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songwriter, and keyboardist. Influenced by the many musical styles of the 1980s such as dark wave and punk, Mike
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Unfortunately, failure from the band's managers in promoting a long-planned
European tour combined with Pougounas' growing discontent caused a great deal of friction between the Flowers of Romance; Mike Pougounas left the band in 1998, causing the group to disband. Pougounas had been the sole member
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In 1981, at the age of 16, Mike
Pougounas would form The Gift, later renamed The Flowers Of Romance after a pre-Sex Pistols band in which Sid Vicious was the drummer. In his position as The Flowers Of Romance's front man, Mike Pougounas would continue to hone his talents as a lead vocalist,
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is a Greek vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, record label owner and independent filmmaker who is most notable for his contributions to Greek rock during his time as the frontman for Greek punk and gothic rock pioneers
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Flowers of Romance in 1998, Mike Pougounas would both found a new band Nexus, and in 2000, the Cyberdelia Record Label. After the end of
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