Overview
- Vicky Leandros confirmed to BILD that her father died on October 31, 2025, saying he "peacefully fell asleep."
- Greek outlet Protothemas reported, and German media echoed, that the funeral will be held in a small private ceremony in Pefki, where he lived.
- As manager, composer and producer for his daughter from her early teens, he co-wrote "Après toi," the song that won the 1972 Eurovision for Luxembourg.
- Born Leandros Papathanasiou, he moved from Greece to Germany in the 1950s, wrote hits, collaborated with Demis Roussos, Julio Iglesias and Freddy Quinn, and returned to Greece in the 1990s.
- Reports note the father-daughter relationship had cooled in recent years, including a 2024 letter over performance rights at an Athens venue.