On the camera of Sissys Christidou’s show “Smile and Again” spoke the George Theofanous on Sunday morning. The great composer mentioned his collaborations with big names of the music scene, his “controversies” with his colleagues, while he also commented on Greece’s participation in Eurovision this year.
“THE Antonis Vardis he passed away angry. We are often at odds with the singers, but on the other hand, if I had a voice, let me sing. If I had the voice and face of Konstantinos Argyros, I would sing his songs. I wouldn’t just write them».
Referring to George Dalaras and his statements about singers and advertisements he said: “Dalaras has the right to say what he wants, on the other hand it is not very right for young people. I saw the interview of Nikos Karvelas. A lot of what he said is true, but it may have been said in the wrong way. He is not wrong about the “cesspool of the Parliament” because the MPs and politicians are in a safe place».
In relation to Eurovision and Cyprus, where the news has been released that it has already been decided that Greece will give a low score to the Cypriot participation in Eurovision 2024: “I heard the committee vote was discounted. But what are these things? The president of ERT himself denied it. I am not saying to exchange 12 arias, like the northern peoples. I don’t know if there are any more “cookings” in the rating. But I’ve seen it happen. When I went to Eurovision for the first time, I paid for the “cooking” of the previous year. Committees of other countries have told me that they cannot give us points because the previous year they were promised a rating and in the end they gave them a».
“I want Marina Satti to bring the “cup”, just like Cyprus, but it depends on what ERT will invest. The contest is now only vision, the song is by the way. I preferred the song to have a verse and a chorus, I’m old school. Personally, I wouldn’t make a music video like Marina Satti’s, from an aesthetic point of view».
In relation to trap music, he said that he does not write trap music, but he can neither deny it nor forbid his children to listen to it: “Children may often think that they are rebelling through the trap, but you are not rebelling through cursing. Mixing pop singers with trappers is for commercial reasons only, ask Remo and Vandy. It saddens me because great singers collaborate with trappers and at the same time cover Plessa or Katsaros. In their panic, they do not know who is “selling” and to whom they are addressing. Singers who work with trappers I don’t think they will feel proud but it will be forgotten when they make a good song».
As he would say, artistic means “I make the art a little better”, but the “driver” of the vehicle also plays a role. “I can’t go out at night in wet clothes and demand to be taken seriously if I decide to sing an art song. Herodius should signify something, it is not for all of us. I was sad to see Antonis Remo in Herodion with Michael Bolton because he only had to sing 4 songs from his repertoire. Should Remos or Anna Vissi be ashamed of the repertoire they have said?».
Giorgos Theofanous revealed that he has no contact with Natasa Theodoridou. “We don’t talk and it makes me sad because she is a great singer. Why should I call her? I did last time. There is no reason to have a relationship with everyone».
