Biography
The 3rd issue of the 9th season of the show "Voice", who launched the first channel on October 23, 2020, began truly triumphantly. Already the first participant in Yulia Lunegova from Perm, who performed Hit Highway to Hell, managed to deploy a quartet of judges. The Kofopulos, who appeared behind John, also did not lag behind it, enchanting and leading Polina Gagarin into the wild delight. The only lady in the jury did not hold back the babysitter, danced the whole number, and in the final and at all jumped on his feet.Childhood and youth
On May 6, 1976 in Thessaloniki, the second largest city of Greece, the son of Johnis (Yannis) was born in the family of Kofopoulos, whose ancestors were people from Constantinople. Parents made cooking dishes by their profession, becoming chefs. Subsequently, the child went on their footsteps, continuing the restaurant business and reached the title of brand-chief.
In the traditional video scene before going to the "Voice" scene, the participant did not provide his own children's photos, but they can be found on the personal page in the social network "Instagram". Here shrinks and video of loved ones - Mother Alexandra, preparing the best dollad in the world, friend, colleagues and almost brother Socratis Papaianne and others.
Until the 1990th, the boy was a student of a local secondary general educational institution No. 2, but graduated as a result of Lyceum 1. Already in adolescence, a schoolboy, together with like-minded people, founded the rock band and gave the first concerts. In the future, the student studied the Byzantine music, classic vocals and the traditional percussion of the Eastern Mediterranean, having time to serve in the army.
Passion for song and culinary art did not leave him throughout life. Behind the shoulders of John - work in the Mesogios Band, the center of healthy food Jagannath, Milos restaurants and "Greek drove across the river." Now he owns public catering establishments Grek Street Food and Greka Gyros in Russia and EIS TIN POLIN in the homeland, performs partner Hellenic Cultural Center, relates to Kiev Papafeta, Greek World and Kombinat Deli Cafe.
Personal life
On February 9, 2010, a happy change was made in the personal life of Kofopoulos - he entered into a legitimate marriage with Lyudmila Malysheva, who appeared on May 21, 1982 in Pechora. The Russian woman graduated from the Commary Pedagogical Institute and studied the Greek language at the University of Aristotle in Thessaloniki, where the familiarity of future spouses was acquainted.The second half of the musician worked at the Intrald, "Privacy", "Chippite St. Petersburg", the bookmaker "Favorit" and held the position of director in the company for the production of dishes and beverages "Greek World".
The couple lives in Moscow, as it decided that there are more opportunities for business development and creativity, and raises the Son. It is the only heir and pushed the father to participate in the vocal teleppette on the first channel.
"Once my 7-year-old son (now he was 10) asked me:" Why are you not going to "voice"? " I answered him that I did not speak very well and sing in Russian. A year ago, I learned that Polina Gagarin owns Greek well, and his son joyfully said: "Go to her, she will understand you!", "Johnis told you in an interview after blind listening.In your favorite heir and wife, a man's soul does not have a chosen, calling the chosen one as a penelope (and the Odyssey) and the main love with the state warmth, which he was so lacked.
Show "Voice"
Before becoming a member of the main vocal show on the first channel, John was honed the skill of the execution of Greek traditional music on many ethno-jazz sites of Moscow. Moreover, it was done as solo and as part of various teams (Duet "Byzantium" with Anna Gofman, Trio Trinity with Socan Papaianne and Carnezaua Takisov, SamBateria Orchestra).
The singer collaborated with Odnono groups, "Sumbatry" and "Triangular Sleep", Arthur Gazarov, Pavel Novikov (Right), Gennady Lavrentiev, Valery Tolstovy, Gregory Santomir, Alina Rostotskaya, Alexey Kolovnov, Authentic Light Orchestra and Yura Aura.
And also made the founder of Mesogios projects and "Great Greece", being one of the few masters owned by Aman, a traditional way to sing the poetic stanza in the Popper system.
On October 23, 2020, Kofopoulos came to the "Voice" scene in the Cretan National Male Headdress (a scarf called "Sarika"). The artist presented to the courts of the song by the song Misirlou (Egyptian ") Dika Daale in the author's arrangement - the composition sounded in the cult cinema of Quentin Tarantino" Criminal Chivo ".
During the issue, he accompanied himself on Bang Mazaki - a Greek string plug-in tool with three double strings. Almost immediately, Polina Gagarin turned to the contestant with a truly magic voice, the remaining members of the jury remained fixed. After the speech, the mentor talked to him in his native language and even embarrassed, learning that he walked to get only in her team.
John Cofopoulos now
In the 2020th, the restaurant, the rebooter not only stormed vocal festivals and contests and gave regular speeches, he was engaged in the development of his own culinary business.
John at the end of October, with the support of the Society of Grekanok Moscow "Agapi" launched the author's online course on the study of Greek and Byzantine musical traditions. In addition, on Sundays, he sings in the temple of all saints on the rods.