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Grigoris Bithikotsis
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Peristeri, Athens Prefecture, Greece
Grigoris Bithikotsis (Greek: Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης, December 11, 1922 – April 7, 2005) was a Greek folk singer/songwriter with a career spanning five decades. He is considered one of the most important figures in Greek popular music. Bithikotsis was born in Peristeri, Athens, in 1922 to a poor family. He became interested in music at an early age, and acquired a bouzouki as soon as he was able.…
Known for
- Folk Bards - Moments of their lives and ours — Grigoris Bithikotsis2023
- Enopios Enopio — Guest1991
- The False — Singer1974
- Grooms Wanted with Dowry — singer1970
- Official sweetheart — singer1969
- Sometimes even the strong cry — Singer1967
- Το χρήμα ήταν βρώμικο — Singer1967
- The Devastated — singer1966
- The man who returned from pain — singer1966
- Modern Cinderella — singer1965
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Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης {Grigoris Bithikotsis} (1922-2005) was a popular Greek singer/songwriter with a career spanning five decades. Bithikotis was born in Peristeri, Athens, on 11th December 1922, to a poor family. He became interested in music at an early age, and acquired a bouzouki as soon as he was able. At first, he had to hide the instrument at a friend's house and practise in secret, as his father disapproved of the new rembetika style which had captured his son's interest. <a href="https
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Peristeri
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- Modern Greek
- Native language
- Greek
- Genre
- laïko
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Odeon
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of death
- 2005-04-07
- date of birth
- 1922-12-11
- name in native language
- Γρηγόρης Μπιθικώτσης
- place of burial
- First Cemetery of Athens
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