Kazantzidis was born in Nea Ionia, in Athens, Greece. He was the first of two brothers born to Haralambos Kazantzidis and Gesthimani Kazantzidis, who came from the Town of Alany (known as Alaiya) in Southern Turkey and was expelled to Greece as a result of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). Kazantzidis derives from Turkish word Kazancı. Kazan means a cauldron in Turkish and -cıis an agent suffix similar to "-er" in English. Thus, Kazancı means someone who produces, repairs, and/or sells cauldrons. See also Elia Kazan.
He was orphaned at the age of 13 when his father, a member of the Greek Resistance, was tortured to death by the rightists.This forced Kazantzidis into employment, working as a baggage-carrier at Omonia Square and then for an interstate bus company, as a seller of roasted chestnuts at open markets, and as a labourer at the Nea Ionia textile mills.
His life changed when the owner of a factory, which was located in the Perissos working district, gave him a guitar. He spent long hours playing music.
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