George Dalaras
With his exceptional voice and instrumental skills, musician George Dalaras has always been at the forefront of innovation in contemporary Greek music. At home, he began performing in public at the tender young age of 16. But his popularity goes well beyond Greece, and Dalaras has released more than 85 solo albums, selling in the millions worldwide.
Aside from his internationally acclaimed music, Dalaras has won plaudits for his support of worthy causes and concern with social issues. His compositions - poignant expressions of protest, social indignation and hope - set him apart from most musicians and account for his following.
Dalaras was named as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in October 2006 and has since visited refugees in Africa and shown solidarity with asylum-seekers and refugees in Greece.
George Dalaras
02 October 2006
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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras and Afro-American jazz and blues singer Jocelyn Smith mark UNHCR's 50th Anniversary and the first World Refugee Day with a concert in June 2001 at the ancient stadium in Delphi. © G.Velissaridis, June 2001 -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras performs with the Ossipov Russian Orchestra at UNHCR's 50th Anniversary concert in the ancient stadium at Delphi. Nicolai Kalinin conducts. © G.Velissaridis, September 2001 -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras performs with the 90-member Kamerata Orchestra and a choir during a concert in Athens to mark UNHCR's 50th Anniversary. © G.Velissaridis, September 2001 -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras at a benefit concert for UNHCR in the ancient Herod Atticus Theatre in Athens. © G.Velissaridis, September 2001 -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras performs in Athens at the ancient Herod Atticus theatre during one of two high-profile benefit concerts he gave in 2001 to mark UNHCR's 50th Anniversary commemorations. © G.Velissaridis, September 2001 -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras organised two benefit concerts for UNHCR in 2001. Here he performs with French soprano Emma Shapplin in the ancient Herod Atticus Theatre at the foot of the Acropolis. © G.Velissaridis, September 2001 -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras has performed numerous concerts for worthy causes around the world. © MINOS EMI/D.Koilalous/1998 -
Making music with a cause: (from left) Emma Shapplin, George Dalaras and Greek Minister of Culture, Evangelos Venizelos, during UNHCR's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2001. © UNHCR Athens -
George Dalaras (left) with the UNHCR Representative in Greece, Karen Farkas, and Greece's President Karolos Papoulias after the singer was proclaimed a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. © UNHCR Greece -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras plays guitar and sings to dignitaries attending his induction ceremony in Athens on October 5, 2006. © UNHCR/M.Chiotis -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras (left) discusses refugee protection issues during a meeting on December 13, 2006 with Greek Minister of Public Order Vyron Polydoras. © Courtesy of the Greek Ministry of Public Order -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras (centre) receives a guided VIP tour of the Athens Aliens Police Directorate. The visit took place on January 3, 2007. © Courtesy of and Greek Ministry of Public Order/Dikopoulos -
Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras sings at UNHCR benefit concert in Athens on January 30, 2007 with guest singer Martha Molereon from Mexico. © Courtesy of Charis Akriviadis -
Goodwill Ambassador George Dalaras (with flowers), his wife Anna and UNHCR staff at a welcoming ceremony in a Sierra Leone refugee camp. © UNHCR/N.Jehu-Hoyah
