Mimis Plessas is one of the most significant modern Greek composers. Born in Athens in 1952 he started composing music and since then he he's written music for over 100 Greek movies,radio,theatre's co-worked with notable Greek singers and lyricists. He combined the traditions of entehno and laïkó with considerable success,creating a notable personal-style which became very popular.In 2001 he was honoured with the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix.