Vlassis Bonatsos

Vlassis Bonatsos Greek Βλάσσης Μπονάτσος 30 November 1949 14 October 2004 was a popular Greek entertainer and singer His father was a judicial officer and his mother was a piano teacher Vlassis started his music career by creating a group named PELOMA BOKIOU ΠΕΛΟΜΑ ΜΠΟΚΙΟΥ in the early 1970s The band members came up with the name after combining syllables of their last names DaPEris LOgothetis MArinakis BOnatsos and KIOUrktsoglou In the early 1980s he costarred in the legendary theatrical play Evita starring Aliki Vougiouklaki Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη and him as Che He maintained a relationship with Vougiouklaki for several years Then he took up acting and starred in Greek movies but his fame reached its peak in the 1990s when he started participating in popular TV series such as Aparadektoi 1991 He is also remembered as a presenter of iconic TV shows and gameshows on Greek TV including the Greek version of Family Feud named in Greek Kontres In Kontres his memorable catchphrase was Tora Now with a characteristic sudden raise in his voice almost yelling On the morning of Thursday October 14 2004 Vlassis while making chamomile for himself and his wife felt something in his throat He told his wife to look into his mouth with a flashlight and she told him to go to hospital He suddenly became unable to breathe and eventually fainted They called an ambulance which arrived after half an hour but it was too late for Vlassis He arrived at hospital dead According to the press the cause of death was asphyxiation due to obstructive laryngitis