1922-12-11 ( 102 years old ) in 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. At first, he had to hide the instrument at a friend's house and practice in secret, as his father disapproved of the new rembetiko style that had captured his son's interest.
He met composer Mikis Theodorakis in 1959 and the two collaborated producing folk songs. Bithikotsis composed over 80 songs, including: Stu Belami to ouzeri and Tou Votanikou o magas. He possessed a rich singing voice with which he performed his own compositions and those of Theodorakis, who frequently chose his friend Grigoris to perform his masterpieces. The two contributed greatly to the then-emerging laika style of Greek music. A leftist, he was exiled to the island of Makronisos in the 1950s during the reign of King Paul.
Throughout his life, Bithikotsis performed frequent concerts at numerous venues, including one in Athens upon the occasion of his eightieth birthday. He died in Athens, in 2005, following three months of hospitalization. His funeral was attended by thousands, including representatives of all the Greek political parties.
Movies
Folk Bards - Moments of their lives and ours
2023-09-30
The False
1974-01-01
Grooms Wanted with Dowry
1970-01-01
Official sweetheart
1969-01-01
Sometimes even the strong cry
1967-01-01
The Devastated
1966-01-01
The man who returned from pain
1966-01-01
Modern Cinderella
1965-03-08
Angels Without Wings
1965-01-01
The Stupid Face
1965-01-01
Atonement
1965-01-01
Play my sweety bouzouki
1965-01-01
Tired life
1964-09-10
I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries
1964-02-01
It is a great pity
1964-01-30
The Dressmaker
1964-01-01
I stole my wife
1964-01-01
Those who forgot God
1964-01-01
The Red Lanterns
1963-12-02
We without money
1963-01-01
The steps of life
1962-10-21
Athens by Night
1962-01-01
Synoikia to Oneiro
1961-10-15
The Harbor Bum
1961-09-05
Liar Wanted
1961-04-17
Οι χαραμοφάηδες
1961-01-01
Το Κλωτσοσκούφι
1960-03-21
Rolled in the mud
1955-01-01
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