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Mikis Theodorakis

Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης [ˈmicis θeoðoˈɾacis]; 29 July – 2 September ) was a Greek composer and lyricist who has contributed to contemporary Greek music with over works.[1][2][3][4][5]

He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (), Z (), and Serpico ().

He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy", also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work.[6] He is viewed as Greece's best-known living composer.[2][4][7] He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.[8]

Politically, he is associated with the left because of his long-standing ties to the Communist Party of Greece.

He was an MP for the KKE from to Nevertheless, in he ran as an independent candidate within the centre-right New Democracy party, in order for the country to emerge from the political crisis that had been created due to th