Vlassis Bonatsos


Vlassis Bonatsos was a popular Greek entertainer and singer.

Biography

His father was a judicial officer and his mother was a piano teacher. Vlassis started his music career by creating a group named "PELOMA BOKIOU" in the early 1970s. The band members came up with the name after combining syllables of their last names: DaPEris, LOgothetis, MArinakis, BOnatsos and KIOYrktsoglou. In the early 1980s he costarred in the legendary theatrical play "Evita" starring Aliki Vougiouklaki and him as Che. He maintained a relationship with Vougiouklaki for several years. Then he took up acting and starred in Greek movies, but his fame reached its peak in the 1990s when he started participating in popular TV series such as "Aparadektoi". He is also remembered as a presenter of iconic TV shows and gameshows on Greek TV including the Greek version of Family Feud. In Kontres his memorable catchphrase was "Tora!!!!!" with a characteristic sudden raise in his voice. He died suddenly in 2004, aged 54. According to the press his death cause was asphyxiation, due to obstructive laryngitis.

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