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Staying Alive: Cypriot’s Bee Gees Mark

Philip PiperidesGreek-Cypriot sculptor Philip Piperides has created three bronze statues of the famous Bee Gees band.

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, the eldest and last surviving Gibb brother, returned to Australia on Feb.14  to  attend the unveiling of a life-size statue created in honor of the legendary disco band. A few minutes before Gibb unveiled the monument, he shook Piperidis’ hand and told him: “You did a good job.”

He also told the reporters: “I ​​liked that he made us with bare feet. So we were in our lives. ”

With his younger brothers, twins Robin and Maurice, Barry formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups in the history of music. Their younger brother Andy was also a popular singer. The trio got their start in Australia and found major success when they returned to England.

Known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice, Gibb shares the record with John Lennon and Paul McCartney for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones as a songwriter.

The local community wanted to honor the famous musicians with a permanent monument. Thousands of fans gathered to meet Barry. Sixty-six-year old Barry said about his brothers: “I ​​feel that today they are here.”

Born in Nicosia, Piperidis moved to Australia in 1967. However he pursued his studies in sculpture in Greece, taught by Vangelis Moustakas and Dimitris Gavalas before continuing his studies in Europe. He returned to Australia and created masterpieces throughout the country.

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