Giannis Haroulis is a Greek singer, songwriter and lute player. He plays a mixture of Greek folk and traditional Cretan music infused with rock elements and modern sounds.
He was born and raised in Crete, where he learned to play the lute and gave his first live performances at local festivals. In 2002, he traveled to Athens to take part in a concert, dedicated to Nikos Xilouris, which was recorded and released as an album entitled When My Friends Come, Mother in 2003.
He has unveiled several solo albums, including "Around Me and Within" in 2003, "Winter Flower" in 2006, "Witchcrafts" in 2012, and "Twelve Lays of the Gypsy" in 2016. Witchcrafts received the Golden Album award, while his 2015 live album A Thousand Times Welcome – Live entered the Greek music charts at the number one slot.
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