Giorgos Marinakis was born in Athens in 1971 and comes from Ano Meria Folegandros in the Cyclades. He was introduced to traditional music by his father (a traditional musician of the island) who was his first violin teacher. He also took violin lessons from George Mariola and was taught Byzantine music by Lykourgos Angelopoulos.
He has participated in radio and television productions, recordings and a large number of concerts in Greece (Athens Concert Hall, Thessaloniki, Herodeion, etc.) and all over the world (Europe, Asia, USA, Canada, Argentina, Africa, Australia, etc.etc.), collaborating with traditional dance groups and important cultural institutions (Dora Stratou, Lyceums of Greek Women, Centre for Asia Minor Studies, Friends of the Melpo Merlier Musical Folklore Archive, etc.), collaborating with traditional dance groups and important cultural institutions (Dora Stratou, Lyceums of Greek Women, Centre for Asia Minor Studies, Friends of the Melpo Merlier Musical Folklore Archive, etc.).a.), musicologists-researchers (Marko Dragoumis, Lambros Liavas, George Papadakis, Nikos Dionysopoulos etc.), traditional singers (Domna Samiou, Chronis Aidonidis, Irini Konitopoulou Legaki, Tasia Vera, Sofia Kollitiri, Alekos Kitsakis, Eleni Legaki, Vangelis Konitopoulos etc.), musicologists (Marko Dragoumis, Lambros Liavas, George Papadakis, Nikos Dionysopoulos etc.), traditional singers (Domna Samiou, Chronis Aidonidis, Irini Konitopoulou Legaki, Tasia Vera, Sofia Kollitiri, Alekos Kitsakis, Eleni Legaki, Vangelis Konitopoulos etc.).α.) as well as with notable and important Greek and foreign musicians, composers, conductors, and singers, indicatively: (Vassilis Sukas, Grigoris Kapsalis, Petrolukas Chalkias, Nikos Filippidis, Christos Zotos, Vassilis Hatzopoulos, Vassilis Katrakos, Kostas Mountakis, Socrates Sinopoulos, Ross Daly, Talip Ozkan, Djamchid Chemirani, Takis Suka, Christos Nikolopoulos, Manolis Karantinis, Nikos Xydakis, Christos Tsiamoulis, George Andreou, Goran Bregovic, Stavros Xarchakos, Loukas Karytinos, Kostas Ganoseli and George Dallara, Dulce Pontes, Eddy Napoli, Marinella, Polly Panou, Giota Lydia, Pitsa Papadopoulou, Eleni Vitalis, Manolis Mitsia, Haris Alexiou, Vicky Moscholiou, Mario Fragoulis, Pantelis Thalassinos, Kostas Makedona, Gerasimos Andreatos, etc.α.).
He is a member of the musical group TAKIM and the traditional orchestra “THRIA” of the Municipality of Aspropyrgos.
He has taught for several years (1992-1996) at the Standard Music High School of Pallini and other music schools. Since 1995 she has been teaching violin in the traditional music section of the “Philippos Nakas” Conservatory.
