Marinos Mitellas was born in Limassol in 1938. He graduated the Greek Gymnasium of Limassol in 1956. As a pupil at school, he was taught music by the late Solon Michaelides, from whom he inherited his love and devotion to music.
He studied music in Athens and on his return to Cyprus, he was appointed as teacher of music in the Cyprus State Education. He taught with great enthusiasm, inspiring his pupils and forming students’ choirs with very good results. He retired from the post of Headmaster.
In 1961, he revived the ARIS choir , with which he managed to raise the standards of choral music, by taking up difficult projects and presenting them locally and abroad, earning general recognition.
For its contribution to choral music, he has been honoured by the Municipality of Limassol, the Political party of AKEL, the cultural organization of NEMESOS, the Amathusia Rotary Club of Limassol and the state of Cyprus.
He has been a member of several musical committees of CyBC, of the Limassol Municipality and the Ministry of Education and Culture. Now he is a member of the Council of the Symphony Orchestra of Cyprus.