Charms (band)

The Charms were a garage pop/rock band of the 1960s Greek Golden Youth era. Initially they wrote and performed songs in English, but later switched to Greek songs with a more pop sound. They were the first group of that era to issue an LP. They were also featured in a number of Greek films of the time.

Members Early members were: Kostas Karydas (Greek: Κώστας Καρύδας, left 1965) - vocals George Balaskas (Greek: Γιώργος Μπαλάσκας, left 1964) -guitar Alekos Glykas (Greek: Αλέκος Γλύκας, left 1964) - guitar Kostas Nikolopoulos (Greek: Κώστας Νικολόπουλος) - guitar Spyros Karakoutas (Greek: Σπύρος Καρακούτας, left 1965) - bass George Stratis (Greek: Γιώργος Στρατής) - drums Michael "Mike" Rozakis (Greek: Μάϊκ Ροζάκης, joined 1965) - bass, vocals Petros Pollatos (Greek: Πέτρος Πολλάτος, joined 1965) - saxophone Teris Ieremias (Greek: Τέρης Ιερεμίας, joined 1965) - organ, vocals

Later members included Theodoros Laskaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Λάσκαρης) - keyboards Vassilis Tzavaras (Greek: Βασίλης Τζαβάρας) - drums George Melekis (Greek: Γιώργος Μελέκης) - bass and others.

Discography Their hits included "To Trelokoritso" (Greek: To Τρελοκόριτσο = The Crazy Girl) "Glykeia Agapimeni" (Greek: Γλυκειά Αγαπημένη = Sweet Lover) "Exo Apo Ton Kosmo" (Greek: ‘Εξω απ' τον Κόσμο = Out of this World).

See also Rock music in Greece Golden Youth 1960s era in Greece

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