Timeline of Kazantzidis’s life By ktsaousi Aug 29, 1931 Born in Nea Ionia Athens Period: Aug 29, 1931 to Sep 14, 2001 Timeline of Kazantzidis’s life 1940 Greece enters WWII after repelling Italian invasion (Oxi Day) 1941 German Occupation of Greece 1942 German Occupation of Greece Ends 1946 Greek Civil War Ends 1946 Greek Civil War 1950 Works in various jobs (factories and open markets) 1950 Mass Migration to Germany, USA and Australia Begins 1951 Starts live performances at a small tavern 1952 Discovered by a recording agent and released his first recordings 1952 Relationship with Kaiti Gray 1954 Kaiti Becomes Pregnant 1954 Kaiti lost the baby 1954 Kazantzidis meets Marinella in Thessaloniki 1955 Kazantzidis becomes the voice of Greek working class and diaspora 1956 Works with Vasilis Tsitsanis and Manolis Chiotis 1958 Greek Military Hunda begins 1960 Relationship with Kaiti ended 1960 In a relationship with Marinella 1964 Marries Marinella 1966 Divorce from Marinella 1970 Continues to record studio albums through to 1990 1971 Releases 1 of his biggest hits "Δεν θα ξαναγαπήσω" 1974 Military Occupation Hunda Ends 1975 Stops live performances 1975 Releases 1 of his biggest hits "ΥΠΑΡΧΩ" 1976 In a relationship with Vaso (his last partner until the end of his life)) 1988 Kazantzidis's Mother passes away 1997 Last Album released Sep 14, 2001 Passes away from brain cancer