George Perris is a Greek-French international singer.
31 Facts About George Perris
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George Perris is multilingual and sings in English, Greek, French and Spanish.
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George Perris studied Greek literature, Ancient Greek, and Latin at Athens University.
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George Perris' performing career began at the age of 18, when he was invited to tour with composer Mimis Plessas.
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George Perris was featured on Plessas' 2006 album Mimis Plessas and the Jazz Quartet Live.
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George Perris wrote and composed almost half of the songs on that record.
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George Perris continued touring in 2009, performing in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey.
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In 2010, George Perris performed again in the US as part of Frangoulis' "Light of Greece" tour, performing concerts in Chicago, Boston and New York.
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George Perris traveled to Canada, as a guest of Stephan Moccio, performing at the Place des Arts in Montreal.
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George Perris appeared in a 2010 production of Mikis Theodorakis' adaptation of March of the Spirit.
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In 2011, George Perris was invited by Stephan Moccio to participate in a concert in Toronto, Canada.
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George Perris recorded the a cappella single "Humana" adapted by Women of the World which was released the same year.
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The release of the Un souhait album earlier in 2012 in Canada led to the Un Souhait Tour presented by the Horatio Alger Association for whom George Perris serves as an International Ambassador.
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The album included various Greek, French and English classics that George Perris had performed live over the last 2 years.
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In 2013, George Perris toured extensively with Alkistis Protopsalti in Greece and Cyprus as well as performing in Montreal, Canada and Pasadena, California.
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George Perris spent most of 2013 recording his new English album.
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In January 2014, George Perris traveled to New York for his debut performance as an international ambassador of Horatio Alger Association at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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On 17 November 2014, George Perris performed the American National Anthem at Madison Square Garden at the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards Game.
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George Perris embarked on a joint summer tour of Greece and Cyprus with Mario Frangoulis, playing in more than 17 dates.
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George Perris performed 3 new songs from his upcoming English album to be released in 2017.
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In January 2017, George Perris released a new single called "Pios fovate tin agapi" through Universal Music composed by acclaimed Greek composer Evanthia Reboutsika and lyrics by Aris Davarakis, making this his first original Greek song since 2008.
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George Perris announced that a second single titled "Iliofania" would be released in the Spring.
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In January 2019, George Perris released "How Many Does It Take", a new single about addiction from his upcoming second English album "Who I'm Meant To Be".
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George Perris went on to promote the album in the US, as well as in Europe.
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George Perris performed his upcoming title "No Armor" under the Acropolis, promoting his country.
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George Perris is multilingual and sings in Greek, French, English and Spanish.
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George Perris's influences include Greek icon Nana Mouskouri, as well as Maria Callas, Lara Fabian, George Dalaras, Charles Aznavour and George Michael.
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George Perris is an International Ambassador for the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, an association that offers scholarships to students in the US and Canada that come from adversity.
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George Perris has performed in numerous galas to raise funds for children in need in various countries.
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In March 2022, George Perris came out as gay during an interview on People.
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George Perris explained that he finally felt ready to do it after years of fearing it might hurt his career, but mainly as he wanted to be a positive influence on young people, filling a void that existed when he was growing up.