Overview
- Vicky Leandros said her father "fell asleep peacefully" on Friday and expressed gratitude for his lifelong support.
- The family plans a small funeral in Pefki on the island of Euboea, where he spent his final years.
- As his daughter’s manager, composer and producer, he helped craft "Après toi," which won the 1972 Eurovision Grand Prix in Edinburgh.
- Born in 1922 as Leandros Papathanasiou, he studied law, served in the Greek civil war, moved to Germany in 1955 and scored chart hits including "Komm Mister Talliman" and "Mustafa."
- Beyond his work with Vicky, he collaborated with artists such as Demis Roussos, Julio Iglesias and Freddy Quinn before returning to Greece in the 1990s.