George Perris

George Perris (Greek: Γιώργος Περρής) (born in Athens, Greece, August 24, 1983) is an international pop singer with classical training of Greek and French origin. He is multilingual, singing in Greek, French, English and Spanish and is fluent in all four languages. He has studied the piano for 11 years. In addition to performing, he writes lyrics and composes music to some of his songs. Perris' performing career began at the age of 18, when he was invited to tour with composer Mimis Plessas. He was featured on Plessas' 2006 live album Mimis Plessas and the Jazz Quartet. Perris' own first album, Kainouria mou mera was released in 2005 and included the hit songs "Pezi o erotas" which was the theme song from the tv series "Erotas" as well as "Karavani" which was included in a compilation created by Radio Française. The following year he toured with acclaimed Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis. His association with Frangoulis led to his appearance on Frangoulis' 2008 and 2009 albums "Mario Frangoulis and Friends", featuring live performances from the 2008 Athens Arena International Music Festival; Perris also released his second studio album Pairno anasa with Sony Music in 2008. He wrote and composed almost half of the songs on that record. Perris continued working with Frangoulis in 2009, performing at concerts in Cyprus and Turkey. In 2009 international diva Lara Fabian invited him to appear on her 2009 European tour.During the same year, he also performed in Boston, as a guest of the Greek Institute, and also in St. Petersburg, Russia and London with Oxford Philomusica. In 2010, Perris performed again in the USA as part of Frangoulis' "Light of Greece" tour,appearing at concerts in Chicago, Boston and New York. He also traveled to Canada, as a guest of Stephan Moccio, performing at the Place des Arts in Montreal. The autumn saw him travel with Frangoulis to Mexico, where he participated in the 6th Annual Chihuahua International Cultural Festival. Perris appeared in a 2010 production of Mikis Theodorakis adaptation of Spiritual March. This show was performed in both Greece and Turkey, as part of an attempt to improve international relations between the two countries. In 2011 Perris was invited by Stephan Moccio to participate in a concert in Toronto, Canada. He also performed with soprano Deborah Myers in Athens.This concert was broadcasted on national television. In the summer, Perris toured with Mario Frangoulis in Turkey and a few months later he took part in a tribute concert to Mimis Plessas. He also recorded the a cappella single “Humana” adapted by Women of the World which was released the same year. In the Spring of 2012, Perris released his third studio album "Un souhait" in Canada. The album included 11 new songs in French composed for him by some of the most acclaimed french-speaking songwriters as well as a duet with Lara Fabian.