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Demetrio Stratos

Musician
Forfans of experimental and avant‑garde music, prog rock listeners (area), singers and voice researchers, curious ears seeking extreme vocal art
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The Profile

Demetrio Stratos (1945–1979) was a Greek‑Italian vocalist and composer, frontman of Area and a pioneering solo artist devoted to extended vocal techniques and the voice as a musical instrument.

Born 22 April 1945 in Alexandria, Egypt; died 13 June 1979 in New York City. Lead singer of Area; solo albums include Metrodora (1976), Cantare la voce (1978), and Recitarcantando (1979). Renowned for overtone singing, diplophony/multiphonics, and research into voice beyond conventional song.

Reviews focus on Stratos’s solo vocal experiments: overtone singing, diphonies/triphonies, and wordless pieces that redefine “song.” Metrodora is hailed as essential, while Cantare la voce, Le Milleuna, and Recitarcantando divide listeners between awe and fatigue. Recommended to those fascinated by the human voice’s extremes and Stratos’s technical mastery.

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