Michalis Violaris
Michalis Violaris Μιχάλης Βιολάρης | |
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| Birth name | Michalis Kyriakou |
| Born | 9 January 1944 |
| Origin | Cyprus |
| Genres | Greek popular music, Cypriot popular music, Modern Laika |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, composer |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
Michalis Kyriakou (Greek: Μιχάλης Κυριάκου), known by his stage-name Michalis Violaris (Μιχάλης Βιολάρης) (born 9 January 1944 Agia Varvara, Nicosia Cyprus), is a popular singer and composer of modern Greek and Cypriot music.
He is also a pioneer responsible for popularising in Greece Cypriot songs sung in the Cypriot dialect. His song "Ta Ryalia" (also "Ta Rialia") sung in Cypriot Greek became a hit in the top-10 of Greece in 1973.