Giannis Ploutarxos (Γιάννης Πλούταρχος), originally Yannis Kakossaios (Γιάννης Κακοσσαίος), was born on 18 December 1970 in the small village of Mavrogia, Greece (Μαυρόγια), which is near Orgomeno (Ορχομενό). He remained there until the age of 16, then he went to Athens to realise his dream, which was to become a singer.