During 1968 he also lived abroad in Paris and Milan, where he worked with DECCA. In August 1967 he was imprisoned by the military junta for his beliefs. Initially appearing in small clubs in Athens and elsewhere, he releases in 1965 a couple of 45rpms through LYRA and records his first album in 1966 entitled ''Fortigo'' (Φορτηγό Truck), which made him instantly popular. Originally from Thessaloniki, he moved to Athens at the age of 19 in 1963 to pursue his musical ambitions, self-taught, dropping out from his law studies. Dionysis SAVVOPOULOS is one of the most important Greek composers and musicians of the 20th century. In 1978 he also works as a record producer in 1979 he released his first double album ''Ι Rezerva'' (Η Ρεζέρβα The Spare) and in 1981 he runs his own radio show.
The album with the same title will be released in 1977. The same year he starts a show on national television and presents live his musical play ''Acharnes'' (Αχαρνής) which is based on Aristophanes. With the fall of junta comes the release of ''Deka Chronia Kommatia'' (Δέκα χρόνια κομμάτια Ten Years' Pieces) in 1975, where he re-records earlier tracks and in 1976 he releases ''Happy Day'', an award-wining soundtrack for the eponymous film by Pantelis Voulgaris, and publishes his first books. Big concerts across Greece follow and his first 'shadow' play on theater. Within two years he releases ''Ballos'' (Μπάλλος, 1971) and ''Vromiko Psomi'' (Βρώμικο ψωμί Dirty Bread, 1972), generally accepted as his most progressive releases. The censorship of his works continue as in 1969 he releases his second album ''To Perivoli tou Trelou'' (Το περιβόλι του τρελού Τhe Fool's Garden), receiving wider recognition.