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Tzimis Panousis Tzimis Panousis (also spelled Jimis, Greek: Τζίμης Πανούσης) is a Greek musician and stand-up comedian born in Athens (1954), where he has spent most of his life. His fans often refer to him as “Tzimakos.” He was married to Lili Daskalothanasi and has a son, Aris. Artistic style Panousis made his first appearances in the 1980s, performing in various pubs in Athens and elsewhere. He first appeared with a band named "Music Brigades" (Greek: Μουσικές Ταξιαρχίες), which also appeared under the name "Alamana Bridge". In both groups Panousis was the leading composer and performer, which may have contributed to the final dissolution of the "Music Brigades". Since his debut album, "Disco Weenie" (“Disco Tsoutsouni,” in Greek), Panousis promoted a controversial style of Greek rock music with humorous and sarcastic verses. His songs are caustic commentaries of the political and social reality of Greece. His varied musical style includes rock, reggae and rembetika. In his live performances, Panousis renders sarcastic comments about current events and Greek musicians and personalities. He often interacts with his public, in a self-styled type of stand-up-comedy and is notorious for his live on-stage telephone pranks. Controversy Panousis had several run-ins with the now defunct Greek censorship authorities. His second album, “Musical Brigades” (“Μουσικές Ταξιαρχίες,” in Greek), was briefly withdrawn from circulation in 1982 because of the ostensibly blasphemous lyrics of a love ballad. In 1984, censors placed beeps over some of the lyrics in Panousis’s third album, “If my Granny had Ball Bearings” (“Αν η Γιαγιά μου είχε Ρουλεμάν,” in Greek). Panousis made a point of satirizing the then socialist Greek government allowing this. Moreover, Panousis has often poked fun of the celebrated Greek singer Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
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