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October 31, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, November 5, from the funeral home then to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff where an 11 AM Funeral Service will be held.
Interment will be in the First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains.
Nicholas “Nicos” Tseperis, the renowned Greek singer, guitarist, composer, orchestra leader and comedian passes away on October 31, 2010 at the age of 87 surrounded by the comfort of his family. He now joins his loving wife, Nike Ordolis Tseperis who passed away in 2007.
The "Man with the Golden Voice" enjoyed a lustrous career spanning four decades. His popularity stretched from his homeland of Greece, across Europe and America.
Nicos Tseperis was born September 7, 1923 in Athens, Greece to Daniel and Virginia Tseperis. His father earned his fortune as an importer/exporter of spices, a true “rags-to-riches” story. He grew up in a loving family with his three siblings, Ermolalos, Maria, and Dimitrios. He is survived by four daughters: two from his first marriage, Ioanna and Eleni plus their children, along with two daughters from his marriage to his wife, Nike of over fifty years, Virginia and Danielle. Danielle and her husband Steve also have a son, John Kalas, a delight to his grandfather. His family carries his memory and legacy to the future generations.
While he enjoyed a fair amount of celebrity status in his life, like the great Greek thinkers before him, Nicos Tseperis was philosophical. This was illustrated in his love of chess. He appreciated the strategy it required and admired the artistry of the pieces. But he would reflect at the end of the day how the King and the Pawn go into the same box. Furthermore, he was fond of saying, “It’s important to be a giver and happy to give, so practice real generosity.”
Tseperis lived in many cosmopolitan cities, such as Paris, Cannes, Athens, and Istanbul. But America became his favored home. He lived in a number of cities, including Boston, Washington D.C., Cleveland and New York City. His career began in France; he moved there from Athens and began playing clubs and nightspots. Eventually he was hired to entertain aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping magnate, Pantelis Pantelakis. The two became good friends. Pantelakis wanted him to continue on, but Tseperis was hearing the siren call of the United States. It was with reluctance that Pantelakis granted him cross-Atlantic passage aboard one of his ships.
In America Tseperis quickly found favor as an entertainer. He was an instant sensation with an impromptu performance at the Greek Nightclub, the Athenian Corner, where he sang a potpourri of songs in different languages and even engaged the crowd of 200 to sing along with him in Greek. He built up a regular following at Catskill Mountain resorts and entertained many celebrities, among them Van Johnson, Anthony Quinn, Harry Belafonte, Fred Gwynne and Melina Mercouri.
During the course of his career he appeared on the Mike Douglas and Dick Cavett television shows, recorded six albums and performed for Aristotle Onassis and Queen Frederika of Greece. He also appeared in a Greek film. He was also a successful music producer and record company owner (Nina Records in New York City) and was greatly influential in the Greek and International music scene and worked with some of the great performers, among them Apostolos Nikolaidis, Stelios Katanzidis, Manolis Hiotis and Mary Linda,Marinella, Nicos Gounaris, Poly Panou, Yianni Tatasopoulos, Rena Dalia, Yiota Lidia, Ioannis Papaioannou, Spiros Zagoreos, Nicos Pourpourakis, Duo Acropol, The Trio Bel Canto and Jim Apostolou.
A consummate professional, hard working and a lover of entertainment, music, family and friends – these are the qualities that characterized Nicos Tseperis life.
“I have always followed the flow in my life and gone with what is before me. I have looked for and listened for the opportunities in my life” stated Nicos. “I do not go against what is natural.
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Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, November 5, from the funeral home then to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff where an 11 AM Funeral Service will be held.
Interment will be in the First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains.
October 31, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, November 5, from the funeral home then to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff where an 11 AM Funeral Service will be held.
Interment will be in the First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains.
Nicholas “Nicos” Tseperis, the renowned Greek singer, guitarist, composer, orchestra leader and comedian passes away on October 31, 2010 at the age of 87 surrounded by the comfort of his family. He now joins his loving wife, Nike Ordolis Tseperis who passed away in 2007.
The "Man with the Golden Voice" enjoyed a lustrous career spanning four decades. His popularity stretched from his homeland of Greece, across Europe and America.
Nicos Tseperis was born September 7, 1923 in Athens, Greece to Daniel and Virginia Tseperis. His father earned his fortune as an importer/exporter of spices, a true “rags-to-riches” story. He grew up in a loving family with his three siblings, Ermolalos, Maria, and Dimitrios. He is survived by four daughters: two from his first marriage, Ioanna and Eleni plus their children, along with two daughters from his marriage to his wife, Nike of over fifty years, Virginia and Danielle. Danielle and her husband Steve also have a son, John Kalas, a delight to his grandfather. His family carries his memory and legacy to the future generations.
While he enjoyed a fair amount of celebrity status in his life, like the great Greek thinkers before him, Nicos Tseperis was philosophical. This was illustrated in his love of chess. He appreciated the strategy it required and admired the artistry of the pieces. But he would reflect at the end of the day how the King and the Pawn go into the same box. Furthermore, he was fond of saying, “It’s important to be a giver and happy to give, so practice real generosity.”
Tseperis lived in many cosmopolitan cities, such as Paris, Cannes, Athens, and Istanbul. But America became his favored home. He lived in a number of cities, including Boston, Washington D.C., Cleveland and New York City. His career began in France; he moved there from Athens and began playing clubs and nightspots. Eventually he was hired to entertain aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping magnate, Pantelis Pantelakis. The two became good friends. Pantelakis wanted him to continue on, but Tseperis was hearing the siren call of the United States. It was with reluctance that Pantelakis granted him cross-Atlantic passage aboard one of his ships.
In America Tseperis quickly found favor as an entertainer. He was an instant sensation with an impromptu performance at the Greek Nightclub, the Athenian Corner, where he sang a potpourri of songs in different languages and even engaged the crowd of 200 to sing along with him in Greek. He built up a regular following at Catskill Mountain resorts and entertained many celebrities, among them Van Johnson, Anthony Quinn, Harry Belafonte, Fred Gwynne and Melina Mercouri.
During the course of his career he appeared on the Mike Douglas and Dick Cavett television shows, recorded six albums and performed for Aristotle Onassis and Queen Frederika of Greece. He also appeared in a Greek film. He was also a successful music producer and record company owner (Nina Records in New York City) and was greatly influential in the Greek and International music scene and worked with some of the great performers, among them Apostolos Nikolaidis, Stelios Katanzidis, Manolis Hiotis and Mary Linda,Marinella, Nicos Gounaris, Poly Panou, Yianni Tatasopoulos, Rena Dalia, Yiota Lidia, Ioannis Papaioannou, Spiros Zagoreos, Nicos Pourpourakis, Duo Acropol, The Trio Bel Canto and Jim Apostolou.
A consummate professional, hard working and a lover of entertainment, music, family and friends – these are the qualities that characterized Nicos Tseperis life.
“I have always followed the flow in my life and gone with what is before me. I have looked for and listened for the opportunities in my life” stated Nicos. “I do not go against what is natural.
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