Departures of note

Giorgos Mazonakis was a prominent Greek singer and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s and became one of the most commercially successful laïko and pop artists in Greece. He released numerous hit albums and singles, headlined major nightclubs in Athens and Thessaloniki, and earned multiple platinum certifications over a career spanning more than two decades. He also appeared in Greek television series and films, broadening his fame beyond music. He died on 9 September 2026 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a plasma-exchange procedure at a private anti-aging clinic, an incident that led Greek authorities to arrest the two doctors who had performed the treatment.