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Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Barnabas Emanuel Philippakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Φιλιππάκης) (born 23 April 1986) is a Greek-born English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member and the lead vocalist of the British indie rock band Foals, with whom he has released seven studio albums since their founding in 2005.
Philippakis occasionally works on separate music projects individually, such as interviews and collaborations.
Born to a Greek father and a South African Jewish mother, Philippakis lived in Greece until he was four years old when his family moved to South Africa. Each summer, he would visit his father in Olympos on the Greek island Karpathos. His father played a significant role in his life regarding music, teaching him traditional Greek songs. Philippakis was raised in the Greek Orthodox religion.
Philippakis was educated at Magdalen College School. There, he had met all of the requirements for an assisted place at Magdalen, where he had taken classes on French, literature, and art. While attending school, Philippakis faced many difficulties due to his father's absence; he would get into trouble with the teachers and was ill-tempered. This led to him being suspended twice. Philippakis then went on to study English literature at St John's College, Oxford; he dropped out before completing his degree to focus on the band.
Philippakis formed Foals in 2005 with friend and former Youthmovies frontman Andrew Mears after the break-up of his former band the Edmund Fitzgerald, which also featured his Foals bandmate, drummer Jack Bevan.
In April 2024, Philippakis announced a new project named Yannis & The Yaw; simultaneously announcing its debut EP with the late Nigerian musician Tony Allen titled Lagos Paris London. It was released on 30 August 2024 via Transgressive Records. The first song from the five-track EP, "Walk Through Fire", was released on 14 April 2024. It is a project to which Philippakis plans to return in the future, "with inspiring musicians from across the globe".
In a BBC 6 hub session interview, Philippakis expressed his desire to write a 'ballet with beats'.
In 2010, Philippakis appeared and was interviewed in the documentary Anyone Can Play Guitar.
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Yannis Philippakis
Yannis Barnabas Emanuel Philippakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Φιλιππάκης) (born 23 April 1986) is a Greek-born English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member and the lead vocalist of the British indie rock band Foals, with whom he has released seven studio albums since their founding in 2005.
Philippakis occasionally works on separate music projects individually, such as interviews and collaborations.
Born to a Greek father and a South African Jewish mother, Philippakis lived in Greece until he was four years old when his family moved to South Africa. Each summer, he would visit his father in Olympos on the Greek island Karpathos. His father played a significant role in his life regarding music, teaching him traditional Greek songs. Philippakis was raised in the Greek Orthodox religion.
Philippakis was educated at Magdalen College School. There, he had met all of the requirements for an assisted place at Magdalen, where he had taken classes on French, literature, and art. While attending school, Philippakis faced many difficulties due to his father's absence; he would get into trouble with the teachers and was ill-tempered. This led to him being suspended twice. Philippakis then went on to study English literature at St John's College, Oxford; he dropped out before completing his degree to focus on the band.
Philippakis formed Foals in 2005 with friend and former Youthmovies frontman Andrew Mears after the break-up of his former band the Edmund Fitzgerald, which also featured his Foals bandmate, drummer Jack Bevan.
In April 2024, Philippakis announced a new project named Yannis & The Yaw; simultaneously announcing its debut EP with the late Nigerian musician Tony Allen titled Lagos Paris London. It was released on 30 August 2024 via Transgressive Records. The first song from the five-track EP, "Walk Through Fire", was released on 14 April 2024. It is a project to which Philippakis plans to return in the future, "with inspiring musicians from across the globe".
In a BBC 6 hub session interview, Philippakis expressed his desire to write a 'ballet with beats'.
In 2010, Philippakis appeared and was interviewed in the documentary Anyone Can Play Guitar.
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