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Death and funeral of Greek folk singer Lakis Chalkias

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Greek folk singer Lakis Chalkias died on 2 August 2026 at age 82. Over a six‑decade career he recorded for Columbia and worked with leading artists such as Sotiria Bellou, Stelios Kazantzidis, Grigoris Bithikotsis, Nikos Xylouris and composers Vassilis Tsitsanis and Mikis Theodorakis, becoming a central figure in traditional and popular Greek music. He also ran as a Communist Party candidate in 2007 and was known for his advocacy for the working class. A public funeral was held on 6 August 2026 at the First Cemetery of Athens. After a public viewing of the casket from 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Holy Temple of the Holy Fathers (also referred to as in the Holy Temple First Cemetery of the Holy Martyrs / Saints Theodore), Athens. The viewing began at 10:00 a.m. and the burial ceremony took place at 12:00 p.m. in the cemetery’s A‑section. p.m., attended by family, friends, fellow artists and political figures including Athens mayor Haris Doukas and KKE spokesperson Dimitris Koutsoumbas. The family asked mourners to donate donate, rather than send wreaths, to the Greek Association for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (EL EPAP) instead of sending wreaths. The ceremony attracted relatives, friends, cultural figures and politicians, including Athens mayor Haris Doukas and KKE spokesperson Dimitris Koutsoumbas, who paid tribute to his artistic legacy. EPAP), providing an IBAN for contributions. Chalkias, born in 1943 into the historic Chalkias was noted musical family in Ioannina (some sources cite Giannena), is remembered for works such as the 1981 album *Pikraméni mou genía*. He was born in Ioannina (some sources cite Giannena).

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