“Maestro, thank you for your precious gifts”, writes Giorgos Dalaras on Facebook about the great composer who left today a full days old. A few days before his 100th birthday, Mimis Plessas leaves behind a huge legacy.

“Find the thousands of diamonds he buried in the garden of his hyper-productivity”, writes Phoebus Delivorias on the same social network, while the performer Claudia Delmer declares that for her “he was one of the most important people” in her life.

“Miracle of nature and creation”, Glykeria writes with emotion on Facebook, while Angela Gerekou, actress and president of EOT, remembers the “relationships of love and real friendship with our Tolis”, which “beyond the magical songs you … became valuable bonds with our families”.

The following are the statements of the artists who bid farewell to the great maestro:

George Dalaras

“It is with emotion and gratitude that we say goodbye to Mimi Plessas. A great composer and genius musician, versatile and always active, a true eupatride. He leaves us a rich and rare legacy of his music and songs. Mimi Plessas, in his early years, was from the pioneer composers of modern music and especially of jazz, but the iconic songs of ‘Dromou’ written with Lefteris Papadopoulos will always be in our lives and will feed and inspire generations of new composers, musicians and singers , thank you for your precious gifts”.

Phoebus Delivorias

“Mimis Plessas is so inside us that it’s easy to take him for granted: so many films with open cars on beaches, so many great songs that reach us everywhere and always, so many little rituals of our deeply repressed folk eroticism, so many dreamlike motifs that we see in our waking hours – that we forget how great a musician is behind them. A great pianist – Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young knew something about him – an extremely inventive conductor and arranger, a great melodist and harmoniser, a musical dramatist from The few. If Greece had anything to answer to Mancini, to Burt Bacharach. Listen a little to how he played Attic for Danae. Listen carefully to the soundtrack of “Crime behind the scenes” or “I die every dawn.” Discover his most underrated song cycles, such as “Talk to me about freedom” or “The lost years.” Notice how he respected the popular poets who trusted him with their words – above all, of course, Lefteris Papadopoulos. Find the thousands of diamonds he buried in the garden of his overproduction. And give him a first acquaintance handshake. Because it’s finally time to meet him. My sincere condolences to my beloved people of his family, I am very happy that at “Taratsa” a month ago we made a very personal tribute in his honor, we also briefly touched his “soul of the piano”.

Claudia Delmer

“Mimi, the Maestro, Plessas touched and touched so many lives with his great and wonderful music and so and beyond that he stood out so unique in how much he gave himself to people, with such affection and kindness… His good manners gave me courage to overcome difficult situations. He was one of the most important people in my life… First he gave me wonderful songs on our joint album and so many live musical emotions, then as a bride he accompanied me to the church in place of my father, the first people he saw my newborn children (4) in the maternity ward were his and his wife Lucilla’s… and he was always there, available, bright and full of love. He was a blessing in my life… In his songs you will find everything one can appreciate and to love in life but also in this place that gave birth to you. I thank you for the priceless gifts you gave me.”

Candy

“Miracle of nature and creation”!! A shrewd man, brilliant. Beyond talent it was a combination of things…Mimis Plessas was a perfect person. His musical knowledge and the perfect structure of his songs make his art timeless and eternal! Have a good trip to the light, our great one!”

Angela Gerekou

“A few hours ago… the hands of the clock stopped… for our Mimis… A huge chapter in the musical history of Greece… our great composer Mimis Plessas – on October 12th he would have celebrated his 100th birthday… The relationships of love and of true friendship with our Toli…beyond your magical songs…we became precious bonds with our families.Besides your rare musical gifts that you generously gave to everyone, I will always remember your incomparable kindness, your morality, your sweetness… Rare gifts. Our thoughts are with your beloved Lucila and your daughter in these difficult hours of separation. But nothing ends here… Good and blessed journey to the light, our beloved Mimi….”.

SKAI honors the great music composer Mimi Plessas

SKAI honors the great music composer Mimi Plessas, who passed away today, and modifies its program, showing tonight at 21.00 an episode from the show “To our health, children” with Spyros Papadopoulos, with the main guest the great creator, who left his indelible mark on Greek song. Mimis Plessas tells stories of his life in an evening full of favorite songs, which left their mark in the history of Greek music.

Actors and singers: Besy Malfa, Antonis Loudaros, Lena Alkaiou, Sofia Vossou, Ilias Vrettos, Babis Velissarios, Penelopi Anastasopoulou, Kostas Martakis, Katerina Lioliou, Mavrikios Maurikiou, Yiannis Kritikos and Eftychia Fanarioti take over the musical part of the show interpret well-known hits of our great composer.

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