Stavros Savvidis is a Pontic Greek singer with origins from the Santa region of Pontus. He was born in Veria, Greece from a musically oriented family and as a result, developed an interest in Pontic music at a very young age. At the age of 16 he began singing among friends but before long, was performing professionally alongside his musician father Manti Savvidis who played the Pontic lyra. He also began touring overseas.
After completing his compulsory Greek military service in 1983, Savvidis joined the Greek police force and served as a police officer until 2007. From 2007 onwards he continued his love of Pontic music at the Akritas Palace venue, a venue which he owns in his hometown of Veria.
Savvidis released his first CD in 1992 titled Σαντέτκα (From Santa) performing alongside his father and Stathis Nikolaidis. In 1994 his second CD was released, titled Άστρον Είσαι και Φωτάεις (You are a Star and you Shine) which featured 12 new and traditional Pontic songs with music by Babis Kemanetzidis and Stelios Halkidis on Pontic lyra. Savvidis has been a vocalist in many other CD's appearing alongide some of the most notable Pontic musicians of his time. Some of his other CD's include Η Εγάπ' Πατρίδαν κι ες,, Και Μελεσσιδ', Μελεσσιδόπον and Σο Μεινταν, τα Λύρας Παίζνε.
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1992 ΤΑ ΣΑΝΤΕΤΚΑ
1994 ΑΣΤΡΟΝ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΦΩΤΑΕΙΣ
1996 ΣΑΝΤΕΤΚΑ Νο 2
1997 Live recording with ΘΟΔΩΡΟ ΒΕΡΟΙΩΤΗ.
1998 ΜΙΑ ΒΡΑΔΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΚΡΙΤΑ
1999 4 songs in the CD 30 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ VASIPAP - 25 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ ΑΣΛΑΝΙΔΗΣ.
2000 ΑΚΡΙΤΑΣ PALACE 2000 live
2002 Η ΕΓΑΠ’ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΑΝ ΚΙ ΕΣ’
2003 TO ΑΣΑΛΓΟΝ.
2004 ΧΑΡΑΝΤΑΣ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΩΜΑΤΑ
2005 ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ ΣΑΒΒΙΔΗΣ LIVE
2007 ΠΟΝΤΙΑΚΑ ΓΛΕΝΤΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΚΡΙΤΑ
2008 ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ ΣΑΒΒΙΔΗΣ ΜΕΛΛΕΣΙΔ’ ΜΕΛΛΕΣΙΔΟΠΟΝ
2013 ΣΟ ΜΕΪΝΤΑΝ ΤΑ ΛΥΡΑΣ ΠΑΙΖΝΕ