nana Mouskouri at the Albert Hall (1975) Nana Mouskouri (born Ioanna Mouskouri on October 13, 1934 in Crete, Greece) is a Greek singer and politician. ...

More information can be found on the official homepage of Leo Leandros: http://home01.wxs.nl/~leandros/